August 2026

Sunday

Parabhava

Aadi

Nyayiru

Theypirai

Ekadasitill 6.36 am, then Dwadasi

Mirugaseeridamtill 10.14 am, then Thiruvathirai

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamevening 6.42–8.35

Yamagandamafternoon 1.05–2.58

Kuligaievening 4.50–6.43

ChandrashtamamVisakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 5.36–7.28evening 8.35–9.42

Computed for London, in UK time (BST). Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Kuligai from its own sunrise; Gowri Nalla Neram from its sunrise and sunset. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 5.36 am to 1.05 pm is the best of the day.

This is Aadi, when many families do not hold weddings or griha pravesam. Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for London

Computed for London, to the minute. Use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham.

The day at a glance

Gold marks good time, the solid bars mark times to avoid, and hatching marks a caution: denser while two cautions run together. Tap or drag across the chart to read any moment.

Good times

5.36 am–1.05 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

5.36–7.28 am, inside the clear stretch

12.36–1.35 pm; Yamagandam also runs

2.58–4.50 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

1.05–2.58 pm

4.50–6.43 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

5.49–7.17 pm

6.35–7.35 pm

6.42–8.35 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 12.14 am

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika Rasi.

is a time to go carefully: tradition advises waiting until it ends; many put off new ventures, long journeys and disputes.

Sun and Moon

Sunrise5.36 am

Sunset8.35 pm

Moonrise2.04 am (next day)

Moonset6.50 pm

SunKataka Rasi

MoonMithuna Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Monday 10 August: Pradosham and Masa Sivaratri.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them, set by London's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for London by modern astronomical calculation (Drik, Lahiri). A caution's start is rounded down and its end up; a good window's start up and its end down. Underlined words open their meaning.

The five limbs

Limb	This day	Then
	Nyayiru (Sunday)
	Ekadasi, till 6.36 am 2–28 nazhigai Dwadasi, till 3.31 am (next day) 54–45 nazhigai	Trayodasi
	Mirugaseeridam, till 10.14 am 11–33 nazhigai	Thiruvathirai
	Harshana Yogam, till 9.35 pm 39–54 nazhigai	Vajra Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 6.36 am 2–28 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 5.04 pm 28–38 nazhigai Taitila Karanam, till 3.31 am (next day) 54–45 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for London

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.25–5.00 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	12.36–1.35 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.05–2.58 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.50–6.43 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	5.49–7.17 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.35–7.35 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.42–8.35 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.54 pm–12.20 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi5.36

Amirtham7.29

Rogam9.20

Labam11.14

Dhanam¹1.06

Sugam2.58

Soram4.50

Visham6.42

Night

Dhanam8.35

Sugam9.43

Soram10.50

Visham11.58

Uthi1.07

Amirtham2.15

Rogam3.21

Labam4.30

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Yamagandam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Karkaṭa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Bhānu Vāsara · Mṛgaśīrṣa (Ārdrā from 10.14 am, computed)

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1948

2083

2082

5128

1201

Kaliyuga counted as the Tamil almanac counts the current year. Gujarati Samvat turns the day after Deepavali.

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Kataka	5.36 am	6.26 am
Simha	6.26 am	9.16 am
Kanya	9.16 am	12.06 pm
Tula	12.06 pm	2.57 pm
Vrischika	2.57 pm	5.34 pm
Dhanu	5.34 pm	7.29 pm
Makara	7.29 pm	8.43 pm
Kumbha	8.43 pm	9.37 pm
Meena	9.37 pm	10.29 pm
Mesha	10.29 pm	11.33 pm
Vrishabha	11.33 pm	1.10 am
Mithuna	1.10 am	3.33 am
Kataka	3.33 am	5.38 am

The rising sign (udaya lagnam) through the day, computed for London.

Horai

Day

Suriya5.36

Sukran6.51

Budhan8.06

Chandra9.21

Sani10.36

Guru11.51

Sevvai1.06

Suriya2.20

Sukran3.35

Budhan4.50

Chandra6.05

Sani7.20

Night

Guru8.35

Sevvai9.20

Suriya10.05

Sukran10.51

Budhan11.36

Chandra12.21

Sani1.06

Guru1.52

Sevvai2.37

Suriya3.22

Sukran4.07

Budhan4.52

Each horai begins at the time shown and runs to the next.

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery