August 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Avani

Velli

Tamil Nadu calendars show Avani 11 on this day. Here Avani began a day earlier, on Monday 17 August.

Theypirai

Prathamaitill 12.27 am (next day), then Dwitiyai

Sathayamtill 5.43 pm, then Poorattathi

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 11.17–12.57

Yamagandamevening 4.15–5.56

Kuligaimorning 7.58–9.39

ChandrashtamamPunarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.19–7.58night 8.56–10.16

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

For anything new, 12.57 pm to 4.15 pm 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 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

12.57–4.15 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.19–7.58 amClear of every caution

6.19–7.58 am, inside the clear stretch

9.39–11.17 amClear of every caution

12.31–1.23 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs

5.56–7.35 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

7.58–9.39 am, what begins now is said to repeat

11.17 am–12.57 pm

4.15–5.56 pm

12.15–1.54 am, early Saturday, 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

Sunrise6.19 am

Sunset7.35 pm

Moonrise7.52 pm

Moonset6.36 am

SunSimha Rasi

MoonKumbha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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
	Velli (Friday)
	Prathamai, till 12.27 am (next day) 45–19 nazhigai	Dwitiyai
	Sathayam, till 5.43 pm 28–30 nazhigai	Poorattathi
	Sukarma Yogam, till 9.06 pm 36–57 nazhigai	Dhriti Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 12.27 pm 15–18 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 12.27 am (next day) 45–19 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Jersey City

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.54–5.36 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.58–9.39 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	10.15–11.53 am	A favourable window
	11.17 am–12.57 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.31–1.23 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	4.15–5.56 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.15–1.54 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam6.19

Soram7.58

Uthi9.39

Visham11.17

Amirtham12.57

Rogam2.36

Labam¹4.16

Dhanam5.56

Night

Rogam7.35

Labam8.56

Dhanam10.17

Sugam²11.37

Soram12.57

Uthi2.19

Visham3.38

Amirtham5.00

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Prathamā · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Śatabhiṣaj (Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā from 5.43 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	6.19 am	8.00 am
Kanya	8.00 am	10.31 am
Tula	10.31 am	1.04 pm
Vrischika	1.04 pm	3.30 pm
Dhanu	3.30 pm	5.31 pm
Makara	5.31 pm	7.01 pm
Kumbha	7.01 pm	8.14 pm
Meena	8.14 pm	9.24 pm
Mesha	9.24 pm	10.46 pm
Vrishabha	10.46 pm	12.34 am
Mithuna	12.34 am	2.52 am
Kataka	2.52 am	5.24 am
Simha	5.24 am	6.20 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.19

Budhan7.25

Chandra8.32

Sani9.38

Guru10.44

Sevvai11.51

Suriya12.57

Sukran2.03

Budhan3.10

Chandra4.16

Sani5.22

Guru6.29

Night

Sevvai7.35

Suriya8.29

Sukran9.22

Budhan10.16

Chandra11.10

Sani12.04

Guru12.57

Sevvai1.51

Suriya2.45

Sukran3.39

Budhan4.33

Chandra5.26

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

Also

	West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery
	In force all day, until Saturday 12.08 pm