December 2026

Tuesday

Parabhava

Karthigai

Sevvai

Valarpirai

Shashtitill 2.50 am (next day), then Saptami

Avittamtill 5.23 pm, then Sathayam

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalamevening 4.56–6.48

Yamagandammorning 9.33–11.25

Kuligaiafternoon 1.15–3.06

ChandrashtamamPunarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 11.25–1.15night 9.48–10.56

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, 5.52 am to 8.49 am is the best of the day.

Vajra Yogam runs till 7.17 pm Wednesday.

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

5.52–8.49 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

11.25 am–1.15 pmClear of every caution

11.25 am–1.15 pm, inside the clear stretch

12.46–1.44 pm; Kuligai also runs

3.06–4.56 pmClear of every caution

6.48–7.07 pmShort clear window

Avoid

8.49–9.49 am

9.33–11.25 am

1.15–3.06 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

4.56–6.48 pm

12.19–12.57 am, early Wednesday, before sunrise

1.14–2.59 am, early Wednesday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 2.44 pm

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka 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

Sunrise5.52 am

Sunset8.38 pm

Moonrise11.12 am

Moonset12.30 am (next day)

SunVrischika Rasi

MoonKumbha Rasi, from 4.06 am

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
	Sevvai (Tuesday)
	Shashti, till 2.50 am (next day) 52–24 nazhigai	Saptami
	Avittam, till 5.23 pm 28–48 nazhigai	Sathayam
	Harshana Yogam, till 7.08 pm 33–10 nazhigai	Vajra Yogam
	Kaulava Karanam, till 1.52 pm 20–00 nazhigai Taitila Karanam, till 2.50 am (next day) 52–24 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Melbourne

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.38–5.14 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	5.50–7.36 am	A favourable window
	8.49–9.49 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.33–11.25 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.46–1.44 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.15–3.06 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.56–6.48 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.19–12.57 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.14–2.59 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam5.52

Labam¹7.43

Dhanam²9.34

Sugam11.25

Soram1.15

Uthi3.06

Visham4.56

Amirtham³6.48

Night

Soram8.38

Uthi9.48

Visham10.56

Amirtham⁴12.07

Rogam1.15

Labam⁵2.25

Dhanam3.34

Sugam4.43

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Vṛścika Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Ṣaṣṭhī · Bhauma Vāsara · Dhaniṣṭhā (Śatabhiṣaj from 5.23 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	5.52 am	6.03 am
Dhanu	6.03 am	8.20 am
Makara	8.20 am	10.49 am
Kumbha	10.49 am	1.17 pm
Meena	1.17 pm	3.44 pm
Mesha	3.44 pm	6.13 pm
Vrishabha	6.13 pm	8.37 pm
Mithuna	8.37 pm	10.38 pm
Kataka	10.38 pm	12.12 am
Simha	12.12 am	1.29 am
Kanya	1.29 am	2.43 am
Tula	2.43 am	4.09 am
Vrischika	4.09 am	5.52 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai5.52

Suriya7.06

Sukran8.20

Budhan9.34

Chandra10.47

Sani12.01

Guru1.15

Sevvai2.29

Suriya3.43

Sukran4.57

Budhan6.11

Chandra7.25

Night

Sani8.38

Guru9.25

Sevvai10.11

Suriya10.57

Sukran11.43

Budhan12.29

Chandra1.15

Sani2.01

Guru2.48

Sevvai3.34

Suriya4.20

Sukran5.06

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

Also

	North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk
	In force all day, until Thursday 2.44 pm