December 2026

Thursday

Parabhava

Karthigai

Viyazhan

Theypirai

Dasamitill 4.34 am (next day), then Ekadasi

Uthiramtill 2.54 pm, then Hastham

Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 2.59–4.50

Yamagandammorning 5.51–7.41

Kuligaimorning 9.30–11.21

ChandrashtamamAvittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

evening 6.39–8.29night 1.19–2.20 (after midnight)

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, 11.21 am to 2.59 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 4.35 am Friday.

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

11.21 am–2.59 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.41–9.30 amClear of every caution

12.41–1.39 pm

6.39–8.29 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs

Avoid

5.51–7.41 am

9.30–11.21 am, what begins now is said to repeat

2.59–4.50 pm

11.38 pm–1.19 am, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 4.33 am

Sathayam · Avittam, third to fourth quarters · Poorattathi, first to third quarters

For those born in Kumbha 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

Sunrise5.51 am

Sunset8.29 pm

Moonrise2.44 am (next day)

Moonset2.52 pm

SunVrischika Rasi

MoonKanya Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Friday 4 December: 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

Limb	This day	Then
	Viyazhan (Thursday)
	Dasami, till 4.34 am (next day) 56–47 nazhigai	Ekadasi
	Uthiram, till 2.54 pm 22–37 nazhigai	Hastham
	Priti Yogam, till 2.45 pm 22–15 nazhigai	Ayushman Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 4.24 pm 26–23 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 4.35 am (next day) caution 56–47 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Melbourne

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.37–5.13 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	5.51–7.41 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.34–9.11 am	A favourable window
	9.30–11.21 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	12.41–1.39 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	2.59–4.50 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.38 pm–1.19 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹5.51

Sugam7.41

Soram9.30

Uthi11.21

Amirtham1.10

Visham2.59

Rogam4.49

Labam²6.39

Night

Amirtham8.29

Visham9.38

Rogam10.49

Labam³12.00

Dhanam⁴1.10

Sugam2.21

Soram3.30

Uthi4.41

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Vṛścika Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Daśamī · Guru Vāsara · Uttaraphalgunī (Hasta from 2.54 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

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	5.51 am	6.50 am
Dhanu	6.50 am	9.07 am
Makara	9.07 am	11.36 am
Kumbha	11.36 am	2.04 pm
Meena	2.04 pm	4.31 pm
Mesha	4.31 pm	7.00 pm
Vrishabha	7.00 pm	9.24 pm
Mithuna	9.24 pm	11.26 pm
Kataka	11.26 pm	12.59 am
Simha	12.59 am	2.16 am
Kanya	2.16 am	3.30 am
Tula	3.30 am	4.56 am
Vrischika	4.56 am	5.51 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru5.51

Sevvai7.04

Suriya8.18

Sukran9.31

Budhan10.44

Chandra11.57

Sani1.10

Guru2.23

Sevvai3.36

Suriya4.49

Sukran6.02

Budhan7.15

Night

Chandra8.29

Sani9.15

Guru10.02

Sevvai10.49

Suriya11.36

Sukran12.23

Budhan1.10

Chandra1.57

Sani2.44

Guru3.31

Sevvai4.17

Suriya5.04

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil