December 2026

Thursday

Parabhava

Karthigai

Viyazhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Karthigai 17 on this day. Here Karthigai began a day earlier, on Monday 16 November.

Theypirai

Dasamitill 10.34 am, then Ekadasi

Hasthamtill 9.53 pm, then Chithirai

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.33–2.50

Yamagandammorning 7.16–8.32

Kuligaimorning 9.46–11.03

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

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 11.03–12.18evening 5.20–7.04

Computed for Phoenix, in Arizona time (MST). 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, 11.03 am to 1.33 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 10.35 am.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Phoenix

Computed for Phoenix, 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

11.03 am–1.33 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

11.03 am–12.18 pm, inside the clear stretch

11.58 am–12.38 pm

2.50–5.20 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

5.38–7.19 am, from before sunrise

7.16–8.32 am

9.46–11.03 am, what begins now is said to repeat

1.33–2.50 pm

6.21–8.04 am, early Friday

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 10.33 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

Sunrise7.16 am

Sunset5.20 pm

Moonrise3.21 am (next day)

Moonset1.52 pm

SunVrischika Rasi

MoonKanya Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Friday 4 December: Ekadasi.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Phoenix 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)
	Dasami, till 10.34 am 8–15 nazhigai	Ekadasi
	Hastham, till 9.53 pm 36–32 nazhigai	Chithirai
	Ayushman Yogam, till 7.54 pm 31–33 nazhigai	Saubhagya Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 10.35 am caution 8–15 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 10.51 pm 38–57 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Phoenix

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.25–6.20 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	5.38–7.19 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.16–8.32 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.46–11.03 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.58 am–12.38 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.33–2.50 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.39–5.18 pm	A favourable window
	6.21–8.04 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹7.16

Sugam²8.32

Soram9.46

Uthi11.03

Amirtham12.19

Visham1.33

Rogam2.49

Labam4.05

Night

Amirtham5.20

Visham7.04

Rogam8.49

Labam10.34

Dhanam12.19

Sugam2.04

Soram3.47

Uthi³5.33

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Vṛścika Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Daśamī · Guru Vāsara · Hasta

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
Vrischika	7.16 am	8.19 am
Dhanu	8.19 am	10.22 am
Makara	10.22 am	12.00 pm
Kumbha	12.00 pm	1.22 pm
Meena	1.22 pm	2.42 pm
Mesha	2.42 pm	4.13 pm
Vrishabha	4.13 pm	6.06 pm
Mithuna	6.06 pm	8.21 pm
Kataka	8.21 pm	10.46 pm
Simha	10.46 pm	1.08 am
Kanya	1.08 am	3.30 am
Tula	3.30 am	5.54 am
Vrischika	5.54 am	7.17 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru7.16

Sevvai8.06

Suriya8.57

Sukran9.47

Budhan10.37

Chandra11.28

Sani12.18

Guru1.08

Sevvai1.59

Suriya2.49

Sukran3.40

Budhan4.30

Night

Chandra5.20

Sani6.30

Guru7.40

Sevvai8.49

Suriya9.59

Sukran11.09

Budhan12.19

Chandra1.28

Sani2.38

Guru3.48

Sevvai4.57

Suriya6.07

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil