Shastra Panchangam
March 2027
6
Saturday
Parabhava
Maasi
22
Sani
Theypirai
Chaturdasitill 3.17 am (next day), then Amavasai
Avittamtill 8.12 pm, then Sathayam
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Masa Sivaratri

Rahu Kalammorning 9.19–10.46
Yamagandamafternoon 1.38–3.06
Kuligaimorning 6.26–7.53
ChandrashtamamUntil 7.05 am: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 10.46–12.12evening 5.58–7.31

Computed for Philadelphia, in US Eastern time (EST). 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, 3.06 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 2.30 pm.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Philadelphia

Computed for Philadelphia, 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

3.06–5.58 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
10.46 am–12.12 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs
11.50 am–12.35 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs

Avoid

6.26–7.53 am, what begins now is said to repeat
6.26–7.59 am
9.19–10.46 am
1.38–3.06 pm
3.58–5.42 am, early Sunday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 7.05 am

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 7.05 am, until Monday 5.11 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

Sunrise6.26 am
Sunset5.58 pm
Moonrise6.02 am (next day)
Moonset4.24 pm
SunKumbha Rasi
MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

Masa Sivaratri, the monthly Sivaratri; worship through the night.

Sunday 7 March: Amavasai.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them, set by Philadelphia's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Philadelphia 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
Sani (Saturday)
Chaturdasi, till 3.17 am (next day) 52–10 nazhigaiAmavasai
Avittam, till 8.12 pm 34–27 nazhigaiSathayam
Shiva Yogam, till 4.35 pm 25–24 nazhigaiSiddha Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 2.30 pm caution 20–08 nazhigai
Shakuni Karanam, till 3.17 am (next day) 52–10 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Philadelphia

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.47–5.36 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.26–7.53 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
6.26–7.59 amAvoided for new beginnings
8.47–10.32 amA favourable window
9.19–10.46 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.50 am–12.35 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.38–3.06 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.58–5.42 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Soram6.26
Uthi17.53
Visham9.19
Amirtham210.46
Rogam12.12
Labam31.39
Dhanam3.06
Sugam4.32

Night

Labam5.58
Dhanam7.32
Sugam9.05
Soram10.38
Uthi12.12
Visham1.44
Amirtham43.19
Soram4.51

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Kumbha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Caturdaśī · Sthira Vāsara · Dhaniṣṭhā

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
Kumbha6.26 am6.51 am
Meena6.51 am8.02 am
Mesha8.02 am9.25 am
Vrishabha9.25 am11.14 am
Mithuna11.14 am1.32 pm
Kataka1.32 pm4.03 pm
Simha4.03 pm6.34 pm
Kanya6.34 pm9.04 pm
Tula9.04 pm11.36 pm
Vrischika11.36 pm2.01 am
Dhanu2.01 am4.02 am
Makara4.02 am5.33 am
Kumbha5.33 am6.25 am

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

Horai

Day

Sani6.26
Guru7.24
Sevvai8.22
Suriya9.19
Sukran10.17
Budhan11.15
Chandra12.12
Sani1.10
Guru2.07
Sevvai3.05
Suriya4.03
Sukran5.00

Night

Budhan5.58
Chandra7.00
Sani8.03
Guru9.05
Sevvai10.07
Suriya11.09
Sukran12.11
Budhan1.14
Chandra2.16
Sani3.18
Guru4.20
Sevvai5.23

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

Also

East on Saturdays; Parigaram: curd
In force from 7.04 am, until Saturday 5.11 pm

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