August 2026
23
Sunday
Parabhava
Avani
7
Nyayiru

Tamil Nadu calendars show Avani 6 on this day. Here Avani began a day earlier, on Monday 17 August.

Valarpirai
Ekadasitill 5.49 pm, then Dwadasi
Moolamtill 7.15 am, then Pooradam
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Ekadasi

Rahu Kalamevening 6.26–8.05
Yamagandamafternoon 1.33–3.11
Kuligaievening 4.48–6.27
ChandrashtamamKarthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 11.56–1.33evening 8.05–9.26

Computed for Austin, in US Central time (CDT). 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

Keep new beginnings small on this day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 5.50 pm. No part of the day is clear of every caution. If something cannot wait, prefer a good part of the Gowri Panchangam and ask your family's jyotishi.

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

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Austin, 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

11.56 am–1.33 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs
1.08–1.59 pm; Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam also run

Avoid

5.27–7.15 am, from before sunrise
1.33–3.11 pm
4.48–6.27 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
5.56–7.44 pm
6.19–7.12 pm
6.26–8.05 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Monday 4.37 pm

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha 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

Sunrise7.03 am
Sunset8.04 pm
Moonrise5.32 pm
Moonset3.29 am (next day)
SunSimha Rasi
MoonDhanu Rasi

This day and the next

Ekadasi, a fasting day in many families.

Monday 24 August: Pradosham.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them, set by Austin's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Austin 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
Nyayiru (Sunday)
Ekadasi, till 5.49 pm 26–56 nazhigaiDwadasi
Moolam, till 7.15 am 0–31 nazhigaiPooradam
Priti Yogam, till 8.35 pm 33–49 nazhigaiAyushman Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 5.50 pm caution 26–56 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 6.53 am (next day) 59–34 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Austin

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.27–7.15 amAvoided for new beginnings
5.35–6.18 amPrayer, meditation, study
1.08–1.59 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.33–3.11 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.48–6.27 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
5.56–7.44 pmAvoided for new beginnings
6.19–7.12 pmAvoided for new beginnings
6.26–8.05 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.38–6.24 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi17.03
Amirtham28.41
Rogam10.17
Labam311.56
Dhanam41.34
Sugam53.11
Soram4.48
Visham6.26

Night

Dhanam68.04
Sugam9.27
Soram10.48
Visham12.11
Uthi1.34
Amirtham2.56
Rogam4.18
Labam5.41

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Tyajyam and Bhadra Karanam; 2 Bhadra Karanam; 3 Bhadra Karanam; 4 Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam; 5 Bhadra Karanam; 6 Rahu Kalam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Bhānu Vāsara · Mūla (Pūrvāṣāḍhā from 7.15 am, computed)

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 signFromTo
Simha7.03 am8.57 am
Kanya8.57 am11.15 am
Tula11.15 am1.36 pm
Vrischika1.36 pm3.55 pm
Dhanu3.55 pm5.59 pm
Makara5.59 pm7.40 pm
Kumbha7.40 pm9.06 pm
Meena9.06 pm10.29 pm
Mesha10.29 pm12.03 am
Vrishabha12.03 am1.57 am
Mithuna1.57 am4.12 am
Kataka4.12 am6.34 am
Simha6.34 am7.03 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya7.03
Sukran8.08
Budhan9.13
Chandra10.18
Sani11.23
Guru12.28
Sevvai1.33
Suriya2.38
Sukran3.44
Budhan4.49
Chandra5.54
Sani6.59

Night

Guru8.04
Sevvai8.59
Suriya9.54
Sukran10.49
Budhan11.44
Chandra12.39
Sani1.34
Guru2.29
Sevvai3.23
Suriya4.18
Sukran5.13
Budhan6.08

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery

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