Shastra Panchangam
November 2026
26
Thursday
Parabhava
Karthigai
10
Viyazhan

Theypirai
Dwitiyaitill 6.46 pm, then Tritiyai
Mirugaseeridamtill 11.17 pm, then Thiruvathirai
Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 2.28–4.15
Yamagandammorning 5.38–7.25
Kuligaimorning 9.10–10.57
ChandrashtamamUntil 12.42 pm: Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Gowri Nalla Neram
evening 6.01–7.47night 11.29–12.42 (after midnight)

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, 4.15 pm to sunset 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: 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

4.15–7.47 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
8.28–9.10 amShort clear window
10.57 am–2.28 pmClear of every caution
12.15–1.10 pm
6.01–7.47 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

5.38–7.25 am
7.02–8.28 am
9.10–10.57 am, what begins now is said to repeat
2.28–4.15 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 12.42 pm

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

For those born in Tula Rasi.

Then

from 12.42 pm, until Saturday 12.53 pm

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

Sunrise5.38 am
Sunset7.47 pm
Moonrise10.02 pm
Moonset6.24 am
SunVrischika Rasi
MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Friday 27 November: Sankatahara Chaturthi.

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
Viyazhan (Thursday)
Dwitiyai, till 6.46 pm 32–49 nazhigaiTritiyai
Mirugaseeridam, till 11.17 pm 44–08 nazhigaiThiruvathirai
Siddha Yogam, till 1.20 pm 19–14 nazhigaiSadhya Yogam
Taitila Karanam, till 8.33 am 7–16 nazhigai
Gara Karanam, till 6.46 pm 32–49 nazhigai
Vanija Karanam, till 5.01 am (next day) 58–27 nazhigai
Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Sydney

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.20–4.58 amPrayer, meditation, study
5.38–7.25 amAvoided for new beginnings
7.02–8.28 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.10–10.57 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
12.15–1.10 pmWidely used for beginnings
2.28–4.15 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.32–4.56 pmA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam15.38
Sugam27.25
Soram9.10
Uthi10.57
Amirtham12.43
Visham2.28
Rogam4.14
Labam6.01

Night

Amirtham7.47
Visham9.00
Rogam10.14
Labam11.29
Dhanam12.43
Sugam1.57
Soram3.10
Uthi4.25

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Vṛścika Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Dvitīyā · Guru 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
2083
5128
1202

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Vrischika5.38 am7.04 am
Dhanu7.04 am9.20 am
Makara9.20 am11.45 am
Kumbha11.45 am2.08 pm
Meena2.08 pm4.30 pm
Mesha4.30 pm6.54 pm
Vrishabha6.54 pm9.16 pm
Mithuna9.16 pm11.18 pm
Kataka11.18 pm12.56 am
Simha12.56 am2.18 am
Kanya2.18 am3.37 am
Tula3.37 am5.07 am
Vrischika5.07 am5.38 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru5.38
Sevvai6.49
Suriya8.00
Sukran9.10
Budhan10.21
Chandra11.32
Sani12.42
Guru1.53
Sevvai3.04
Suriya4.15
Sukran5.25
Budhan6.36

Night

Chandra7.47
Sani8.36
Guru9.25
Sevvai10.15
Suriya11.04
Sukran11.53
Budhan12.42
Chandra1.32
Sani2.21
Guru3.10
Sevvai3.59
Suriya4.49

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil

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