August 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Aadi

Velli

Valarpirai

Dwitiyaitill 6.47 pm, then Tritiyai

Pooramtill 3.43 am (next day), then Uthiram

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 10.30–12.00

Yamagandamafternoon 3.00–4.30

Kuligaimorning 7.30–9.00

ChandrashtamamUthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Nalla Neram

morning 9.15–10.15evening 4.45–5.45

Gowri Nalla Neram

afternoon 12.15–1.15evening 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, 4.58 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Parigha Yogam runs till 9.29 am.

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

4.58–6.31 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

9.15–10.15 am; Parigha Yogam also runs

9.29–10.44 amClear of every caution

11.53 am–12.42 pm; Rahu Kalam and Tyajyam also run

12.15–1.15 pm; Rahu Kalam and Tyajyam also run

1.53–3.24 pmClear of every caution

4.45–5.45 pm; Yamagandam also runs

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

7.37–9.11 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 7.30–9)

10.44 am–12.18 pm (printed 10.30–12)

12.20–1.53 pm

3.24–4.58 pm (printed 3–4.30)

Chandrashtamam

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

Moonrise7.24 am

Moonset7.47 pm

SunKataka Rasi

MoonSimha 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
	Velli (Friday)
	Dwitiyai, till 6.47 pm 31–48 nazhigai	Tritiyai
	Pooram, till 3.43 am (next day) 54–07 nazhigai	Uthiram
	Parigha Yogam, till 9.29 am caution 8–31 nazhigai	Shiva Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 7.41 am 4–01 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 6.47 pm 31–48 nazhigai Taitila Karanam, till 6.03 am (next day) 59–58 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Rameswaram

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.32–5.18 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.37–9.11 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	10.44 am–12.18 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.53 am–12.42 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.20–1.53 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.24–4.58 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.34–11.06 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam¹6.04

Soram7.37

Uthi²9.11

Visham10.44

Amirtham³12.18

Rogam1.50

Labam⁴3.24

Dhanam4.58

Night

Rogam6.31

Labam7.58

Dhanam9.24

Sugam10.51

Soram12.17

Uthi1.45

Visham3.10

Amirtham4.38

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Karkaṭa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvitīyā · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Pūrvaphalgunī

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	6.20 am
Simha	6.20 am	8.20 am
Kanya	8.20 am	10.18 am
Tula	10.18 am	12.22 pm
Vrischika	12.22 pm	2.33 pm
Dhanu	2.33 pm	4.40 pm
Makara	4.40 pm	6.36 pm
Kumbha	6.36 pm	8.21 pm
Meena	8.21 pm	10.04 pm
Mesha	10.04 pm	11.55 pm
Vrishabha	11.55 pm	1.58 am
Mithuna	1.58 am	4.09 am
Kataka	4.09 am	6.04 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.04

Budhan7.06

Chandra8.09

Sani9.11

Guru10.13

Sevvai11.15

Suriya12.17

Sukran1.20

Budhan2.22

Chandra3.24

Sani4.26

Guru5.28

Night

Sevvai6.31

Suriya7.28

Sukran8.26

Budhan9.24

Chandra10.22

Sani11.20

Guru12.17

Sevvai1.15

Suriya2.13

Sukran3.11

Budhan4.09

Chandra5.06

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery