August 2026
22
Saturday
Parabhava
Avani
6
Sani

Tamil Nadu calendars show Avani 5 on this day. Here Avani began a day earlier, on Monday 17 August.


Valarpirai
Dasamitill 1.31 pm, then Ekadasi
Moolamtill 5.15 am (next day), then Pooradam
Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 9.34–11.13
Yamagandamafternoon 2.29–4.09
Kuligaimorning 6.17–7.56
ChandrashtamamKarthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
evening 4.09–5.47evening 7.26–8.47

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, 5.45 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Vishkambha Yogam runs till 5.45 pm.

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

5.45–7.26 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
12.25–1.17 pm; Tyajyam and Vishkambha Yogam also run
4.09–5.47 pm; Vishkambha Yogam also runs

Avoid

6.17–7.56 am, what begins now is said to repeat
6.17–8.02 am
9.34–11.13 am
11.17 am–1.06 pm
2.29–4.09 pm
3.27–5.15 am, early Sunday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Monday 2.37 pm

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha 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

Sunrise6.17 am
Sunset7.26 pm
Moonrise4.13 pm
Moonset1.45 am (next day)
SunSimha Rasi
MoonDhanu Rasi, from 2.19 am

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Sunday 23 August: Ekadasi.

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

LimbThis dayThen
Sani (Saturday)
Dasami, till 1.31 pm 18–05 nazhigaiEkadasi
Moolam, till 5.15 am (next day) 57–24 nazhigaiPooradam
Vishkambha Yogam, till 5.45 pm caution 28–39 nazhigaiPriti Yogam
Gara Karanam, till 1.31 pm 18–05 nazhigai
Vanija Karanam, till 2.41 am (next day) 51–00 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for San Diego

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.51–5.33 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.17–7.56 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
6.17–8.02 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.34–11.13 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.17 am–1.06 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.25–1.17 pmWidely used for beginnings
2.29–4.09 pmAvoided for new beginnings
10.05–11.51 pmA favourable window
3.27–5.15 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Soram6.17
Uthi17.56
Visham9.34
Amirtham211.13
Rogam12.51
Labam32.30
Dhanam44.09
Sugam5.48

Night

Labam7.26
Dhanam8.48
Sugam10.09
Soram11.30
Uthi12.52
Visham2.13
Amirtham53.35
Soram4.55

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Daśamī · Sthira Vāsara · Mūla

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 signFromTo
Simha6.17 am8.18 am
Kanya8.18 am10.39 am
Tula10.39 am1.02 pm
Vrischika1.02 pm3.23 pm
Dhanu3.23 pm5.26 pm
Makara5.26 pm7.05 pm
Kumbha7.05 pm8.28 pm
Meena8.28 pm9.48 pm
Mesha9.48 pm11.19 pm
Vrishabha11.19 pm1.13 am
Mithuna1.13 am3.28 am
Kataka3.28 am5.52 am
Simha5.52 am6.17 am

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

Horai

Day

Sani6.17
Guru7.23
Sevvai8.28
Suriya9.34
Sukran10.40
Budhan11.45
Chandra12.51
Sani1.57
Guru3.03
Sevvai4.08
Suriya5.14
Sukran6.20

Night

Budhan7.26
Chandra8.20
Sani9.14
Guru10.09
Sevvai11.03
Suriya11.57
Sukran12.52
Budhan1.46
Chandra2.40
Sani3.35
Guru4.29
Sevvai5.23

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

Also

East on Saturdays; Parigaram: curd

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