August 2026

Thursday

Parabhava

Aadi

Viyazhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Aadi 21 on this day. Here Aadi began a day earlier, on Thursday 16 July.

Theypirai

Ashtamitill 6.23 am, then Navami

Bharanitill 7.44 am, then Karthigai

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 2.36–4.19

Yamagandammorning 6.06–7.49

Kuligaimorning 9.30–11.13

ChandrashtamamUntil 1.24 pm: Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 7.49–9.30evening 8.29–9.00

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, 11.13 am to 2.36 pm is the best of the day.

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

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

11.13 am–2.36 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.49–9.30 amClear of every caution

7.49–9.30 am, inside the clear stretch

12.28–1.21 pm

4.19–6.58 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

6.06–7.49 am

9.30–11.13 am, what begins now is said to repeat

2.36–4.19 pm

6.58–8.29 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 1.24 pm

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

For those born in Kanya Rasi.

Then

from 1.24 pm, until Saturday 3.20 pm

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

Sunrise6.06 am

Sunset7.43 pm

Moonrise12.29 am (next day)

Moonset2.12 pm

SunKataka Rasi

MoonMesha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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
	Viyazhan (Thursday)
	Ashtami, till 6.23 am 0–43 nazhigai Navami, till 4.07 am (next day) 55–02 nazhigai	Dasami
	Bharani, till 7.44 am 4–05 nazhigai	Karthigai
	Vriddhi Yogam, till 11.41 pm 43–56 nazhigai	Dhruva Yogam
	Kaulava Karanam, till 6.23 am 0–43 nazhigai Taitila Karanam, till 5.18 pm 28–00 nazhigai Gara Karanam, till 4.07 am (next day) 55–02 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for San Diego

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.43–5.24 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.06–7.49 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.30–11.13 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	12.28–1.21 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	2.36–4.19 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.58–8.29 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.59–5.28 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹6.06

Sugam7.49

Soram9.30

Uthi11.13

Amirtham12.55

Visham2.36

Rogam4.18

Labam²6.01

Night

Amirtham³7.43

Visham9.00

Rogam10.18

Labam11.37

Dhanam12.55

Sugam2.13

Soram3.30

Uthi4.49

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 · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Karkaṭa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Aṣṭamī · Guru Vāsara · Bharaṇī (Kṛttikā from 7.44 am, 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

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	6.06 am	6.59 am
Simha	6.59 am	9.21 am
Kanya	9.21 am	11.42 am
Tula	11.42 am	2.05 pm
Vrischika	2.05 pm	4.26 pm
Dhanu	4.26 pm	6.29 pm
Makara	6.29 pm	8.07 pm
Kumbha	8.07 pm	9.30 pm
Meena	9.30 pm	10.51 pm
Mesha	10.51 pm	12.22 am
Vrishabha	12.22 am	2.16 am
Mithuna	2.16 am	4.31 am
Kataka	4.31 am	6.07 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.06

Sevvai7.14

Suriya8.22

Sukran9.30

Budhan10.38

Chandra11.46

Sani12.54

Guru2.02

Sevvai3.10

Suriya4.18

Sukran5.27

Budhan6.35

Night

Chandra7.43

Sani8.35

Guru9.27

Sevvai10.19

Suriya11.11

Sukran12.03

Budhan12.55

Chandra1.47

Sani2.39

Guru3.31

Sevvai4.23

Suriya5.15

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil