December 2026

Tuesday

Parabhava

Margazhi

Sevvai

Valarpirai

Trayodasitill 11.54 am, then Chaturdasi

Karthigaitill 8.16 am, then Rohini

Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 2.30–3.51

Yamagandammorning 9.12–10.33

Kuligaimorning 11.51–1.12

ChandrashtamamChithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

afternoon 3.51–5.10night 6.51–8.31

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, 6.33 am to 8.40 am is the best of the day.

This is Margazhi, when many families do not hold weddings or griha pravesam. 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

6.33–8.40 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

10.33–11.51 amClear of every caution

11.31 am–12.13 pm; Kuligai also runs

1.12–2.30 pmClear of every caution

3.51–5.10 pmClear of every caution

3.51–5.10 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

8.40–9.24 am

9.12–10.33 am

11.51 am–1.12 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

2.30–3.51 pm

10.23–11.48 pm, in the evening

10.31–11.26 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Wednesday 3.57 pm

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

Sunrise6.33 am

Sunset5.10 pm

Moonrise3.25 pm

Moonset5.42 am (next day)

SunDhanu Rasi

MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Wednesday 23 December: Pournami.

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
	Sevvai (Tuesday)
	Trayodasi, till 11.54 am 13–22 nazhigai	Chaturdasi
	Karthigai, till 8.16 am 4–16 nazhigai Rohini, till 5.27 am (next day) 57–12 nazhigai	Mirugaseeridam
	Sadhya Yogam, till 7.02 pm 31–12 nazhigai	Shubha Yogam
	Taitila Karanam, till 11.54 am 13–22 nazhigai Gara Karanam, till 10.08 pm 38–56 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Riyadh

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.47–5.39 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.07–7.32 am 2.38–4.02 am	A favourable window
	8.40–9.24 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.12–10.33 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.31 am–12.13 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	11.51 am–1.12 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	2.30–3.51 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.23–11.48 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.31–11.26 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam6.33

Labam¹7.53

Dhanam²9.13

Sugam10.33

Soram11.51

Uthi1.12

Visham2.30

Amirtham3.51

Night

Soram5.10

Uthi6.51

Visham8.31

Amirtham³10.12

Rogam11.52

Labam1.33

Dhanam3.13

Sugam4.54

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Hemanta Ṛtu · Dhanus Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Trayodaśī · Bhauma Vāsara · Kṛttikā (Rohiṇī from 8.16 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
Dhanu	6.33 am	8.16 am
Makara	8.16 am	10.01 am
Kumbha	10.01 am	11.33 am
Meena	11.33 am	1.02 pm
Mesha	1.02 pm	2.40 pm
Vrishabha	2.40 pm	4.38 pm
Mithuna	4.38 pm	6.52 pm
Kataka	6.52 pm	9.09 pm
Simha	9.09 pm	11.22 pm
Kanya	11.22 pm	1.35 am
Tula	1.35 am	3.51 am
Vrischika	3.51 am	6.07 am
Dhanu	6.07 am	6.34 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai6.33

Suriya7.26

Sukran8.20

Budhan9.13

Chandra10.06

Sani10.59

Guru11.52

Sevvai12.45

Suriya1.38

Sukran2.31

Budhan3.24

Chandra4.17

Night

Sani5.10

Guru6.17

Sevvai7.24

Suriya8.31

Sukran9.38

Budhan10.45

Chandra11.52

Sani12.59

Guru2.06

Sevvai3.13

Suriya4.20

Sukran5.27

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

Also

North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk