Shastra Panchangam
July 2026
3
Friday
Parabhava
Aani
19
Velli
Theypirai
Chaturthitill 2.10 am (next day), then Panchami
Avittamtill 3.14 am (next day), then Sathayam
Siddha Yogam

Sankatahara Chaturthi

Rahu Kalammorning 11.43–1.32
Yamagandamevening 5.05–6.53
Kuligaimorning 8.09–9.57
ChandrashtamamUntil 2.19 pm: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
evening 6.53–8.40night 9.53–11.05

Computed for Plano, in US Central time (CDT). 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, 1.32 pm to 5.05 pm is the best of the day.

Vishkambha Yogam runs till 6.30 am.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Plano

Computed for Plano, 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

1.32–5.05 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.21–8.09 amShort clear window
9.57–11.43 amClear of every caution
1.03–1.59 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs
6.53–8.40 pmClear of every caution
6.53–8.40 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

5.36–7.21 am, from before sunrise
8.09–9.57 am, what begins now is said to repeat
11.43 am–1.32 pm
5.05–6.53 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 2.19 pm

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

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 2.19 pm, until Sunday 11.28 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

Sunrise6.22 am
Sunset8.40 pm
Moonrise11.19 pm
Moonset9.33 am
SunMithuna Rasi
MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

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

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Plano 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)
Chaturthi, till 2.10 am (next day) 49–29 nazhigaiPanchami
Avittam, till 3.14 am (next day) 52–08 nazhigaiSathayam
Vishkambha Yogam, till 6.30 am caution 0–19 nazhigaiPriti Yogam
Bava Karanam, till 1.34 pm 17–58 nazhigai
Balava Karanam, till 2.10 am (next day) 49–29 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Plano

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.05–5.43 amPrayer, meditation, study
5.36–7.21 amAvoided for new beginnings
8.09–9.57 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.43 am–1.32 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.03–1.59 pmWidely used for beginnings
4.00–5.43 pmA favourable window
5.05–6.53 pmAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam16.22
Soram8.09
Uthi9.57
Visham11.43
Amirtham1.32
Rogam3.18
Labam25.06
Dhanam6.53

Night

Rogam8.40
Labam9.53
Dhanam11.06
Sugam12.19
Soram1.31
Uthi2.45
Visham3.57
Amirtham5.11

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Mithuna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Caturthī · Bhṛgu 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
1201

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Mithuna6.22 am7.27 am
Kataka7.27 am9.51 am
Simha9.51 am12.13 pm
Kanya12.13 pm2.34 pm
Tula2.34 pm4.58 pm
Vrischika4.58 pm7.19 pm
Dhanu7.19 pm9.21 pm
Makara9.21 pm11.00 pm
Kumbha11.00 pm12.23 am
Meena12.23 am1.43 am
Mesha1.43 am3.14 am
Vrishabha3.14 am5.07 am
Mithuna5.07 am6.23 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.22
Budhan7.34
Chandra8.45
Sani9.57
Guru11.08
Sevvai12.20
Suriya1.31
Sukran2.42
Budhan3.54
Chandra5.05
Sani6.17
Guru7.28

Night

Sevvai8.40
Suriya9.28
Sukran10.17
Budhan11.05
Chandra11.54
Sani12.43
Guru1.31
Sevvai2.20
Suriya3.08
Sukran3.57
Budhan4.46
Chandra5.34

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery
In force from 2.18 pm, until Friday 11.28 pm

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