Shastra Panchangam
July 2026
12
Sunday
Parabhava
Aani
27
Nyayiru

Tamil Nadu calendars show Aani 28 on this day. Here Aani began a day later, on Tuesday 16 June.


Theypirai
Dwadasitill 8.35 am, then Trayodasi
Rohinitill 2.59 pm, then Mirugaseeridam

Pradosham

Rahu Kalamevening 4.22–5.46
Yamagandamafternoon 12.11–1.36
Kuligaiafternoon 2.58–4.23
ChandrashtamamUntil 1.37 am (next day): Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 10.49–12.11evening 5.46–7.22

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, 9.17 am to 12.11 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 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

9.17 am–12.11 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.38–7.50 amClear of every caution
10.49 am–12.11 pm, inside the clear stretch
11.50 am–12.34 pm; Yamagandam also runs
1.36–2.58 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

7.50–9.17 am
12.11–1.36 pm
2.58–4.23 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
4.16–5.01 pm
4.22–5.46 pm
7.56–9.22 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Monday 1.37 am

Swathi · Chithirai, third to fourth quarters · Visakam, first to third quarters

For those born in Tula Rasi.

Then

from 1.37 am, until Wednesday 1.20 am

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

Sunrise6.38 am
Sunset5.45 pm
Moonrise5.13 am (next day)
Moonset3.06 pm
SunMithuna Rasi
MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

Monday 13 July: 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
Nyayiru (Sunday)
Dwadasi, till 8.35 am 4–51 nazhigai
Trayodasi, till 5.00 am (next day) 55–56 nazhigai
Chaturdasi
Rohini, till 2.59 pm 20–53 nazhigaiMirugaseeridam
Vriddhi Yogam, till 2.36 am (next day) 49–55 nazhigaiDhruva Yogam
Taitila Karanam, till 8.35 am 4–51 nazhigai
Gara Karanam, till 6.49 pm 30–27 nazhigai
Vanija Karanam, till 5.00 am (next day) 55–56 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Suva

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.56–5.46 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.50–9.17 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.50 am–12.34 pmWidely used for beginnings
12.08–1.33 pm
4.26–5.50 am
A favourable window
12.11–1.36 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.58–4.23 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
4.16–5.01 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.22–5.46 pmAvoided for new beginnings
7.56–9.22 pmAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi16.38
Amirtham28.02
Rogam9.25
Labam10.49
Dhanam312.12
Sugam1.36
Soram2.58
Visham4.22

Night

Dhanam45.45
Sugam57.23
Soram8.58
Visham10.35
Uthi12.12
Amirtham1.49
Rogam3.24
Labam5.02

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Tyajyam; 2 Tyajyam; 3 Yamagandam; 4 Rahu Kalam; 5 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Mithuna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Bhānu Vāsara · Rohiṇī (Mṛgaśīrṣa from 2.59 pm, 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 signFromTo
Mithuna6.38 am7.01 am
Kataka7.01 am8.51 am
Simha8.51 am10.29 am
Kanya10.29 am12.04 pm
Tula12.04 pm1.48 pm
Vrischika1.48 pm3.48 pm
Dhanu3.48 pm6.01 pm
Makara6.01 pm8.13 pm
Kumbha8.13 pm10.21 pm
Meena10.21 pm12.27 am
Mesha12.27 am2.37 am
Vrishabha2.37 am4.51 am
Mithuna4.51 am6.38 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya6.38
Sukran7.34
Budhan8.29
Chandra9.25
Sani10.21
Guru11.16
Sevvai12.12
Suriya1.07
Sukran2.03
Budhan2.59
Chandra3.54
Sani4.50

Night

Guru5.45
Sevvai6.50
Suriya7.54
Sukran8.59
Budhan10.03
Chandra11.07
Sani12.12
Guru1.16
Sevvai2.21
Suriya3.25
Sukran4.29
Budhan5.34

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery

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