Yamagandam is another of the day's eight equal parts, assigned to Yama, and like Rahu Kalam it is placed by weekday and avoided for beginnings. It is most often cited in connection with travel and with signing or starting work of consequence.
Where it falls on each day
The same eight-part division of the daylight, with a different assignment. Counting from sunrise:
- Monday — 4th part. Tuesday — 3rd. Wednesday — 2nd.
- Thursday — 1st. Friday — 7th. Saturday — 6th. Sunday — 5th.
How it is observed
Yamagandam is generally observed less strictly than Rahu Kalam. Where both are avoided, the practical effect on a working day is that two of the eight daylight parts are set aside, which is why households that observe them tend to plan a departure or a signing around the almanac rather than the other way round.
As with Rahu Kalam, the convention concerns beginnings rather than continuations, and a calculated muhurtham is generally read as taking precedence over it.
Where the general rule stops
Yamagandam is customary practice, observed with varying strictness. Its clock times are local, and its weekday assignment is occasionally listed differently between almanac traditions — check the column in the panchangam you are actually using.
Every timing on this page is computed for Hyderabad and Indian Standard Time. For a consequential date, confirm the window with the Purohit conducting the ceremony rather than acting on a published table.
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