Shastra Panchangam
December 2027
13
Monday
Plavanga
·, Pournami
Thingal

Valarpirai
Pournamitill 9.39 pm, then Prathamai
Rohinitill 3.15 pm, then Mirugaseeridam
Amirtha Yogam

Pournami

Rahu Kalammorning 7.30–9.00
Yamagandammorning 10.30–12.00
Kuligaiafternoon 1.30–3.00
ChandrashtamamUntil 2.23 am (next day): Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Nalla Neram
morning 6.15–7.15evening 4.45–5.45
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 9.15–10.15night 7.30–8.30

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, 3.43 pm to sunset is the best of the day, with the Nalla Neram of 4.45–5.45 pm inside it.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 10.51 am.

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

3.43–6.02 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.15–7.15 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs
9.15–10.15 am; Rahu Kalam and Bhadra Karanam also run
11.50 am–12.36 pm; Yamagandam also runs
12.13–12.36 pmShort clear window
1.23–1.40 pmShort clear window
4.45–5.45 pm, inside the clear stretch
7.30–8.30 pm

Avoid

7.44–9.15 am
7.51–9.19 am (printed 7.30–9)
10.45 am–12.13 pm (printed 10.30–12)
12.36–1.23 pm
1.40–3.08 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 1.30–3)
2.55–3.43 pm
8.25–9.55 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 2.23 am

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

For those born in Tula Rasi.

Then

from 2.23 am, until Thursday 3.46 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

Sunrise6.24 am
Sunset6.02 pm
Moonrise5.49 pm
MoonsetAfter sunrise on Tuesday
SunVrischika Rasi
MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

Pournami, the full moon.

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
Thingal (Monday)
Pournami, till 9.39 pm 38–06 nazhigaiPrathamai
Rohini, till 3.15 pm 22–07 nazhigaiMirugaseeridam
Sadhya Yogam, till 8.06 pm 34–15 nazhigaiShubha Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 10.51 am caution 11–06 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 9.39 pm 38–06 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Tirunelveli

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.45–5.34 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.44–9.15 amAvoided for new beginnings
7.51–9.19 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.45 am–12.13 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.50 am–12.36 pmWidely used for beginnings
12.15–1.44 pm
5.18–6.46 am
A favourable window
12.36–1.23 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.40–3.08 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
2.55–3.43 pmAvoided for new beginnings
8.25–9.55 pmAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham16.24
Visham7.51
Rogam9.18
Labam210.46
Dhanam312.13
Sugam41.41
Soram3.07
Uthi4.35

Night

Sugam6.02
Soram7.34
Uthi59.08
Amirtham10.41
Visham12.13
Rogam1.45
Labam3.19
Dhanam4.52

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

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Vṛścika Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Pūrṇimā · Indu Vāsara · Rohiṇī (Mṛgaśīrṣa from 3.15 pm, 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
2084
5129
1203

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Vrischika6.24 am6.43 am
Dhanu6.43 am8.51 am
Makara8.51 am10.47 am
Kumbha10.47 am12.32 pm
Meena12.32 pm2.16 pm
Mesha2.16 pm4.07 pm
Vrishabha4.07 pm6.11 pm
Mithuna6.11 pm8.22 pm
Kataka8.22 pm10.28 pm
Simha10.28 pm12.28 am
Kanya12.28 am2.25 am
Tula2.25 am4.29 am
Vrischika4.29 am6.24 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra6.24
Sani7.22
Guru8.20
Sevvai9.18
Suriya10.17
Sukran11.15
Budhan12.13
Chandra1.11
Sani2.09
Guru3.07
Sevvai4.06
Suriya5.04

Night

Sukran6.02
Budhan7.04
Chandra8.06
Sani9.08
Guru10.09
Sevvai11.11
Suriya12.13
Sukran1.15
Budhan2.17
Chandra3.19
Sani4.21
Guru5.23

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd

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