August 2026

Monday

Parabhava

Avani

Thingal

Tamil Nadu calendars show Avani 7 on this day. Here Avani began a day earlier, on Monday 17 August.

Valarpirai

Dwadasitill 5.51 pm, then Trayodasi

Pooradamtill 7.58 am, then Uthiradam

Pradosham

Rahu Kalammorning 7.56–9.35

Yamagandammorning 11.12–12.51

Kuligaiafternoon 2.28–4.07

ChandrashtamamUntil 2.37 pm: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.18–7.56evening 7.23–8.45

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, 6.18 am to 7.56 am 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 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

6.18–7.56 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.18–7.56 am, inside the clear stretch

9.35–11.12 amClear of every caution

12.25–1.16 pm; Yamagandam also runs

12.51–1.16 pmShort clear window

2.10–2.28 pmShort clear window

6.32–7.23 pmShort clear window

Avoid

7.56–9.35 am

11.12 am–12.51 pm

1.16–2.10 pm

2.28–4.07 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

3.53–4.47 pm

4.46–6.32 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 2.37 pm

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

For those born in Vrishabha Rasi.

Then

from 2.37 pm, until Thursday 1.06 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

Sunrise6.18 am

Sunset7.23 pm

Moonrise5.40 pm

Moonset3.42 am (next day)

SunSimha Rasi

MoonDhanu Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

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
	Thingal (Monday)
	Dwadasi, till 5.51 pm 28–52 nazhigai	Trayodasi
	Pooradam, till 7.58 am 4–11 nazhigai	Uthiradam
	Ayushman Yogam, till 7.11 pm 32–12 nazhigai	Saubhagya Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 5.51 pm 28–52 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for San Diego

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.51–5.34 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.56–9.35 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.12 am–12.51 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.25–1.16 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.16–2.10 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.28–4.07 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	3.53–4.47 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.46–6.32 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.20–5.04 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham6.18

Visham7.56

Rogam9.34

Labam¹11.13

Dhanam²12.51

Sugam³2.29

Soram4.06

Uthi⁴5.46

Night

Sugam7.23

Soram8.45

Uthi10.08

Amirtham11.30

Visham12.51

Rogam2.12

Labam3.35

Dhanam4.57

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Indu Vāsara · Pūrvāṣāḍhā (Uttarāṣāḍhā from 7.58 am, 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

1202

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Simha	6.18 am	8.10 am
Kanya	8.10 am	10.31 am
Tula	10.31 am	12.54 pm
Vrischika	12.54 pm	3.15 pm
Dhanu	3.15 pm	5.18 pm
Makara	5.18 pm	6.57 pm
Kumbha	6.57 pm	8.20 pm
Meena	8.20 pm	9.40 pm
Mesha	9.40 pm	11.11 pm
Vrishabha	11.11 pm	1.05 am
Mithuna	1.05 am	3.20 am
Kataka	3.20 am	5.44 am
Simha	5.44 am	6.19 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra6.18

Sani7.24

Guru8.29

Sevvai9.34

Suriya10.40

Sukran11.45

Budhan12.51

Chandra1.56

Sani3.02

Guru4.07

Sevvai5.12

Suriya6.18

Night

Sukran7.23

Budhan8.18

Chandra9.13

Sani10.07

Guru11.02

Sevvai11.56

Suriya12.51

Sukran1.46

Budhan2.40

Chandra3.35

Sani4.30

Guru5.24

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd