December 2027

Wednesday

Plavanga

Budhan

Theypirai

Dwitiyaitill 4.14 pm, then Tritiyai

Thiruvathiraitill 11.22 am, then Punarpoosam

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.00–1.30

Yamagandammorning 7.30–9.00

Kuligaimorning 10.30–12.00

ChandrashtamamUntil 3.46 am (next day): Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, KettaiThen: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarter

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Nalla Neram

morning 9.15–10.15evening 4.45–5.45

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.45–11.45evening 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, 1.42 pm to sunset is the best of the day, with the Nalla Neram of 4.45–5.45 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

1.42–6.03 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.25–7.52 amClear of every caution

9.15–10.15 am; Yamagandam also runs

9.20–10.46 amClear of every caution

10.45–11.45 am; Kuligai also runs

4.45–5.45 pm, inside the clear stretch

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

7.52–9.20 am (printed 7.30–9)

10.46 am–12.14 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 10.30–12)

11.50 am–12.38 pm

12.13–1.42 pm (printed 12–1.30)

10.17–11.45 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 3.46 am

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika Rasi.

Then

from 3.46 am, until Saturday 5.12 am

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu 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

Sunrise6.25 am

Sunset6.03 pm

Moonrise7.57 pm

Moonset7.50 am

SunVrischika Rasi

MoonMithuna Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Thursday 16 December: Sankatahara Chaturthi.

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

Limb	This day	Then
	Budhan (Wednesday)
	Dwitiyai, till 4.14 pm 24–31 nazhigai	Tritiyai
	Thiruvathirai, till 11.22 am 12–22 nazhigai	Punarpoosam
	Shukla Yogam, till 1.16 pm 17–07 nazhigai	Brahma Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 4.14 pm 24–31 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 2.48 am (next day) 50–56 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Tirunelveli

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.46–5.35 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.52–9.20 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.46 am–12.14 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.50 am–12.38 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.13–1.42 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.17–11.45 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	No Abhijit Muhurtham on this day	Widely used for beginnings
	No Amirtha Kalam on this day	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam6.25

Dhanam¹7.53

Sugam9.20

Soram10.46

Visham12.13

Uthi1.42

Amirtham3.09

Rogam4.35

Night

Uthi6.03

Amirtham7.36

Rogam9.08

Labam²10.42

Dhanam12.15

Sugam1.47

Soram3.19

Visham4.52

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 · Śarad Ṛtu · Vṛścika Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Dvitīyā · Saumya Vāsara · Ārdrā (Punarvasu from 11.22 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

5129

1203

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Vrischika	6.25 am	6.35 am
Dhanu	6.35 am	8.43 am
Makara	8.43 am	10.39 am
Kumbha	10.39 am	12.24 pm
Meena	12.24 pm	2.08 pm
Mesha	2.08 pm	3.59 pm
Vrishabha	3.59 pm	6.03 pm
Mithuna	6.03 pm	8.14 pm
Kataka	8.14 pm	10.20 pm
Simha	10.20 pm	12.20 am
Kanya	12.20 am	2.17 am
Tula	2.17 am	4.21 am
Vrischika	4.21 am	6.25 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan6.25

Chandra7.23

Sani8.21

Guru9.19

Sevvai10.18

Suriya11.16

Sukran12.14

Budhan1.12

Chandra2.10

Sani3.08

Guru4.06

Sevvai5.05

Night

Suriya6.03

Sukran7.05

Budhan8.07

Chandra9.08

Sani10.10

Guru11.12

Sevvai12.14

Suriya1.16

Sukran2.18

Budhan3.20

Chandra4.22

Sani5.24

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk