Tarabala, Chandrabala & Panchaka

Various factors are checked before we decide on a Mahurtha. Tarabala and Chandrabala
are two important components along with Panchanga Shuddhi which are to be checked
before fixing any Mahurtha. The following stanza explains that above components have to be
made good by worshiping Lord Narayana before we embark on any new venture.

तततत ततततत तततततत तततत ततततततत तततततततत ततततत

तततततत ततत तततततत तततत ततततततततततत तततततततततततत
तततततततत

Tarabala

Tarabala is the strength provided by stars to your Janma Nakshatra / Birth star. Moon’s
daily star / Nakshatra position needs to be favourable for casting any Mahurtha. Daily
motion of moon from your Janma Nakshatra decides this strength. As moon transits into
different stars it becomes favourable or unfavourable to your birth star. 27 Nakshatras are
divided into three sets of 9 Nakshatras. Each part / set is called Paryaya /Navakas. To
calculate Tarabala one must calculate position of daily Nakshatra from your Janma
Nakshatra (both Nakshatra inclusive). Divide that by 9. If the reminder is 2, 4, 6, 8 & 9 (or 0)
then it’s good otherwise it’s bad.

How to use the Tarabala Table

 Determine your Janma Nakshatra (Birth Star) and Nakshatra in which Moon is
posited for the day.
 Locate Janma Nakshatra from the left hand side column of the table
 Locate daily Nakshatra from the top row of the table
 Find where both intersect – block, Green or Yellow
 That’s your Tarabala
 If the color is yellow or value indicated are 1,3,5,7 then they are not good.
 If the color is green or value indicated are 2,4,6,8, or 9 then they are very good.
Example:

 If your Janma Nakshatra (Birth star) is Aswini and today’s star is Revati, the
Tarabala is 9 (Very good). But if birth star is Revati and today’s star is Aswini, your
Tarabala for today will be 2 (Very good).
 Let’s take second example. If your star is Vaishaka and today’s Nakshatra is Chitra
your Tarabala will be 8 (good). But if your star was Chitra and today’s star was
Vaishaka your Tarabala will be 3 (Bad).

Tarabala Explained

Important Points

 Tarabala is a basic step in starting an important event.

 Casting of Mahurtha chart is very important.
 Mahurtha is possible even during the bad Tarabala by doing suitable Dosha
Pariharas
 See the list of Pariharas down below.
 While deciding Mahurtha in case the Tarabala happens to be bad (1,3,5 and 7) and
the Tara falls in First Paryaya for Janma Tara, Second Paryaya for Vipat Tara, and
Third Paryaya for Pratyak Tara and in any Paryaya for Naidhana, then it has to be
discarded.No Pariharas will work.
 If Mahurtha chart is strong and all planets are well posited, then it will counter many
Doshas.
Pariharas

In cases where we do not get Tarabala for any Mahurtha, we can still proceed ahead by
doing following Pariharas
 Janma Tara Dosha – Donate vegetables like yellow Pumpkin /Leafy Vegetable,
 Vipat Tara Dosha – Donate Jaggery
 Pratyak Tara Dosha – Donate Salt
 Naidhana Tara Dosha – It should be avoided but If inevitable donate Til (Sesame
seed) along with gold.

Chandrabala

 Count from your Janma Rashi to the Rashi in which the Moon is posited on the day of
event.
 If the count is 1, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11 then you are said to have Chandrabala.
 8th count (Astama Chandra) should be avoided.

Panchaka

 Note the number of Thithi. Prathama is 1; Dwitiya is 2 & so on.

 Note the number of week day. Sunday 1, Monday 2 & so on.
 Note the number of Nakshatra of the day. Ashwini 1, Bharani 2 & so on.
 Note the number of Mahurtha Lagna. Aries 1, Taurus 2 & so on.
 Add all the four above.
 Divide the total by 9
 If the remainder is 1,2,4,6, or 8 then it indicate bad results as follows:
o 1 (Mrithyu Panchaka) – Danger & to be avoided.
o 2 (Agni Panchaka) – Danger from fire.
o 4 (Raja Panchaka) – Evil /bad results.
o 6 (Chora Panchaka) – Evil happenings.
o 8 (Roga Panchaka) – Bad results / disease.
If the remainder is 3, 5, 7 or zero then it is good.

References

1. Mahurtha Chintamani

2. Mahurtha Deepika

3. Mahurtha Darpana

What is Panchangam
These are basic rules for muhurtha. A good muhurtha is fortified lagna.
Astrologers use fortified lagna in muhurtha in such case doshas arising out of these
rules may get nullified.
Tamil panchangam, Telugu Panchangam, Kannada Panchangam, Gujarati Panchangam,
Marathi Panchangam, Hindi Panchangam, Bengali Panchangam or whatever panchangam
you call it. Panchangam means five attributes of Hindu calendar day that is Tithi, Vaar,
Nakshatra, Yoga, and Karana. It is the official astrological calendar of practicing Hindus. It
forecasts celestial phenomena such as solar eclipses as well as more mundane occurrences.
The study of Panchangam involves understanding Rasi phala, the impact of the signs of the
zodiac on the individual. Astrologers consult the Panchangam to set dates for weddings,
corporate mergers, and other worldly activities.

These panchangam elements are same across all panchangam -- Tamil panchangam, Telugu
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rules on how month start is determined is different, but rest of information remains same.
Panchangam is important part of the Hindu Panchangam.

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 The next lines indicate month name and paksha -- krishna paksha (wanning moon,
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from shukla paksha and ends with krishna paksha having poornima in middle. There
are twelve lunar months in a year. Sometimes when within a given month sun's sign
doesn't change it becomes adhika masa giving us 13 months in a year. The Hindu
calendar is based on the cycles of the Moon and the months are based on lunar months
which vary from 27 to 29 solar days. The lunar year of twelve months consists of 354
solar days. However a solar year consists of 365 days which is the basis of civil
calendars. There is a difference of 11 days between the lunar year and the solar year.
Due to this difference the two calendars move out of synchronization and we notice
that Holi is celebrated earlier and earlier in Spring every year as well as Diwali in the
Fall. However in about two and a half years a difference of 29 days accumulates
between the two calendars. Hence every two and half years an additional month or
adhika masa (thirteenth month) is added to the Hindu calendar to bring it back in
synchronization with the solar calendar. Names of lunar months are: Chaitra,
Vaishakha, Jyestha, Ashadha, Shravana, Bhadrapada, Ashwayuja (Ashwin), Kartik,
Margashirsha, Pausha, Maha, Phalguna.

 The next line indicates tithi (Indian Day). The tithi name is right after T: The time
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before next sunrise the endtime will have a value greater than 24 hours. To get actual
time please subtract 24 from the time. Please remember that Indian date does not
change at midnight 0:00 hours. the day is from one sunrise to another sunrise.
(T:Trayodashii 08:18:20). So if thithi ending time says for October 23rd is
T:Dwadashi 27:10:11. It means it ends after midnight of that day. So it means
dwadashi will end at 3:10:11 AM of the next day (October 24th). Unlike other online
panchangam, all times presented in our panchangam have been adjusted for daylight
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 tithi (also spelled thithi) is a lunar day, or the time it takes for the longitudinal angle
between the moon and the sun to increase by 12°. Tithis begin at varying times of day
and vary in duration from approximately 19 to approximate 26 hours. Unlike english
dates the duration varies. The english date starts at midnight to another midnight.
There are 30 days in one lunar months. Each day is tithi.
Telugu Tithis and Sanskrit names: Padyami / Prathama, Vidiya / Dvitiya, Tadiya
/ Tritiya, Chavathi / Chaturthi. Rest of tithis maps exactly to samskritam names.
General purpose good Day (Vaar): Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
General purpose good Tithi: 2 (Dwitiya), 3 (Tritiya), 5 (Panchami), 7 (Saptami), 10
(Dashami), 11 (Ekadashi), 13 (Trayodashi -- shukla paksha only). 1 (Prathama -
Krishna Paksha Only). Please avoid Krishna Paksha 13 (Trayodashi), 14
(Chaturdashi), and Amavasya in all good work. Please also avoid Shukla paksha's 1
(Prathama) in all goog work. Please avoid rikta tithis 4-9-14 (From both paksha) in all
good work.
Good Tithi for Wedding: All days (Vaara) are good for wedding. Please avoid
Rikta 4-9-14, Krishna Trayodashi, Amavasya, Shukla Paksha prathama 1 tithi. Rest of
tithis are good for weddings. According to some Rikta tithi 4-9-14 can be taken, but
avoid 14 in krishna paksha.
Good Tithi for Grahapravesha: Avoid Sunday, and Tuesday (This is basic rule,
relaxations exists, fortified lagna removes many doshas. Consult astrologer for
advanced muhurtha). Avoid Shukla paksha's 1-4-9-14, and Krishna Paksha's 4-9-13-
14-Amavasya. Rest tithis are good for Grahapravesha.
Good Tithi for Buying a New Vehicle: 3,4,5,7,10,11,13,15. Avoid Amavasya.

 The next line is nakshatra. The Nakshatra name is followed by N: The time next to the
nakshtra indicates when it is going to end. The same rules for tithi timings applies to
nakshatras as well. (Rohinii 09:02:42). Nakshatra is also known as star. so if you are
looking for today's star use this one. Please avoid Aswini nakshatra on Tuesday,
Rohini nakshatra on Saturday, and Pushyami nakshatra on Thrusday for all graha
pravesha, marraige, and travel muhurthas. Although these combination causes Amrit
Siddhi yoga but, the same combination is not good for above said purposes. Unlike
other online panchangam, all times presented in our panchangam have been adjusted
for daylight saving time for North American/Candaian Panchangam. Please manually
adjust for other places in the world where daylight saving time applies. A nakshatra is
one of the 27 or 28 divisions of the sky, identified by the prominent star(s) in them,
that the Moon passes through during its monthly cycle, as used in Hindu astronomy
and astrology. Therefore, each represents a division of the ecliptic similar to the
zodiac (13°20’ each instead of the 30° for each zodiac sign). The orbit of the moon is
27.3 days, so the Moon takes approximately one day to pass through each nakshatra.
General purpose good Nakshatras: Ashwini, Rohini, Mrigashirsha, Punarvasu,
Pushya, U.Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, U.Shadha, Shravan, Dhanishtha,
Shatabhisha, U.Bhadrapada, Revati. Please avoid your janma-nakshatra for all good
works.
Good Nakshatras for Wedding: Rohini, Mrigashirsha, Magha (Avoid 1st quarter),
U.Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, U.Shadha, U.Bhadrapada, Revati (Avoid
last quarter).
Good Nakshatras for Grahapravesha: Rohini, Mrigashirsha, Pushya, U.Phalguni,
 Hasta, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, U.Shadha, Shravana, Dhanishta, Shatabhisha,
U.Bhadrapada, Revati.
Good Nakshatras for Buying a New Vehicle: Ashwini, Rohini, Punarvasu, Pushya,
U.Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, U.Shadha, Shravana, U.Bhadra, Revati
in the Shubha lagna (Ascendant) of Mithuna, Karka, Simha, Kanya, Vrischika,
Dhanu, and Mina lagnam (Please refer to our lagna table to find these lagna, and
panchanga to find nakshatra timings).
Good Nakshatras for Starting a New Job: Vaar: Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday,
and Friday. Nakshatra: Rohini, U.Phalguni, U.Shadha, Dhanistha, Shatabhisha,
U.Bhadrapada, Revati. In the muhurtha chart in the 1st, 10th or 11th house Sun and
Mars. (Please refer to our lagna table to find these lagna, and panchanga to find
nakshatra timings).
Tara bala: To find a day is suitable for your muhurtha tarabalam is required. Count
from your birth nakshatra to nakshatra of the muhurtha day you are seeking. Please
avoid 1-3-5-7-10-12-14-16-19-21-23-25 nakshatra counting from your birth
nakshatra. For example: If your birth nakshatra is swati, and today's nakshatra is
aswhini, now counting from swati to ashwini it gives us the count of 14th Which is
not a good tarabalam. Hence till ashwini nakshatra prevails that time is bad.

Please visit Tarabalam Chakra ready reckoner table to calculate your daily tarabalam
and muhurtha. Please visit nakshatra table to find list of nakshatra and their mappings
in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam.

 The next line is Yoga. The Yoga name is followed by Y: The time next to the Yoga
indicates when it is going to end. The same rules for tithi timings applies to Yoga as
well. (Ganda 08:31:32). Unlike other online panchangam, all times presented in our
panchangam have been adjusted for daylight saving time for North
American/Candaian Panchangam. Please manually adjust for other places in the world
where daylight saving time applies.
Good Yoga: Please avoid Vyatipata, Vaidriti, Parigha, Vishkumbha, Vajra, Shoola,
Atiganda, Vyagata.

 The next two lines are Karana. Karana name is indicated by K: There are two karanas
per thithi hence there are two lines for karana, where the time next to the karana
indicates when it is going to end. The same rules for tithi timings applies to karana as
well. (Balav 08:32:33). Please try to avoid vishti (Bhadra) karana in all auspicious
ceremonies. Unlike other online panchangam, all times presented in our panchangam
have been adjusted for daylight saving time for North American/Candaian
Panchangam. Please manually adjust for other places in the world where daylight
saving time applies.
Good Karana: Please avoid Vishti (Bhadra) Karana.

 The next line if sun changes the sign or rasi that day it will have a line SN: which
means sun and the rasi after that is the rasi sun is changing to the time is the time
when sun will enter that rasi or sign on that day. (SN: Makara 4:36). This is also
known as samkranti. For example: Makara samkaranti is when sun enters makara
rashi (This also becomes Thai(Makara mase) month for tamil calendar). Likewise the
same rule applies to the other samkrantis. Sun's rasi names can be also names for
hindu solar month names. For example: Tamil calendar uses sun's rasi names as their
solar months. The Tamil calendar is a derivative of the old Hindu solar calendar and is
 based on the sidereal year. Tamil solar month names are Chiththirai (Mesha), Vaikasi
(Vrishabha), Aani (Mithuna), Aadi (Karka), Aavani (Simha), Purattasi (Kanya),
Aippasi (Tula), Karthikai (Vrishika), Markazhi (Dhanu), Thai (Makara), Maasi
(Kumbha), Panguni (Mina).
Note for Muhurtha: Please avoid day of eclipse and the six hours before and after
from the time of samkranti for any good work / muhurtha. However this samkranti
time is good for donation, satyanaraya puja but not good for Weddings, Graha
Pravesha etc.

 The next line is MN: which means moon sign changes, which means moon and the
rasi after that is the rasi moon is changing to the time is the time when moon will
enter that rasi or sign on that day. if moon occupies that rasi for whole day you'll
observe (full) right after the rasi name. (MN: Mithuna 20:38)
A Note on chandra bala in muhurtha: Chandra Balam is important in weddings,
and other rituals. Tarabalam is more subtle. Counting from your moon rashi (Hindu
rashi) to the day's chandra rashi if the count is 1,3,6,7,10,11 then that day will be good
for you.

 The RK: means the Rahu kalam (Tamizh: Raghu kalam). The rising period of Rahu is
considered inauspicious in the South as he is considered a malefic for auspicious
functions. The time frame indicates rahu kalam duration. (RK:09:03-10:06). Please
avoid this time for your muhurtha.

 The YM: means the Yamagandam kalam. Yamaganda is the son of Guru and he is
also considered inauspicious. The time frame indicates yama kalam duration.
(YM:11:09-12:12). Please avoid this time for your muhurtha.

 The GK: means the Gulika kalam (Gulikai). Gulika is also called Mandi (i. e. the son
of Manda alias Shani). His rising period is also not auspicious. The time frame
indicates Gulika kalam duration. (GK:09:03-10:06). Please avoid this time for your
muhurtha. Rahu kalam, Yama kalam, Gulika (Kulika) needs to be avoided as they are
inauspicious times.

 The AJ: means Abhijit Muhurtha (AJ: 12:30- 13:18). It is Sri Hari Vishnu's time.
When you don't have any muhurtham you can use this time if its not overlapped by
rahu kalam or durmuhurtham, or varjyam. On Wednesday abhijit muhurtham is bad as
its the same time as durmuhurtham, hence we gave only durmuhurtham time on
wednesday not the abhijit muhurtha time. For other days please check rahu kalam as
well.

 The DM: means Durmuhurtha (DM:: 10:34- 11:22, 15:22- 16:10) means first
Durmuhurtham starts at 10:34 AM till 11:22 AM and the next one starts at 15:22 PM
to 16:10 PM. These times should be avoided for any good ceremonies.

 The V:: means Varjyam or Vishagatika (V:30:00-31:37) means varjyam starts at 6:00
AM of following day and lasts till 7:37 AM of following day. There could be more
than one varjyam line. This time is not a good time. Please avoid in all muhurthams.
Please donot perform annaprasana samskara in this time as this this visha-gatika time.

 The AK:: means Amritkala (AK: 15:13- 16:53) means Amrita kala starts at 3:13 PM
 till 16:53 period. This is a good time. There could be more than one Amrit kala line.
This time is good for annaprasanam samskara as well as other rituals.

 About Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulika Kalam: What most online
panchangam, and other panchangam give rahukalam which is fixed for every day of
the week, for example Sunday 4.30 - 6.00, Monday 7.30 - 9.00, Tuesday 15.00- 16.30,
Wed. 12.00 - 13.30, Thursday 13.30 - 15.00, Friday 10.30-12.00, Saturday 9.00-
10.30. These times are given based on assumption that sun rises and set at 6:00
AM/PM. Which is completely wrong as the sun doesn't rise at 6:00AM and sets at
6:00PM for most part of the world every day. People who live in North America,
Europe, Australia and other places where in summer sun rises at 4:00 AM (with the
daylight time added 5:00 AM) and sets at 8:00 PM, and in winter sun rises at 8:00 PM
and sets at 3:45 PM this rahu kalam time given above is off by hours then minutes (as
one of my learned friend argued the world is not going to change if rahukalam is off
by minutes, we are not talking about minutes but hours. For example in winter in
certain places (America, Europe, Australia, etc..) if sun rises at 8:10AM and
rahukalam duration is 7:30AM to 9:00 AM, sunrise doesn't happen till 8:10AM , so
you are off by 40 minutes here (not some minutes, and it will not at at 9:00 could very
well end just after 9:00AM).

Now on Thursdays, Yamagadam is from 6:00AM to 7:30AM(According to the fix

calculations assuming sun rises at 6:00 AM), and being winter sunrises at 8:10 AM,
so your yamagandam has already passed before sunrise? aren't you off by one and
half hour?. Rahukalam, Yamaganadam doesn't start till sunrise. Even in India if you
live further north, the sun will rise earlier than 6 AM in summer and will set after 6
PM. Check the sunrise and sunset time of your local newspapers and if not look into
our panchangam you'll notice that in 99% of the world sun will never rise at 6:00 AM
and will set at 6:00 PM most of time (99% of time). You be the judge which
rahukalam needs to be taken, precise or fix rahu kalam. Its your muhurtham, so you
be the judge. Even if you took the fix one the world is not going to end but if you
want to follow rahukalam why not the precise one?

The fix rahu kalam is taken for ease of calculation, and simplicity. So it is important
to calculate rahukalam and other information by subtracting the sunset from sunrise
and divide by 8 and then use that as a kalam interval. The data provided here is based
on actual precise method of arriving Rahu Kalam, Yama kalam (Yama Ganadam),
and Gulika Kalam.

 About Chogadia Table: Chogadia used for checking auspicious time to start new
work. Traditionally chogadia is used only for travel muhurthas only but due to
simplicity it is used widely for any muhurtha. There are four good chogadia to start
auspicious work -- Amrit, Shubh, Labh and Chal. Three bad chaugadia are Rog,
kaal, Udyog. Mostly people calculate chogadia from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM which is
wrong as sun doesn't rise at 6:00 AM and doesn't set at 6:00 PM. The actual way is to
calculate dinamana and divide by 8 an each kala will be day chogadia's kala and
likewise divide ratrimana by 8 and each kala will be night's chogadia kala. We have
provided link with the chogadia table at the top of every panchangam presented here
and they are calculated based on that places' sunrise, and sunset.
 Lagna Table. Lagna is the rising sign on the eastern horizon at a given time and a
given place. This changes from place to place, Hence we need longitude and latitude
of the place for correct lagna. That's the another reason why indian muhurtham
calculated for india can't be used outside of india, even after subtracting the time
difference. Lagna has very important role in muhurtham. Lagna shuddhi removes
most evils and without lagna shuddhi it gives all bad yogas. At the time of muhurtha
There shouldn't be any evil grahas / planets in kendra sthana of muhurtha kundli. That
is Sun, Mars, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu. The good planets should be in kendra(1/4/7/10)
and tikona sthana (5/9) Mercury, Jupiter, and Venus. This lagna can be obtained by
using lagna table calculated in our panchangam for each place's panchang. This
langna is the rasi in first house. For any place in the world, the Sun will be always in
the first house during the sunrise, during the midday sun will be in the 10th house,
during the evening sun will be in 7th house, and during the midnight sun will be in the
4th house. Some astrologers even knowing this fact makes the same mistake of
subtracting appropriate time differences from indian muhurtha and give out wrong
muhurtha (unknowingly).
Good Lagna for Grahapravesha: Vrishabha (2), Mithuna, Simha, Kanya, Vrischika,
Dhanu, Kumbha, and Mina.

 Panchaka Rahita Vidhi for Muhurtha - Important ceremonies such as marriage,

nuptials, entry into new houses, etc., this should be carefully looked into. There are
several methods by which panchaka is determined. The most common method is to
add following and divide by the number 9:
o The number of the lunar day (from the 1st of the month). You can find the tithi
in our panchangam. It's marked with T:. The time after tithi is the time when
the tithi ends.
o The number of the weekday, Sunday 1, Monday 2, Tuesday 3. etc.). You can
find the day in our panchangam. It's the top most header of the column. For
the night time muhurtha please don't change the day. Indian day is from one
sunrise to another sunrise.
o The number of the constellation (from Aswini 1, Bharani 2, etc..). You can
find the nakshatra in our panchangam. It's marked with N:. The time after the
nakshatra is the time when the nakshatra ends.
o The number of the Lagna (from Aries/Mesha 1, Tauras/Vrishabha 2, etc...).
You can find the lagna from our lagna table for your city.

Now add these together and divide the total by 9. If the remainder is 1,2,4,6, or 8 then
it indicate bad results as follows:

o 1 (mrityu panchakam), it indicates danger.

o 2 (agni panchakam), risk from fire.
o 4 (raja panchakam), bad results.
o 6 (chora panchakam), evil happenings.
o 8 (roga panchakam), disease.

If the remainder is 3, 5, 7 or zero then it is good.

 Example: Let's consider Tithi: Krishna Paksha Dwitiya(2), Saturday (7), Moola/Mula
nakshatra(19), and Kumbha(11) lagna. Let's add these together. This gives us total of
39. Now divide this total of 39 by 9 giving us the reminder of 3 hence it is good.
Please consult astrologer for advanced panchaka rahita vidhi.

Tarabalam Chakra
What is tarabalam

Various strengths are checked for muhurtham. Tarabalam, Chandrabalam, Gurubalam,

Suryabalam, Lagnam shuddhi, etc... As outlined in following mantra. When we worship
lakshmipati sri narayana, he will make everything right. He is tithi, vaara, nakshatra, yoga,
karana. Hence, worshipping him will make everything right, remove all dosha.

तततत ततततत तततततत तततत ततततततत तततततततत ततततत

तततततत ततत तततततत तततत ततततततततततत तततततततततततत
तततततततत

tadeva lagnaṁ sudinaṁ tadeva tārābalaṁ caṁdrabalaṁ tadeva |

vidyā balaṁ daivabalaṁ tadeva lakṣmīpateḥ teṁghri'yugaṁ smarāmi ||

Tarabalam is a strength provided by stars to your Janma / Birth star. Nakshatra/Star of moon
at the time of your birth is known as Birth star. Moon's daily star / Nakshatra position needs
to be favourable for casting any muhurtha. Moon takes roughly 27 days to circle around earth
and passes through 27 nakshatras. Daily motion of moon from your janma nakshatra decides
this strength. mypanchang.com provides daily star of moon for your city. As moon transists
into different stars it becomes favourable or unfavourable to your birth star. This tarabalam is
divided into three sets of 9 nakshatras. Each part is called Navakam. To calculate tarabalam
one must calculate position of daily nakshatra from your Janma nakshatra (both nakshatra
inclusive). Divide that by 9. If the reminder is 2,4,6,8,9 or 0 then it's good otherwise it's bad.

How to use this Tarabalam table

 Find your Janma Nakshatra (Birth Star).

 Goto mypanchang.com and click on panchangam
 Scroll down to your city and click
 Click on Amavasyant or Purnimant Panchangam of your choice.
 Try to find Daily nakshatra found above in top row.
 Try to find your Janma Namshatra from the left handside column.
 Find the both intersecting block.
 That's your Tarabalam
 If the color is yellow or value indicated are 1,3,5,7 then they are not good.
 If the color is green or value indicated are 2,4,6,8, or 9 then they are very good.

Example:

 My Nakshatra(Birth star) is Magha and today's star is Revati. Hence my tarabalam is 9

(good). But my birth star is Revati and today's star is Magha so my tarabalam for today will
be: 2 (Very good).
 Let's take second example: My star is Uttara Shadha (U.Shadha) and today's star /
nakshatram is Ashwini so my tarabalam will be 8 (very good). But if my star was Ashwini and
today's star was U.Shadha my tarabalam will be 3 (Bad).
  The above table is divided into three groups of nakshatras known as a Navakam.
 While deciding muhurthas in case the the tara balam happens to be bad(1,3,5 and 7) and the
tara falls in First Navakam for Janma Tara, Second Navakam for Vipat Tara, and Third
Navakam for Pratyak Tara and in any Navakam for Naidhana has to be discarded.
 Muhurthas are possible even during the bad tarabalam by doing suitable dosha pariharam.
 Tarabalam is a basic step in calculating muhurtha.
 Other factors like panchaka bala, calculation of muhurta chart is very important.
 If muhurtha chart is strong and required planets are positioned well it counters all doshas.
 This does not replace the judgement of a professional astrologer but uses it as an aide.

