Shastra Panchangam
March 2026
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Monday
Visvavasu
Panguni
2
Thingal
Theypirai
Dwadasitill 4.11 pm, then Trayodasi
Thiruvonamtill 12.26 pm, then Avittam
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Pradosham

Rahu Kalammorning 7.40–9.12
Yamagandammorning 10.43–12.15
Kuligaiafternoon 1.46–3.18
ChandrashtamamUntil 12.45 am (next day): Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.09–7.40evening 6.21–7.49

Computed for Suva, in Fiji time. 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, 6.09 am to 7.40 am 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 Suva

Computed for Suva, 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

6.09–7.40 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.09–7.40 am, inside the clear stretch
9.12–10.43 amClear of every caution
11.51 am–12.39 pm; Yamagandam also runs
12.15–12.39 pmShort clear window
1.28–1.46 pmShort clear window
3.55–4.30 pmShort clear window
6.09–6.21 pmShort clear window

Avoid

7.40–9.12 am
10.43 am–12.15 pm
12.39–1.28 pm
1.46–3.18 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
3.05–3.55 pm
4.30–6.09 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 12.45 am

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

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 12.45 am, until Thursday 6.07 am

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

Sunrise6.09 am
Sunset6.21 pm
Moonrise4.10 am (next day)
Moonset4.20 pm
SunMeena Rasi
MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

Tuesday 17 March: Masa Sivaratri.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Suva 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
Thingal (Monday)
Dwadasi, till 4.11 pm 25–06 nazhigaiTrayodasi
Thiruvonam, till 12.26 pm 15–44 nazhigaiAvittam
Shiva Yogam, till 4.07 pm 24–55 nazhigaiSiddha Yogam
Taitila Karanam, till 4.11 pm 25–06 nazhigai
Gara Karanam, till 4.08 am (next day) 54–57 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Suva

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.35–5.21 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.40–9.12 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.43 am–12.15 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.51 am–12.39 pmWidely used for beginnings
12.39–1.28 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.46–3.18 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
3.05–3.55 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.30–6.09 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.18–3.54 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham6.09
Visham7.40
Rogam9.11
Labam110.44
Dhanam212.15
Sugam31.47
Soram3.17
Uthi44.50

Night

Sugam6.21
Soram7.49
Uthi9.18
Amirtham10.47
Visham12.14
Rogam1.43
Labam3.12
Dhanam4.41

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Indu Vāsara · Śravaṇa (Dhaniṣṭhā from 12.26 pm, computed)

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1947
2082
2081
5127
1201

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Meena6.09 am8.15 am
Mesha8.15 am10.25 am
Vrishabha10.25 am12.39 pm
Mithuna12.39 pm2.45 pm
Kataka2.45 pm4.35 pm
Simha4.35 pm6.13 pm
Kanya6.13 pm7.48 pm
Tula7.48 pm9.32 pm
Vrischika9.32 pm11.32 pm
Dhanu11.32 pm1.45 am
Makara1.45 am3.57 am
Kumbha3.57 am6.05 am
Meena6.05 am6.09 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra6.09
Sani7.10
Guru8.11
Sevvai9.12
Suriya10.13
Sukran11.14
Budhan12.15
Chandra1.16
Sani2.17
Guru3.18
Sevvai4.19
Suriya5.20

Night

Sukran6.21
Budhan7.20
Chandra8.19
Sani9.18
Guru10.17
Sevvai11.16
Suriya12.15
Sukran1.14
Budhan2.13
Chandra3.12
Sani4.11
Guru5.10

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd
In force from 12.44 am, until Tuesday 6.07 am

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