August 2026

Wednesday

Parabhava

Avani

Budhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Avani 9 on this day. Here Avani began a day earlier, on Monday 17 August.

Valarpirai

Chaturdasitill 6.39 am (next day), then Pournami

Thiruvonamtill 10.18 pm, then Avittam

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 11.54–1.31

Yamagandammorning 7.07–8.44

Kuligaimorning 10.19–11.55

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

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 5.32–7.07evening 6.18–7.42

Computed for Riyadh, 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

For anything new, 1.31 pm to sunset 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 Riyadh, 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

1.31–6.18 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

5.32–7.07 amClear of every caution

5.32–7.07 am, inside the clear stretch

8.44–10.19 amClear of every caution

Avoid

7.07–8.44 am

10.19–11.55 am, what begins now is said to repeat

11.29 am–12.21 pm

11.54 am–1.31 pm

2.32–4.15 am, early Thursday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 11.06 am

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

Sunrise5.32 am

Sunset6.18 pm

Moonrise5.23 pm

Moonset4.33 am (next day)

SunSimha Rasi

MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Thursday 27 August: Pournami.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Riyadh 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
	Budhan (Wednesday)
	Chaturdasi, till 6.39 am (next day) 62–48 nazhigai	Pournami
	Thiruvonam, till 10.18 pm 41–55 nazhigai	Avittam
	Shobhana Yogam, till 5.26 am (next day) 59–43 nazhigai	Atiganda Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 6.08 pm 31–30 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Riyadh

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.03–4.46 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.07–8.44 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.19–11.55 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.04 am–12.47 pm	A favourable window
	11.29 am–12.21 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.54 am–1.31 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.32–4.15 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	No Abhijit Muhurtham on this day	Widely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam5.32

Dhanam¹7.08

Sugam8.44

Soram10.19

Visham11.54

Uthi1.31

Amirtham3.07

Rogam4.42

Night

Uthi6.18

Amirtham7.43

Rogam9.06

Labam10.31

Dhanam11.56

Sugam²1.20

Soram2.43

Visham4.07

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 · Śukla Pakṣa · Caturdaśī · Saumya Vāsara · Śravaṇa

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	5.32 am	7.10 am
Kanya	7.10 am	9.22 am
Tula	9.22 am	11.38 am
Vrischika	11.38 am	1.55 pm
Dhanu	1.55 pm	4.00 pm
Makara	4.00 pm	5.45 pm
Kumbha	5.45 pm	7.17 pm
Meena	7.17 pm	8.46 pm
Mesha	8.46 pm	10.24 pm
Vrishabha	10.24 pm	12.22 am
Mithuna	12.22 am	2.36 am
Kataka	2.36 am	4.53 am
Simha	4.53 am	5.32 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan5.32

Chandra6.36

Sani7.40

Guru8.43

Sevvai9.47

Suriya10.51

Sukran11.55

Budhan12.59

Chandra2.03

Sani3.07

Guru4.10

Sevvai5.14

Night

Suriya6.18

Sukran7.14

Budhan8.10

Chandra9.07

Sani10.03

Guru10.59

Sevvai11.55

Suriya12.51

Sukran1.48

Budhan2.44

Chandra3.40

Sani4.36

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk