Shastra Panchangam
July 2026
16
Thursday
Parabhava
Aani
31
Viyazhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Aani 32 on this day. Here Aani began a day later, on Tuesday 16 June.


Valarpirai
Dwitiyaitill 1.23 pm, then Tritiyai
Ayilyamtill 12.23 am (next day), then Magam
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.39–2.54
Yamagandammorning 7.32–8.46
Kuligaimorning 9.59–11.13
ChandrashtamamUntil 12.23 am (next day): Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarterThen: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 8.46–9.59evening 5.21–7.06

Computed for Melbourne, in Melbourne time (AEST). 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, 11.13 am to 1.39 pm is the best of the day.

Vajra Yogam runs till 9.01 am.

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


Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Melbourne

Computed for Melbourne, 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

11.13 am–1.39 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
8.46–9.59 am; Vajra Yogam also runs
9.01–9.59 amShort clear window
12.07–12.45 pm
3.33–5.21 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

7.32–8.46 am
9.59–11.13 am, what begins now is said to repeat
1.39–2.54 pm
2.03–3.33 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 12.23 am

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu Rasi.

Then

from 12.23 am, until Sunday 4.30 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

Sunrise7.32 am
Sunset5.21 pm
Moonrise8.59 am
Moonset7.25 pm
SunMithuna Rasi
MoonKataka Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them, set by Melbourne's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Melbourne 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
Viyazhan (Thursday)
Dwitiyai, till 1.23 pm 14–39 nazhigaiTritiyai
Ayilyam, till 12.23 am (next day) 42–07 nazhigaiMagam
Vajra Yogam, till 9.01 am caution 3–41 nazhigai
Siddhi Yogam, till 5.52 am (next day) 55–52 nazhigai
Vyatipata Yogam
Kaulava Karanam, till 1.23 pm 14–39 nazhigai
Taitila Karanam, till 12.06 am (next day) 41–26 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Melbourne

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.39–6.35 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.32–8.46 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.59–11.13 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
12.07–12.45 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.39–2.54 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.03–3.33 pmAvoided for new beginnings
10.55 pm–12.22 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam17.32
Sugam28.46
Soram9.59
Uthi11.13
Amirtham12.27
Visham1.39
Rogam2.53
Labam4.08

Night

Amirtham5.21
Visham7.06
Rogam8.53
Labam10.40
Dhanam12.27
Sugam2.13
Soram3.58
Uthi5.46

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Mithuna Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvitīyā · Guru Vāsara · Āśleṣā

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 signFromTo
Mithuna7.32 am7.40 am
Kataka7.40 am9.14 am
Simha9.14 am10.31 am
Kanya10.31 am11.45 am
Tula11.45 am1.10 pm
Vrischika1.10 pm3.01 pm
Dhanu3.01 pm5.18 pm
Makara5.18 pm7.47 pm
Kumbha7.47 pm10.14 pm
Meena10.14 pm12.42 am
Mesha12.42 am3.11 am
Vrishabha3.11 am5.35 am
Mithuna5.35 am7.32 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru7.32
Sevvai8.21
Suriya9.10
Sukran9.59
Budhan10.48
Chandra11.37
Sani12.26
Guru1.15
Sevvai2.04
Suriya2.53
Sukran3.43
Budhan4.32

Night

Chandra5.21
Sani6.32
Guru7.42
Sevvai8.53
Suriya10.04
Sukran11.15
Budhan12.26
Chandra1.37
Sani2.48
Guru3.59
Sevvai5.10
Suriya6.21

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil

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