Shastra Panchangam
August 2026
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Tuesday
Parabhava
Avani
8
Sevvai
Valarpirai
Dwadasitill 10.51 am, then Trayodasi
Uthiradamtill 3.22 am (next day), then Thiruvonam

Pradosham

Rahu Kalamafternoon 3.07–4.31
Yamagandammorning 9.37–11.00
Kuligaiafternoon 12.22–1.46
ChandrashtamamUntil 7.37 am: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
evening 4.31–5.53night 7.31–9.07

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, 6.52 am to 9.04 am is the best of the day.

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

6.52–9.04 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
11.32 am–12.22 pmShort clear window
12.01–12.44 pm; Kuligai also runs
1.46–3.07 pmClear of every caution
4.31–5.53 pmClear of every caution
4.31–5.53 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

9.04–9.49 am
9.37–11.00 am
9.46–11.32 am
12.22–1.46 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
3.07–4.31 pm
11.04–11.56 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 7.37 am

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha Rasi.

Then

from 7.37 am, until Thursday 6.06 pm

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna 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

Sunrise6.52 am
Sunset5.53 pm
Moonrise2.56 pm
Moonset5.41 am (next day)
SunSimha Rasi
MoonDhanu Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

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
Sevvai (Tuesday)
Dwadasi, till 10.51 am 9–59 nazhigaiTrayodasi
Uthiradam, till 3.22 am (next day) 51–16 nazhigaiThiruvonam
Ayushman Yogam, till 12.11 pm 13–19 nazhigaiSaubhagya Yogam
Balava Karanam, till 10.51 am 9–59 nazhigai
Kaulava Karanam, till 11.44 pm 42–12 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Melbourne

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.09–6.00 amPrayer, meditation, study
9.04–9.49 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.37–11.00 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.46–11.32 amAvoided for new beginnings
12.01–12.44 pmWidely used for beginnings
12.22–1.46 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
3.07–4.31 pmAvoided for new beginnings
8.20–10.04 pmA favourable window
11.04–11.56 pmAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam6.52
Labam18.15
Dhanam29.38
Sugam311.00
Soram12.22
Uthi1.46
Visham3.07
Amirtham4.31

Night

Soram5.53
Uthi7.31
Visham9.07
Amirtham410.45
Rogam12.21
Labam2.00
Dhanam3.37
Sugam5.14

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Bhauma Vāsara · Uttarāṣāḍhā

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
Simha6.52 am7.53 am
Kanya7.53 am9.07 am
Tula9.07 am10.33 am
Vrischika10.33 am12.23 pm
Dhanu12.23 pm2.40 pm
Makara2.40 pm5.09 pm
Kumbha5.09 pm7.37 pm
Meena7.37 pm10.04 pm
Mesha10.04 pm12.33 am
Vrishabha12.33 am2.57 am
Mithuna2.57 am4.59 am
Kataka4.59 am6.33 am
Simha6.33 am6.51 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai6.52
Suriya7.47
Sukran8.42
Budhan9.37
Chandra10.32
Sani11.28
Guru12.23
Sevvai1.18
Suriya2.13
Sukran3.08
Budhan4.03
Chandra4.58

Night

Sani5.53
Guru6.58
Sevvai8.03
Suriya9.08
Sukran10.12
Budhan11.17
Chandra12.22
Sani1.27
Guru2.32
Sevvai3.36
Suriya4.41
Sukran5.46

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

Also

North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk

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