Computed for Los Angeles, in US Pacific time (PDT). 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, 6.11 pm to sunset 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 Los Angeles
Computed for Los Angeles, to the minute. Use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham.
The day at a glance
Avoid
Caution Karanam, Yogam
Good time Gowri Nalla Neram
All clear no caution
Nazhigai
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
6.11–7.55 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.04–7.47 amClear of every caution
9.32–11.15 amClear of every caution
12.32–1.26 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs
1.00–2.32 pmClear of every caution
4.14–4.26 pmShort clear window
6.11–7.55 pm, inside the clear stretch
Avoid
7.47–9.32 am, what begins now is said to repeat
11.15 am–1.00 pm
2.32–4.14 pm
4.26–6.11 pm
Chandrashtamam
until Sunday 2.58 am
Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter
For those born in Kataka 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
Sunrise6.04 am
Sunset7.55 pm
Moonrise9.18 pm
Moonset7.55 am
SunKataka Rasi
MoonKumbha Rasi
This day and the next
No major observance on this day.
Saturday 1 August: Sankatahara Chaturthi.
Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them, set by Los Angeles's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.
Full panchangam
For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Los Angeles 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
Velli (Friday)
Dwitiyai, till 10.02 am 9–56 nazhigai
Tritiyai
Avittam, till 6.57 am 2–14 nazhigai
Sathayam
Saubhagya Yogam, till 11.24 am 13–22 nazhigai
Shobhana Yogam
Gara Karanam, till 10.02 am 9–56 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 10.23 pm 40–48 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam
Nazhigai count from sunrise.
Time windows, computed for Los Angeles
Window
Time
Traditional use
4.43–5.23 am
Prayer, meditation, study
7.47–9.32 am
Avoided for things you do not want repeated
11.15 am–1.00 pm
Avoided for new beginnings
12.32–1.26 pm
Widely used for beginnings
2.32–4.14 pm
Avoided for new beginnings
4.26–6.11 pm
Avoided for new beginnings
12.41–2.21 am
A favourable window
Gowri Panchangam
Day
Sugam6.04
Soram7.47
Uthi9.32
Visham11.15
Amirtham11.00
Rogam2.43
Labam24.27
Dhanam6.11
Night
Rogam7.55
Labam9.11
Dhanam10.28
Sugam11.44
Soram12.59
Uthi2.16
Visham3.31
Amirtham4.49
Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Tyajyam; 2 Yamagandam.