December 2026

Thursday

Parabhava

Margazhi

Viyazhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Margazhi 9 on this day. Here Margazhi began a day later, on Thursday 17 December.

Valarpirai

Pournamitill 12.28 pm, then Prathamai

Mirugaseeridamtill 10.23 am, then Thiruvathirai

Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 3.10–5.02

Yamagandammorning 5.56–7.47

Kuligaimorning 9.37–11.29

ChandrashtamamVisakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 7.47–9.37evening 8.43–9.52

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, 11.29 am to 3.10 pm is the best of the day.

This is Margazhi, when many families do not hold weddings or griha pravesam. 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

11.29 am–3.10 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.47–9.37 amClear of every caution

7.47–9.37 am, inside the clear stretch

12.50–1.49 pm

5.02–5.42 pmShort clear window

7.06–8.43 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

5.56–7.47 am

9.37–11.29 am, what begins now is said to repeat

3.10–5.02 pm

5.42–7.06 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 11.04 pm

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika 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

Sunrise5.56 am

Sunset8.43 pm

Moonrise9.22 pm

MoonsetAfter sunrise on Friday

SunDhanu Rasi

MoonMithuna Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Friday 25 December: Arudra Darshanam.

In Tamil Nadu, Arudra Darshanam is 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
	Viyazhan (Thursday)
	Pournami, till 12.28 pm 16–21 nazhigai	Prathamai
	Mirugaseeridam, till 10.23 am 11–09 nazhigai	Thiruvathirai
	Shukla Yogam, till 6.21 pm 31–04 nazhigai	Brahma Yogam
	Bava Karanam, till 12.28 pm 16–21 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 10.32 pm 41–31 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Melbourne

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.42–5.18 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	5.56–7.47 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.37–11.29 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	12.50–1.49 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	3.10–5.02 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.42–7.06 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.35–11.58 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹5.56

Sugam7.47

Soram9.37

Uthi11.29

Amirtham1.20

Visham3.10

Rogam5.01

Labam²6.53

Night

Amirtham8.43

Visham9.52

Rogam11.01

Labam12.11

Dhanam1.20

Sugam2.29

Soram3.37

Uthi4.48

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Hemanta Ṛtu · Dhanus Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Pūrṇimā · Guru Vāsara · Mṛgaśīrṣa (Ārdrā from 10.23 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
Dhanu	5.56 am	7.45 am
Makara	7.45 am	10.14 am
Kumbha	10.14 am	12.41 pm
Meena	12.41 pm	3.09 pm
Mesha	3.09 pm	5.38 pm
Vrishabha	5.38 pm	8.02 pm
Mithuna	8.02 pm	10.03 pm
Kataka	10.03 pm	11.37 pm
Simha	11.37 pm	12.54 am
Kanya	12.54 am	2.08 am
Tula	2.08 am	3.33 am
Vrischika	3.33 am	5.24 am
Dhanu	5.24 am	5.56 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru5.56

Sevvai7.10

Suriya8.24

Sukran9.38

Budhan10.52

Chandra12.05

Sani1.19

Guru2.33

Sevvai3.47

Suriya5.01

Sukran6.15

Budhan7.29

Night

Chandra8.43

Sani9.29

Guru10.16

Sevvai11.02

Suriya11.48

Sukran12.34

Budhan1.20

Chandra2.06

Sani2.52

Guru3.38

Sevvai4.24

Suriya5.10

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil