August 2026

Thursday

Parabhava

Avani

11, Pournami

Viyazhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Avani 10 on this day. Here Avani began a day earlier, on Monday 17 August.

Valarpirai

Pournamitill 12.19 am (next day), then Prathamai

Avittamtill 4.46 pm, then Sathayam

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Pournami

Rahu Kalamafternoon 2.37–4.17

Yamagandammorning 6.18–7.58

Kuligaimorning 9.37–11.18

ChandrashtamamPunarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 7.58–9.37evening 7.36–8.56

Computed for Jersey City, in US Eastern time (EDT). 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 12.03 pm; Atiganda Yogam runs all day, till 9.58 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 Jersey City, 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

7.58–9.37 am; Bhadra Karanam and Atiganda Yogam also run

12.31–1.23 pm; Atiganda Yogam also runs

Avoid

6.18–7.58 am

9.37–11.18 am, what begins now is said to repeat

2.37–4.17 pm

12.15–1.55 am, early Friday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 12.08 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

Sunrise6.18 am

Sunset7.36 pm

Moonrise7.30 pm

MoonsetAfter sunrise on Friday

SunSimha Rasi

MoonKumbha Rasi, from 4.06 am

This day and the next

Pournami, the full moon.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Jersey City 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
	Viyazhan (Thursday)
	Pournami, till 12.19 am (next day) 44–59 nazhigai	Prathamai
	Avittam, till 4.46 pm 26–08 nazhigai	Sathayam
	Atiganda Yogam, till 9.58 pm caution 39–08 nazhigai	Sukarma Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 12.03 pm caution 14–21 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 12.19 am (next day) 44–59 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Jersey City

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.53–5.35 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	5.44–7.25 am	A favourable window
	6.18–7.58 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.37–11.18 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	12.31–1.23 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	2.37–4.17 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.15–1.55 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹6.18

Sugam²7.58

Soram9.37

Uthi³11.18

Amirtham⁴12.58

Visham2.37

Rogam4.16

Labam⁵5.57

Night

Amirtham7.36

Visham8.56

Rogam10.17

Labam⁶11.38

Dhanam⁷12.58

Sugam2.19

Soram3.38

Uthi4.59

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Yamagandam, Bhadra Karanam and Atiganda Yogam; 2 Bhadra Karanam and Atiganda Yogam; 3 Bhadra Karanam and Atiganda Yogam; 4 Atiganda Yogam; 5 Atiganda Yogam; 6 Tyajyam; 7 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Pūrṇimā · Guru Vāsara · Dhaniṣṭhā (Śatabhiṣaj from 4.46 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	6.18 am	8.04 am
Kanya	8.04 am	10.35 am
Tula	10.35 am	1.08 pm
Vrischika	1.08 pm	3.34 pm
Dhanu	3.34 pm	5.34 pm
Makara	5.34 pm	7.05 pm
Kumbha	7.05 pm	8.18 pm
Meena	8.18 pm	9.28 pm
Mesha	9.28 pm	10.50 pm
Vrishabha	10.50 pm	12.38 am
Mithuna	12.38 am	2.56 am
Kataka	2.56 am	5.28 am
Simha	5.28 am	6.19 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.18

Sevvai7.25

Suriya8.31

Sukran9.38

Budhan10.44

Chandra11.51

Sani12.57

Guru2.04

Sevvai3.10

Suriya4.17

Sukran5.23

Budhan6.30

Night

Chandra7.36

Sani8.30

Guru9.24

Sevvai10.17

Suriya11.11

Sukran12.04

Budhan12.58

Chandra1.51

Sani2.45

Guru3.38

Sevvai4.32

Suriya5.26

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

Also

	South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil
	In force all day, until Saturday 12.08 pm