Shastra Panchangam
July 2026
3
Friday
Parabhava
Aani
19
Velli
Theypirai
Tritiyaitill 9.51 am, then Chaturthi
Thiruvonamtill 10.17 am, then Avittam
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Sankatahara Chaturthi

Rahu Kalammorning 10.52–12.15
Yamagandamafternoon 2.58–4.21
Kuligaimorning 8.08–9.31
ChandrashtamamUntil 11.19 pm: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.46–8.08night 7.21–8.58

Computed for Port Louis, in Mauritius time (MUT). 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, 4.21 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 9.51 am; Vishkambha Yogam runs till 3.30 pm.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Port Louis

Computed for Port Louis, 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

4.21–5.43 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.46–8.08 am; Bhadra Karanam and Vishkambha Yogam also run
11.53 am–12.36 pm; Rahu Kalam and Vishkambha Yogam also run

Avoid

8.08–9.31 am, what begins now is said to repeat
10.52 am–12.15 pm
2.36–4.21 pm
2.58–4.21 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 11.19 pm

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

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 11.19 pm, until Monday 8.28 am

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

Sunrise6.46 am
Sunset5.43 pm
Moonrise8.47 pm
Moonset9.06 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 Port Louis's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Port Louis 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)
Tritiyai, till 9.51 am 7–42 nazhigaiChaturthi
Thiruvonam, till 10.17 am 8–48 nazhigaiAvittam
Vishkambha Yogam, till 3.30 pm caution 21–50 nazhigaiPriti Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 9.51 am caution 7–42 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 10.34 pm 39–30 nazhigai
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Port Louis

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.02–5.53 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.08–9.31 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
10.52 am–12.15 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.53 am–12.36 pmWidely used for beginnings
2.36–4.21 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.58–4.21 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.00–2.43 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam16.46
Soram8.08
Uthi29.31
Visham10.52
Amirtham312.15
Rogam1.36
Labam42.59
Dhanam4.21

Night

Rogam5.43
Labam7.21
Dhanam8.59
Sugam10.37
Soram12.14
Uthi1.53
Visham3.30
Amirtham5.09

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Mithuna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Tṛtīyā · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Śravaṇa (Dhaniṣṭhā from 10.17 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
Mithuna6.46 am7.43 am
Kataka7.43 am9.31 am
Simha9.31 am11.07 am
Kanya11.07 am12.40 pm
Tula12.40 pm2.23 pm
Vrischika2.23 pm4.22 pm
Dhanu4.22 pm6.35 pm
Makara6.35 pm8.49 pm
Kumbha8.49 pm10.58 pm
Meena10.58 pm1.06 am
Mesha1.06 am3.18 am
Vrishabha3.18 am5.33 am
Mithuna5.33 am6.46 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.46
Budhan7.41
Chandra8.35
Sani9.30
Guru10.25
Sevvai11.20
Suriya12.14
Sukran1.09
Budhan2.04
Chandra2.58
Sani3.53
Guru4.48

Night

Sevvai5.43
Suriya6.48
Sukran7.53
Budhan8.58
Chandra10.04
Sani11.09
Guru12.14
Sevvai1.20
Suriya2.25
Sukran3.30
Budhan4.35
Chandra5.41

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery
In force from 11.18 pm, until Friday 8.28 am

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