August 2026

Thursday

Parabhava

Aadi

Viyazhan

Valarpirai

Prathamaitill 8.42 pm, then Dwitiyai

Ayilyamtill 6.07 am, then Magam

Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.30–3.00

Yamagandammorning 6.00–7.30

Kuligaimorning 9.00–10.30

ChandrashtamamUntil 6.07 am: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarterThen: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Nalla Neram

morning 10.45–11.45afternoon 12.15–1.15

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.30–11.30evening 6.30–7.30

Tithi and nakshatram computed for Rameswaram. Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam, Kuligai, Nalla Neram and Soolam as Tamil calendars print them. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 7.38 am to 9.10 am is the best of the day.

Parigha Yogam runs till 9.29 am Friday.

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 Rameswaram

Computed for Rameswaram, to the minute. Use the printed times on the sheet for daily life; use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham. Where they differ, the printed time is shown in brackets.

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

7.38–9.10 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

10.30–11.30 am; Kuligai also runs

10.45 am–12.16 pmClear of every caution

10.45–11.45 am, inside the clear stretch

11.53 am–12.42 pm; Parigha Yogam also runs

12.15–1.15 pm; Parigha Yogam also runs

6.30–7.30 pm; Tyajyam and Parigha Yogam also run

Avoid

6.04–7.38 am (printed 6–7.30)

9.10–10.45 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 9–10.30)

1.50–3.25 pm (printed 1.30–3)

5.22–6.53 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 6.07 am

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu Rasi.

Then

from 6.07 am, until Saturday 9.35 am

Thiruvonam · Uthiradam, second to fourth quarters · Avittam, first to second quarters

For those born in Makara 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

Sunrise6.04 am

Sunset6.31 pm

Moonrise6.29 am

Moonset7.03 pm

SunKataka Rasi

MoonKataka Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Rameswaram 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)
	Prathamai, till 8.42 pm 36–35 nazhigai	Dwitiyai
	Ayilyam, till 6.07 am 0–07 nazhigai Magam, till 4.39 am (next day) 56–26 nazhigai	Pooram
	Variyan Yogam, till 12.16 pm 15–30 nazhigai	Parigha Yogam
	Kimstughna Karanam, till 9.51 am 9–27 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 8.42 pm 36–35 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Rameswaram

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.32–5.18 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	4.39–6.06 am 2.24–3.53 am	A favourable window
	6.04–7.38 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.10–10.45 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.53 am–12.42 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.50–3.25 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.22–6.53 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹6.04

Sugam7.38

Soram9.10

Uthi²10.45

Amirtham³12.18

Visham1.50

Rogam3.24

Labam⁴4.58

Night

Amirtham⁵6.31

Visham7.57

Rogam9.24

Labam10.51

Dhanam12.18

Sugam1.45

Soram3.10

Uthi4.38

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Karkaṭa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Prathamā · Guru Vāsara · Āśleṣā (Maghā from 6.07 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 sign	From	To
Kataka	6.04 am	6.24 am
Simha	6.24 am	8.24 am
Kanya	8.24 am	10.22 am
Tula	10.22 am	12.26 pm
Vrischika	12.26 pm	2.36 pm
Dhanu	2.36 pm	4.44 pm
Makara	4.44 pm	6.40 pm
Kumbha	6.40 pm	8.25 pm
Meena	8.25 pm	10.08 pm
Mesha	10.08 pm	11.59 pm
Vrishabha	11.59 pm	2.02 am
Mithuna	2.02 am	4.13 am
Kataka	4.13 am	6.04 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.04

Sevvai7.06

Suriya8.09

Sukran9.11

Budhan10.13

Chandra11.15

Sani12.18

Guru1.20

Sevvai2.22

Suriya3.24

Sukran4.27

Budhan5.29

Night

Chandra6.31

Sani7.29

Guru8.27

Sevvai9.24

Suriya10.22

Sukran11.20

Budhan12.18

Chandra1.15

Sani2.13

Guru3.11

Sevvai4.09

Suriya5.06

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil