Shastra Panchangam
December 2026
9
Wednesday
Parabhava
Karthigai
23
Budhan
Theypirai
Amavasaitill 11.52 am, then Prathamai
Kettaitill 2.31 am (next day), then Moolam
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.12–3.03
Yamagandammorning 7.41–9.32
Kuligaimorning 11.22–1.13
ChandrashtamamUntil 2.31 am (next day): Ashwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarterThen: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 9.32–11.22evening 8.34–9.43

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, 9.32 am to 11.22 am is the best of the day.

Shoola Yogam runs till 2.55 pm Thursday.

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

9.32–11.22 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
5.51–6.00 amShort clear window
9.32–11.22 am, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

6.00–7.48 am
7.41–9.32 am
11.22 am–1.13 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
12.42–1.42 pm
1.12–3.03 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 2.31 am

Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter

For those born in Mesha Rasi.

Then

from 2.31 am, until Saturday 3.22 pm

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha 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
Sunset8.34 pm
MoonriseAfter sunrise on Thursday
Moonset8.59 pm
SunVrischika Rasi
MoonVrischika Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Amavasai runs till 11.52 am; the Amavasai day here is on Tuesday 8 December.

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
Budhan (Wednesday)
Amavasai, till 11.52 am 15–02 nazhigaiPrathamai
Kettai, till 2.31 am (next day) 51–39 nazhigaiMoolam
Dhriti Yogam, till 2.10 pm 20–48 nazhigaiShoola Yogam
Naga Karanam, till 11.52 am 15–02 nazhigai
Kimstughna Karanam, till 1.02 am (next day) 47–58 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Melbourne

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.37–5.13 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.00–7.48 amAvoided for new beginnings
7.41–9.32 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.22 am–1.13 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
12.42–1.42 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.12–3.03 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.43–6.29 pmA favourable window
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam15.51
Dhanam27.42
Sugam9.32
Soram11.22
Visham1.12
Uthi33.03
Amirtham44.54
Rogam6.43

Night

Uthi8.34
Amirtham9.44
Rogam10.53
Labam12.03
Dhanam1.13
Sugam2.23
Soram3.31
Visham4.41

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Vṛścika Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Amāvāsyā · Saumya Vāsara · Jyeṣṭhā

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
Vrischika5.51 am6.27 am
Dhanu6.27 am8.44 am
Makara8.44 am11.13 am
Kumbha11.13 am1.40 pm
Meena1.40 pm4.08 pm
Mesha4.08 pm6.37 pm
Vrishabha6.37 pm9.01 pm
Mithuna9.01 pm11.02 pm
Kataka11.02 pm12.36 am
Simha12.36 am1.53 am
Kanya1.53 am3.07 am
Tula3.07 am4.32 am
Vrischika4.32 am5.51 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan5.51
Chandra7.05
Sani8.18
Guru9.32
Sevvai10.45
Suriya11.59
Sukran1.12
Budhan2.26
Chandra3.40
Sani4.53
Guru6.07
Sevvai7.20

Night

Suriya8.34
Sukran9.20
Budhan10.07
Chandra10.53
Sani11.40
Guru12.26
Sevvai1.12
Suriya1.59
Sukran2.45
Budhan3.32
Chandra4.18
Sani5.05

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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