December 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Karthigai

Velli

Valarpirai

Dwitiyaitill 4.53 pm, then Tritiyai

Pooradamtill 8.35 am (next day), then Uthiradam

Rahu Kalammorning 11.22–1.14

Yamagandamevening 4.54–6.45

Kuligaimorning 7.41–9.33

ChandrashtamamKarthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 5.51–7.41night 9.45–10.54

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, 6.45 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Ganda Yogam runs till 3.49 pm.

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

6.45–8.35 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

5.51–7.41 am; Ganda Yogam also runs

12.44–1.42 pm; Rahu Kalam and Ganda Yogam also run

3.49–4.18 pmShort clear window

Avoid

7.41–9.33 am, what begins now is said to repeat

11.22 am–1.14 pm

4.18–6.08 pm

4.54–6.45 pm

Chandrashtamam

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

Sunset8.35 pm

Moonrise7.13 am

Moonset10.32 pm

SunVrischika Rasi

MoonDhanu Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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
	Velli (Friday)
	Dwitiyai, till 4.53 pm 27–36 nazhigai	Tritiyai
	Pooradam, till 8.35 am (next day) 66–48 nazhigai	Uthiradam
	Ganda Yogam, till 3.49 pm caution 24–53 nazhigai	Vriddhi Yogam
	Kaulava Karanam, till 4.53 pm 27–36 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Melbourne

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.37–5.14 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.41–9.33 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.22 am–1.14 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.44–1.42 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	4.18–6.08 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.54–6.45 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.10–4.57 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam¹5.51

Soram7.41

Uthi²9.33

Visham11.22

Amirtham³1.14

Rogam3.03

Labam⁴4.55

Dhanam6.45

Night

Rogam8.35

Labam9.45

Dhanam10.55

Sugam12.04

Soram1.13

Uthi2.23

Visham3.32

Amirtham4.42

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Vṛścika Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvitīyā · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Pūrvāṣāḍhā

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	6.19 am
Dhanu	6.19 am	8.36 am
Makara	8.36 am	11.05 am
Kumbha	11.05 am	1.33 pm
Meena	1.33 pm	4.00 pm
Mesha	4.00 pm	6.29 pm
Vrishabha	6.29 pm	8.53 pm
Mithuna	8.53 pm	10.54 pm
Kataka	10.54 pm	12.28 am
Simha	12.28 am	1.45 am
Kanya	1.45 am	2.59 am
Tula	2.59 am	4.24 am
Vrischika	4.24 am	5.51 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran5.51

Budhan7.05

Chandra8.19

Sani9.32

Guru10.46

Sevvai12.00

Suriya1.13

Sukran2.27

Budhan3.41

Chandra4.54

Sani6.08

Guru7.22

Night

Sevvai8.35

Suriya9.22

Sukran10.08

Budhan10.54

Chandra11.41

Sani12.27

Guru1.13

Sevvai2.00

Suriya2.46

Sukran3.32

Budhan4.19

Chandra5.05

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery