Shastra Panchangam
December 2026
25
Friday
Parabhava
Margazhi
10
Velli
Theypirai
Dwitiyaitill 8.56 pm, then Tritiyai
Punarpoosamtill 8.20 pm, then Poosam
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 10.33–11.54
Yamagandamafternoon 2.32–3.53
Kuligaimorning 7.54–9.15
ChandrashtamamUntil 3.04 pm: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, KettaiThen: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarter
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.35–7.54night 6.53–8.32

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, 11.54 am to 2.32 pm 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

11.54 am–2.32 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.35–7.54 amClear of every caution
6.35–7.54 am, inside the clear stretch
9.15–9.48 amShort clear window
11.33 am–12.14 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs
3.53–5.12 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

7.54–9.15 am, what begins now is said to repeat
9.48–11.13 am
10.33–11.54 am
2.32–3.53 pm
3.27–4.54 am, early Saturday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 3.04 pm

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika Rasi.

Then

from 3.04 pm, until Sunday 3.35 pm

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu 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

Sunrise6.35 am
Sunset5.12 pm
Moonrise6.53 pm
Moonset7.49 am
SunDhanu Rasi
MoonMithuna Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Saturday 26 December: Sankatahara Chaturthi.

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
Velli (Friday)
Dwitiyai, till 8.56 pm 35–54 nazhigaiTritiyai
Punarpoosam, till 8.20 pm 34–23 nazhigaiPoosam
Indra Yogam, till 1.47 am (next day) 47–59 nazhigaiVaidhriti Yogam
Taitila Karanam, till 10.45 am 10–26 nazhigai
Gara Karanam, till 8.56 pm 35–54 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Riyadh

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.48–5.41 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.54–9.15 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
9.48–11.13 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.33–11.54 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.33 am–12.14 pmWidely used for beginnings
2.32–3.53 pmAvoided for new beginnings
6.14–7.38 pmA favourable window
3.27–4.54 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam6.35
Soram7.54
Uthi19.15
Visham10.33
Amirtham11.54
Rogam1.12
Labam22.33
Dhanam3.53

Night

Rogam5.12
Labam6.53
Dhanam8.33
Sugam10.14
Soram11.53
Uthi1.34
Visham3.14
Amirtham4.55

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Hemanta Ṛtu · Dhanus Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Dvitīyā · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Punarvasu

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
Dhanu6.35 am8.04 am
Makara8.04 am9.50 am
Kumbha9.50 am11.21 am
Meena11.21 am12.50 pm
Mesha12.50 pm2.29 pm
Vrishabha2.29 pm4.26 pm
Mithuna4.26 pm6.40 pm
Kataka6.40 pm8.57 pm
Simha8.57 pm11.11 pm
Kanya11.11 pm1.23 am
Tula1.23 am3.39 am
Vrischika3.39 am5.55 am
Dhanu5.55 am6.35 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.35
Budhan7.28
Chandra8.21
Sani9.14
Guru10.07
Sevvai11.00
Suriya11.53
Sukran12.46
Budhan1.39
Chandra2.33
Sani3.26
Guru4.19

Night

Sevvai5.12
Suriya6.19
Sukran7.26
Budhan8.33
Chandra9.40
Sani10.47
Guru11.54
Sevvai1.00
Suriya2.07
Sukran3.14
Budhan4.21
Chandra5.28

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery

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