December 2026

Monday

Parabhava

Margazhi

Thingal

Theypirai

Shashtitill 11.55 pm, then Saptami

Pooramtill 2.13 am (next day), then Uthiram

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 8.11–9.26

Yamagandammorning 10.40–11.55

Kuligaiafternoon 1.09–2.24

ChandrashtamamUthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.57–8.11evening 4.52–6.37

Computed for Los Angeles, in US Pacific time (PST). 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 sunset is the best of the day.

This is Margazhi, 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

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

2.54–4.52 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.57–8.11 amClear of every caution

6.57–8.11 am, inside the clear stretch

9.26–10.40 amClear of every caution

11.35 am–12.14 pm; Yamagandam and Tyajyam also run

12.55–1.09 pmShort clear window

Avoid

8.11–9.26 am

10.40–11.55 am

10.46 am–12.20 pm

12.14–12.55 pm

1.09–2.24 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

2.13–2.54 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 8.08 am

Thiruvonam · Uthiradam, second to fourth quarters · Avittam, first to second quarters

For those born in Makara 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

Sunrise6.57 am

Sunset4.52 pm

Moonrise10.36 pm

Moonset10.24 am

SunDhanu Rasi

MoonSimha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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
	Thingal (Monday)
	Shashti, till 11.55 pm 42–25 nazhigai	Saptami
	Pooram, till 2.13 am (next day) 48–09 nazhigai	Uthiram
	Ayushman Yogam, till 2.01 am (next day) 47–38 nazhigai	Saubhagya Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 12.37 pm 14–08 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 11.55 pm 42–25 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Los Angeles

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.05–6.00 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.11–9.26 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.40–11.55 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.46 am–12.20 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.35 am–12.14 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.14–12.55 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.09–2.24 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	2.13–2.54 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.03–9.35 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham6.57

Visham8.11

Rogam9.25

Labam¹10.41

Dhanam²11.55

Sugam³1.10

Soram2.23

Uthi3.38

Night

Sugam4.52

Soram6.37

Uthi8.24

Amirtham10.10

Visham11.54

Rogam1.40

Labam3.27

Dhanam5.12

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Hemanta Ṛtu · Dhanus Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Ṣaṣṭhī · Indu Vāsara · Pūrvaphalgunī

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

1948

2083

5128

1202

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Dhanu	6.57 am	8.10 am
Makara	8.10 am	9.47 am
Kumbha	9.47 am	11.09 am
Meena	11.09 am	12.28 pm
Mesha	12.28 pm	1.58 pm
Vrishabha	1.58 pm	3.50 pm
Mithuna	3.50 pm	6.06 pm
Kataka	6.06 pm	8.31 pm
Simha	8.31 pm	10.55 pm
Kanya	10.55 pm	1.17 am
Tula	1.17 am	3.42 am
Vrischika	3.42 am	6.03 am
Dhanu	6.03 am	6.58 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra6.57

Sani7.47

Guru8.36

Sevvai9.26

Suriya10.16

Sukran11.05

Budhan11.55

Chandra12.44

Sani1.34

Guru2.23

Sevvai3.13

Suriya4.03

Night

Sukran4.52

Budhan6.03

Chandra7.13

Sani8.23

Guru9.34

Sevvai10.44

Suriya11.55

Sukran1.05

Budhan2.16

Chandra3.26

Sani4.37

Guru5.47

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd