November 2026
16
Monday
Parabhava
Karthigai
1
Thingal

Tamil Nadu calendars show Aippasi 30 on this day. Here Karthigai began a day earlier, on Monday 16 November.

Valarpirai
Saptamitill 3.50 pm, then Ashtami
Thiruvonamtill 1.47 pm, then Avittam
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 9.01–10.08
Yamagandammorning 11.14–12.21
Kuligaiafternoon 1.27–2.35
ChandrashtamamUntil 3.01 am (next day): Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 7.54–9.01evening 4.47–6.10

Computed for Calgary, in Mountain time (MST). 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, 7.54 am to 9.01 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 4.48 am Tuesday.

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

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Calgary, 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

7.54–9.01 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.54–9.01 am, inside the clear stretch
10.08–11.14 amClear of every caution
12.04–12.38 pm; Yamagandam also runs
12.21–12.38 pmShort clear window
1.15–1.27 pmShort clear window
3.01–3.50 pmShort clear window

Avoid

9.01–10.08 am
11.14 am–12.21 pm
12.38–1.15 pm
1.27–2.35 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
2.25–3.01 pm
6.10–7.56 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 3.01 am

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

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 3.01 am, until Thursday 12.21 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

Sunrise7.54 am
Sunset4.47 pm
Moonrise1.44 pm
Moonset11.10 pm
SunVrischika Rasi
MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Calgary 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)
Saptami, till 3.50 pm 19–48 nazhigaiAshtami
Thiruvonam, till 1.47 pm 14–41 nazhigaiAvittam
Vriddhi Yogam, till 7.24 pm 28–42 nazhigaiDhruva Yogam
Vanija Karanam, till 3.50 pm 19–48 nazhigai
Bhadra Karanam, till 4.48 am (next day) caution 52–10 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Calgary

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.54–6.54 amPrayer, meditation, study
9.01–10.08 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.14 am–12.21 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.04–12.38 pmWidely used for beginnings
12.38–1.15 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.27–2.35 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
2.25–3.01 pmAvoided for new beginnings
6.10–7.56 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.42–6.26 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham7.54
Visham9.01
Rogam10.07
Labam111.15
Dhanam212.21
Sugam31.28
Soram2.34
Uthi43.41

Night

Sugam54.47
Soram6.40
Uthi8.35
Amirtham10.29
Visham12.21
Rogam2.15
Labam4.09
Dhanam6.03

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Vṛścika Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Saptamī · Indu Vāsara · Śravaṇa (Dhaniṣṭhā from 1.47 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
2083
5128
1202

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Tula7.54 am8.01 am
Vrischika8.01 am10.37 am
Dhanu10.37 am12.32 pm
Makara12.32 pm1.47 pm
Kumbha1.47 pm2.43 pm
Meena2.43 pm3.35 pm
Mesha3.35 pm4.40 pm
Vrishabha4.40 pm6.18 pm
Mithuna6.18 pm8.41 pm
Kataka8.41 pm11.28 pm
Simha11.28 pm2.18 am
Kanya2.18 am5.07 am
Tula5.07 am7.56 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra7.54
Sani8.39
Guru9.23
Sevvai10.08
Suriya10.52
Sukran11.36
Budhan12.21
Chandra1.05
Sani1.50
Guru2.34
Sevvai3.18
Suriya4.03

Night

Sukran4.47
Budhan6.03
Chandra7.19
Sani8.34
Guru9.50
Sevvai11.06
Suriya12.22
Sukran1.37
Budhan2.53
Chandra4.09
Sani5.25
Guru6.40

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd
In force from 3.00 am, until Tuesday 12.21 pm

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