Shastra Panchangam
November 2026
23
Monday
Parabhava
Karthigai
7
Thingal

Valarpirai
Chaturdasitill 9.13 pm, then Pournami
Bharanitill 11.32 pm, then Karthigai
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 7.35–8.58
Yamagandammorning 10.18–11.40
Kuligaiafternoon 1.00–2.22
ChandrashtamamUntil 4.55 am (next day): Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.15–7.35evening 5.04–6.43

Computed for Riyadh, in Arabia time (AST). 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, 2.55 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

Computed for Riyadh, 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

2.55–5.04 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.15–7.35 amClear of every caution
6.15–7.35 am, inside the clear stretch
8.58–10.18 amClear of every caution
11.18 am–12.01 pm; Yamagandam and Tyajyam also run
11.56 am–12.01 pmShort clear window
12.45–1.00 pmShort clear window

Avoid

7.35–8.58 am
10.18–11.40 am
10.28–11.56 am
12.01–12.45 pm
1.00–2.22 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
2.11–2.55 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 4.55 am

Hastham · Uthiram, second to fourth quarters · Chithirai, first to second quarters

For those born in Kanya Rasi.

Then

from 4.55 am, until Thursday 4.42 am

Swathi · Chithirai, third to fourth quarters · Visakam, first to third quarters

For those born in Tula 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

Sunrise6.15 am
Sunset5.04 pm
Moonrise3.55 pm
Moonset5.47 am (next day)
SunVrischika Rasi
MoonMesha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Tuesday 24 November: Pournami and Karthigai Deepam.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Riyadh 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)
Chaturdasi, till 9.13 pm 37–25 nazhigaiPournami
Bharani, till 11.32 pm 43–13 nazhigaiKarthigai
Variyan Yogam, till 5.29 pm 28–04 nazhigaiParigha Yogam
Gara Karanam, till 10.44 am 11–13 nazhigai
Vanija Karanam, till 9.13 pm 37–25 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Riyadh

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.30–5.21 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.35–8.58 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.18–11.40 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.28–11.56 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.18 am–12.01 pmWidely used for beginnings
12.01–12.45 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.00–2.22 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
2.11–2.55 pmAvoided for new beginnings
7.12–8.38 pmA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham6.15
Visham7.35
Rogam8.57
Labam110.19
Dhanam211.40
Sugam31.01
Soram2.21
Uthi3.44

Night

Sugam5.04
Soram6.43
Uthi8.23
Amirtham10.02
Visham11.39
Rogam1.18
Labam2.58
Dhanam4.37

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Vṛścika Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Caturdaśī · Indu Vāsara · Bharaṇī

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
Vrischika6.15 am8.05 am
Dhanu8.05 am10.10 am
Makara10.10 am11.55 am
Kumbha11.55 am1.27 pm
Meena1.27 pm2.56 pm
Mesha2.56 pm4.34 pm
Vrishabha4.34 pm6.32 pm
Mithuna6.32 pm8.46 pm
Kataka8.46 pm11.03 pm
Simha11.03 pm1.16 am
Kanya1.16 am3.29 am
Tula3.29 am5.45 am
Vrischika5.45 am6.15 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra6.15
Sani7.09
Guru8.03
Sevvai8.57
Suriya9.51
Sukran10.45
Budhan11.40
Chandra12.34
Sani1.28
Guru2.22
Sevvai3.16
Suriya4.10

Night

Sukran5.04
Budhan6.10
Chandra7.16
Sani8.22
Guru9.28
Sevvai10.34
Suriya11.40
Sukran12.46
Budhan1.52
Chandra2.58
Sani4.04
Guru5.09

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd

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