Shastra Panchangam
August 2026
30
Sunday
Parabhava
Avani
14
Nyayiru

Tamil Nadu calendars show Avani 13 on this day. Here Avani began a day earlier, on Monday 17 August.


Theypirai
Tritiyaitill 4.22 am (next day), then Chaturthi
Uthirattathitill 11.15 pm, then Revathi
Amirtha Yogam
Rahu Kalamevening 6.08–7.52
Yamagandamafternoon 1.00–2.44
Kuligaievening 4.26–6.09
ChandrashtamamMagam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarter
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.10–7.52evening 7.52–9.09

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

Keep new beginnings small on this day.

Shoola Yogam runs all day, till 11.16 pm; Bhadra Karanam runs till 4.22 am Monday. No part of the day is clear of every caution. If something cannot wait, prefer a good part of the Gowri Panchangam and ask your family's jyotishi.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.


Shastra

Your day

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

6.10–7.52 am; Shoola Yogam also runs
12.34–1.28 pm; Yamagandam and Shoola Yogam also run

Avoid

8.49–10.26 am
1.00–2.44 pm
4.26–6.09 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
6.02–6.57 pm
6.08–7.52 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Monday 10.55 pm

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha 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

Sunrise6.10 am
Sunset7.52 pm
Moonrise8.25 pm
Moonset8.45 am
SunSimha Rasi
MoonMeena Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Monday 31 August: Sankatahara Chaturthi.

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

LimbThis dayThen
Nyayiru (Sunday)
Tritiyai, till 4.22 am (next day) 55–27 nazhigaiChaturthi
Uthirattathi, till 11.15 pm 42–41 nazhigaiRevathi
Shoola Yogam, till 11.16 pm caution 42–43 nazhigaiGanda Yogam
Vanija Karanam, till 4.48 pm 26–34 nazhigai
Bhadra Karanam, till 4.22 am (next day) caution 55–27 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for London

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.48–5.28 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.49–10.26 amAvoided for new beginnings
12.34–1.28 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.00–2.44 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.26–6.09 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
6.02–6.57 pmAvoided for new beginnings
6.08–7.52 pmAvoided for new beginnings
6.27–8.02 pmA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi16.10
Amirtham27.53
Rogam9.35
Labam311.18
Dhanam41.01
Sugam52.44
Soram4.26
Visham6.08

Night

Dhanam7.52
Sugam9.10
Soram10.26
Visham11.43
Uthi1.02
Amirtham2.19
Rogam3.36
Labam4.54

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Tṛtīyā · Bhānu Vāsara · Uttaraproṣṭhapadā

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
1202

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Simha6.10 am7.54 am
Kanya7.54 am10.44 am
Tula10.44 am1.35 pm
Vrischika1.35 pm4.11 pm
Dhanu4.11 pm6.07 pm
Makara6.07 pm7.21 pm
Kumbha7.21 pm8.15 pm
Meena8.15 pm9.06 pm
Mesha9.06 pm10.10 pm
Vrishabha10.10 pm11.48 pm
Mithuna11.48 pm2.11 am
Kataka2.11 am4.59 am
Simha4.59 am6.11 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya6.10
Sukran7.18
Budhan8.27
Chandra9.35
Sani10.44
Guru11.52
Sevvai1.01
Suriya2.09
Sukran3.18
Budhan4.26
Chandra5.35
Sani6.43

Night

Guru7.52
Sevvai8.43
Suriya9.35
Sukran10.27
Budhan11.18
Chandra12.10
Sani1.01
Guru1.53
Sevvai2.45
Suriya3.36
Sukran4.28
Budhan5.19

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery
In force all day, until Monday 10.55 pm

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