August 2026

Thursday

Parabhava

Aadi

Viyazhan

Theypirai

Ashtamitill 6.53 pm, then Navami

Bharanitill 8.14 pm, then Karthigai

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.30–3.00

Yamagandammorning 6.00–7.30

Kuligaimorning 9.00–10.30

ChandrashtamamUntil 1.54 am (next day): Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

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Nalla Neram

morning 10.45–11.45afternoon 12.15–1.15

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.30–11.30evening 6.30–7.30

Tithi and nakshatram computed for Salem. Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam, Kuligai, Nalla Neram and Soolam as Tamil calendars print them. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 3.33 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Ganda Yogam runs till 3.01 pm.

This is Aadi, 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 Salem

Computed for Salem, to the minute. Use the printed times on the sheet for daily life; use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham. Where they differ, the printed time is shown in brackets.

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

3.33–6.41 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

10.30–11.30 am; Kuligai and Ganda Yogam also run

10.45–11.45 am; Kuligai and Ganda Yogam also run

11.59 am–12.48 pm; Ganda Yogam also runs

12.15–1.15 pm; Ganda Yogam also runs

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

6.05–7.40 am (printed 6–7.30)

6.28–8.01 am

9.14–10.49 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 9–10.30)

1.57–3.33 pm (printed 1.30–3)

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 1.54 am

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

For those born in Kanya Rasi.

Then

from 1.54 am, until Sunday 3.50 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

Sunrise6.05 am

Sunset6.41 pm

Moonrise12.18 am (next day)

Moonset12.22 pm

SunKataka Rasi

MoonMesha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Salem 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
	Viyazhan (Thursday)
	Ashtami, till 6.53 pm 31–59 nazhigai	Navami
	Bharani, till 8.14 pm 35–21 nazhigai	Karthigai
	Ganda Yogam, till 3.01 pm caution 22–19 nazhigai	Vriddhi Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 7.51 am 4–25 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 6.53 pm 31–59 nazhigai Taitila Karanam, till 5.48 am (next day) 59–17 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Salem

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.35–5.19 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.05–7.40 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.28–8.01 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.14–10.49 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.59 am–12.48 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.57–3.33 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.39–5.10 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹6.05

Sugam²7.40

Soram9.14

Uthi³10.49

Amirtham⁴12.24

Visham1.57

Rogam3.32

Labam5.07

Night

Amirtham6.41

Visham8.06

Rogam9.32

Labam10.58

Dhanam12.24

Sugam1.49

Soram3.14

Uthi4.40

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Karkaṭa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Aṣṭamī · Guru 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

2082

5128

1201

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Kataka	6.05 am	6.54 am
Simha	6.54 am	8.56 am
Kanya	8.56 am	10.56 am
Tula	10.56 am	1.02 pm
Vrischika	1.02 pm	3.13 pm
Dhanu	3.13 pm	5.20 pm
Makara	5.20 pm	7.14 pm
Kumbha	7.14 pm	8.57 pm
Meena	8.57 pm	10.38 pm
Mesha	10.38 pm	12.27 am
Vrishabha	12.27 am	2.30 am
Mithuna	2.30 am	4.41 am
Kataka	4.41 am	6.06 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.05

Sevvai7.08

Suriya8.11

Sukran9.14

Budhan10.17

Chandra11.20

Sani12.23

Guru1.26

Sevvai2.29

Suriya3.32

Sukran4.35

Budhan5.38

Night

Chandra6.41

Sani7.38

Guru8.35

Sevvai9.32

Suriya10.29

Sukran11.26

Budhan12.23

Chandra1.20

Sani2.17

Guru3.14

Sevvai4.11

Suriya5.09

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

Also

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