Shastra Panchangam
August 2026
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Saturday
Parabhava
Aadi
16
Sani
Theypirai
Tritiyaitill 1.38 pm, then Chaturthi
Sathayamtill 11.16 am, then Poorattathi
Amirtha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Sankatahara Chaturthi

Rahu Kalammorning 9.51–11.39
Yamagandamafternoon 3.13–5.01
Kuligaimorning 6.17–8.05
ChandrashtamamUntil 5.58 am (next day): Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, AyilyamThen: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarter
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 11.39–1.26evening 8.35–9.47

Computed for Pittsburgh, in US Eastern time (EDT). 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

Keep new beginnings small on this day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 1.38 pm; Atiganda Yogam runs till 1.00 pm Sunday. No part of the day is clear of every caution. If something cannot wait, prefer a good part of the Gowri Panchangam and ask your family's jyotishi.

This is Aadi, 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 Pittsburgh

Computed for Pittsburgh, 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

1.38–1.53 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
11.39 am–1.26 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs
12.58–1.54 pm; Bhadra Karanam and Atiganda Yogam also run

Avoid

6.17–8.05 am, what begins now is said to repeat
6.17–8.12 am
9.51–11.39 am
3.13–5.01 pm
5.53–7.33 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Sunday 5.58 am

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka Rasi.

Then

from 5.58 am, until Tuesday 12.25 pm

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

Sunrise6.17 am
Sunset8.35 pm
Moonrise10.10 pm
Moonset9.11 am
SunKataka Rasi
MoonKumbha Rasi

This day and the next

Sankatahara Chaturthi, Ganesha worship; the fast ends at moonrise.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Pittsburgh 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)
Tritiyai, till 1.38 pm 18–21 nazhigaiChaturthi
Sathayam, till 11.16 am 12–26 nazhigaiPoorattathi
Shobhana Yogam, till 1.53 pm 18–59 nazhigaiAtiganda Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 1.38 pm caution 18–21 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 1.45 am (next day) 48–39 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Pittsburgh

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.00–5.38 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.17–8.05 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
6.17–8.12 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.51–11.39 amAvoided for new beginnings
12.58–1.54 pmWidely used for beginnings
3.13–5.01 pmAvoided for new beginnings
5.53–7.33 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.51–5.29 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Soram6.17
Uthi18.05
Visham9.51
Amirtham211.39
Rogam1.26
Labam33.14
Dhanam45.01
Sugam56.48

Night

Labam8.35
Dhanam9.48
Sugam11.01
Soram12.13
Uthi1.27
Visham2.39
Amirtham3.53
Soram5.05

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 Atiganda Yogam; 4 Tyajyam and Atiganda Yogam; 5 Tyajyam and Atiganda Yogam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Karkaṭa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Tṛtīyā · Sthira Vāsara · Śatabhiṣaj (Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā from 11.16 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
1201

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Kataka6.17 am7.39 am
Simha7.39 am10.10 am
Kanya10.10 am12.41 pm
Tula12.41 pm3.13 pm
Vrischika3.13 pm5.39 pm
Dhanu5.39 pm7.40 pm
Makara7.40 pm9.11 pm
Kumbha9.11 pm10.24 pm
Meena10.24 pm11.34 pm
Mesha11.34 pm12.57 am
Vrishabha12.57 am2.45 am
Mithuna2.45 am5.03 am
Kataka5.03 am6.18 am

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

Horai

Day

Sani6.17
Guru7.29
Sevvai8.40
Suriya9.52
Sukran11.03
Budhan12.15
Chandra1.26
Sani2.37
Guru3.49
Sevvai5.00
Suriya6.12
Sukran7.23

Night

Budhan8.35
Chandra9.23
Sani10.12
Guru11.01
Sevvai11.49
Suriya12.38
Sukran1.26
Budhan2.15
Chandra3.04
Sani3.52
Guru4.41
Sevvai5.30

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

Also

East on Saturdays; Parigaram: curd
In force all day, until Sunday 5.58 am

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