December 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Margazhi

Velli

Tamil Nadu calendars show Margazhi 10 on this day. Here Margazhi began a day later, on Thursday 17 December.

Theypirai

Prathamaitill 8.38 am, then Dwitiyai

Thiruvathiraitill 7.17 am, then Punarpoosam

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Arudra Darshanam

Rahu Kalammorning 11.29–1.20

Yamagandamevening 5.01–6.53

Kuligaimorning 7.47–9.39

ChandrashtamamUntil 11.04 pm: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, KettaiThen: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarter

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 5.56–7.47night 9.53–11.02

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, 1.20 pm to 5.01 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

1.20–5.01 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

5.56–7.47 amClear of every caution

5.56–7.47 am, inside the clear stretch

9.39–11.29 amClear of every caution

12.51–1.49 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs

7.13–8.44 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

7.47–9.39 am, what begins now is said to repeat

11.29 am–1.20 pm

5.01–6.53 pm

5.48–7.13 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 11.04 pm

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika Rasi.

Then

from 11.04 pm, until Sunday 11.35 pm

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu 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

Sunset8.44 pm

Moonrise10.14 pm

Moonset6.33 am

SunDhanu Rasi

MoonMithuna Rasi

This day and the next

Arudra Darshanam, Nataraja's dawn abhishekam; kali is offered.

In Tamil Nadu, Arudra Darshanam is on Thursday 24 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

Limb	This day	Then
	Velli (Friday)
	Prathamai, till 8.38 am 6–43 nazhigai Dwitiyai, till 4.56 am (next day) 57–29 nazhigai	Tritiyai
	Thiruvathirai, till 7.17 am 3–23 nazhigai Punarpoosam, till 4.20 am (next day) 55–59 nazhigai	Poosam
	Brahma Yogam, till 1.59 pm 20–06 nazhigai	Indra Yogam
	Kaulava Karanam, till 8.38 am 6–43 nazhigai Taitila Karanam, till 6.45 pm 32–02 nazhigai Gara Karanam, till 4.56 am (next day) 57–29 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Melbourne

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.43–5.19 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.47–9.39 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.29 am–1.20 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.51–1.49 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	5.01–6.53 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.48–7.13 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.14–3.38 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam5.56

Soram7.47

Uthi9.39

Visham11.29

Amirtham1.20

Rogam3.10

Labam¹5.02

Dhanam²6.53

Night

Rogam8.44

Labam9.53

Dhanam11.03

Sugam12.12

Soram1.20

Uthi2.30

Visham3.38

Amirtham4.48

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Hemanta Ṛtu · Dhanus Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Prathamā · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Ārdrā (Punarvasu from 7.17 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	7.41 am
Makara	7.41 am	10.10 am
Kumbha	10.10 am	12.38 pm
Meena	12.38 pm	3.05 pm
Mesha	3.05 pm	5.34 pm
Vrishabha	5.34 pm	7.58 pm
Mithuna	7.58 pm	9.59 pm
Kataka	9.59 pm	11.33 pm
Simha	11.33 pm	12.50 am
Kanya	12.50 am	2.04 am
Tula	2.04 am	3.29 am
Vrischika	3.29 am	5.20 am
Dhanu	5.20 am	5.57 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran5.56

Budhan7.10

Chandra8.24

Sani9.38

Guru10.52

Sevvai12.06

Suriya1.20

Sukran2.34

Budhan3.48

Chandra5.02

Sani6.16

Guru7.30

Night

Sevvai8.44

Suriya9.30

Sukran10.16

Budhan11.02

Chandra11.48

Sani12.34

Guru1.20

Sevvai2.06

Suriya2.52

Sukran3.39

Budhan4.25

Chandra5.11

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery