August 2026

Thursday

Parabhava

Aadi

Viyazhan

Theypirai

Ashtamitill 11.23 pm, then Navami

Bharanitill 12.44 am (next day), then Karthigai

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.20–2.41

Yamagandammorning 6.43–8.03

Kuligaimorning 9.22–10.42

ChandrashtamamUntil 6.24 am (next day): 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 8.03–9.22evening 5.19–6.59

Computed for Sydney, in Sydney time (AEST). 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

Keep new beginnings small on this day.

Ganda Yogam runs all day, till 7.31 pm. No part of the day is clear of every caution. If something cannot wait, prefer a good part of the Gowri Panchangam and ask your family's jyotishi.

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: Tamil calendar for Sydney

Computed for Sydney, 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

8.03–9.22 am; Ganda Yogam also runs

11.41 am–12.22 pm; Tyajyam and Ganda Yogam also run

Avoid

6.43–8.03 am

9.22–10.42 am, what begins now is said to repeat

10.58 am–12.31 pm

1.20–2.41 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 6.24 am

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

For those born in Kanya Rasi.

Then

from 6.24 am, until Sunday 8.20 am

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

Sunrise6.43 am

Sunset5.19 pm

Moonrise1.16 am (next day)

Moonset10.28 am

SunKataka Rasi

MoonMesha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Sydney 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 11.23 pm 41–41 nazhigai	Navami
	Bharani, till 12.44 am (next day) 45–03 nazhigai	Karthigai
	Ganda Yogam, till 7.31 pm caution 32–00 nazhigai	Vriddhi Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 12.21 pm 14–06 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 11.23 pm 41–41 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Sydney

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.57–5.49 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.43–8.03 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.22–10.42 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	10.58 am–12.31 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.41 am–12.22 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.20–2.41 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.09–9.40 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹6.43

Sugam²8.03

Soram9.22

Uthi³10.42

Amirtham⁴12.02

Visham1.20

Rogam2.40

Labam⁵4.00

Night

Amirtham5.19

Visham6.59

Rogam8.40

Labam10.21

Dhanam12.01

Sugam1.42

Soram3.21

Uthi5.03

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Karkaṭa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Aṣṭamī · Guru Vāsara · Bharaṇī

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	6.43 am	7.20 am
Simha	7.20 am	8.42 am
Kanya	8.42 am	10.01 am
Tula	10.01 am	11.31 am
Vrischika	11.31 am	1.24 pm
Dhanu	1.24 pm	3.40 pm
Makara	3.40 pm	6.05 pm
Kumbha	6.05 pm	8.28 pm
Meena	8.28 pm	10.50 pm
Mesha	10.50 pm	1.15 am
Vrishabha	1.15 am	3.36 am
Mithuna	3.36 am	5.39 am
Kataka	5.39 am	6.42 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.43

Sevvai7.36

Suriya8.29

Sukran9.22

Budhan10.15

Chandra11.08

Sani12.01

Guru12.54

Sevvai1.47

Suriya2.40

Sukran3.33

Budhan4.26

Night

Chandra5.19

Sani6.26

Guru7.33

Sevvai8.40

Suriya9.47

Sukran10.54

Budhan12.01

Chandra1.08

Sani2.15

Guru3.22

Sevvai4.29

Suriya5.36

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil