August 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Aadi

Velli

Tamil Nadu calendars show Aadi 29 on this day. Here Aadi began a day earlier, on Thursday 16 July.

Valarpirai

Dwitiyaitill 6.17 am, then Tritiyai

Pooramtill 3.13 pm, then Uthiram

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 11.12–12.54

Yamagandamevening 4.13–5.55

Kuligaimorning 7.51–9.33

ChandrashtamamUntil 9.05 pm: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Avittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.11–7.51night 8.55–10.14

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

For anything new, 12.54 pm to 4.13 pm is the best of the day.

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

12.54–4.13 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.11–7.51 amClear of every caution

6.11–7.51 am, inside the clear stretch

9.33–11.12 amClear of every caution

12.27–1.19 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs

5.55–7.35 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

7.51–9.33 am, what begins now is said to repeat

11.12 am–12.54 pm

4.13–5.55 pm

10.19–11.55 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 9.05 pm

Thiruvonam · Uthiradam, second to fourth quarters · Avittam, first to second quarters

For those born in Makara Rasi.

Then

from 9.05 pm, until Monday 3.50 am

Sathayam · Avittam, third to fourth quarters · Poorattathi, first to third quarters

For those born in Kumbha 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

Sunset7.35 pm

Moonrise8.21 am

Moonset8.45 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
	Velli (Friday)
	Dwitiyai, till 6.17 am 0–15 nazhigai Tritiyai, till 4.59 am (next day) 56–58 nazhigai	Chaturthi
	Pooram, till 3.13 pm 22–33 nazhigai	Uthiram
	Shiva Yogam, till 6.39 pm 31–08 nazhigai	Siddha Yogam
	Kaulava Karanam, till 6.17 am 0–15 nazhigai Taitila Karanam, till 5.33 pm 28–24 nazhigai Gara Karanam, till 4.59 am (next day) 56–58 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for San Diego

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.47–5.29 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.51–9.33 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	9.04–10.36 am	A favourable window
	11.12 am–12.54 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.27–1.19 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	4.13–5.55 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.19–11.55 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam6.11

Soram7.51

Uthi9.33

Visham11.12

Amirtham12.54

Rogam2.33

Labam¹4.14

Dhanam5.55

Night

Rogam7.35

Labam8.55

Dhanam²10.14

Sugam³11.34

Soram12.53

Uthi2.14

Visham3.32

Amirtham4.53

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Karkaṭa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvitīyā · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Pūrvaphalgunī (Uttaraphalgunī from 3.13 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	6.28 am
Simha	6.28 am	8.49 am
Kanya	8.49 am	11.10 am
Tula	11.10 am	1.34 pm
Vrischika	1.34 pm	3.54 pm
Dhanu	3.54 pm	5.57 pm
Makara	5.57 pm	7.36 pm
Kumbha	7.36 pm	8.59 pm
Meena	8.59 pm	10.19 pm
Mesha	10.19 pm	11.51 pm
Vrishabha	11.51 pm	1.44 am
Mithuna	1.44 am	4.00 am
Kataka	4.00 am	6.12 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.11

Budhan7.18

Chandra8.25

Sani9.32

Guru10.39

Sevvai11.46

Suriya12.53

Sukran2.00

Budhan3.07

Chandra4.14

Sani5.21

Guru6.28

Night

Sevvai7.35

Suriya8.28

Sukran9.21

Budhan10.14

Chandra11.07

Sani12.00

Guru12.53

Sevvai1.47

Suriya2.40

Sukran3.33

Budhan4.26

Chandra5.19

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery