August 2026

Thursday

Parabhava

Aadi

Viyazhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Aadi 28 on this day. Here Aadi began a day earlier, on Thursday 16 July.

Valarpirai

Prathamaitill 8.12 am, then Dwitiyai

Magamtill 4.09 pm, then Pooram

Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 2.33–4.15

Yamagandammorning 6.11–7.52

Kuligaimorning 9.31–11.13

ChandrashtamamUthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 11.13–12.53evening 7.36–8.55

Computed for San Diego, in US Pacific time (PDT). 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.

Parigha Yogam runs all day, till 8.59 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.

This is Aadi, when many families do not hold weddings or griha pravesam. Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day

Computed for San Diego, 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

11.13 am–12.53 pm; Parigha Yogam also runs

12.27–1.20 pm; Parigha Yogam also runs

Avoid

4.52–6.23 am, from before sunrise

6.11–7.52 am

9.31–11.13 am, what begins now is said to repeat

2.33–4.15 pm

11.50 pm–1.23 am, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 9.05 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

Sunrise6.11 am

Sunset7.36 pm

Moonrise7.15 am

Moonset8.16 pm

SunKataka Rasi

MoonSimha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for San Diego 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)
	Prathamai, till 8.12 am 5–03 nazhigai	Dwitiyai
	Magam, till 4.09 pm 24–54 nazhigai	Pooram
	Parigha Yogam, till 8.59 pm caution 36–59 nazhigai	Shiva Yogam
	Bava Karanam, till 8.12 am 5–03 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 7.11 pm 32–28 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for San Diego

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.47–5.28 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	4.52–6.23 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.11–7.52 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.31–11.13 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	12.27–1.20 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.54–3.23 pm	A favourable window
	2.33–4.15 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.50 pm–1.23 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹6.11

Sugam²7.52

Soram9.31

Uthi³11.13

Amirtham⁴12.54

Visham2.33

Rogam4.14

Labam⁵5.56

Night

Amirtham7.36

Visham8.55

Rogam10.14

Labam⁶11.35

Dhanam⁷12.54

Sugam2.14

Soram3.32

Uthi4.52

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Tyajyam, Yamagandam and Parigha Yogam; 2 Parigha Yogam; 3 Parigha Yogam; 4 Parigha Yogam; 5 Parigha Yogam; 6 Tyajyam; 7 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Karkaṭa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Prathamā · Guru Vāsara · Maghā (Pūrvaphalgunī from 4.09 pm, 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

1201

Kaliyuga counted as the Tamil almanac counts the current year. Gujarati Samvat turns the day after Deepavali.

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Kataka	6.11 am	6.31 am
Simha	6.31 am	8.53 am
Kanya	8.53 am	11.14 am
Tula	11.14 am	1.38 pm
Vrischika	1.38 pm	3.58 pm
Dhanu	3.58 pm	6.01 pm
Makara	6.01 pm	7.40 pm
Kumbha	7.40 pm	9.03 pm
Meena	9.03 pm	10.23 pm
Mesha	10.23 pm	11.55 pm
Vrishabha	11.55 pm	1.48 am
Mithuna	1.48 am	4.04 am
Kataka	4.04 am	6.11 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.11

Sevvai7.18

Suriya8.25

Sukran9.32

Budhan10.39

Chandra11.46

Sani12.53

Guru2.00

Sevvai3.07

Suriya4.14

Sukran5.22

Budhan6.29

Night

Chandra7.36

Sani8.29

Guru9.22

Sevvai10.15

Suriya11.08

Sukran12.01

Budhan12.54

Chandra1.47

Sani2.40

Guru3.33

Sevvai4.25

Suriya5.18

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil