August 2026

Sunday

Parabhava

Aadi

Nyayiru

Valarpirai

Chaturthitill 12.23 pm, then Panchami

Hasthamtill 11.21 pm, then Chithirai

Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamevening 6.32–8.22

Yamagandamafternoon 1.04–2.54

Kuligaievening 4.42–6.33

ChandrashtamamAvittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 11.16–1.04evening 8.22–9.32

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, 2.54 pm to 4.42 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 12.24 pm.

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

2.54–4.42 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

11.16 am–1.04 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs

12.24–1.04 pmShort clear window

12.36–1.33 pm; Yamagandam also runs

Avoid

7.28–9.07 am

1.04–2.54 pm

4.42–6.33 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

6.24–7.24 pm

6.32–8.22 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Monday 11.50 am

Sathayam · Avittam, third to fourth quarters · Poorattathi, first to third quarters

For those born in Kumbha 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

Sunrise5.47 am

Sunset8.21 pm

Moonrise10.39 am

Moonset9.17 pm

SunKataka Rasi

MoonKanya Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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)
	Chaturthi, till 12.23 pm 16–28 nazhigai	Panchami
	Hastham, till 11.21 pm 43–51 nazhigai	Chithirai
	Sadhya Yogam, till 11.38 pm 44–34 nazhigai	Shubha Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 12.24 pm caution 16–28 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 12.21 am (next day) 46–22 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for London

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.33–5.09 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.28–9.07 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.36–1.33 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.04–2.54 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.42–6.33 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	5.15–6.52 pm	A favourable window
	6.24–7.24 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.32–8.22 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi¹5.47

Amirtham²7.37

Rogam9.25

Labam³11.15

Dhanam⁴1.05

Sugam2.54

Soram4.42

Visham6.32

Night

Dhanam⁵8.21

Sugam9.33

Soram10.43

Visham11.54

Uthi1.06

Amirtham2.16

Rogam3.26

Labam4.38

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Tyajyam and Bhadra Karanam; 2 Tyajyam and Bhadra Karanam; 3 Bhadra Karanam; 4 Yamagandam; 5 Rahu Kalam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Karkaṭa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Caturthī · Bhānu Vāsara · Hasta

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	5.47 am	5.58 am
Simha	5.58 am	8.49 am
Kanya	8.49 am	11.39 am
Tula	11.39 am	2.30 pm
Vrischika	2.30 pm	5.06 pm
Dhanu	5.06 pm	7.02 pm
Makara	7.02 pm	8.16 pm
Kumbha	8.16 pm	9.10 pm
Meena	9.10 pm	10.01 pm
Mesha	10.01 pm	11.05 pm
Vrishabha	11.05 pm	12.43 am
Mithuna	12.43 am	3.06 am
Kataka	3.06 am	5.49 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya5.47

Sukran7.00

Budhan8.13

Chandra9.26

Sani10.39

Guru11.51

Sevvai1.04

Suriya2.17

Sukran3.30

Budhan4.43

Chandra5.56

Sani7.08

Night

Guru8.21

Sevvai9.09

Suriya9.56

Sukran10.43

Budhan11.30

Chandra12.18

Sani1.05

Guru1.52

Sevvai2.40

Suriya3.27

Sukran4.14

Budhan5.02

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery