Ready-reckoner table — find your daily Tarabalam for muhurta
Tarabalam is the strength a nakshatra (star) provides to your Janma (birth) nakshatra. Various strengths are checked for muhurtha: Tarabalam, Chandrabalam, Gurubalam, Suryabalam, Lagna shuddhi, etc. When we worship Lakshmipati Sri Narayana, he makes everything right — he is tithi, vaara, nakshatra, yoga, karana — and worshipping him removes all dosha.
The Moon takes ~27 days to circle the Earth, passing through 27 nakshatras. The Moon's daily nakshatra position relative to your Janma nakshatra decides this strength. Tarabalam is divided into three sets of 9 nakshatras, each set called a Navakam.
Rule: Count from your Janma nakshatra to the day's nakshatra (both inclusive). Divide that count by 9. If the remainder is 2, 4, 6, 8 or 0 (9) then it is good. If it is 1, 3, 5 or 7 then it is bad.
Example 1: Janma nakshatra = Magha, today's nakshatra = Revati → count = 9 (Paramitra) → very good.
Example 2: Janma nakshatra = U.Shadha, today's nakshatra = Ashwini → count = 8 (Mitra) → very good.
Example 3: Janma nakshatra = Ashwini, today's nakshatra = U.Shadha → count = 21 → bad (21 is in the avoid list).
Each cell shows count · graha · tara name. Green = good. Red = avoid. Scroll horizontally on mobile.
| Your Janma Nakshatra (Birth Star) |
Daily Nakshatra (from today's panchang) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ashwini
Magha Moola |
Bharani
P.Phalguni P.Shadha |
Krittika
U.Phalguni U.Shadha |
Rohini
Hasta Shravana |
Mrigashirsha
Chitra Dhanishtha |
Ardra
Swati Shatabhisha |
Punarvasu
Vishakha P.Bhadra |
Pushya
Anuradha U.Bhadra |
Ashlesha
Jyeshtha Revati |
||
| Janma Nakshatra · Birth Star |
Ashwini Magha Moola |
1
Shani
Janma
|
2
Guru
Sampatha
|
3
Kuja
Vipatha
|
4
Ravi
Kshema
|
5
Rahu
Pratyaka
|
6
Shukra
Sadhana
|
7
Budha
Naidhana
|
8
Chandra
Mitra
|
9
Ketu
Paramitra
|
|
Bharani P.Phalguni P.Shadha |
9
Ketu
Paramitra
|
1
Shani
Janma
|
2
Guru
Sampatha
|
3
Kuja
Vipatha
|
4
Ravi
Kshema
|
5
Rahu
Pratyaka
|
6
Shukra
Sadhana
|
7
Budha
Naidhana
|
8
Chandra
Mitra
|
|
|
Krittika U.Phalguni U.Shadha |
8
Chandra
Mitra
|
9
Ketu
Paramitra
|
1
Shani
Janma
|
2
Guru
Sampatha
|
3
Kuja
Vipatha
|
4
Ravi
Kshema
|
5
Rahu
Pratyaka
|
6
Shukra
Sadhana
|
7
Budha
Naidhana
|
|
|
Rohini Hasta Shravana |
7
Budha
Naidhana
|
8
Chandra
Mitra
|
9
Ketu
Paramitra
|
1
Shani
Janma
|
2
Guru
Sampatha
|
3
Kuja
Vipatha
|
4
Ravi
Kshema
|
5
Rahu
Pratyaka
|
6
Shukra
Sadhana
|
|
|
Mrigashirsha Chitra Dhanishtha |
6
Shukra
Sadhana
|
7
Budha
Naidhana
|
8
Chandra
Mitra
|
9
Ketu
Paramitra
|
1
Shani
Janma
|
2
Guru
Sampatha
|
3
Kuja
Vipatha
|
4
Ravi
Kshema
|
5
Rahu
Pratyaka
|
|
|
Ardra Swati Shatabhisha |
5
Rahu
Pratyaka
|
6
Shukra
Sadhana
|
7
Budha
Naidhana
|
8
Chandra
Mitra
|
9
Ketu
Paramitra
|
1
Shani
Janma
|
2
Guru
Sampatha
|
3
Kuja
Vipatha
|
4
Ravi
Kshema
|
|
|
Punarvasu Vishakha P.Bhadra |
4
Ravi
Kshema
|
5
Rahu
Pratyaka
|
6
Shukra
Sadhana
|
7
Budha
Naidhana
|
8
Chandra
Mitra
|
9
Ketu
Paramitra
|
1
Shani
Janma
|
2
Guru
Sampatha
|
3
Kuja
Vipatha
|
|
|
Pushya Anuradha U.Bhadra |
3
Kuja
Vipatha
|
4
Ravi
Kshema
|
5
Rahu
Pratyaka
|
6
Shukra
Sadhana
|
7
Budha
Naidhana
|
8
Chandra
Mitra
|
9
Ketu
Paramitra
|
1
Shani
Janma
|
2
Guru
Sampatha
|
|
|
Ashlesha Jyeshtha Revati |
2
Guru
Sampatha
|
3
Kuja
Vipatha
|
4
Ravi
Kshema
|
5
Rahu
Pratyaka
|
6
Shukra
Sadhana
|
7
Budha
Naidhana
|
8
Chandra
Mitra
|
9
Ketu
Paramitra
|
1
Shani
Janma
|
|
The table above is divided into three groups of 9 nakshatras — each group is one Navakam.
When bad tarabalam (1, 3, 5 or 7) falls in Navakam 1 → Janma Tara, Navakam 2 → Vipat Tara, Navakam 3 → Pratyak Tara, or any Navakam for Naidhana Tara (7), that muhurtha should be discarded.
Muhurthas are possible even during bad tarabalam by performing suitable dosha pariharam (remedies).
Tarabalam is a basic step in calculating muhurtha. Other factors — panchaka bala, full muhurtha chart — are equally important. A strong muhurtha chart with well-placed planets counters all doshas. This table does not replace the judgement of a professional astrologer.
See also: How to Read the Panchangam — full guide to reading tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana, rahu kalam and more, with complete muhurtha rules for weddings, griha pravesha and other ceremonies.
Ask the panchang chat: "What is today's tarabalam for Rohini nakshatra?" or "good nakshatras for wedding muhurtha".