November 2026
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Monday
Parabhava
Aippasi
16
Thingal
Theypirai
Ashtamitill 9.41 am, then Navami
Ayilyamtill 12.17 am (next day), then Magam
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 6.40–8.21
Yamagandammorning 9.59–11.40
Kuligaiafternoon 1.19–3.00
ChandrashtamamUntil 12.17 am (next day): Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarterThen: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 5.01–6.40evening 6.19–7.38

Computed for Durban, in South Africa time (SAST). 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, 3.40 pm to sunset 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 Durban, 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

3.40–6.19 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
5.01–6.40 amClear of every caution
5.01–6.40 am, inside the clear stretch
8.21–9.59 amClear of every caution
11.14 am–12.06 pm; Yamagandam also runs
11.40 am–12.06 pmShort clear window
1.00–1.19 pmShort clear window

Avoid

6.40–8.21 am
9.59–11.40 am
12.06–1.00 pm
1.19–3.00 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
1.25–2.59 pm
2.45–3.40 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 12.17 am

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu Rasi.

Then

from 12.17 am, until Thursday 6.05 am

Thiruvonam · Uthiradam, second to fourth quarters · Avittam, first to second quarters

For those born in Makara 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

Sunrise5.01 am
Sunset6.19 pm
Moonrise1.32 am (next day)
Moonset11.44 am
SunTula Rasi
MoonKataka Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Durban 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)
Ashtami, till 9.41 am 11–42 nazhigaiNavami
Ayilyam, till 12.17 am (next day) 48–12 nazhigaiMagam
Shubha Yogam, till 8.37 am 9–01 nazhigaiShukla Yogam
Kaulava Karanam, till 9.41 am 11–42 nazhigai
Taitila Karanam, till 9.00 pm 40–00 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

WindowTimeTraditional use
3.35–4.17 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.40–8.21 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.59–11.40 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.14 am–12.06 pmWidely used for beginnings
12.06–1.00 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.19–3.00 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
1.25–2.59 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.45–3.40 pmAvoided for new beginnings
10.44 pm–12.16 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham5.01
Visham6.40
Rogam8.20
Labam110.00
Dhanam211.40
Sugam31.20
Soram2.59
Uthi4.40

Night

Sugam6.19
Soram7.38
Uthi9.00
Amirtham10.20
Visham11.39
Rogam12.59
Labam2.20
Dhanam3.40

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Aṣṭamī · Indu Vāsara · Āśleṣā

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
Tula5.01 am5.52 am
Vrischika5.52 am7.47 am
Dhanu7.47 am10.02 am
Makara10.02 am12.24 pm
Kumbha12.24 pm2.42 pm
Meena2.42 pm5.00 pm
Mesha5.00 pm7.21 pm
Vrishabha7.21 pm9.40 pm
Mithuna9.40 pm11.43 pm
Kataka11.43 pm1.25 am
Simha1.25 am2.51 am
Kanya2.51 am4.14 am
Tula4.14 am5.00 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra5.01
Sani6.07
Guru7.14
Sevvai8.20
Suriya9.27
Sukran10.33
Budhan11.40
Chandra12.46
Sani1.53
Guru2.59
Sevvai4.06
Suriya5.12

Night

Sukran6.19
Budhan7.12
Chandra8.06
Sani8.59
Guru9.52
Sevvai10.46
Suriya11.39
Sukran12.33
Budhan1.26
Chandra2.20
Sani3.13
Guru4.06

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd

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