December 2026

Wednesday

Parabhava

Margazhi

Budhan

Valarpirai

Saptamitill 10.16 am, then Ashtami

Poorattathitill 3.01 am (next day), then Uthirattathi

Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.24–1.39

Yamagandammorning 8.40–9.55

Kuligaimorning 11.09–12.25

ChandrashtamamUntil 8.44 pm: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, AyilyamThen: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarter

Keezhnokku Naaldownward day

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

afternoon 1.39–2.53evening 5.23–7.08

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, 7.25 am to 8.20 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 10.43 pm.

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 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

7.25–8.20 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

10.03–10.16 amShort clear window

1.39–2.53 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs

Avoid

8.20–10.03 am

8.40–9.55 am

11.09 am–12.25 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

12.04–12.44 pm

12.24–1.39 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 8.44 pm

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka Rasi.

Then

from 8.44 pm, until Saturday 3.29 am

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha 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

Sunrise7.25 am

Sunset5.23 pm

Moonrise12.15 pm

Moonset12.24 am (next day)

SunDhanu Rasi

MoonKumbha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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
	Budhan (Wednesday)
	Saptami, till 10.16 am 7–07 nazhigai	Ashtami
	Poorattathi, till 3.01 am (next day) 48–58 nazhigai	Uthirattathi
	Siddhi Yogam, till 12.52 am (next day) 43–35 nazhigai	Vyatipata Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 10.16 am 7–07 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 10.43 pm caution 38–12 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Phoenix

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.33–6.29 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.20–10.03 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.40–9.55 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.09 am–12.25 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	12.04–12.44 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.24–1.39 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.32–8.13 pm	A favourable window
	No Abhijit Muhurtham on this day	Widely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam¹7.25

Dhanam²8.41

Sugam³9.55

Soram11.09

Visham12.24

Uthi⁴1.39

Amirtham⁵2.54

Rogam4.08

Night

Uthi5.23

Amirtham7.09

Rogam8.53

Labam10.39

Dhanam12.25

Sugam2.10

Soram3.55

Visham5.40

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Tyajyam; 2 Tyajyam and Yamagandam; 3 Tyajyam and Bhadra Karanam; 4 Bhadra Karanam; 5 Bhadra Karanam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Hemanta Ṛtu · Dhanus Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Saptamī · Saumya Vāsara · Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā

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	7.25 am	7.28 am
Dhanu	7.28 am	9.31 am
Makara	9.31 am	11.09 am
Kumbha	11.09 am	12.31 pm
Meena	12.31 pm	1.51 pm
Mesha	1.51 pm	3.21 pm
Vrishabha	3.21 pm	5.14 pm
Mithuna	5.14 pm	7.30 pm
Kataka	7.30 pm	9.55 pm
Simha	9.55 pm	12.17 am
Kanya	12.17 am	2.39 am
Tula	2.39 am	5.03 am
Vrischika	5.03 am	7.24 am
Dhanu	7.24 am	7.26 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan7.25

Chandra8.15

Sani9.05

Guru9.55

Sevvai10.44

Suriya11.34

Sukran12.24

Budhan1.14

Chandra2.04

Sani2.53

Guru3.43

Sevvai4.33

Night

Suriya5.23

Sukran6.33

Budhan7.43

Chandra8.54

Sani10.04

Guru11.14

Sevvai12.24

Suriya1.35

Sukran2.45

Budhan3.55

Chandra5.05

Sani6.16

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

Also

	A downward day, by the sunrise nakshatram, Poorattathi
	North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk
	In force all day, until 8.44 pm