August 2027

Thursday

Plavanga

Avani

Viyazhan

Theypirai

Dwitiyaitill 5.16 pm, then Tritiyai

Poorattathitill 7.39 am (next day), then Uthirattathi

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.28–3.06

Yamagandammorning 5.26–7.03

Kuligaimorning 8.39–10.16

ChandrashtamamUntil 1.06 am (next day): Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, AyilyamThen: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarter

Keezhnokku Naaldownward day

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 7.03–8.39evening 6.19–7.42

Computed for Ranchi. Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Kuligai from its own sunrise; Gowri Nalla Neram from its sunrise and sunset. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 3.06 pm to sunset 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 Ranchi

Computed for Ranchi, to the minute. Use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham.

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

3.06–6.19 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.03–8.39 amClear of every caution

7.03–8.39 am, inside the clear stretch

10.16 am–12.17 pmClear of every caution

11.27 am–12.18 pm; Tyajyam also runs

Avoid

5.26–7.03 am

8.39–10.16 am, what begins now is said to repeat

12.17–2.04 pm

1.28–3.06 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 1.06 am

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka Rasi.

Then

from 1.06 am, until Sunday 11.12 am

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha 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

Sunrise5.26 am

Sunset6.19 pm

Moonrise7.25 pm

Moonset6.51 am

SunSimha Rasi

MoonKumbha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Friday 20 August: Sankatahara Chaturthi.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them, set by Ranchi's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Ranchi 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)
	Dwitiyai, till 5.16 pm 29–35 nazhigai	Tritiyai
	Poorattathi, till 7.39 am (next day) 65–33 nazhigai	Uthirattathi
	Sukarma Yogam, till 2.52 am (next day) 53–35 nazhigai	Dhriti Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 5.16 pm 29–35 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Ranchi

Window	Time	Traditional use
	3.58–4.41 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	5.26–7.03 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.39–10.16 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.27 am–12.18 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.17–2.04 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.28–3.06 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.52 pm–12.37 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹5.26

Sugam7.03

Soram8.39

Uthi10.16

Amirtham²11.53

Visham1.28

Rogam3.05

Labam4.43

Night

Amirtham6.19

Visham7.42

Rogam9.05

Labam10.30

Dhanam11.53

Sugam1.16

Soram2.39

Uthi4.03

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

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Dvitīyā · Guru Vāsara · Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā

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

1949

2084

2083

5129

1203

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Simha	5.26 am	7.35 am
Kanya	7.35 am	9.46 am
Tula	9.46 am	12.01 pm
Vrischika	12.01 pm	2.17 pm
Dhanu	2.17 pm	4.22 pm
Makara	4.22 pm	6.08 pm
Kumbha	6.08 pm	7.41 pm
Meena	7.41 pm	9.11 pm
Mesha	9.11 pm	10.51 pm
Vrishabha	10.51 pm	12.49 am
Mithuna	12.49 am	3.03 am
Kataka	3.03 am	5.19 am
Simha	5.19 am	5.26 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru5.26

Sevvai6.30

Suriya7.35

Sukran8.39

Budhan9.44

Chandra10.48

Sani11.52

Guru12.57

Sevvai2.01

Suriya3.06

Sukran4.10

Budhan5.14

Night

Chandra6.19

Sani7.14

Guru8.10

Sevvai9.06

Suriya10.01

Sukran10.57

Budhan11.53

Chandra12.48

Sani1.44

Guru2.39

Sevvai3.35

Suriya4.31

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

Also

	A downward day, by the sunrise nakshatram, Poorattathi
	South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil
	In force all day, until Friday 1.06 am