November 2026
4
Wednesday
Parabhava
Aippasi
18
Budhan

Theypirai
Dasamitill 4.34 pm, then Ekadasi
Magamtill 8.57 am, then Pooram
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.04–2.48
Yamagandammorning 7.53–9.38
Kuligaimorning 11.20–1.04
ChandrashtamamUthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.10–7.53evening 7.58–9.14

Computed for Melbourne, in Melbourne time (AEDT). 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, 6.35 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 4.34 pm.

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


Shastra

Your day

Computed for Melbourne, 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

6.35–7.58 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.10–7.53 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs
4.34–4.57 pmShort clear window

Avoid

7.53–9.38 am
11.20 am–1.04 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
12.36–1.32 pm
1.04–2.48 pm
4.57–6.35 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 3.05 pm

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

Sunrise6.10 am
Sunset7.58 pm
Moonrise3.52 am (next day)
Moonset2.49 pm
SunTula Rasi
MoonSimha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Thursday 5 November: Ekadasi.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Melbourne 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
Budhan (Wednesday)
Dasami, till 4.34 pm 26–00 nazhigaiEkadasi
Magam, till 8.57 am 6–57 nazhigaiPooram
Brahma Yogam, till 1.31 pm 18–23 nazhigaiIndra Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 4.34 pm caution 26–00 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 4.17 am (next day) 55–20 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Melbourne

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.49–5.29 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.35–8.09 am
2.36–4.11 am
A favourable window
7.53–9.38 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.20 am–1.04 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
12.36–1.32 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.04–2.48 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.57–6.35 pmAvoided for new beginnings
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam16.10
Dhanam27.54
Sugam39.38
Soram11.20
Visham1.04
Uthi42.48
Amirtham54.31
Rogam6.14

Night

Uthi7.58
Amirtham9.15
Rogam10.30
Labam11.48
Dhanam1.04
Sugam2.20
Soram3.36
Visham4.52

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Daśamī · Saumya Vāsara · Maghā (Pūrvaphalgunī from 8.57 am, 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 signFromTo
Tula6.10 am6.54 am
Vrischika6.54 am8.44 am
Dhanu8.44 am11.01 am
Makara11.01 am1.30 pm
Kumbha1.30 pm3.58 pm
Meena3.58 pm6.25 pm
Mesha6.25 pm8.54 pm
Vrishabha8.54 pm11.18 pm
Mithuna11.18 pm1.20 am
Kataka1.20 am2.53 am
Simha2.53 am4.10 am
Kanya4.10 am5.24 am
Tula5.24 am6.09 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan6.10
Chandra7.19
Sani8.28
Guru9.37
Sevvai10.46
Suriya11.55
Sukran1.04
Budhan2.13
Chandra3.22
Sani4.31
Guru5.40
Sevvai6.49

Night

Suriya7.58
Sukran8.49
Budhan9.40
Chandra10.31
Sani11.22
Guru12.13
Sevvai1.03
Suriya1.54
Sukran2.45
Budhan3.36
Chandra4.27
Sani5.18

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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