August 2026

Thursday

Parabhava

Avani

Viyazhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Avani 3 on this day. Here Avani began a day earlier, on Monday 17 August.

Valarpirai

Ashtamitill 11.49 am, then Navami

Anushamtill 2.23 am (next day), then Kettai

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.42–3.16

Yamagandammorning 5.56–7.30

Kuligaimorning 9.02–10.37

ChandrashtamamAshwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarter

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 7.30–9.02evening 6.22–7.49

Computed for Port of Spain, in Port of Spain time (AST). 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, 3.16 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Port of Spain

Computed for Port of Spain, 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

3.16–6.22 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.30–9.02 amClear of every caution

7.30–9.02 am, inside the clear stretch

10.37 am–1.42 pmClear of every caution

11.45 am–12.34 pm

Avoid

5.56–7.30 am

9.02–10.37 am, what begins now is said to repeat

1.42–3.16 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 5.20 am

Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter

For those born in Mesha 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

Sunrise5.56 am

Sunset6.22 pm

Moonrise12.39 pm

Moonset12.11 am (next day)

SunSimha Rasi

MoonVrischika Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Port of Spain 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)
	Ashtami, till 11.49 am 14–41 nazhigai	Navami
	Anusham, till 2.23 am (next day) 51–07 nazhigai	Kettai
	Indra Yogam, till 6.55 pm 32–28 nazhigai	Vaidhriti Yogam
	Bava Karanam, till 11.49 am 14–41 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 12.56 am (next day) 47–30 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Port of Spain

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.24–5.10 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	5.56–7.30 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.02–10.37 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.45 am–12.34 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.42–3.16 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.48–4.34 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹5.56

Sugam7.30

Soram9.02

Uthi10.37

Amirtham12.10

Visham1.42

Rogam3.15

Labam4.50

Night

Amirtham6.22

Visham7.49

Rogam9.15

Labam10.43

Dhanam12.10

Sugam1.37

Soram3.02

Uthi4.30

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Aṣṭamī · Guru Vāsara · Anurādhā

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

1202

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Simha	5.56 am	7.48 am
Kanya	7.48 am	9.47 am
Tula	9.47 am	11.52 am
Vrischika	11.52 am	2.03 pm
Dhanu	2.03 pm	4.11 pm
Makara	4.11 pm	6.05 pm
Kumbha	6.05 pm	7.49 pm
Meena	7.49 pm	9.31 pm
Mesha	9.31 pm	11.21 pm
Vrishabha	11.21 pm	1.24 am
Mithuna	1.24 am	3.35 am
Kataka	3.35 am	5.43 am
Simha	5.43 am	5.56 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru5.56

Sevvai6.58

Suriya8.01

Sukran9.03

Budhan10.05

Chandra11.07

Sani12.09

Guru1.11

Sevvai2.14

Suriya3.16

Sukran4.18

Budhan5.20

Night

Chandra6.22

Sani7.20

Guru8.18

Sevvai9.16

Suriya10.14

Sukran11.11

Budhan12.09

Chandra1.07

Sani2.05

Guru3.03

Sevvai4.01

Suriya4.59

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil