Panchangam for Melbourne
2026-10-01 · Melbourne, Australia · Thursday
06:14:45 — One of the marked periods is running now. These are times to carry on with what you are doing rather than start something new. Each one's end time is below.
- Yamagandam until 07:28:17 · 73 minutes left
Dhanam — wealth until 07:28:17
Inauspicious periods
Nalla neram — the gowri panchangam
Eight parts of daylight and eight of night, five of them favourable. This is the table families read when they are choosing an hour rather than asking about this minute.
| Part | When | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dhanam — wealth | 05:56 – 07:29 | favourable |
| Sugam — ease | 07:29 – 09:03 | favourable |
| Soram — avoided | 09:03 – 10:36 | not favourable |
| Uthi — favourable | 10:36 – 12:10 | favourable |
| Amirdha — the best of the eight | 12:10 – 13:43 | favourable |
| Visham — avoided | 13:43 – 15:17 | not favourable |
| Rogam — avoided | 15:17 – 16:50 | not favourable |
| Laabam — gain | 16:50 – 18:24 | favourable |
| Amirdha — the best of the eight night | 18:24 – 19:50 | favourable |
| Visham — avoided night | 19:50 – 21:16 | not favourable |
| Rogam — avoided night | 21:16 – 22:43 | not favourable |
| Laabam — gain night | 22:43 – 00:09 | favourable |
| Dhanam — wealth night | 00:09 – 01:35 | favourable |
| Sugam — ease night | 01:35 – 03:02 | favourable |
| Soram — avoided night | 03:02 – 04:28 | not favourable |
| Uthi — favourable night | 04:28 – 05:54 | favourable |
Varjyam
Four ghatikas of each nakshatra are set aside as varjyam, at a set point for each of the twenty-seven. Do not begin anything new in it. A ghatika is a sixtieth of the nakshatra, not a fixed clock span, so the window lasts about an hour and a half and moves with the Moon.
Amrita kalam
Amrita kalam is the opposite: the best stretch of the day for beginning something. It is measured the same way, from the same nakshatra.
Computed from NASA JPL DE440 with the Lahiri ayanamsa — a Thirukanitha reckoning. Sunrise uses the apparent horizon (−0°50′), the convention Indian panchangams publish, so these timings should match a Thirukanitha almanac to within a minute. If yours is a Vakya panchangam the tithi and nakshatra end times will differ, sometimes by hours rather than minutes. Neither is a mistake: they are two traditions, and this is the one we compute.