Shastra Panchangam
March 2027
12
Friday
Parabhava
Maasi
28
Velli
Valarpirai
Panchamitill 12.25 am (next day), then Shashti
Bharanitill 9.33 pm, then Karthigai
Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 10.34–12.03
Yamagandamafternoon 3.00–4.30
Kuligaimorning 7.36–9.06
ChandrashtamamUntil 3.26 am (next day): Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
evening 4.30–5.59night 7.30–9.00

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, 6.07 am to 7.20 am is the best of the day.

Vaidhriti Yogam runs till 6.01 am Saturday.

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

6.07–7.20 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
11.40 am–12.26 pm; Rahu Kalam and Vaidhriti Yogam also run
4.30–5.59 pm; Vaidhriti Yogam also runs

Avoid

7.20–8.56 am
7.36–9.06 am, what begins now is said to repeat
10.34 am–12.03 pm
3.00–4.30 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 3.26 am

Hastham · Uthiram, second to fourth quarters · Chithirai, first to second quarters

For those born in Kanya Rasi.

Then

from 3.26 am, until Monday 8.22 am

Swathi · Chithirai, third to fourth quarters · Visakam, first to third quarters

For those born in Tula 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

Sunrise6.07 am
Sunset5.59 pm
Moonrise8.15 am
Moonset10.43 pm
SunKumbha Rasi
MoonMesha 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

LimbThis dayThen
Velli (Friday)
Panchami, till 12.25 am (next day) 45–47 nazhigaiShashti
Bharani, till 9.33 pm 38–37 nazhigaiKarthigai
Indra Yogam, till 8.05 am 4–54 nazhigai
Vaidhriti Yogam, till 6.01 am (next day) caution 59–46 nazhigai		Vishkambha Yogam
Bava Karanam, till 12.59 pm 17–10 nazhigai
Balava Karanam, till 12.25 am (next day) 45–47 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Los Angeles

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.31–5.18 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.20–8.56 amAvoided for new beginnings
7.36–9.06 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
10.34 am–12.03 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.40 am–12.26 pmWidely used for beginnings
3.00–4.30 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.50–6.23 pmA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam16.07
Soram7.36
Uthi29.06
Visham10.34
Amirtham312.03
Rogam1.31
Labam43.01
Dhanam54.30

Night

Rogam5.59
Labam7.30
Dhanam9.01
Sugam10.32
Soram12.02
Uthi1.34
Visham3.04
Amirtham4.36

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Kumbha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Pañcamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Bharaṇī

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
Kumbha6.07 am6.18 am
Meena6.18 am7.37 am
Mesha7.37 am9.07 am
Vrishabha9.07 am10.59 am
Mithuna10.59 am1.15 pm
Kataka1.15 pm3.40 pm
Simha3.40 pm6.04 pm
Kanya6.04 pm8.26 pm
Tula8.26 pm10.51 pm
Vrischika10.51 pm1.12 am
Dhanu1.12 am3.15 am
Makara3.15 am4.53 am
Kumbha4.53 am6.06 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.07
Budhan7.07
Chandra8.06
Sani9.05
Guru10.04
Sevvai11.04
Suriya12.03
Sukran1.02
Budhan2.01
Chandra3.01
Sani4.00
Guru4.59

Night

Sevvai5.59
Suriya6.59
Sukran8.00
Budhan9.00
Chandra10.01
Sani11.02
Guru12.02
Sevvai1.03
Suriya2.04
Sukran3.04
Budhan4.05
Chandra5.05

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery

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