August 2026

Saturday

Parabhava

Avani

Sani

Theypirai

Prathamaitill 9.57 am, then Dwitiyai

Poorattathitill 3.42 am (next day), then Uthirattathi

Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 9.00–10.30

Yamagandamafternoon 1.30–3.00

Kuligaimorning 6.00–7.30

ChandrashtamamUntil 9.38 pm: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, AyilyamThen: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarter

Keezhnokku Naaldownward day

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Nalla Neram

morning 7.45–8.45evening 4.45–5.45

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.45–11.45night 9.30–10.30

Tithi and nakshatram computed for Tirunelveli. Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam, Kuligai, Nalla Neram and Soolam as Tamil calendars print them. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 3.25 pm to sunset is the best of the day, with the Nalla Neram of 4.45–5.45 pm inside it.

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

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Tirunelveli, to the minute. Use the printed times on the sheet for daily life; use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham. Where they differ, the printed time is shown in brackets.

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

3.25–6.29 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.45–8.45 am; Durmuhurtham also runs

7.50–9.15 amClear of every caution

10.45–11.45 am; Rahu Kalam and Tyajyam also run

11.24 am–1.52 pmClear of every caution

11.56 am–12.44 pm

4.45–5.45 pm, inside the clear stretch

9.30–10.30 pm

Avoid

6.11–7.43 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 6–7.30)

6.11–7.50 am

9.15–10.48 am (printed 9–10.30)

9.45–11.24 am

1.52–3.25 pm (printed 1.30–3)

Chandrashtamam

until 9.38 pm

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka Rasi.

Then

from 9.38 pm, until Tuesday 3.25 am

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha 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

Sunrise6.11 am

Sunset6.29 pm

Moonrise7.23 pm

Moonset6.50 am

SunSimha Rasi

MoonKumbha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Tirunelveli 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
	Sani (Saturday)
	Prathamai, till 9.57 am 9–27 nazhigai	Dwitiyai
	Poorattathi, till 3.42 am (next day) 53–50 nazhigai	Uthirattathi
	Sukarma Yogam, till 6.36 am 1–04 nazhigai Dhriti Yogam, till 5.22 am (next day) 57–58 nazhigai	Shoola Yogam
	Kaulava Karanam, till 9.57 am 9–27 nazhigai Taitila Karanam, till 9.51 pm 39–11 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Tirunelveli

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.38–5.23 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.11–7.43 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	6.11–7.50 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.15–10.48 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.45–11.24 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.56 am–12.44 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.52–3.25 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.33–9.10 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Soram6.11

Uthi¹7.43

Visham9.15

Amirtham²10.48

Rogam12.19

Labam³1.53

Dhanam3.25

Sugam4.57

Night

Labam6.29

Dhanam7.57

Sugam9.25

Soram10.52

Uthi12.20

Visham1.47

Amirtham3.16

Soram4.42

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Prathamā · Sthira Vāsara · Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā

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	6.11 am	7.27 am
Kanya	7.27 am	9.25 am
Tula	9.25 am	11.29 am
Vrischika	11.29 am	1.39 pm
Dhanu	1.39 pm	3.47 pm
Makara	3.47 pm	5.43 pm
Kumbha	5.43 pm	7.28 pm
Meena	7.28 pm	9.11 pm
Mesha	9.11 pm	11.03 pm
Vrishabha	11.03 pm	1.07 am
Mithuna	1.07 am	3.17 am
Kataka	3.17 am	5.24 am
Simha	5.24 am	6.11 am

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

Horai

Day

Sani6.11

Guru7.12

Sevvai8.14

Suriya9.15

Sukran10.17

Budhan11.18

Chandra12.20

Sani1.21

Guru2.23

Sevvai3.25

Suriya4.26

Sukran5.28

Night

Budhan6.29

Chandra7.28

Sani8.26

Guru9.25

Sevvai10.23

Suriya11.21

Sukran12.20

Budhan1.18

Chandra2.17

Sani3.15

Guru4.14

Sevvai5.12

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

Also

	A downward day, by the sunrise nakshatram, Poorattathi
	East on Saturdays; Parigaram: curd
	In force all day, until 9.38 pm