Panchangam 20 Dec 2025 · Chennai

Saturday, 20 December 2025 ·

Vakya panchangam

The traditional reckoning that Tamil Nadu temples and printed calendars follow.

Saturday, 20 December 2025 · Visuvasu year

Margazhi 5

மார்கழி 5

Theipiraiதேய்பிறை: The waning fortnight: the fifteen days from full moon to new moon. Amavasai until 7:59 am, then Prathamai தேய்பிறை அமாவாசை · காலை 7:59 வரை, பிறகு பிரதமை

Moolam until 2:16 am (next day), then Pooradam மூலம் · இரவு 2:16 (நாளை) வரை, பிறகு பூராடம்

Sunrise6:25 am

Sunset5:57 pm

No special observance on this day.

Rahu Kalam · avoid9:00 – 10:30 am Now

Good time (Nalla Neram)7:45 – 8:45 am4:45 – 5:45 pm Now

Yamagandamஎமகண்டம்: One of the eight parts of the day, held unsuitable for starting anything new.1:30 – 3:00 pm

Kuligaiகுளிகை: One of the eight parts of the day. Some families start lasting work in it; others avoid it for ceremonies.6:00 – 7:30 am

Soolam · remedy

Soolam: the direction to avoid travelling in that day. Remedy: what to take first if you must go that way.

East · Curd

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.

Mesham, Rishabam

Moonrise6:33 am

Day type (Naal)Downward day

Yogam

One of 27 parts worked out from the Sun's and Moon's positions together; shown with the time it ends.

Kandam until 4:50 pm

Karanam

Half of a thithi; each thithi has two. Shown with the time it ends.

Naga until 7:59 am

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 pm3:00 – 10:30 pm12:00 – 1:30 am (next day)3:00 – 4:30 am (next day)

Also on Namma CalendarCheck marriage matching (porutham)Pick the two birth stars and see all ten poruthams at once. Free.

Other methodThirukanitham

Thirukanithamதிருக்கணிதம்: Modern astronomical reckoning that matches the observed sky.: the modern astronomical reckoning, worked out from your city's actual sunrise. Some calendars print it.

Thithi (lunar day): Theipirai Amavasai until 7:13 am
Nakshatra (star): Moolam until 1:21 am (next day)
Yogam: Kandam until 4:17 pm
Karanam: Naga until 7:13 am
Sunrise · sunset: 6:25 am · 5:47 pm
Rahu Kalam: 9:16 – 10:41 am
Yamagandam: 1:31 – 2:56 pm
Kuligai: 6:25 – 7:50 am
Good time (Nalla Neram): 7:50 – 9:16 am 10:41 am – 12:06 pm 2:56 – 5:47 pm
Gowri good time: 7:50 – 9:16 am 10:41 am – 12:06 pm 2:56 – 10:31 pm 12:06 – 1:41 am (next day) 3:16 – 4:51 am (next day)
Chandrashtamam for: Rishabam

On Saturday 20 December 2025, in Chennai: Tamil date Margazhi 5 (Visuvasu year); thithi Theipirai Amavasai until 7:59 am, nakshatraநட்சத்திரம்: One of the 27 star groups the Moon passes through, about one a day. The one at your birth is your birth star. Moolam until 2:16 am (next day); Rahu Kalam 9:00 – 10:30 am, Nalla Neram 7:45 – 8:45 am and 4:45 – 5:45 pm (Vakya panchangam).