Panchangam 16 Dec 2025 · Chennai
Vakya panchangam
The traditional reckoning that Tamil Nadu temples and printed calendars follow.Tuesday, 16 December 2025 · Visuvasu year
Margazhi 1
மார்கழி 1
Theipirai Dwadasi until 1:46 am (next day), then Thirayodasi தேய்பிறை துவாதசி · இரவு 1:46 (நாளை) வரை, பிறகு திரயோதசி
Swathi until 4:30 pm, then Visakam சுவாதி · மாலை 4:30 வரை, பிறகு விசாகம்
Soolam · remedy
Soolam: the direction to avoid travelling in that day. Remedy: what to take first if you must go that way.Chandrashtamam
The two and a half days when the Moon is in the eighth sign from your rasi; people of these rasis put off big decisions by tradition.Yogam
One of 27 parts worked out from the Sun's and Moon's positions together; shown with the time it ends.Karanam
Half of a thithi; each thithi has two. Shown with the time it ends.Other methodGowri Nalla Neram
Gowri Nalla Neram: a separate tradition that cuts day and night into eight parts each. Most families go by the almanac's Nalla Neram.
Good parts by the Gowri tradition:
7:30 – 9:00 am10:30 am – 12:00 pm1:30 – 3:00 pm4:30 – 6:00 pm7:30 – 9:00 pm10:30 pm – 12:00 am (next day)1:30 – 6:00 am (next day)Other methodThirukanitham
Thirukanitham: the modern astronomical reckoning, worked out from your city's actual sunrise. Some calendars print it.
- Thithi (lunar day)
- Theipirai Dwadasi until 11:57 pm
- Nakshatram (star)
- Swathi until 2:09 pm
- Yogam
- Athikandam until 1:23 pm
- Karanam
- Kaulava until 10:38 am
- Sunrise · sunset
- 6:23 am · 5:45 pm
- Rahu Kalam
- 2:54 – 4:20 pm
- Yamagandam
- 9:14 – 10:39 am
- Kuligai
- 12:04 – 1:29 pm
- Good time (Nalla Neram)
- 7:48 – 9:14 am 10:39 am – 12:04 pm 1:29 – 2:54 pm 4:20 – 5:45 pm
- Gowri good time
- 7:48 – 9:14 am 10:39 am – 12:04 pm 1:29 – 2:54 pm 4:20 – 5:45 pm 7:20 – 8:55 pm 10:29 pm – 12:04 am (next day) 1:39 – 6:24 am (next day)
On Tuesday 16 December 2025, in Chennai: Tamil date Margazhi 1 (Visuvasu year); thithi Theipirai Dwadasi until 1:46 am (next day), nakshatram Swathi until 4:30 pm; Rahu Kalam 3:00 – 4:30 pm, Nalla Neram 7:45 – 8:45 am and 4:45 – 5:45 pm (Vakya panchangam).