Shastra Panchangam
December 2026
31
Thursday
Parabhava
Margazhi
16
Viyazhan

Theypirai
Ashtamitill 10.03 am, then Navami
Hasthamtill 1.44 pm, then Chithirai
Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.16–2.36
Yamagandammorning 6.37–7.57
Kuligaimorning 9.16–10.37
ChandrashtamamUntil 2.18 am (next day): Avittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Poorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, Revathi
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 7.57–9.16evening 5.15–6.55

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, 7.57 am to 9.16 am is the best of the day.

Atiganda Yogam runs till 9.14 am Friday.

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

7.57–9.16 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.57–9.16 am, inside the clear stretch
11.35 am–12.17 pm; Atiganda Yogam also runs

Avoid

6.37–7.57 am
9.16–10.37 am, what begins now is said to repeat
1.16–2.36 pm
10.09–11.51 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 2.18 am

Sathayam · Avittam, third to fourth quarters · Poorattathi, first to third quarters

For those born in Kumbha Rasi.

Then

from 2.18 am, until Sunday 12.31 pm

Uthirattathi · Revathi · Poorattathi, fourth quarter

For those born in Meena 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

Sunrise6.37 am
Sunset5.15 pm
Moonrise1.02 am (next day)
Moonset11.45 am
SunDhanu Rasi
MoonKanya 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

LimbThis dayThen
Viyazhan (Thursday)
Ashtami, till 10.03 am 8–35 nazhigaiNavami
Hastham, till 1.44 pm 17–46 nazhigaiChithirai
Shobhana Yogam, till 9.57 am 8–19 nazhigaiAtiganda Yogam
Kaulava Karanam, till 10.03 am 8–35 nazhigai
Taitila Karanam, till 10.17 pm 39–09 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Riyadh

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.51–5.43 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.37–7.57 amAvoided for new beginnings
7.35–9.12 amA favourable window
9.16–10.37 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.35 am–12.17 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.16–2.36 pmAvoided for new beginnings
10.09–11.51 pmAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam16.37
Sugam7.57
Soram9.16
Uthi210.37
Amirtham311.57
Visham1.16
Rogam2.35
Labam43.56

Night

Amirtham5.15
Visham6.55
Rogam8.35
Labam510.17
Dhanam11.57
Sugam1.37
Soram3.16
Uthi4.58

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Yamagandam; 2 Atiganda Yogam; 3 Atiganda Yogam; 4 Atiganda Yogam; 5 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Hemanta Ṛtu · Dhanus Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Aṣṭamī · Guru Vāsara · Hasta (Citrā from 1.44 pm, 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
2083
5128
1202

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Dhanu6.37 am7.41 am
Makara7.41 am9.26 am
Kumbha9.26 am10.57 am
Meena10.57 am12.26 pm
Mesha12.26 pm2.05 pm
Vrishabha2.05 pm4.03 pm
Mithuna4.03 pm6.16 pm
Kataka6.16 pm8.34 pm
Simha8.34 pm10.47 pm
Kanya10.47 pm12.59 am
Tula12.59 am3.15 am
Vrischika3.15 am5.32 am
Dhanu5.32 am6.37 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.37
Sevvai7.30
Suriya8.23
Sukran9.17
Budhan10.10
Chandra11.03
Sani11.56
Guru12.49
Sevvai1.43
Suriya2.36
Sukran3.29
Budhan4.22

Night

Chandra5.15
Sani6.22
Guru7.29
Sevvai8.36
Suriya9.43
Sukran10.50
Budhan11.56
Chandra1.03
Sani2.10
Guru3.17
Sevvai4.24
Suriya5.31

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil

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