December 2026

Saturday

Parabhava

Karthigai

Sani

Valarpirai

Tritiyaitill 11.37 am, then Chaturthi

Uthiradamtill 3.42 am (next day), then Thiruvonam

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 9.07–10.28

Yamagandamafternoon 1.06–2.27

Kuligaimorning 6.28–7.48

ChandrashtamamUntil 7.22 am: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

afternoon 2.27–3.46evening 5.06–6.46

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, 2.27 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 Riyadh

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

2.27–5.06 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.53–9.07 amClear of every caution

11.26 am–1.06 pmClear of every caution

11.26 am–12.08 pm

2.27–3.46 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

6.28–7.48 am, what begins now is said to repeat

6.28–7.53 am

9.07–10.28 am

9.37–11.26 am

1.06–2.27 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 7.22 am

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha Rasi.

Then

from 7.22 am, until Monday 8.06 pm

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

For those born in Mithuna 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

Sunrise6.28 am

Sunset5.06 pm

Moonrise9.10 am

Moonset7.53 pm

SunVrischika Rasi

MoonDhanu Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Limb	This day	Then
	Sani (Saturday)
	Tritiyai, till 11.37 am 12–52 nazhigai	Chaturthi
	Uthiradam, till 3.42 am (next day) 53–05 nazhigai	Thiruvonam
	Vriddhi Yogam, till 8.47 am 5–48 nazhigai	Dhruva Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 11.37 am 12–52 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 12.58 am (next day) 46–15 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Riyadh

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.41–5.34 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.28–7.48 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	6.28–7.53 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.07–10.28 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.37–11.26 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.26 am–12.08 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.06–2.27 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.29–10.16 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Soram6.28

Uthi¹7.48

Visham9.07

Amirtham²10.28

Rogam11.46

Labam³1.07

Dhanam2.27

Sugam3.47

Night

Labam5.06

Dhanam6.47

Sugam8.27

Soram10.06

Uthi11.48

Visham1.27

Amirtham3.08

Soram4.48

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Vṛścika Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Tṛtīyā · Sthira Vāsara · Uttarāṣāḍhā

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	6.28 am	6.50 am
Dhanu	6.50 am	8.55 am
Makara	8.55 am	10.41 am
Kumbha	10.41 am	12.12 pm
Meena	12.12 pm	1.41 pm
Mesha	1.41 pm	3.20 pm
Vrishabha	3.20 pm	5.17 pm
Mithuna	5.17 pm	7.31 pm
Kataka	7.31 pm	9.48 pm
Simha	9.48 pm	12.02 am
Kanya	12.02 am	2.14 am
Tula	2.14 am	4.30 am
Vrischika	4.30 am	6.28 am

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

Horai

Day

Sani6.28

Guru7.21

Sevvai8.14

Suriya9.07

Sukran10.01

Budhan10.54

Chandra11.47

Sani12.40

Guru1.33

Sevvai2.26

Suriya3.20

Sukran4.13

Night

Budhan5.06

Chandra6.13

Sani7.20

Guru8.27

Sevvai9.33

Suriya10.40

Sukran11.47

Budhan12.54

Chandra2.01

Sani3.08

Guru4.15

Sevvai5.22

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

Also

East on Saturdays; Parigaram: curd