August 2026

Tuesday

Parabhava

Avani

Sevvai

Valarpirai

Dwadasitill 6.21 am, then Trayodasi

Uthiradamtill 10.52 pm, then Thiruvonam

Pradosham

Rahu Kalamafternoon 3.00–4.30

Yamagandammorning 9.00–10.30

Kuligaiafternoon 12.00–1.30

ChandrashtamamMirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Nalla Neram

morning 7.45–8.45evening 4.45–5.45

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.45–11.45evening 6.30–7.30

Tithi and nakshatram computed for Rameswaram. Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam, Kuligai, Nalla Neram and Soolam as Tamil calendars print them. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 1.48 pm to 3.20 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 Rameswaram, to the minute. Use the printed times on the sheet for daily life; use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham. Where they differ, the printed time is shown in brackets.

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

1.48–3.20 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.02–8.32 amClear of every caution

7.45–8.45 am; Durmuhurtham also runs

10.43 am–12.14 pmClear of every caution

10.45–11.45 am, inside the clear stretch

11.51 am–12.39 pm; Kuligai also runs

4.45–5.45 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs

4.53–6.25 pmClear of every caution

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

5.16–7.02 am, from before sunrise

8.32–9.22 am

9.09–10.43 am (printed 9–10.30)

12.14–1.48 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 12–1.30)

3.20–4.53 pm (printed 3–4.30)

11.04–11.52 pm, in the evening

3.10–4.55 am, early Wednesday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 1.36 pm

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

For those born in Mithuna 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

Sunrise6.04 am

Sunset6.25 pm

Moonrise4.33 pm

Moonset4.18 am (next day)

SunSimha Rasi

MoonMakara Rasi, from 3.06 am

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Rameswaram 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
	Sevvai (Tuesday)
	Dwadasi, till 6.21 am 0–43 nazhigai	Trayodasi
	Uthiradam, till 10.52 pm 41–58 nazhigai	Thiruvonam
	Ayushman Yogam, till 7.41 am 4–03 nazhigai	Saubhagya Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 6.21 am 0–43 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 7.14 pm 32–54 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Rameswaram

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.32–5.17 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	5.16–7.02 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.32–9.22 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.09–10.43 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.51 am–12.39 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.14–1.48 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	3.20–4.53 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.50–5.34 pm	A favourable window
	11.04–11.52 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.10–4.55 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam6.04

Labam¹7.37

Dhanam²9.10

Sugam10.43

Soram12.14

Uthi1.48

Visham3.20

Amirtham4.53

Night

Soram6.25

Uthi7.53

Visham9.20

Amirtham³10.48

Rogam12.14

Labam1.43

Dhanam⁴3.10

Sugam⁵4.37

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Bhauma Vāsara · Uttarāṣāḍhā

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	6.04 am	7.37 am
Kanya	7.37 am	9.35 am
Tula	9.35 am	11.39 am
Vrischika	11.39 am	1.49 pm
Dhanu	1.49 pm	3.57 pm
Makara	3.57 pm	5.53 pm
Kumbha	5.53 pm	7.38 pm
Meena	7.38 pm	9.21 pm
Mesha	9.21 pm	11.11 pm
Vrishabha	11.11 pm	1.15 am
Mithuna	1.15 am	3.26 am
Kataka	3.26 am	5.33 am
Simha	5.33 am	6.04 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai6.04

Suriya7.06

Sukran8.08

Budhan9.10

Chandra10.11

Sani11.13

Guru12.15

Sevvai1.17

Suriya2.18

Sukran3.20

Budhan4.22

Chandra5.24

Night

Sani6.25

Guru7.24

Sevvai8.22

Suriya9.20

Sukran10.18

Budhan11.17

Chandra12.15

Sani1.13

Guru2.11

Sevvai3.09

Suriya4.08

Sukran5.06

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

Also

North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk