August 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Avani

Velli

Valarpirai

Navamitill 6.07 am (next day), then Dasami

Anushamtill 6.23 pm, then Kettai

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 10.42–12.10

Yamagandamafternoon 3.03–4.31

Kuligaimorning 7.48–9.16

ChandrashtamamAshwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarter

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.22–7.48night 7.31–9.03

Computed for Suva, in Fiji time. 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, 6.22 am to 7.48 am is the best of the day.

Vaidhriti Yogam runs till 11.49 am Saturday.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Suva, 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

6.22–7.48 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.22–7.48 am, inside the clear stretch

9.16–10.42 amClear of every caution

11.47 am–12.32 pm; Rahu Kalam and Vaidhriti Yogam also run

Avoid

7.48–9.16 am, what begins now is said to repeat

10.42 am–12.10 pm

3.03–4.31 pm

12.40–2.29 am, early Saturday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 9.20 pm

Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter

For those born in Mesha 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

Sunrise6.22 am

Sunset5.57 pm

Moonrise11.55 am

Moonset1.32 am (next day)

SunSimha Rasi

MoonVrischika Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Suva 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)
	Navami, till 6.07 am (next day) 59–23 nazhigai	Dasami
	Anusham, till 6.23 pm 30–04 nazhigai	Kettai
	Indra Yogam, till 10.55 am 11–24 nazhigai	Vaidhriti Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 4.56 pm 26–26 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 6.07 am (next day) 59–23 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Suva

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.43–5.32 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.48–8.34 am	A favourable window
	7.48–9.16 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	10.42 am–12.10 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.47 am–12.32 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	3.03–4.31 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.40–2.29 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam6.22

Soram7.48

Uthi9.16

Visham10.42

Amirtham¹12.10

Rogam1.36

Labam²3.04

Dhanam³4.31

Night

Rogam5.57

Labam7.31

Dhanam9.04

Sugam10.37

Soram12.09

Uthi⁴1.43

Visham3.15

Amirtham4.49

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Navamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Anurādhā

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	6.22 am	7.51 am
Kanya	7.51 am	9.27 am
Tula	9.27 am	11.11 am
Vrischika	11.11 am	1.11 pm
Dhanu	1.11 pm	3.24 pm
Makara	3.24 pm	5.36 pm
Kumbha	5.36 pm	7.43 pm
Meena	7.43 pm	9.49 pm
Mesha	9.49 pm	12.00 am
Vrishabha	12.00 am	2.14 am
Mithuna	2.14 am	4.20 am
Kataka	4.20 am	6.10 am
Simha	6.10 am	6.21 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.22

Budhan7.20

Chandra8.18

Sani9.16

Guru10.14

Sevvai11.12

Suriya12.10

Sukran1.08

Budhan2.05

Chandra3.03

Sani4.01

Guru4.59

Night

Sevvai5.57

Suriya6.59

Sukran8.01

Budhan9.03

Chandra10.05

Sani11.07

Guru12.09

Sevvai1.11

Suriya2.13

Sukran3.15

Budhan4.17

Chandra5.19

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery