August 2026

Thursday

Parabhava

Avani

10, Pournami

Viyazhan

Valarpirai

Chaturdasitill 9.09 am, then Pournami

Avittamtill 2.16 am (next day), then Sathayam

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Pournami

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.30–3.00

Yamagandammorning 6.00–7.30

Kuligaimorning 9.00–10.30

ChandrashtamamUntil 1.36 pm: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Nalla Neram

morning 10.45–11.45afternoon 12.15–1.15

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.30–11.30evening 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

Keep new beginnings small on this day.

Atiganda Yogam runs till 7.28 am Friday; Bhadra Karanam runs till 9.33 pm. No part of the day is clear of every caution. If something cannot wait, prefer the printed Nalla Neram 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 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

7.37–7.55 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

10.30–11.30 am; Kuligai, Atiganda Yogam and Bhadra Karanam also run

10.45–11.45 am; Atiganda Yogam and Bhadra Karanam also run

11.50 am–12.38 pm; Atiganda Yogam and Bhadra Karanam also run

12.15–1.15 pm; Atiganda Yogam and Bhadra Karanam also run

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

5.02–6.45 am, from before sunrise

6.04–7.37 am (printed 6–7.30)

9.09–10.42 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 9–10.30)

1.46–3.20 pm (printed 1.30–3)

Chandrashtamam

until 1.36 pm

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

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 1.36 pm, until Saturday 9.38 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

Sunrise6.04 am

Sunset6.24 pm

Moonrise5.58 pm

Moonset5.56 am (next day)

SunSimha Rasi

MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

Pournami, the full moon.

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
	Viyazhan (Thursday)
	Chaturdasi, till 9.09 am 7–43 nazhigai	Pournami
	Avittam, till 2.16 am (next day) 50–29 nazhigai	Sathayam
	Shobhana Yogam, till 7.56 am 4–39 nazhigai	Atiganda Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 9.09 am 7–43 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 9.33 pm caution 38–42 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Rameswaram

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.31–5.17 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	5.02–6.45 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.04–7.37 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.09–10.42 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.50 am–12.38 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.46–3.20 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.14–4.55 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹6.04

Sugam²7.37

Soram9.09

Uthi³10.42

Amirtham⁴12.15

Visham1.46

Rogam3.19

Labam⁵4.52

Night

Amirtham6.24

Visham7.51

Rogam9.19

Labam10.47

Dhanam12.15

Sugam1.42

Soram3.09

Uthi4.37

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Tyajyam and Yamagandam; 2 Atiganda Yogam; 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	6.04 am	7.29 am
Kanya	7.29 am	9.27 am
Tula	9.27 am	11.31 am
Vrischika	11.31 am	1.41 pm
Dhanu	1.41 pm	3.49 pm
Makara	3.49 pm	5.45 pm
Kumbha	5.45 pm	7.30 pm
Meena	7.30 pm	9.13 pm
Mesha	9.13 pm	11.04 pm
Vrishabha	11.04 pm	1.07 am
Mithuna	1.07 am	3.18 am
Kataka	3.18 am	5.25 am
Simha	5.25 am	6.04 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.04

Sevvai7.06

Suriya8.08

Sukran9.09

Budhan10.11

Chandra11.13

Sani12.14

Guru1.16

Sevvai2.18

Suriya3.19

Sukran4.21

Budhan5.23

Night

Chandra6.24

Sani7.23

Guru8.21

Sevvai9.19

Suriya10.18

Sukran11.16

Budhan12.14

Chandra1.13

Sani2.11

Guru3.09

Sevvai4.07

Suriya5.06

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

Also

	South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil
	In force from 1.35 pm, until Thursday 9.38 pm