May 2026

Thursday

Parabhava

Vaikasi

Viyazhan

Valarpirai

Dwadasitill 2.27 pm, then Trayodasi

Chithiraitill 2.39 pm, then Swathi

Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Pradosham

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.32–2.47

Yamagandammorning 7.22–8.36

Kuligaimorning 9.49–11.04

ChandrashtamamPoorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, Revathi

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 11.04–12.18evening 5.15–7.00

Computed for Auckland, in New Zealand time (NZST). Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Kuligai from its own sunrise; Gowri Nalla Neram from its sunrise and sunset. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 11.04 am to 1.32 pm is the best of the day.

Vyatipata Yogam runs till 9.56 am.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Auckland

Computed for Auckland, to the minute. Use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham.

The day at a glance

Gold marks good time, the solid bars mark times to avoid, and hatching marks a caution: denser while two cautions run together. Tap or drag across the chart to read any moment.

Good times

11.04 am–1.32 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

11.04 am–12.18 pm, inside the clear stretch

11.59 am–12.37 pm

2.47–5.15 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

7.22–8.36 am

9.49–11.04 am, what begins now is said to repeat

1.32–2.47 pm

8.49–10.36 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 1.09 pm

Uthirattathi · Revathi · Poorattathi, fourth quarter

For those born in Meena Rasi.

is a time to go carefully: tradition advises waiting until it ends; many put off new ventures, long journeys and disputes.

Sun and Moon

Sunrise7.22 am

Sunset5.15 pm

Moonrise3.04 pm

Moonset5.06 am (next day)

SunVrishabha Rasi

MoonTula Rasi, from 1.30 am

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them, set by Auckland's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Auckland by modern astronomical calculation (Drik, Lahiri). A caution's start is rounded down and its end up; a good window's start up and its end down. Underlined words open their meaning.

The five limbs

Limb	This day	Then
	Viyazhan (Thursday)
	Dwadasi, till 2.27 pm 17–44 nazhigai	Trayodasi
	Chithirai, till 2.39 pm 18–12 nazhigai	Swathi
	Vyatipata Yogam, till 9.56 am caution 6–24 nazhigai	Variyan Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 2.27 pm 17–44 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 3.22 am (next day) 50–01 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Auckland

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.29–6.25 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.22–8.36 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.40–9.24 am	A favourable window
	9.49–11.04 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.59 am–12.37 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.32–2.47 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.49–10.36 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹7.22

Sugam²8.36

Soram9.49

Uthi11.04

Amirtham12.19

Visham1.32

Rogam2.46

Labam4.01

Night

Amirtham5.15

Visham7.00

Rogam8.46

Labam³10.33

Dhanam12.19

Sugam2.05

Soram3.50

Uthi5.37

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Yamagandam and Vyatipata Yogam; 2 Vyatipata Yogam; 3 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Vṛṣabha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Guru Vāsara · Citrā (Svātī from 2.39 pm, computed)

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1948

2083

2082

5128

1201

Kaliyuga counted as the Tamil almanac counts the current year. Gujarati Samvat turns the day after Deepavali.

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Vrishabha	7.22 am	8.49 am
Mithuna	8.49 am	10.51 am
Kataka	10.51 am	12.26 pm
Simha	12.26 pm	1.44 pm
Kanya	1.44 pm	2.59 pm
Tula	2.59 pm	4.26 pm
Vrischika	4.26 pm	6.17 pm
Dhanu	6.17 pm	8.34 pm
Makara	8.34 pm	11.02 pm
Kumbha	11.02 pm	1.28 am
Meena	1.28 am	3.54 am
Mesha	3.54 am	6.22 am
Vrishabha	6.22 am	7.22 am

The rising sign (udaya lagnam) through the day, computed for Auckland.

Horai

Day

Guru7.22

Sevvai8.11

Suriya9.00

Sukran9.50

Budhan10.39

Chandra11.29

Sani12.18

Guru1.07

Sevvai1.57

Suriya2.46

Sukran3.36

Budhan4.25

Night

Chandra5.15

Sani6.25

Guru7.36

Sevvai8.46

Suriya9.57

Sukran11.08

Budhan12.18

Chandra1.29

Sani2.40

Guru3.50

Sevvai5.01

Suriya6.12

Each horai begins at the time shown and runs to the next.

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil