December 2026

Thursday

Parabhava

Margazhi

Viyazhan

Valarpirai

Pournamitill 6.58 am, then Prathamai

Thiruvathiraitill 1.47 am (next day), then Punarpoosam

Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Arudra Darshanam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.30–3.00

Yamagandammorning 6.00–7.30

Kuligaimorning 9.00–10.30

ChandrashtamamVisakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

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, 3.09 pm to sunset 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 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

3.09–6.00 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

8.00–9.25 amClear of every caution

10.30–11.30 am; Kuligai also runs

10.45–11.45 am; Kuligai also runs

10.51 am–12.12 pmClear of every caution

11.54 am–12.39 pm; Tyajyam also runs

12.15–1.15 pm; Tyajyam also runs

1.36–1.42 pmShort clear window

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

6.33–8.00 am (printed 6–7.30)

9.25–10.51 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 9–10.30)

12.12–1.36 pm

1.42–3.09 pm (printed 1.30–3)

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 5.34 pm

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika 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

Sunset6.00 pm

Moonrise6.29 pm

Moonset6.36 am

SunDhanu Rasi

MoonMithuna Rasi

This day and the next

Arudra Darshanam, Nataraja's dawn abhishekam; kali is offered.

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)
	Pournami, till 6.58 am 1–02 nazhigai Prathamai, till 3.08 am (next day) 51–24 nazhigai	Dwitiyai
	Thiruvathirai, till 1.47 am (next day) 48–04 nazhigai	Punarpoosam
	Shukla Yogam, till 12.51 pm 15–45 nazhigai	Brahma Yogam
	Bava Karanam, till 6.58 am 1–02 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 5.02 pm 26–12 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 3.08 am (next day) 51–24 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Salem

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.53–5.43 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.33–8.00 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.25–10.51 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.54 am–12.39 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.12–1.36 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.42–3.09 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.05–6.28 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹6.33

Sugam8.00

Soram9.25

Uthi²10.51

Amirtham³12.17

Visham1.42

Rogam3.08

Labam4.35

Night

Amirtham6.00

Visham7.34

Rogam9.08

Labam10.43

Dhanam12.18

Sugam1.52

Soram3.25

Uthi5.00

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Hemanta Ṛtu · Dhanus Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Pūrṇimā · Guru Vāsara · Ārdrā

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	8.10 am
Makara	8.10 am	10.04 am
Kumbha	10.04 am	11.47 am
Meena	11.47 am	1.28 pm
Mesha	1.28 pm	3.17 pm
Vrishabha	3.17 pm	5.20 pm
Mithuna	5.20 pm	7.31 pm
Kataka	7.31 pm	9.39 pm
Simha	9.39 pm	11.41 pm
Kanya	11.41 pm	1.42 am
Tula	1.42 am	3.47 am
Vrischika	3.47 am	5.59 am
Dhanu	5.59 am	6.34 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.33

Sevvai7.31

Suriya8.28

Sukran9.25

Budhan10.22

Chandra11.20

Sani12.17

Guru1.14

Sevvai2.11

Suriya3.09

Sukran4.06

Budhan5.03

Night

Chandra6.00

Sani7.03

Guru8.06

Sevvai9.09

Suriya10.12

Sukran11.14

Budhan12.17

Chandra1.20

Sani2.23

Guru3.25

Sevvai4.28

Suriya5.31

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil