August 2026

Thursday

Parabhava

Avani

Viyazhan

Valarpirai

Chaturdasitill 3.39 pm, then Pournami

Thiruvonamtill 7.18 am, then Avittam

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.35–3.04

Yamagandammorning 6.18–7.46

Kuligaimorning 9.12–10.41

ChandrashtamamUntil 8.06 pm: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

evening 4.31–5.58night 10.36–12.07 (after midnight)

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, 7.46 am to 9.12 am is the best of the day.

Atiganda Yogam runs till 1.58 pm Friday; Bhadra Karanam runs till 4.03 am Friday.

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

7.46–9.12 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

10.41–11.32 amShort clear window

11.45 am–12.31 pm; Tyajyam also runs

1.15–1.35 pmShort clear window

4.31–5.58 pm; Atiganda Yogam and Bhadra Karanam also run

Avoid

6.18–7.46 am

9.12–10.41 am, what begins now is said to repeat

11.32 am–1.15 pm

1.35–3.04 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 8.06 pm

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 8.06 pm, until Sunday 4.08 am

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka 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

Sunset5.58 pm

Moonrise5.10 pm

Moonset6.00 am (next day)

SunSimha Rasi

MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Friday 28 August: Pournami.

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
	Viyazhan (Thursday)
	Chaturdasi, till 3.39 pm 23–25 nazhigai	Pournami
	Thiruvonam, till 7.18 am 2–31 nazhigai	Avittam
	Shobhana Yogam, till 2.26 pm 20–20 nazhigai	Atiganda Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 3.39 pm 23–25 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 4.03 am (next day) caution 54–24 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Suva

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.40–5.28 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.18–7.46 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.12–10.41 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.32 am–1.15 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.45 am–12.31 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.35–3.04 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.44–11.25 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹6.18

Sugam7.46

Soram9.12

Uthi²10.41

Amirtham³12.08

Visham1.35

Rogam3.03

Labam⁴4.31

Night

Amirtham5.58

Visham7.30

Rogam9.02

Labam10.36

Dhanam12.08

Sugam1.40

Soram3.12

Uthi4.45

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Caturdaśī · Guru Vāsara · Śravaṇa (Dhaniṣṭhā from 7.18 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	7.28 am
Kanya	7.28 am	9.03 am
Tula	9.03 am	10.47 am
Vrischika	10.47 am	12.48 pm
Dhanu	12.48 pm	3.00 pm
Makara	3.00 pm	5.13 pm
Kumbha	5.13 pm	7.20 pm
Meena	7.20 pm	9.26 pm
Mesha	9.26 pm	11.36 pm
Vrishabha	11.36 pm	1.50 am
Mithuna	1.50 am	3.56 am
Kataka	3.56 am	5.46 am
Simha	5.46 am	6.17 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.18

Sevvai7.16

Suriya8.14

Sukran9.13

Budhan10.11

Chandra11.10

Sani12.08

Guru1.06

Sevvai2.05

Suriya3.03

Sukran4.02

Budhan5.00

Night

Chandra5.58

Sani7.00

Guru8.01

Sevvai9.03

Suriya10.04

Sukran11.06

Budhan12.08

Chandra1.09

Sani2.11

Guru3.12

Sevvai4.14

Suriya5.15

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

Also

	South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil
	In force from 8.05 pm, until Thursday 4.08 am