Shastra Panchangam
December 2026
14
Monday
Parabhava
Karthigai
28
Thingal
Valarpirai
Panchamitill 7.17 pm, then Shashti
Thiruvonamtill 9.12 am, then Avittam
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 7.30–9.00
Yamagandammorning 10.30–12.00
Kuligaiafternoon 1.30–3.00
ChandrashtamamUntil 10.36 pm: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Nalla Neram
morning 6.15–7.15evening 4.45–5.45
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 9.15–10.15night 7.30–8.30

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, 3.36 pm to sunset is the best of the day, with the Nalla Neram of 4.45–5.45 pm inside it.

Vyaghata Yogam runs till 1.05 pm.

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

3.36–5.55 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.15–7.15 am; Vyaghata Yogam also runs
9.15–10.15 am; Vyaghata Yogam also runs
11.45 am–12.30 pm; Yamagandam and Vyaghata Yogam also run
1.17–1.34 pmShort clear window
4.45–5.45 pm, inside the clear stretch
7.30–8.30 pm

Avoid

7.46–9.14 am (printed 7.30–9)
10.40 am–12.08 pm (printed 10.30–12)
12.30–1.17 pm
1.34–3.02 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 1.30–3)
1.39–3.26 pm
2.49–3.36 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 10.36 pm

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

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 10.36 pm, until Thursday 9.14 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

Sunrise6.19 am
Sunset5.55 pm
Moonrise10.18 am
Moonset10.12 pm
SunVrischika Rasi
MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Tuesday 15 December: Sashti Viratham and Subrahmanya Sashti.

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
Thingal (Monday)
Panchami, till 7.17 pm 32–22 nazhigaiShashti
Thiruvonam, till 9.12 am 7–13 nazhigaiAvittam
Vyaghata Yogam, till 1.05 pm caution 16–53 nazhigaiHarshana Yogam
Balava Karanam, till 7.17 pm 32–22 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Rameswaram

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.41–5.29 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.46–9.14 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.40 am–12.08 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.45 am–12.30 pmWidely used for beginnings
12.30–1.17 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.34–3.02 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
1.39–3.26 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.49–3.36 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.20–2.06 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham16.19
Visham7.46
Rogam9.13
Labam210.41
Dhanam312.08
Sugam41.35
Soram3.01
Uthi4.29

Night

Sugam5.55
Soram7.28
Uthi9.02
Amirtham10.35
Visham12.07
Rogam1.40
Labam3.14
Dhanam4.47

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Vṛścika Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Pañcamī · Indu Vāsara · Śravaṇa (Dhaniṣṭhā from 9.12 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
2083
5128
1202

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Vrischika6.19 am6.33 am
Dhanu6.33 am8.41 am
Makara8.41 am10.36 am
Kumbha10.36 am12.21 pm
Meena12.21 pm2.04 pm
Mesha2.04 pm3.55 pm
Vrishabha3.55 pm5.59 pm
Mithuna5.59 pm8.10 pm
Kataka8.10 pm10.16 pm
Simha10.16 pm12.16 am
Kanya12.16 am2.15 am
Tula2.15 am4.19 am
Vrischika4.19 am6.20 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra6.19
Sani7.17
Guru8.15
Sevvai9.13
Suriya10.11
Sukran11.09
Budhan12.07
Chandra1.05
Sani2.03
Guru3.01
Sevvai3.59
Suriya4.57

Night

Sukran5.55
Budhan6.57
Chandra7.59
Sani9.01
Guru10.03
Sevvai11.05
Suriya12.08
Sukran1.10
Budhan2.12
Chandra3.14
Sani4.16
Guru5.18

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd
In force from 10.35 pm, until Monday 9.14 am

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