Shastra Panchangam
November 2026
20
Friday
Parabhava
Karthigai
4
Velli
Valarpirai
Dasamitill 12.46 pm, then Ekadasi
Poorattathitill 12.27 pm, then Uthirattathi
Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 11.18–1.06
Yamagandamevening 4.40–6.28
Kuligaimorning 7.43–9.32
ChandrashtamamUntil 6.21 am: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, AyilyamThen: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarter
Keezhnokku Naaldownward day
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
afternoon 1.06–2.53night 9.28–10.00

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, 5.57 am to 7.43 am is the best of the day.

Vajra Yogam runs till 10.26 am Saturday.

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

5.57–7.43 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
9.32–11.18 amClear of every caution
12.38–1.34 pm; Rahu Kalam and Vajra Yogam also run
1.06–2.53 pm; Vajra Yogam also runs

Avoid

7.43–9.32 am, what begins now is said to repeat
11.18 am–1.06 pm
4.40–6.28 pm
10.00–11.37 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 6.21 am

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka Rasi.

Then

from 6.21 am, until Sunday 11.26 am

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha 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

Sunrise5.57 am
Sunset8.15 pm
Moonrise3.28 pm
Moonset3.16 am (next day)
SunVrischika Rasi
MoonKumbha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Saturday 21 November: Ekadasi.

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
Velli (Friday)
Dasami, till 12.46 pm 17–05 nazhigaiEkadasi
Poorattathi, till 12.27 pm 16–16 nazhigaiUthirattathi
Harshana Yogam, till 12.10 pm 15–35 nazhigaiVajra Yogam
Gara Karanam, till 12.46 pm 17–05 nazhigai
Vanija Karanam, till 12.31 am (next day) 46–27 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Melbourne

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.39–5.17 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.43–9.32 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.18 am–1.06 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.38–1.34 pmWidely used for beginnings
4.40–6.28 pmAvoided for new beginnings
10.00–11.37 pmAvoided for new beginnings
No Amirtha Kalam on this dayA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam5.57
Soram7.43
Uthi9.32
Visham11.18
Amirtham11.06
Rogam2.53
Labam24.41
Dhanam36.28

Night

Rogam8.15
Labam49.28
Dhanam510.41
Sugam11.54
Soram1.05
Uthi2.19
Visham3.30
Amirtham4.44

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Vṛścika Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Daśamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā (Uttaraproṣṭhapadā from 12.27 pm, 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
Vrischika5.57 am7.41 am
Dhanu7.41 am9.58 am
Makara9.58 am12.27 pm
Kumbha12.27 pm2.55 pm
Meena2.55 pm5.22 pm
Mesha5.22 pm7.51 pm
Vrishabha7.51 pm10.15 pm
Mithuna10.15 pm12.17 am
Kataka12.17 am1.51 am
Simha1.51 am3.07 am
Kanya3.07 am4.21 am
Tula4.21 am5.47 am
Vrischika5.47 am5.56 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran5.57
Budhan7.08
Chandra8.20
Sani9.31
Guru10.43
Sevvai11.54
Suriya1.06
Sukran2.17
Budhan3.29
Chandra4.41
Sani5.52
Guru7.04

Night

Sevvai8.15
Suriya9.04
Sukran9.52
Budhan10.40
Chandra11.29
Sani12.17
Guru1.06
Sevvai1.54
Suriya2.42
Sukran3.31
Budhan4.19
Chandra5.08

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

Also

A downward day, by the sunrise nakshatram, Poorattathi
West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery
In force all day, until 6.21 am

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