December 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Karthigai

Velli

Theypirai

Ekadasitill 11.45 pm, then Dwadasi

Hasthamtill 10.23 am, then Chithirai

Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Ekadasi

Rahu Kalammorning 10.30–12.00

Yamagandamafternoon 3.00–4.30

Kuligaimorning 7.30–9.00

ChandrashtamamUntil 11.03 pm: Avittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Poorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, Revathi

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, 12.03 pm to 2.57 pm 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 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

12.03–2.57 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.14–7.41 amClear of every caution

9.09–10.35 amClear of every caution

9.15–10.15 am, inside the clear stretch

11.40 am–12.26 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs

12.15–1.15 pm, inside the clear stretch

4.25–5.51 pmClear of every caution

4.45–5.45 pm, inside the clear stretch

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

7.41–9.09 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 7.30–9)

10.35 am–12.03 pm (printed 10.30–12)

2.57–4.25 pm (printed 3–4.30)

6.51–8.34 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 11.03 pm

Sathayam · Avittam, third to fourth quarters · Poorattathi, first to third quarters

For those born in Kumbha Rasi.

Then

from 11.03 pm, until Monday 9.15 am

Uthirattathi · Revathi · Poorattathi, fourth quarter

For those born in Meena 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

Sunrise6.14 am

Sunset5.51 pm

Moonrise3.02 am (next day)

Moonset2.14 pm

SunVrischika Rasi

MoonKanya Rasi

This day and the next

Ekadasi, a fasting day in many families.

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)
	Ekadasi, till 11.45 pm 43–47 nazhigai	Dwadasi
	Hastham, till 10.23 am 10–22 nazhigai	Chithirai
	Ayushman Yogam, till 8.24 am 5–23 nazhigai	Saubhagya Yogam
	Bava Karanam, till 11.21 am 12–47 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 11.45 pm 43–47 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Rameswaram

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.36–5.24 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.41–9.09 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	10.35 am–12.03 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.40 am–12.26 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	2.57–4.25 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.51–8.34 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.03–6.43 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam6.14

Soram7.41

Uthi9.09

Visham10.35

Amirtham12.03

Rogam1.29

Labam¹2.58

Dhanam4.25

Night

Rogam5.51

Labam²7.25

Dhanam8.58

Sugam10.31

Soram12.03

Uthi1.36

Visham3.08

Amirtham4.42

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Vṛścika Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Hasta (Citrā from 10.23 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

5128

1202

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Vrischika	6.14 am	7.12 am
Dhanu	7.12 am	9.20 am
Makara	9.20 am	11.16 am
Kumbha	11.16 am	1.01 pm
Meena	1.01 pm	2.43 pm
Mesha	2.43 pm	4.34 pm
Vrishabha	4.34 pm	6.38 pm
Mithuna	6.38 pm	8.49 pm
Kataka	8.49 pm	10.56 pm
Simha	10.56 pm	12.56 am
Kanya	12.56 am	2.54 am
Tula	2.54 am	4.58 am
Vrischika	4.58 am	6.15 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.14

Budhan7.12

Chandra8.10

Sani9.08

Guru10.07

Sevvai11.05

Suriya12.03

Sukran1.01

Budhan1.59

Chandra2.57

Sani3.55

Guru4.53

Night

Sevvai5.51

Suriya6.53

Sukran7.55

Budhan8.57

Chandra9.59

Sani11.01

Guru12.03

Sevvai1.05

Suriya2.07

Sukran3.09

Budhan4.11

Chandra5.13

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery