August 2026
27
Thursday
Parabhava
Avani
10, Pournami
Viyazhan
Valarpirai
Chaturdasitill 9.09 am, then Pournami
Avittamtill 2.16 am (next day), then Sathayam
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Pournami

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.38–3.15
Yamagandammorning 5.38–7.15
Kuligaimorning 8.50–10.27
ChandrashtamamUntil 1.36 pm: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Gowri Nalla Neram
evening 4.51–6.27night 10.39–12.02 (after midnight)

Computed for Ayodhya. 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, 7.15 am to 7.55 am is the best of the day.

Atiganda Yogam runs till 7.28 am Friday; Bhadra Karanam runs till 9.33 pm.

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

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Ayodhya, 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

7.15–7.55 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
11.37 am–12.28 pm; Atiganda Yogam and Bhadra Karanam also run
4.51–6.27 pm; Atiganda Yogam and Bhadra Karanam also run

Avoid

5.02–6.45 am, from before sunrise
5.38–7.15 am
8.50–10.27 am, what begins now is said to repeat
1.38–3.15 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 1.36 pm

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

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 1.36 pm, until Saturday 9.38 pm

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka 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

Sunrise5.38 am
Sunset6.27 pm
Moonrise6.05 pm
Moonset5.29 am (next day)
SunSimha Rasi
MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

Pournami, the full moon.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Ayodhya 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)
Chaturdasi, till 9.09 am 8–48 nazhigaiPournami
Avittam, till 2.16 am (next day) 51–33 nazhigaiSathayam
Shobhana Yogam, till 7.56 am 5–43 nazhigaiAtiganda Yogam
Vanija Karanam, till 9.09 am 8–48 nazhigai
Bhadra Karanam, till 9.33 pm caution 39–46 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Ayodhya

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.09–4.53 amPrayer, meditation, study
5.02–6.45 amAvoided for new beginnings
5.38–7.15 amAvoided for new beginnings
8.50–10.27 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.37 am–12.28 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.38–3.15 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.14–4.55 pmA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam15.38
Sugam27.15
Soram8.50
Uthi310.27
Amirtham412.03
Visham1.38
Rogam3.14
Labam54.51

Night

Amirtham6.27
Visham7.50
Rogam9.14
Labam10.39
Dhanam12.03
Sugam1.27
Soram2.50
Uthi4.15

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Caturdaśī · Guru Vāsara · Dhaniṣṭhā

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
Simha5.38 am7.14 am
Kanya7.14 am9.28 am
Tula9.28 am11.46 am
Vrischika11.46 am2.04 pm
Dhanu2.04 pm4.08 pm
Makara4.08 pm5.52 pm
Kumbha5.52 pm7.21 pm
Meena7.21 pm8.48 pm
Mesha8.48 pm10.25 pm
Vrishabha10.25 pm12.22 am
Mithuna12.22 am2.36 am
Kataka2.36 am4.55 am
Simha4.55 am5.39 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru5.38
Sevvai6.42
Suriya7.46
Sukran8.50
Budhan9.54
Chandra10.59
Sani12.03
Guru1.07
Sevvai2.11
Suriya3.15
Sukran4.19
Budhan5.23

Night

Chandra6.27
Sani7.23
Guru8.19
Sevvai9.15
Suriya10.11
Sukran11.07
Budhan12.03
Chandra12.59
Sani1.55
Guru2.51
Sevvai3.47
Suriya4.43

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil
In force from 1.35 pm, until Thursday 9.38 pm

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