Shastra Panchangam
November 2026
22
Sunday
Parabhava
Karthigai
6
Nyayiru
Valarpirai
Dwadasitill 10.27 am, then Trayodasi
Revathitill 11.25 am, then Ashwini
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Pradosham

Rahu Kalamevening 6.29–8.18
Yamagandamafternoon 1.06–2.55
Kuligaievening 4.41–6.30
ChandrashtamamUntil 11.26 am: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarterThen: Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 5.55–7.43evening 8.18–9.29

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, 5.55 am to 8.00 am is the best of the day.

Vyatipata Yogam runs till 5.00 am Monday.

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

5.55–8.00 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
5.55–7.43 am, inside the clear stretch
12.38–1.35 pm; Yamagandam and Vyatipata Yogam also run

Avoid

1.06–2.55 pm
4.41–6.30 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
6.22–7.20 pm
6.29–8.18 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 11.26 am

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha Rasi.

Then

from 11.26 am, until Tuesday 12.55 pm

Hastham · Uthiram, second to fourth quarters · Chithirai, first to second quarters

For those born in Kanya 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

Sunrise5.55 am
Sunset8.17 pm
Moonrise5.45 pm
Moonset4.13 am (next day)
SunVrischika Rasi
MoonMeena 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
Nyayiru (Sunday)
Dwadasi, till 10.27 am 11–19 nazhigaiTrayodasi
Revathi, till 11.25 am 13–45 nazhigaiAshwini
Siddhi Yogam, till 8.01 am 5–14 nazhigai
Vyatipata Yogam, till 5.00 am (next day) caution 57–42 nazhigai		Variyan Yogam
Balava Karanam, till 10.27 am 11–19 nazhigai
Kaulava Karanam, till 9.22 pm 38–38 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Melbourne

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.39–5.16 amPrayer, meditation, study
9.07–10.38 am
3.04–4.33 am		A favourable window
12.38–1.35 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.06–2.55 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.41–6.30 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
6.22–7.20 pmAvoided for new beginnings
6.29–8.18 pmAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi5.55
Amirtham17.44
Rogam9.30
Labam211.19
Dhanam31.07
Sugam42.55
Soram4.41
Visham6.29

Night

Dhanam58.17
Sugam9.30
Soram10.41
Visham11.53
Uthi1.07
Amirtham2.19
Rogam3.30
Labam4.43

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Vṛścika Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Bhānu Vāsara · Revatī (Aśvinī from 11.25 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
Vrischika5.55 am7.33 am
Dhanu7.33 am9.51 am
Makara9.51 am12.19 pm
Kumbha12.19 pm2.47 pm
Meena2.47 pm5.14 pm
Mesha5.14 pm7.44 pm
Vrishabha7.44 pm10.07 pm
Mithuna10.07 pm12.09 am
Kataka12.09 am1.43 am
Simha1.43 am2.59 am
Kanya2.59 am4.14 am
Tula4.14 am5.39 am
Vrischika5.39 am5.55 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya5.55
Sukran7.07
Budhan8.19
Chandra9.31
Sani10.43
Guru11.55
Sevvai1.06
Suriya2.18
Sukran3.30
Budhan4.42
Chandra5.54
Sani7.06

Night

Guru8.17
Sevvai9.06
Suriya9.54
Sukran10.42
Budhan11.30
Chandra12.18
Sani1.06
Guru1.54
Sevvai2.42
Suriya3.30
Sukran4.19
Budhan5.07

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery
In force all day, until 11.26 am

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