Shastra Panchangam
November 2026
17
Tuesday
Parabhava
Karthigai
1
Sevvai
Valarpirai
Saptamitill 9.50 am, then Ashtami
Thiruvonamtill 7.47 am, then Avittam
Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalamevening 4.38–6.26
Yamagandammorning 9.31–11.19
Kuligaiafternoon 1.05–2.52
ChandrashtamamUntil 9.01 pm: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
afternoon 2.52–4.38night 9.26–10.38

Computed for Melbourne, in Melbourne time (AEDT). 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, 5.59 am to 8.49 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 10.48 pm.

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

5.59–8.49 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
12.37–1.33 pm; Tyajyam, Kuligai and Bhadra Karanam also run
2.52–4.38 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs

Avoid

8.49–9.47 am
9.31–11.19 am
12.10–1.56 pm
1.05–2.52 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
4.38–6.26 pm
12.06–12.46 am, early Wednesday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 9.01 pm

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

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 9.01 pm, until Friday 6.21 am

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka 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

Sunrise5.59 am
Sunset8.12 pm
Moonrise12.21 pm
Moonset2.04 am (next day)
SunVrischika Rasi
MoonMakara 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
Sevvai (Tuesday)
Saptami, till 9.50 am 9–39 nazhigaiAshtami
Thiruvonam, till 7.47 am 4–32 nazhigaiAvittam
Vriddhi Yogam, till 1.24 pm 18–34 nazhigaiDhruva Yogam
Vanija Karanam, till 9.50 am 9–39 nazhigai
Bhadra Karanam, till 10.48 pm caution 42–05 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Melbourne

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.41–5.19 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.49–9.47 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.31–11.19 amAvoided for new beginnings
12.10–1.56 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.37–1.33 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.05–2.52 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
4.38–6.26 pmAvoided for new beginnings
10.42 pm–12.26 amA favourable window
12.06–12.46 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam5.59
Labam17.46
Dhanam29.32
Sugam311.19
Soram1.05
Uthi42.52
Visham4.38
Amirtham56.26

Night

Soram8.12
Uthi9.26
Visham10.38
Amirtham611.52
Rogam1.04
Labam2.19
Dhanam3.32
Sugam4.45

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Durmuhurtham; 2 Durmuhurtham, Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam; 3 Tyajyam and Bhadra Karanam; 4 Bhadra Karanam; 5 Bhadra Karanam; 6 Durmuhurtham.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Vṛścika Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Saptamī · Bhauma Vāsara · Śravaṇa (Dhaniṣṭhā from 7.47 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
2083
5128
1202

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Tula5.59 am6.03 am
Vrischika6.03 am7.53 am
Dhanu7.53 am10.10 am
Makara10.10 am12.39 pm
Kumbha12.39 pm3.07 pm
Meena3.07 pm5.34 pm
Mesha5.34 pm8.03 pm
Vrishabha8.03 pm10.27 pm
Mithuna10.27 pm12.29 am
Kataka12.29 am2.02 am
Simha2.02 am3.19 am
Kanya3.19 am4.33 am
Tula4.33 am5.58 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai5.59
Suriya7.10
Sukran8.21
Budhan9.32
Chandra10.43
Sani11.54
Guru1.05
Sevvai2.16
Suriya3.28
Sukran4.39
Budhan5.50
Chandra7.01

Night

Sani8.12
Guru9.01
Sevvai9.50
Suriya10.39
Sukran11.27
Budhan12.16
Chandra1.05
Sani1.54
Guru2.43
Sevvai3.31
Suriya4.20
Sukran5.09

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

Also

North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk
In force from 9.00 pm, until Tuesday 6.21 am

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