July 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Aani

Velli

Theypirai

Chaturthitill 12.10 am (next day), then Panchami

Avittamtill 1.14 am (next day), then Sathayam

Siddha Yogam

Sankatahara Chaturthi

Rahu Kalammorning 11.05–12.53

Yamagandamevening 4.26–6.14

Kuligaimorning 7.32–9.20

ChandrashtamamUntil 12.19 pm: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 5.45–7.32night 9.14–10.26

Computed for San Diego, in US Pacific time (PDT). 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, 12.53 pm to 4.26 pm is the best of the day.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for San Diego

Computed for San Diego, 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

12.53–4.26 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

5.45–7.32 amClear of every caution

5.45–7.32 am, inside the clear stretch

9.20–11.05 amClear of every caution

12.25–1.21 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs

6.14–8.01 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

7.32–9.20 am, what begins now is said to repeat

11.05 am–12.53 pm

4.26–6.14 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 12.19 pm

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 12.19 pm, until Sunday 9.28 pm

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka 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

Sunrise5.45 am

Sunset8.01 pm

Moonrise10.42 pm

Moonset8.59 am

SunMithuna Rasi

MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

Sankatahara Chaturthi, Ganesha worship; the fast ends at moonrise.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them, set by San Diego's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for San Diego 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
	Velli (Friday)
	Chaturthi, till 12.10 am (next day) 46–02 nazhigai	Panchami
	Avittam, till 1.14 am (next day) 48–41 nazhigai	Sathayam
	Priti Yogam, till 4.32 am (next day) 56–55 nazhigai	Ayushman Yogam
	Bava Karanam, till 11.34 am 14–32 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 12.10 am (next day) 46–02 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for San Diego

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.28–5.06 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.32–9.20 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.05 am–12.53 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.25–1.21 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	2.00–3.43 pm	A favourable window
	4.26–6.14 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam5.45

Soram7.32

Uthi9.20

Visham11.05

Amirtham12.53

Rogam2.39

Labam¹4.27

Dhanam6.14

Night

Rogam8.01

Labam9.14

Dhanam10.27

Sugam11.40

Soram12.53

Uthi2.07

Visham3.19

Amirtham4.33

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Mithuna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Caturthī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Dhaniṣṭhā

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
Mithuna	5.45 am	6.49 am
Kataka	6.49 am	9.13 am
Simha	9.13 am	11.34 am
Kanya	11.34 am	1.55 pm
Tula	1.55 pm	4.19 pm
Vrischika	4.19 pm	6.39 pm
Dhanu	6.39 pm	8.42 pm
Makara	8.42 pm	10.21 pm
Kumbha	10.21 pm	11.44 pm
Meena	11.44 pm	1.05 am
Mesha	1.05 am	2.36 am
Vrishabha	2.36 am	4.29 am
Mithuna	4.29 am	5.46 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran5.45

Budhan6.56

Chandra8.08

Sani9.19

Guru10.30

Sevvai11.42

Suriya12.53

Sukran2.04

Budhan3.15

Chandra4.27

Sani5.38

Guru6.49

Night

Sevvai8.01

Suriya8.49

Sukran9.38

Budhan10.27

Chandra11.16

Sani12.04

Guru12.53

Sevvai1.42

Suriya2.31

Sukran3.19

Budhan4.08

Chandra4.57

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

Also

	West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery
	In force from 12.18 pm, until Friday 9.28 pm