August 2026

Thursday

Parabhava

Aadi

Viyazhan

Valarpirai

Prathamaitill 1.12 am (next day), then Dwitiyai

Ayilyamtill 10.37 am, then Magam

Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.21–2.43

Yamagandammorning 6.37–7.58

Kuligaimorning 9.18–10.40

ChandrashtamamUntil 10.37 am: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarterThen: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 7.58–9.18evening 5.24–7.03

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, 10.40 am to 1.21 pm is the best of the day.

Parigha Yogam runs till 1.59 pm Friday.

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

10.40 am–1.21 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.58–9.18 amClear of every caution

7.58–9.18 am, inside the clear stretch

11.39 am–12.21 pm

2.43–4.46 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

6.37–7.58 am

9.18–10.40 am, what begins now is said to repeat

1.21–2.43 pm

9.52–11.23 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 10.37 am

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu Rasi.

Then

from 10.37 am, until Saturday 2.05 pm

Thiruvonam · Uthiradam, second to fourth quarters · Avittam, first to second quarters

For those born in Makara 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

Sunrise6.37 am

Sunset5.24 pm

Moonrise6.54 am

Moonset5.53 pm

SunKataka Rasi

MoonKataka 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)
	Prathamai, till 1.12 am (next day) 46–31 nazhigai	Dwitiyai
	Ayilyam, till 10.37 am 10–01 nazhigai	Magam
	Variyan Yogam, till 4.46 pm 25–26 nazhigai	Parigha Yogam
	Kimstughna Karanam, till 2.21 pm 19–22 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 1.12 am (next day) 46–31 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Sydney

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.51–5.43 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.37–7.58 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.09–10.36 am	A favourable window
	9.18–10.40 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.39 am–12.21 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.21–2.43 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.52–11.23 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹6.37

Sugam7.58

Soram9.18

Uthi10.40

Amirtham12.01

Visham1.21

Rogam2.42

Labam²4.04

Night

Amirtham5.24

Visham7.03

Rogam8.41

Labam³10.21

Dhanam12.00

Sugam1.39

Soram3.17

Uthi4.57

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Karkaṭa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Prathamā · Guru Vāsara · Āśleṣā (Maghā from 10.37 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

1201

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Kataka	6.37 am	6.53 am
Simha	6.53 am	8.15 am
Kanya	8.15 am	9.34 am
Tula	9.34 am	11.04 am
Vrischika	11.04 am	12.57 pm
Dhanu	12.57 pm	3.12 pm
Makara	3.12 pm	5.37 pm
Kumbha	5.37 pm	8.00 pm
Meena	8.00 pm	10.23 pm
Mesha	10.23 pm	12.47 am
Vrishabha	12.47 am	3.09 am
Mithuna	3.09 am	5.11 am
Kataka	5.11 am	6.35 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.37

Sevvai7.30

Suriya8.24

Sukran9.18

Budhan10.12

Chandra11.06

Sani12.00

Guru12.54

Sevvai1.48

Suriya2.42

Sukran3.36

Budhan4.30

Night

Chandra5.24

Sani6.30

Guru7.36

Sevvai8.42

Suriya9.48

Sukran10.54

Budhan12.00

Chandra1.06

Sani2.12

Guru3.18

Sevvai4.24

Suriya5.30

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil