August 2026

Thursday

Parabhava

Avani

Viyazhan

Valarpirai

Ashtamitill 9.19 pm, then Navami

Visakamtill 9.08 am, then Anusham

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.30–3.00

Yamagandammorning 6.00–7.30

Kuligaimorning 9.00–10.30

ChandrashtamamAshwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarter

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, 3.23 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 8.17 am.

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

3.23–6.28 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

8.17–9.10 amShort clear window

10.30–11.30 am; Kuligai also runs

10.44 am–1.35 pmClear of every caution

10.45–11.45 am, inside the clear stretch

11.52 am–12.40 pm

12.15–1.15 pm, inside the clear stretch

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

6.04–7.38 am (printed 6–7.30)

9.10–10.44 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 9–10.30)

1.35–3.23 pm

1.49–3.23 pm (printed 1.30–3)

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 2.50 pm

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

Sunrise6.04 am

Sunset6.28 pm

Moonrise12.23 pm

Moonset12.02 am (next day)

SunSimha Rasi

MoonVrischika Rasi, from 2.30 am

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)
	Ashtami, till 9.19 pm 38–07 nazhigai	Navami
	Visakam, till 9.08 am 7–40 nazhigai	Anusham
	Indra Yogam, till 4.25 am (next day) 55–53 nazhigai	Vaidhriti Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 8.17 am caution 5–30 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 9.19 pm 38–07 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Rameswaram

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.32–5.17 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.04–7.38 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.10–10.44 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.52 am–12.40 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.35–3.23 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.49–3.23 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.18–2.04 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹6.04

Sugam²7.38

Soram9.10

Uthi10.44

Amirtham³12.17

Visham1.49

Rogam3.22

Labam4.55

Night

Amirtham6.28

Visham7.54

Rogam9.22

Labam10.50

Dhanam12.17

Sugam1.44

Soram3.10

Uthi4.38

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Aṣṭamī · Guru Vāsara · Viśākhā (Anurādhā from 9.08 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

1202

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Simha	6.04 am	7.56 am
Kanya	7.56 am	9.55 am
Tula	9.55 am	11.59 am
Vrischika	11.59 am	2.09 pm
Dhanu	2.09 pm	4.17 pm
Makara	4.17 pm	6.12 pm
Kumbha	6.12 pm	7.57 pm
Meena	7.57 pm	9.40 pm
Mesha	9.40 pm	11.31 pm
Vrishabha	11.31 pm	1.35 am
Mithuna	1.35 am	3.46 am
Kataka	3.46 am	5.53 am
Simha	5.53 am	6.04 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.04

Sevvai7.06

Suriya8.08

Sukran9.10

Budhan10.12

Chandra11.14

Sani12.16

Guru1.18

Sevvai2.20

Suriya3.22

Sukran4.24

Budhan5.26

Night

Chandra6.28

Sani7.26

Guru8.24

Sevvai9.22

Suriya10.20

Sukran11.18

Budhan12.16

Chandra1.14

Sani2.12

Guru3.10

Sevvai4.08

Suriya5.06

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil