Shastra Panchangam
November 2026
17
Tuesday
Parabhava
Karthigai
1
Sevvai
Valarpirai
Ashtamitill 6.06 am (next day), then Navami
Avittamtill 4.35 am (next day), then Sathayam
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 3.00–4.30
Yamagandammorning 9.00–10.30
Kuligaiafternoon 12.00–1.30
ChandrashtamamUntil 3.31 pm: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Nalla Neram
morning 7.45–8.45evening 4.45–5.45
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 10.45–11.45evening 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, 5.18 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 5.18 pm.

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

Shastra

Your day

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

5.18–5.49 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.45–8.45 am; Tyajyam, Durmuhurtham and Bhadra Karanam also run
10.45–11.45 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs
11.35 am–12.20 pm; Kuligai and Bhadra Karanam also run
4.45–5.45 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs
6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

6.40–8.26 am
8.27–9.14 am
9.02–10.30 am (printed 9–10.30)
11.57 am–1.26 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 12–1.30)
2.53–4.21 pm (printed 3–4.30)
10.43–11.34 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 3.31 pm

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

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 3.31 pm, until Friday 12.51 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

Sunrise6.07 am
Sunset5.49 pm
Moonrise12.21 pm
Moonset12.17 am (next day)
SunVrischika Rasi
MoonMakara 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

LimbThis dayThen
Sevvai (Tuesday)
Ashtami, till 6.06 am (next day) 59–57 nazhigaiNavami
Avittam, till 4.35 am (next day) 56–10 nazhigaiSathayam
Vriddhi Yogam, till 7.54 am 4–28 nazhigaiDhruva Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 5.18 pm caution 27–57 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 6.06 am (next day) 59–57 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Rameswaram

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.29–5.17 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.40–8.26 amAvoided for new beginnings
8.27–9.14 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.02–10.30 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.35 am–12.20 pmWidely used for beginnings
11.57 am–1.26 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
2.53–4.21 pmAvoided for new beginnings
5.12–6.56 pmA favourable window
10.43–11.34 pmAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam6.07
Labam17.35
Dhanam29.03
Sugam310.30
Soram11.57
Uthi41.26
Visham2.53
Amirtham54.21

Night

Soram5.49
Uthi7.21
Visham8.53
Amirtham610.26
Rogam11.57
Labam1.31
Dhanam3.03
Sugam4.35

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Tyajyam, Durmuhurtham and Bhadra Karanam; 2 Durmuhurtham, Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam; 3 Bhadra Karanam; 4 Bhadra Karanam; 5 Bhadra Karanam; 6 Durmuhurtham.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Vṛścika Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Aṣṭamī · Bhauma Vāsara · Dhaniṣṭhā

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1948
2083
2083
5128
1202

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Tula6.07 am6.09 am
Vrischika6.09 am8.19 am
Dhanu8.19 am10.27 am
Makara10.27 am12.22 pm
Kumbha12.22 pm2.07 pm
Meena2.07 pm3.50 pm
Mesha3.50 pm5.41 pm
Vrishabha5.41 pm7.45 pm
Mithuna7.45 pm9.56 pm
Kataka9.56 pm12.03 am
Simha12.03 am2.02 am
Kanya2.02 am4.01 am
Tula4.01 am6.05 am
Vrischika6.05 am6.07 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai6.07
Suriya7.05
Sukran8.04
Budhan9.02
Chandra10.01
Sani10.59
Guru11.58
Sevvai12.56
Suriya1.55
Sukran2.53
Budhan3.52
Chandra4.50

Night

Sani5.49
Guru6.50
Sevvai7.52
Suriya8.53
Sukran9.55
Budhan10.56
Chandra11.58
Sani12.59
Guru2.01
Sevvai3.02
Suriya4.04
Sukran5.06

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

Also

North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk
In force from 3.30 pm, until Tuesday 12.51 am

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