August 2026

Tuesday

Parabhava

Avani

Sevvai

Tamil Nadu calendars show Avani 8 on this day. Here Avani began a day earlier, on Monday 17 August.

Valarpirai

Trayodasitill 9.30 pm, then Chaturdasi

Uthiradamtill 12.22 pm, then Thiruvonam

Rahu Kalamevening 4.47–6.25

Yamagandammorning 10.18–11.56

Kuligaiafternoon 1.32–3.11

ChandrashtamamMirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

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Gowri Nalla Neram

evening 6.25–8.02night 9.25–10.47

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

For anything new, 7.04 am to 9.39 am is the best of the day.

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

7.04–9.39 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

11.56 am–1.32 pmClear of every caution

1.07–1.58 pm; Kuligai also runs

3.11–4.40 pmClear of every caution

6.25–8.02 pmClear of every caution

6.25–8.02 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

9.39–10.32 am

10.18–11.56 am

1.32–3.11 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

4.40–6.25 pm

4.47–6.25 pm

12.26–1.11 am, early Wednesday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 3.06 am

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna 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

Sunrise7.04 am

Sunset8.02 pm

Moonrise6.51 pm

Moonset5.27 am (next day)

SunSimha Rasi

MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Limb	This day	Then
	Sevvai (Tuesday)
	Trayodasi, till 9.30 pm 36–04 nazhigai	Chaturdasi
	Uthiradam, till 12.22 pm 13–14 nazhigai	Thiruvonam
	Saubhagya Yogam, till 9.30 pm 36–04 nazhigai	Shobhana Yogam
	Kaulava Karanam, till 8.44 am 4–10 nazhigai Taitila Karanam, till 9.30 pm 36–04 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Austin

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.20–7.04 am 3.04–4.47 am	A favourable window
	5.36–6.19 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	9.39–10.32 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.18–11.56 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.07–1.58 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.32–3.11 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.40–6.25 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.47–6.25 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.26–1.11 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam7.04

Labam¹8.41

Dhanam²10.19

Sugam11.56

Soram1.32

Uthi³3.11

Visham4.47

Amirtham6.25

Night

Soram8.02

Uthi9.25

Visham10.47

Amirtham⁴12.11

Rogam1.33

Labam2.56

Dhanam4.19

Sugam5.42

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Trayodaśī · Bhauma Vāsara · Uttarāṣāḍhā (Śravaṇa from 12.22 pm, 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 sign	From	To
Simha	7.04 am	8.49 am
Kanya	8.49 am	11.07 am
Tula	11.07 am	1.28 pm
Vrischika	1.28 pm	3.48 pm
Dhanu	3.48 pm	5.51 pm
Makara	5.51 pm	7.32 pm
Kumbha	7.32 pm	8.58 pm
Meena	8.58 pm	10.21 pm
Mesha	10.21 pm	11.55 pm
Vrishabha	11.55 pm	1.49 am
Mithuna	1.49 am	4.04 am
Kataka	4.04 am	6.26 am
Simha	6.26 am	7.04 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai7.04

Suriya8.09

Sukran9.13

Budhan10.18

Chandra11.23

Sani12.28

Guru1.33

Sevvai2.38

Suriya3.42

Sukran4.47

Budhan5.52

Chandra6.57

Night

Sani8.02

Guru8.57

Sevvai9.52

Suriya10.47

Sukran11.43

Budhan12.38

Chandra1.33

Sani2.28

Guru3.23

Sevvai4.19

Suriya5.14

Sukran6.09

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

Also

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