Shastra Panchangam
August 2027
26
Thursday
Plavanga
·
Viyazhan

Theypirai
Navamitill 5.40 pm, then Dasami
Rohinitill 11.43 am, then Mirugaseeridam
Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.30–3.00
Yamagandammorning 6.00–7.30
Kuligaimorning 9.00–10.30
ChandrashtamamUntil 11.07 pm: Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Nalla Neram
morning 10.45–11.45afternoon 12.15–1.15
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 10.30–11.30evening 6.30–7.30

Tithi and nakshatram computed for Tirunelveli. 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, 10.49 am to 1.53 pm is the best of the day, with the Nalla Neram of 12.15–1.15 pm inside it.

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


Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Tirunelveli

Computed for Tirunelveli, 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

10.49 am–1.53 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.44–9.15 amClear of every caution
10.30–11.30 am; Kuligai also runs
10.45–11.45 am; Kuligai also runs
11.57 am–12.45 pm
12.15–1.15 pm, inside the clear stretch
3.26–5.00 pmClear of every caution
6.30–7.30 pm; Tyajyam also runs

Avoid

6.11–7.44 am (printed 6–7.30)
9.15–10.49 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 9–10.30)
1.53–3.26 pm (printed 1.30–3)
5.00–6.31 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 11.07 pm

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

For those born in Tula Rasi.

Then

from 11.07 pm, until Sunday 12.54 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

Sunrise6.11 am
Sunset6.31 pm
Moonrise1.26 am (next day)
Moonset1.24 pm
SunSimha Rasi
MoonVrishabha 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 Tirunelveli 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)
Navami, till 5.40 pm 28–43 nazhigaiDasami
Rohini, till 11.43 am 13–50 nazhigaiMirugaseeridam
Harshana Yogam, till 7.22 pm 32–57 nazhigaiVajra Yogam
Taitila Karanam, till 6.35 am 0–59 nazhigai
Gara Karanam, till 5.40 pm 28–43 nazhigai
Vanija Karanam, till 4.37 am (next day) 56–05 nazhigai
Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Tirunelveli

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.38–5.24 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.11–7.44 amAvoided for new beginnings
8.37–10.09 am
2.05–3.34 am
A favourable window
9.15–10.49 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.57 am–12.45 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.53–3.26 pmAvoided for new beginnings
5.00–6.31 pmAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam16.11
Sugam7.44
Soram9.15
Uthi10.49
Amirtham12.21
Visham1.53
Rogam3.25
Labam24.59

Night

Amirtham6.31
Visham7.58
Rogam9.25
Labam10.54
Dhanam12.21
Sugam1.49
Soram3.15
Uthi4.44

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

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Navamī · Guru Vāsara · Rohiṇī (Mṛgaśīrṣa from 11.43 am, computed)

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1949
2084
2083
5129
1203

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Simha6.11 am7.40 am
Kanya7.40 am9.38 am
Tula9.38 am11.41 am
Vrischika11.41 am1.52 pm
Dhanu1.52 pm3.59 pm
Makara3.59 pm5.55 pm
Kumbha5.55 pm7.41 pm
Meena7.41 pm9.24 pm
Mesha9.24 pm11.15 pm
Vrishabha11.15 pm1.19 am
Mithuna1.19 am3.30 am
Kataka3.30 am5.37 am
Simha5.37 am6.11 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.11
Sevvai7.13
Suriya8.14
Sukran9.16
Budhan10.18
Chandra11.19
Sani12.21
Guru1.23
Sevvai2.24
Suriya3.26
Sukran4.28
Budhan5.29

Night

Chandra6.31
Sani7.29
Guru8.28
Sevvai9.26
Suriya10.24
Sukran11.22
Budhan12.21
Chandra1.19
Sani2.17
Guru3.16
Sevvai4.14
Suriya5.12

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil

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