August 2026

Sunday

Parabhava

Aadi

Nyayiru

Theypirai

Ekadasitill 3.36 pm, then Dwadasi

Mirugaseeridamtill 7.14 pm, then Thiruvathirai

Siddha Yogam

Ekadasi

Rahu Kalamevening 4.01–5.22

Yamagandamafternoon 12.00–1.22

Kuligaiafternoon 2.41–4.02

ChandrashtamamUntil 8.20 am: Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.41–8.00evening 5.22–7.01

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

For anything new, 10.09 am to 12.00 pm is the best of the day.

Vyaghata Yogam runs till 10.09 am.

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

10.09 am–12.00 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.41–8.00 am; Vyaghata Yogam also runs

11.40 am–12.22 pm; Yamagandam also runs

1.22–2.41 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

12.00–1.22 pm

2.41–4.02 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

3.55–4.39 pm

4.01–5.22 pm

2.49–4.17 am, early Monday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 8.20 am

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

For those born in Tula Rasi.

Then

from 8.20 am, until Tuesday 9.14 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

Sunrise6.41 am

Sunset5.21 pm

Moonrise4.40 am (next day)

Moonset1.02 pm

SunKataka Rasi

MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

Ekadasi, a fasting day in many families.

Monday 10 August: Pradosham.

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
	Nyayiru (Sunday)
	Ekadasi, till 3.36 pm 22–18 nazhigai	Dwadasi
	Mirugaseeridam, till 7.14 pm 31–24 nazhigai	Thiruvathirai
	Vyaghata Yogam, till 10.09 am caution 8–40 nazhigai Harshana Yogam, till 6.35 am (next day) 59–48 nazhigai	Vajra Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 3.36 pm 22–18 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 2.04 am (next day) 48–31 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Sydney

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.54–5.47 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	11.13 am–12.40 pm	A favourable window
	11.40 am–12.22 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.00–1.22 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.41–4.02 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	3.55–4.39 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.01–5.22 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.49–4.17 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi¹6.41

Amirtham²8.01

Rogam9.20

Labam10.41

Dhanam³12.01

Sugam1.22

Soram2.41

Visham4.01

Night

Dhanam⁴5.21

Sugam7.02

Soram8.40

Visham10.20

Uthi12.01

Amirtham⁵1.41

Rogam3.20

Labam5.00

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Karkaṭa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Bhānu Vāsara · Mṛgaśīrṣa

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	6.41 am	7.09 am
Simha	7.09 am	8.30 am
Kanya	8.30 am	9.49 am
Tula	9.49 am	11.19 am
Vrischika	11.19 am	1.12 pm
Dhanu	1.12 pm	3.28 pm
Makara	3.28 pm	5.53 pm
Kumbha	5.53 pm	8.16 pm
Meena	8.16 pm	10.38 pm
Mesha	10.38 pm	1.03 am
Vrishabha	1.03 am	3.24 am
Mithuna	3.24 am	5.27 am
Kataka	5.27 am	6.40 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya6.41

Sukran7.34

Budhan8.27

Chandra9.21

Sani10.14

Guru11.08

Sevvai12.01

Suriya12.54

Sukran1.48

Budhan2.41

Chandra3.35

Sani4.28

Night

Guru5.21

Sevvai6.28

Suriya7.34

Sukran8.41

Budhan9.47

Chandra10.54

Sani12.00

Guru1.07

Sevvai2.13

Suriya3.20

Sukran4.27

Budhan5.33

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery