Neram Today

Thembisa Panchangam 21 December 2026

Monday, 21 December 2026 · Margazhi 6, Parabhava year

Gauteng, South Africa

Your day at a glance

12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM12 AM3 AM6 AM9 AMAmirdha · 5:12 AM – 6:55 AMVisham · 6:55 AM – 8:39 AMRogam · 8:39 AM – 10:22 AMLaabam · 10:22 AM – 12:05 PMDhanam · 12:05 PM – 1:48 PMSugam · 1:48 PM – 3:32 PMSoram · 3:32 PM – 5:15 PMUthi · 5:15 PM – 6:58 PMSugam · 6:58 PM – 8:15 PMSoram · 8:15 PM – 9:32 PMUthi · 9:32 PM – 10:49 PMAmirdha · 10:49 PM – 12:05 AM (22 Dec)Visham · 12:05 AM – 1:22 AM (22 Dec)Rogam · 1:22 AM – 2:39 AM (22 Dec)Laabam · 2:39 AM – 3:56 AM (22 Dec)Dhanam · 3:56 AM – 5:13 AM (22 Dec)Brahma Muhurtham · 3:50 AM – 4:31 AMAbhijit Muhurtham · 11:38 AM – 12:33 PMGulikai Kalam · 1:48 PM – 3:32 PMYamagandam · 10:22 AM – 12:05 PMRahu Kalam · 6:55 AM – 8:39 AM
Rahu Kalam6:55 AM – 8:39 AM

Rahu Kalam: 6:55 AM – 8:39 AMTap any colour on the dial to see what it means

Sunrise5:12 AM
Sunset6:58 PM
Waxing · day 12 of 15Dwadasi
NakshatraBharani

Times to avoid

Rahu Kalam

About 90 minutes each day when people avoid starting anything new — signing, buying, setting out. Work already in progress is fine.

6:55 AM – 8:39 AM
Yamagandam

Another avoid-window. Tradition says things begun now don’t finish well, so big starts and journeys wait.

10:22 AM – 12:05 PM
Gulikai Kalam

Whatever you do in Gulikai is said to repeat. Skipped for things you never want again (loans, funerals); some use it for things they do.

1:48 PM – 3:32 PM

Auspicious times

Abhijit Muhurtham

The midday power slot around local noon — considered good for almost anything. Not used on Wednesdays.

11:38 AM – 12:33 PM
Brahma Muhurtham

The calm window before dawn, prized for study, meditation and yoga.

3:50 AM – 4:31 AM
Nalla Neram

The Tamil way to pick a good time: day and night are each cut into 8 slots, and every slot has a name that says whether it’s good or not.

5:12 AM – 6:55 AM Amirdha10:22 AM – 12:05 PM Laabam12:05 PM – 1:48 PM Dhanam1:48 PM – 3:32 PM Sugam5:15 PM – 6:58 PM UthiGowri Panchangam →

Five limbs of the day

DayMonday
Tithi

The lunar day. Each time the Moon pulls 12° further from the Sun a new tithi begins — 30 in a lunar month, so it can change at any hour.

Shukla Dwadasi until 2:06 PM
then Shukla Trayodasi
Nakshatra

The star-zone the Moon is passing through. There are 27; the one at your birth is your birth star.

Bharani until 9:38 AM
then Krittika (Karthigai)
Yoga

One of 27 combinations of the Sun’s and Moon’s positions, each with its own flavour for the day.

Siddha until 10:02 PM
then Sadhya
Karana

Half a tithi. Eleven kinds cycle through the month; Vishti (Bhadra) is the one people avoid.

Balava until 2:06 PM
then Kaulava until 12:34 AM (22 Dec)
then Taitila
Moon sign (Rasi)

The zodiac sign (rasi) the Moon is in right now. It moves on every 2¼ days.

Mesha (Aries) until 3:06 PM
then Rishabha (Taurus)
Sun signDhanus (Sagittarius)
Lunar month (amanta)Margashirsha, Shukla Paksha
Chandrashtama for

If this is your moon sign, the Moon is in your 8th house — tradition says keep it low-key and put off big decisions.

Kanya (Virgo) until 3:06 PM
then Thula (Libra)

Nalla Neram – Gowri Panchangam

The Tamil way to pick a good time: day and night are each cut into 8 slots, and every slot has a name that says whether it’s good or not.

Gowri Panchangam – Daytime

  1. 5:12 AM – 6:55 AMAmirdhaThe best slot — go for it
  2. 6:55 AM – 8:39 AMVishamPoison — avoid
  3. 8:39 AM – 10:22 AMRogamLinked with illness — avoid
  4. 10:22 AM – 12:05 PMLaabamGain — good for business
  5. 12:05 PM – 1:48 PMDhanamWealth — good for money matters
  6. 1:48 PM – 3:32 PMSugamComfort — generally good
  7. 3:32 PM – 5:15 PMSoramLinked with loss — avoid
  8. 5:15 PM – 6:58 PMUthiGood for effort and new work

Gowri Panchangam – Night

  1. 6:58 PM – 8:15 PMSugamComfort — generally good
  2. 8:15 PM – 9:32 PMSoramLinked with loss — avoid
  3. 9:32 PM – 10:49 PMUthiGood for effort and new work
  4. 10:49 PM – 12:05 AM (22 Dec)AmirdhaThe best slot — go for it
  5. 12:05 AM – 1:22 AM (22 Dec)VishamPoison — avoid
  6. 1:22 AM – 2:39 AM (22 Dec)RogamLinked with illness — avoid
  7. 2:39 AM – 3:56 AM (22 Dec)LaabamGain — good for business
  8. 3:56 AM – 5:13 AM (22 Dec)DhanamWealth — good for money matters

About today’s panchangam for Thembisa

In Thembisa on Monday, 21 December 2026, the sun rises at 5:12 AM and sets at 6:58 PM. Rahu Kalam runs 6:55 AM – 8:39 AM, Yamagandam 10:22 AM – 12:05 PM and Gulikai Kalam 1:48 PM – 3:32 PM. These periods, like the good-time slots, are found by dividing the time between local sunrise and sunset into eight equal parts — which is why they shift from city to city and day to day, and why a fixed “7:30 to 9:00” chart is only an approximation.

The day begins at sunrise with Shukla Dwadasi tithi and Bharani nakshatra. The Tamil date is Margazhi 6, Parabhava year.

Rahu Kalam for the next 7 days · Today’s hora timings · Monthly calendar · How these are calculated

All times are local time in Thembisa (SAST). Calculated astronomically (Thirukanitha / Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsa) for the exact coordinates of Thembisa.

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