Panchangam 17 Dec 2025 · Chennai
Vakya panchangam
The traditional reckoning that Tamil Nadu temples and printed calendars follow.Wednesday, 17 December 2025 · Visuvasu year
Margazhi 2
மார்கழி 2
Theipirai Thirayodasi until 3:53 am (next day), then Chathurdasi தேய்பிறை திரயோதசி · அதிகாலை 3:53 (நாளை) வரை, பிறகு சதுர்த்தசி
Visakam until 7:01 pm, then Anusham விசாகம் · இரவு 7:01 வரை, பிறகு அனுஷம்
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:
6:00 – 7:30 am9:00 – 10:30 am1:30 – 4:30 pm6:00 – 9:00 pm10:30 pm – 3:00 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 Thirayodasi until 2:33 am (next day)
- Nakshatram (star)
- Visakam until 5:11 pm
- Yogam
- Sukarmam until 2:16 pm
- Karanam
- Garaja until 1:16 pm
- Sunrise · sunset
- 6:24 am · 5:45 pm
- Rahu Kalam
- 12:04 – 1:30 pm
- Yamagandam
- 7:49 – 9:14 am
- Kuligai
- 10:39 am – 12:04 pm
- Good time (Nalla Neram)
- 6:24 – 7:49 am 9:14 – 10:39 am 1:30 – 4:20 pm
- Gowri good time
- 6:24 – 7:49 am 9:14 – 10:39 am 1:30 – 4:20 pm 5:45 – 8:55 pm 10:30 pm – 3:14 am (next day)
On Wednesday 17 December 2025, in Chennai: Tamil date Margazhi 2 (Visuvasu year); thithi Theipirai Thirayodasi until 3:53 am (next day), nakshatram Visakam until 7:01 pm; Rahu Kalam 12:00 – 1:30 pm, Nalla Neram 9:15 – 10:15 am and 4:45 – 5:45 pm (Vakya panchangam).