Shastra Panchangam
November 2026
4
Wednesday
Parabhava
Aippasi
18
Budhan

Theypirai
Dasamitill 4.34 pm, then Ekadasi
Magamtill 8.57 am, then Pooram
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.38–2.21
Yamagandammorning 7.33–9.16
Kuligaimorning 10.57–12.39
ChandrashtamamUthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 5.52–7.33evening 7.26–8.44

Computed for Sydney, in Sydney time (AEDT). 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, 6.35 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 4.34 pm.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.


Shastra

Your day

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

6.35–7.26 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
5.52–7.33 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs
4.34–4.57 pmShort clear window

Avoid

7.33–9.16 am
10.57 am–12.39 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
12.11–1.07 pm
12.38–2.21 pm
4.57–6.35 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 3.05 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

Sunrise5.52 am
Sunset7.26 pm
Moonrise3.25 am (next day)
Moonset2.26 pm
SunTula Rasi
MoonSimha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Thursday 5 November: Ekadasi.

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

LimbThis dayThen
Budhan (Wednesday)
Dasami, till 4.34 pm 26–45 nazhigaiEkadasi
Magam, till 8.57 am 7–42 nazhigaiPooram
Brahma Yogam, till 1.31 pm 19–08 nazhigaiIndra Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 4.34 pm caution 26–45 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 4.17 am (next day) 56–05 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Sydney

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.29–5.10 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.35–8.09 am
2.36–4.11 am
A favourable window
7.33–9.16 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.57 am–12.39 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
12.11–1.07 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.38–2.21 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.57–6.35 pmAvoided for new beginnings
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam15.52
Dhanam27.34
Sugam39.16
Soram10.57
Visham12.38
Uthi42.21
Amirtham54.03
Rogam5.44

Night

Uthi7.26
Amirtham8.45
Rogam10.02
Labam11.21
Dhanam12.39
Sugam1.57
Soram3.14
Visham4.33

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Daśamī · Saumya Vāsara · Maghā (Pūrvaphalgunī from 8.57 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 signFromTo
Tula5.52 am6.37 am
Vrischika6.37 am8.30 am
Dhanu8.30 am10.46 am
Makara10.46 am1.11 pm
Kumbha1.11 pm3.34 pm
Meena3.34 pm5.56 pm
Mesha5.56 pm8.21 pm
Vrishabha8.21 pm10.42 pm
Mithuna10.42 pm12.45 am
Kataka12.45 am2.23 am
Simha2.23 am3.44 am
Kanya3.44 am5.03 am
Tula5.03 am5.51 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan5.52
Chandra7.00
Sani8.08
Guru9.16
Sevvai10.23
Suriya11.31
Sukran12.39
Budhan1.47
Chandra2.55
Sani4.02
Guru5.10
Sevvai6.18

Night

Suriya7.26
Sukran8.18
Budhan9.10
Chandra10.02
Sani10.54
Guru11.46
Sevvai12.39
Suriya1.31
Sukran2.23
Budhan3.15
Chandra4.07
Sani4.59

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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