November 2026

Monday

Parabhava

Karthigai

Thingal

Valarpirai

Trayodasitill 8.08 am, then Chaturdasi

Ashwinitill 9.46 am, then Bharani

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 7.42–9.31

Yamagandammorning 11.18–1.07

Kuligaiafternoon 2.54–4.43

ChandrashtamamUthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

afternoon 1.07–1.35evening 8.18–9.30

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, 9.31 am to 11.18 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

9.31–11.18 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

5.55–6.02 amShort clear window

7.32–7.42 amShort clear window

12.38–1.35 pm; Yamagandam also runs

1.07–1.35 pmShort clear window

1.07–1.35 pm, inside the clear stretch

2.34–2.54 pmShort clear window

5.26–6.28 pmClear of every caution

7.56–8.18 pmShort clear window

Avoid

6.02–7.32 am

7.42–9.31 am

11.18 am–1.07 pm

1.35–2.34 pm

2.54–4.43 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

4.28–5.26 pm

6.28–7.56 pm

Chandrashtamam

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

Sunset8.18 pm

Moonrise7.01 pm

Moonset4.50 am (next day)

SunVrischika Rasi

MoonMesha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Tuesday 24 November: Pournami and Karthigai Deepam.

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
	Thingal (Monday)
	Trayodasi, till 8.08 am 5–32 nazhigai Chaturdasi, till 5.13 am (next day) 58–17 nazhigai	Pournami
	Ashwini, till 9.46 am 9–38 nazhigai	Bharani
	Variyan Yogam, till 1.29 am (next day) 48–56 nazhigai	Parigha Yogam
	Taitila Karanam, till 8.08 am 5–32 nazhigai Gara Karanam, till 6.44 pm 32–04 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 5.13 am (next day) 58–17 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Melbourne

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.38–5.16 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.02–7.32 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.42–9.31 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.18 am–1.07 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.38–1.35 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.35–2.34 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.54–4.43 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.28–5.26 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.28–7.56 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.12–4.38 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham¹5.55

Visham7.42

Rogam9.30

Labam²11.19

Dhanam³1.07

Sugam⁴2.55

Soram4.42

Uthi⁵6.31

Night

Sugam8.18

Soram9.30

Uthi10.43

Amirtham11.55

Visham1.06

Rogam2.18

Labam3.31

Dhanam4.43

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Vṛścika Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Trayodaśī · Indu Vāsara · Aśvinī (Bharaṇī from 9.46 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

5128

1202

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Vrischika	5.55 am	7.30 am
Dhanu	7.30 am	9.47 am
Makara	9.47 am	12.15 pm
Kumbha	12.15 pm	2.43 pm
Meena	2.43 pm	5.10 pm
Mesha	5.10 pm	7.40 pm
Vrishabha	7.40 pm	10.03 pm
Mithuna	10.03 pm	12.05 am
Kataka	12.05 am	1.39 am
Simha	1.39 am	2.56 am
Kanya	2.56 am	4.10 am
Tula	4.10 am	5.35 am
Vrischika	5.35 am	5.54 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra5.55

Sani7.07

Guru8.19

Sevvai9.31

Suriya10.43

Sukran11.55

Budhan1.07

Chandra2.19

Sani3.31

Guru4.43

Sevvai5.55

Suriya7.07

Night

Sukran8.18

Budhan9.06

Chandra9.54

Sani10.42

Guru11.30

Sevvai12.18

Suriya1.06

Sukran1.54

Budhan2.42

Chandra3.30

Sani4.18

Guru5.06

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd