August 2026

Tuesday

Parabhava

Avani

Sevvai

Valarpirai

Shashtitill 12.21 am (next day), then Saptami

Chithiraitill 11.29 am, then Swathi

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 3.03–4.30

Yamagandammorning 9.17–10.44

Kuligaiafternoon 12.10–1.37

ChandrashtamamPoorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, Revathi

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.44–12.10night 7.30–9.03

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, 6.24 am to 8.42 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

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

6.24–8.42 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

10.44 am–12.10 pmClear of every caution

10.44 am–12.10 pm, inside the clear stretch

11.48 am–12.33 pm; Kuligai also runs

1.37–3.03 pmClear of every caution

4.30–5.30 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

8.42–9.29 am

9.17–10.44 am

12.10–1.37 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

3.03–4.30 pm

5.30–7.14 pm

10.55–11.46 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 9.01 am

Uthirattathi · Revathi · Poorattathi, fourth quarter

For those born in Meena 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

Sunrise6.24 am

Sunset5.56 pm

Moonrise9.49 am

Moonset10.51 pm

SunSimha Rasi

MoonTula Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Limb	This day	Then
	Sevvai (Tuesday)
	Shashti, till 12.21 am (next day) 44–54 nazhigai	Saptami
	Chithirai, till 11.29 am 12–43 nazhigai	Swathi
	Shubha Yogam, till 9.59 am 8–58 nazhigai	Shukla Yogam
	Kaulava Karanam, till 11.51 am 13–37 nazhigai Taitila Karanam, till 12.21 am (next day) 44–54 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Suva

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.45–5.34 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	4.47–6.27 am 3.50–5.32 am	A favourable window
	8.42–9.29 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.17–10.44 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.48 am–12.33 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.10–1.37 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	3.03–4.30 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.30–7.14 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.55–11.46 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam6.24

Labam¹7.51

Dhanam²9.18

Sugam10.44

Soram12.10

Uthi1.37

Visham3.03

Amirtham³4.30

Night

Soram5.56

Uthi7.30

Visham9.03

Amirtham⁴10.37

Rogam12.09

Labam1.44

Dhanam3.17

Sugam4.51

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Ṣaṣṭhī · Bhauma Vāsara · Citrā (Svātī from 11.29 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

1202

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Kataka	6.24 am	6.26 am
Simha	6.26 am	8.03 am
Kanya	8.03 am	9.38 am
Tula	9.38 am	11.23 am
Vrischika	11.23 am	1.23 pm
Dhanu	1.23 pm	3.35 pm
Makara	3.35 pm	5.48 pm
Kumbha	5.48 pm	7.55 pm
Meena	7.55 pm	10.01 pm
Mesha	10.01 pm	12.12 am
Vrishabha	12.12 am	2.26 am
Mithuna	2.26 am	4.32 am
Kataka	4.32 am	6.22 am
Simha	6.22 am	6.23 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai6.24

Suriya7.22

Sukran8.20

Budhan9.17

Chandra10.15

Sani11.13

Guru12.10

Sevvai1.08

Suriya2.06

Sukran3.03

Budhan4.01

Chandra4.59

Night

Sani5.56

Guru6.59

Sevvai8.01

Suriya9.03

Sukran10.05

Budhan11.08

Chandra12.10

Sani1.12

Guru2.14

Sevvai3.17

Suriya4.19

Sukran5.21

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

Also

North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk