August 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Aadi

Velli

Valarpirai

Dwitiyaitill 11.17 pm, then Tritiyai

Magamtill 9.09 am, then Pooram

Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 11.05–12.26

Yamagandamafternoon 3.04–4.25

Kuligaimorning 8.26–9.46

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

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 7.06–8.26night 7.25–9.04

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, 1.59 pm to 3.04 pm is the best of the day.

Parigha Yogam runs till 1.59 pm.

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 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

1.59–3.04 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.06–8.26 am; Parigha Yogam also runs

12.04–12.46 pm; Rahu Kalam and Parigha Yogam also run

4.25–4.50 pmShort clear window

Avoid

8.26–9.46 am, what begins now is said to repeat

11.05 am–12.26 pm

3.04–4.25 pm

4.50–6.23 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 2.05 pm

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

Sunrise7.06 am

Sunset5.44 pm

Moonrise7.55 am

Moonset7.25 pm

SunKataka Rasi

MoonSimha 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

Limb	This day	Then
	Velli (Friday)
	Dwitiyai, till 11.17 pm 40–29 nazhigai	Tritiyai
	Magam, till 9.09 am 5–06 nazhigai	Pooram
	Parigha Yogam, till 1.59 pm caution 17–12 nazhigai	Shiva Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 12.11 pm 12–41 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 11.17 pm 40–29 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Melbourne

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.20–6.12 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.54–8.23 am 2.04–3.36 am	A favourable window
	8.26–9.46 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.05 am–12.26 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.04–12.46 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	3.04–4.25 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.50–6.23 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam¹7.06

Soram8.26

Uthi²9.46

Visham11.05

Amirtham³12.26

Rogam1.44

Labam⁴3.05

Dhanam⁵4.25

Night

Rogam5.44

Labam7.24

Dhanam9.05

Sugam10.45

Soram12.24

Uthi2.05

Visham3.44

Amirtham5.26

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Karkaṭa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvitīyā · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Maghā (Pūrvaphalgunī from 9.09 am, computed)

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 sign	From	To
Kataka	7.06 am	7.20 am
Simha	7.20 am	8.37 am
Kanya	8.37 am	9.51 am
Tula	9.51 am	11.16 am
Vrischika	11.16 am	1.07 pm
Dhanu	1.07 pm	3.24 pm
Makara	3.24 pm	5.53 pm
Kumbha	5.53 pm	8.20 pm
Meena	8.20 pm	10.48 pm
Mesha	10.48 pm	1.17 am
Vrishabha	1.17 am	3.41 am
Mithuna	3.41 am	5.42 am
Kataka	5.42 am	7.05 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran7.06

Budhan8.00

Chandra8.53

Sani9.46

Guru10.39

Sevvai11.32

Suriya12.25

Sukran1.18

Budhan2.11

Chandra3.04

Sani3.58

Guru4.51

Night

Sevvai5.44

Suriya6.51

Sukran7.57

Budhan9.04

Chandra10.11

Sani11.18

Guru12.25

Sevvai1.31

Suriya2.38

Sukran3.45

Budhan4.52

Chandra5.58

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery