Shastra Panchangam
February 2027
12
Friday
Parabhava
Thai
29
Velli

Valarpirai
Panchamitill 8.49 am, then Shashti
Revathitill 11.12 am, then Ashwini
Amirtha Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 11.51–1.35
Yamagandamevening 4.58–6.41
Kuligaimorning 8.27–10.10
ChandrashtamamUntil 11.13 am: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarterThen: Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.45–8.27night 9.41–10.58

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, 1.35 pm to 4.58 pm is the best of the day.

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

1.35–4.58 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.45–8.27 amClear of every caution
6.45–8.27 am, inside the clear stretch
10.10–11.51 amClear of every caution
1.07–2.01 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs
6.41–8.23 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

8.27–10.10 am, what begins now is said to repeat
11.51 am–1.35 pm
4.58–6.41 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 11.13 am

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha Rasi.

Then

from 11.13 am, until Sunday 4.59 pm

Hastham · Uthiram, second to fourth quarters · Chithirai, first to second quarters

For those born in Kanya 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

Sunrise6.45 am
Sunset8.23 pm
Moonrise12.07 pm
Moonset10.40 pm
SunMakara Rasi
MoonMeena 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

LimbThis dayThen
Velli (Friday)
Panchami, till 8.49 am 5–08 nazhigaiShashti
Revathi, till 11.12 am 11–07 nazhigaiAshwini
Shubha Yogam, till 12.33 am (next day) 44–26 nazhigaiShukla Yogam
Balava Karanam, till 8.49 am 5–08 nazhigai
Kaulava Karanam, till 8.43 pm 34–54 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Melbourne

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.23–6.03 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.27–10.10 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
8.44–10.22 am
4.11–5.47 am
A favourable window
11.51 am–1.35 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.07–2.01 pmWidely used for beginnings
4.58–6.41 pmAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam6.45
Soram8.27
Uthi10.10
Visham11.51
Amirtham1.35
Rogam3.16
Labam14.59
Dhanam6.41

Night

Rogam8.23
Labam9.41
Dhanam10.59
Sugam12.17
Soram1.34
Uthi2.53
Visham4.10
Amirtham5.29

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Pañcamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Revatī (Aśvinī from 11.12 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
2082
5128
1202

Kaliyuga counted as the Tamil almanac counts the current year. Gujarati Samvat turns the day after Deepavali.

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Makara6.45 am6.57 am
Kumbha6.57 am9.25 am
Meena9.25 am11.52 am
Mesha11.52 am2.21 pm
Vrishabha2.21 pm4.45 pm
Mithuna4.45 pm6.46 pm
Kataka6.46 pm8.20 pm
Simha8.20 pm9.37 pm
Kanya9.37 pm10.51 pm
Tula10.51 pm12.17 am
Vrischika12.17 am2.07 am
Dhanu2.07 am4.24 am
Makara4.24 am6.46 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.45
Budhan7.53
Chandra9.02
Sani10.10
Guru11.18
Sevvai12.26
Suriya1.34
Sukran2.42
Budhan3.50
Chandra4.58
Sani6.06
Guru7.15

Night

Sevvai8.23
Suriya9.15
Sukran10.07
Budhan10.59
Chandra11.51
Sani12.43
Guru1.35
Sevvai2.27
Suriya3.19
Sukran4.11
Budhan5.03
Chandra5.55

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery
In force all day, until 11.13 am

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