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

Chaturdasitill 6.39 am, then Pournami

Avittamtill 11.46 pm, then Sathayam

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Pournami

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.15–2.51

Yamagandammorning 5.15–6.52

Kuligaimorning 8.27–10.04

ChandrashtamamUntil 11.06 am: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

evening 4.27–6.03night 10.16–11.39

Computed for Manama, in Arabia time (AST). 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.

Atiganda Yogam runs till 4.58 am Friday; Bhadra Karanam runs till 7.03 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 Manama, 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

11.14 am–12.04 pm; Atiganda Yogam and Bhadra Karanam also run

4.27–6.03 pm; Atiganda Yogam and Bhadra Karanam also run

Avoid

5.15–6.52 am

8.27–10.04 am, what begins now is said to repeat

1.15–2.51 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 11.06 am

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

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 11.06 am, until Saturday 7.08 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

Sunrise5.15 am

Sunset6.03 pm

Moonrise5.43 pm

Moonset5.11 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 Manama's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Manama 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)
	Chaturdasi, till 6.39 am 3–30 nazhigai	Pournami
	Avittam, till 11.46 pm 46–16 nazhigai	Sathayam
	Shobhana Yogam, till 5.26 am 0–26 nazhigai Atiganda Yogam, till 4.58 am (next day) caution 59–16 nazhigai	Sukarma Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 6.39 am 3–30 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 7.03 pm caution 34–28 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Manama

Window	Time	Traditional use
	3.46–4.30 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	5.15–6.52 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.27–10.04 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.14 am–12.04 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.44–2.25 pm	A favourable window
	1.15–2.51 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹5.15

Sugam²6.52

Soram8.27

Uthi³10.04

Amirtham⁴11.40

Visham1.15

Rogam2.50

Labam⁵4.27

Night

Amirtham6.03

Visham7.26

Rogam8.51

Labam10.16

Dhanam11.40

Sugam1.04

Soram2.27

Uthi3.52

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Yamagandam, Atiganda Yogam and Bhadra Karanam; 2 Atiganda Yogam and Bhadra Karanam; 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 sign	From	To
Simha	5.15 am	6.50 am
Kanya	6.50 am	9.04 am
Tula	9.04 am	11.21 am
Vrischika	11.21 am	1.39 pm
Dhanu	1.39 pm	3.43 pm
Makara	3.43 pm	5.27 pm
Kumbha	5.27 pm	6.57 pm
Meena	6.57 pm	8.25 pm
Mesha	8.25 pm	10.02 pm
Vrishabha	10.02 pm	11.59 pm
Mithuna	11.59 pm	2.13 am
Kataka	2.13 am	4.32 am
Simha	4.32 am	5.16 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru5.15

Sevvai6.19

Suriya7.23

Sukran8.27

Budhan9.31

Chandra10.35

Sani11.39

Guru12.43

Sevvai1.47

Suriya2.51

Sukran3.55

Budhan4.59

Night

Chandra6.03

Sani6.59

Guru7.55

Sevvai8.51

Suriya9.47

Sukran10.43

Budhan11.39

Chandra12.35

Sani1.31

Guru2.27

Sevvai3.24

Suriya4.20

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

Also

	South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil
	In force from 11.05 am, until Thursday 7.08 pm