Pariharam for Taradosham

 For Janma Tara: Saka Danam--Yellow Pumpkin,Leafy Vegetable,

 For Vipat Tara: Jaggery Danam
 For Pratyak Tara: Salt Danam
 For Naidhana Tara: Should be avoided. If inevitable Tila Sahita Suvrana Danam(Seseme
seeds+Gold)
 Samskritam, Telugu, First Letter
No Kannada, Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil Malayalam of Baby's
Marathi Name
Chu, Che,
Aswini
Aswini Cho, La
1 ततततततत Aswathi
ततततततत तत, तत,
ततततततत
तत, तत
Lee, Lu, Le,
Bharani
Bharani Lo
2 तततत Bharani
तततत तत, तत,
तततत
तत, तत
Krithika
Karthigai A, E, U, Ea
3 तततततततत Kaarthika
तततततततततत त, त, त, त
ततततत
O, Va, Vi,
Rohini
Rohini Vu
4 तततततत Rohini
तततततत त, तत, तत,
तततततत
तत
We Wo, Ka,
Mrigashiras
Mrigasheersham Ki
5 ततततततततततत Makeeryam
तततततततततततत तत, तत,
ततततततततत
तत, तत
Aardhra / Ku, Gha,
Arudra (Telugu) Thiruvaathirai Ing, chh
6 Thiruvaathira
ततततततत तततततततततत तत, त, त,
तततततत त
Ke, Ko, Ha,
Punarvasu
Punarpoosam Hi
7 तततततततत Punartham
तततततततततत तत, तत,
तततततततत
तत, तत
Hu, He, Ho,
Pushyami
Poosam Da
8 ततततत Pooyyam
ततततत तत, तत,
ततततत
तत, तत
De, Du, De,
Ashlesha
Aayilyam Do
9 ततततततत Aayilyam
तततततततत तत, तत,
तततततत
तत, तत
Ma, Me, Mu,
Magha/Makha
Makam Me
10 ततत Makham
तततत तत, तत,
ततत
तत, तत
P.Phalguni/PoorvaPhalguni Mo, Ta, Ti,
/Pubba(Telugu) Pooram Tu
11 Pooram
ततततत तततततततत ततततत तत, तत,
ततततत ततततततत तत, तत
U.Phalguni/Uthraphalguni To, Pa, Pe,
Uthiram
12 /Uttara(Telugu) Uthram Pu
तततततततत
ततततत तततततततत तत, तत,
 ततततत ततततततत तत, तत
Pu, Sha, Na,
Hastha
Hastham Tha
13 तततत Atham
तततततत तत, त, त,
तततत
त
Pe, Po, Ra,
Chitra
Chithirai Re
14 तततततत Chitra
तततततततत तत, तत,
ततततत
तत, तत
Ru, Re, Ro,
Swaathi
Swaathi Taa
15 तततततत Chothi
तततततत तत, तत,
तततततत
तत, तत
Ti, TU, Tea
Vishaakha
Visaakam To
16 तततततत Visaakam
ततततततत तत, तत,
ततततत
तत, तत
Na, Ne, Nu,
Anuraadha
Anusham Ne
17 ततततततत Anizham
तततततत तत, तत,
तततततत
तत, तत
No, Ya Yi,
Jyeshta
Kettai Yu
18 तततततततत Thrikketta
तततततत तत, तत,
ततततततत
तत, तत
Ye, Yo, Ba,
Moola
Moolam Be
19 ततत Moolam
ततततत तत, तत,
तततत
तत, तत
Bhu, Dha,
P.Shada/Poorvashaada
Pooraadam pha Dha
20 ततततततततततत Pooraadam
ततततततत तत, तत,
ततततततततत
तत, तत
Bhe, Bho, Ja,
U.Shada/Uthrashaada
Uthiraadam Ji
21 ततततततततततत Uthraadam
तततततततततत तत, तत,
ततततततततत
तत, तत
Ju/khi,
Je/khu,
Shraavan
Thiruvonam Jo/khe,
22 ततततत Thiruvonam
ततततततततत Gha/kho
ततततत
तत, तत,
तत, तत
Ga, Gi, Gu,
Dhanishta
Avittam Ge
23 ततततततत Avittam
तततततततत तत, तत,
तततततत
तत, तत
 Go, Sa, Si,
Shathabhisha
Chathayam/Sadayam Su
24 तततततत Chathayam
ततततत तत, तत,
ततततत
तत, तत
Se, So, Da,
P.Bhadra/Poorvabhadra
Poorattathi Di
25 तततततततततत Poorattadhi
ततततततततत तत, तत,
ततततततततततत
तत, तत
Du, tha, Jha,
U.Bhadra/Uthrabhadra
Uthirattathi Da
26 तततततततततत Uthrattathi
तततततततततततत तत, त, त,
ततततततततततत
त
De, Do, Cha,
Revathi
Revathi Chi
27 ततततत Revathi
ततततत तत, तत, त,
ततततत
तत

Naming baby based on rasi (North Indian Way)

Rasi First Letter of Baby's Name
A, L, E
Mesa
(त, त, त)
Ba, Va, U
Vrishabha
(त, त, त)
Ka, Gha
Mithuna
(त, त, त)
Da, Ha
Karka
(त, त)
Ma, Ta
Simha
(त, त)
Pa, Tha
Kanya
( त, त, त )
Ra, ta
Tula
(त, त)
na, ya
Vrischika
(त, त)
bha, dha, pha, dha,
Dhanu
(त, त, त, त)
kha, ja
Makar
(त, त)
Kumbha ga, sa, sha, Sh
 (त, त, त, त)
da, cha, tha, jha
Mina
(त, त, त, त)