December 2026

Wednesday

Parabhava

Margazhi

Budhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Margazhi 15 on this day. Here Margazhi began a day later, on Thursday 17 December.

Theypirai

Saptamitill 6.07 pm, then Ashtami

Uthiramtill 9.07 pm, then Hastham

Amirtha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.22–3.14

Yamagandammorning 7.50–9.41

Kuligaimorning 11.31–1.23

ChandrashtamamAvittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 5.59–7.50evening 8.45–9.54

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

Bhadra Karanam runs till 6.26 am.

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

3.14–8.45 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

5.59–7.50 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs

6.26–7.50 amClear of every caution

9.41–11.31 amClear of every caution

Avoid

7.50–9.41 am

11.31 am–1.23 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

12.52–1.52 pm

1.22–3.14 pm

5.43–7.23 am, early Thursday

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 10.18 am

Sathayam · Avittam, third to fourth quarters · Poorattathi, first to third quarters

For those born in Kumbha 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

Sunrise5.59 am

Sunset8.45 pm

Moonrise12.48 am (next day)

Moonset12.43 pm

SunDhanu Rasi

MoonKanya Rasi, from 3.08 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
	Budhan (Wednesday)
	Saptami, till 6.07 pm 30–18 nazhigai	Ashtami
	Uthiram, till 9.07 pm 37–48 nazhigai	Hastham
	Saubhagya Yogam, till 7.12 pm 32–59 nazhigai	Shobhana Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 6.26 am caution 1–05 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 6.07 pm 30–18 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 6.00 am (next day) 59–58 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Melbourne

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.46–5.22 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.50–9.41 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.31 am–1.23 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	12.52–1.52 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.22–3.14 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.57–3.32 pm	A favourable window
	5.43–7.23 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	No Abhijit Muhurtham on this day	Widely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam¹5.59

Dhanam²7.51

Sugam9.41

Soram11.31

Visham1.22

Uthi3.14

Amirtham5.04

Rogam6.54

Night

Uthi8.45

Amirtham9.55

Rogam11.04

Labam12.14

Dhanam1.23

Sugam2.33

Soram3.41

Visham4.50

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Hemanta Ṛtu · Dhanus Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Saptamī · Saumya Vāsara · Uttaraphalgunī

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	5.59 am	7.21 am
Makara	7.21 am	9.50 am
Kumbha	9.50 am	12.18 pm
Meena	12.18 pm	2.45 pm
Mesha	2.45 pm	5.14 pm
Vrishabha	5.14 pm	7.38 pm
Mithuna	7.38 pm	9.39 pm
Kataka	9.39 pm	11.13 pm
Simha	11.13 pm	12.30 am
Kanya	12.30 am	1.44 am
Tula	1.44 am	3.10 am
Vrischika	3.10 am	5.00 am
Dhanu	5.00 am	6.00 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan5.59

Chandra7.13

Sani8.27

Guru9.41

Sevvai10.55

Suriya12.09

Sukran1.22

Budhan2.36

Chandra3.50

Sani5.04

Guru6.18

Sevvai7.31

Night

Suriya8.45

Sukran9.32

Budhan10.18

Chandra11.04

Sani11.50

Guru12.36

Sevvai1.23

Suriya2.09

Sukran2.55

Budhan3.41

Chandra4.28

Sani5.14

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk