August 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Avani

Velli

Valarpirai

Pournamitill 9.49 am, then Prathamai

Sathayamtill 3.13 am (next day), then Poorattathi

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 10.30–12.00

Yamagandamafternoon 3.00–4.30

Kuligaimorning 7.30–9.00

ChandrashtamamPunarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Nalla Neram

morning 9.15–10.15evening 4.45–5.45

Gowri Nalla Neram

afternoon 12.15–1.15evening 6.30–7.30

Tithi and nakshatram computed for Thanjavur. Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam, Kuligai, Nalla Neram and Soolam as Tamil calendars print them. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 12.15 pm to 3.20 pm is the best of the day.

Atiganda Yogam runs till 7.28 am.

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

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Thanjavur, to the minute. Use the printed times on the sheet for daily life; use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham. Where they differ, the printed time is shown in brackets.

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

12.15–3.20 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.28–7.36 amShort clear window

9.10–9.45 amShort clear window

9.15–10.15 am; Tyajyam also runs

11.50 am–12.39 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs

12.15–1.15 pm, inside the clear stretch

4.45–5.45 pm; Yamagandam also runs

4.53–6.26 pmClear of every caution

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

7.36–9.10 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 7.30–9)

9.45–11.25 am

10.41 am–12.15 pm (printed 10.30–12)

3.20–4.53 pm (printed 3–4.30)

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 9.38 pm

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka 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

Sunrise6.04 am

Sunset6.26 pm

Moonrise6.39 pm

MoonsetAfter sunrise on Saturday

SunSimha Rasi

MoonKumbha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Thanjavur 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
	Velli (Friday)
	Pournami, till 9.49 am 9–22 nazhigai	Prathamai
	Sathayam, till 3.13 am (next day) 52–54 nazhigai	Poorattathi
	Atiganda Yogam, till 7.28 am caution 3–31 nazhigai	Sukarma Yogam
	Bava Karanam, till 9.49 am 9–22 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 9.57 pm 39–42 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Thanjavur

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.31–5.17 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.36–9.10 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	9.45–11.25 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.41 am–12.15 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.50 am–12.39 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	3.20–4.53 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.45–9.23 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam¹6.04

Soram7.36

Uthi²9.10

Visham10.41

Amirtham12.15

Rogam1.47

Labam³3.21

Dhanam4.53

Night

Rogam6.26

Labam7.53

Dhanam9.21

Sugam10.48

Soram12.14

Uthi1.42

Visham3.09

Amirtham4.37

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Pūrṇimā · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Śatabhiṣaj

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 sign	From	To
Simha	6.04 am	7.25 am
Kanya	7.25 am	9.25 am
Tula	9.25 am	11.30 am
Vrischika	11.30 am	1.41 pm
Dhanu	1.41 pm	3.48 pm
Makara	3.48 pm	5.43 pm
Kumbha	5.43 pm	7.27 pm
Meena	7.27 pm	9.08 pm
Mesha	9.08 pm	10.58 pm
Vrishabha	10.58 pm	1.01 am
Mithuna	1.01 am	3.12 am
Kataka	3.12 am	5.20 am
Simha	5.20 am	6.04 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.04

Budhan7.06

Chandra8.07

Sani9.09

Guru10.11

Sevvai11.13

Suriya12.15

Sukran1.17

Budhan2.18

Chandra3.20

Sani4.22

Guru5.24

Night

Sevvai6.26

Suriya7.24

Sukran8.22

Budhan9.20

Chandra10.18

Sani11.17

Guru12.15

Sevvai1.13

Suriya2.11

Sukran3.09

Budhan4.07

Chandra5.06

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

Also

	West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery
	In force all day, until Saturday 9.38 pm