August 2026

Tuesday

Parabhava

Avani

Sevvai

Valarpirai

Dwadasitill 12.51 pm, then Trayodasi

Uthiradamtill 5.22 am (next day), then Thiruvonam

Pradosham

Rahu Kalamafternoon 3.03–4.31

Yamagandammorning 9.13–10.42

Kuligaiafternoon 12.08–1.36

ChandrashtamamUntil 9.37 am: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

afternoon 1.36–3.03night 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, 6.19 am to 8.38 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 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

6.19–8.38 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

10.42–11.46 amClear of every caution

11.46 am–12.31 pm; Tyajyam and Kuligai also run

1.36–3.03 pmClear of every caution

1.36–3.03 pm, inside the clear stretch

4.31–5.58 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

8.38–9.26 am

9.13–10.42 am

11.46 am–1.32 pm

12.08–1.36 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

3.03–4.31 pm

10.54–11.44 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 9.37 am

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

For those born in Vrishabha Rasi.

Then

from 9.37 am, until Thursday 8.06 pm

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

Sunrise6.19 am

Sunset5.58 pm

Moonrise3.23 pm

Moonset4.43 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 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
	Sevvai (Tuesday)
	Dwadasi, till 12.51 pm 16–21 nazhigai	Trayodasi
	Uthiradam, till 5.22 am (next day) 57–38 nazhigai	Thiruvonam
	Ayushman Yogam, till 2.11 pm 19–41 nazhigai	Saubhagya Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 12.51 pm 16–21 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 1.44 am (next day) 48–33 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Suva

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.41–5.29 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.38–9.26 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.13–10.42 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.46 am–1.32 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.46 am–12.31 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.08–1.36 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	3.03–4.31 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.20 pm–12.04 am	A favourable window
	10.54–11.44 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam6.19

Labam¹7.47

Dhanam²9.14

Sugam³10.42

Soram12.08

Uthi1.36

Visham3.03

Amirtham4.31

Night

Soram5.58

Uthi7.31

Visham9.03

Amirtham⁴10.36

Rogam12.08

Labam1.41

Dhanam3.14

Sugam4.46

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Bhauma Vāsara · Uttarāṣāḍhā

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	6.19 am	7.36 am
Kanya	7.36 am	9.11 am
Tula	9.11 am	10.55 am
Vrischika	10.55 am	12.55 pm
Dhanu	12.55 pm	3.08 pm
Makara	3.08 pm	5.20 pm
Kumbha	5.20 pm	7.28 pm
Meena	7.28 pm	9.34 pm
Mesha	9.34 pm	11.44 pm
Vrishabha	11.44 pm	1.58 am
Mithuna	1.58 am	4.04 am
Kataka	4.04 am	5.54 am
Simha	5.54 am	6.18 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai6.19

Suriya7.17

Sukran8.16

Budhan9.14

Chandra10.12

Sani11.10

Guru12.09

Sevvai1.07

Suriya2.05

Sukran3.03

Budhan4.01

Chandra5.00

Night

Sani5.58

Guru7.00

Sevvai8.01

Suriya9.03

Sukran10.05

Budhan11.06

Chandra12.08

Sani1.10

Guru2.12

Sevvai3.13

Suriya4.15

Sukran5.17

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

Also

North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk