Shastra Panchangam
May 2026
8
Friday
Parabhava
Chithirai
25
Velli
Theypirai
Saptamitill 3.33 am (next day), then Ashtami
Uthiradamtill 10.50 am, then Thiruvonam
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 11.46–1.28
Yamagandamevening 4.50–6.33
Kuligaimorning 8.23–10.05
ChandrashtamamMirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.42–8.23night 9.33–10.50

Computed for Austin, in US Central time (CDT). 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, 6.33 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 2.47 pm.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Austin

Computed for Austin, 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

6.33–8.14 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.42–8.23 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs
1.01–1.54 pm; Rahu Kalam and Bhadra Karanam also run
2.47–3.10 pmShort clear window

Avoid

8.23–10.05 am, what begins now is said to repeat
11.46 am–1.28 pm
3.10–4.56 pm
4.50–6.33 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Sunday 1.44 am

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna 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

Sunrise6.42 am
Sunset8.14 pm
Moonrise2.14 am (next day)
Moonset11.58 am
SunMesha Rasi
MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Austin 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

LimbThis dayThen
Velli (Friday)
Saptami, till 3.33 am (next day) 52–11 nazhigaiAshtami
Uthiradam, till 10.50 am 10–22 nazhigaiThiruvonam
Shubha Yogam, till 4.00 pm 23–17 nazhigaiShukla Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 2.47 pm caution 20–14 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 3.33 am (next day) 52–11 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Austin

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.18–5.59 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.23–10.05 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.46 am–1.28 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.01–1.54 pmWidely used for beginnings
3.10–4.56 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.50–6.33 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.37–3.21 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam16.42
Soram8.23
Uthi210.05
Visham11.46
Amirtham31.28
Rogam3.09
Labam44.51
Dhanam6.33

Night

Rogam8.14
Labam9.33
Dhanam10.51
Sugam12.09
Soram1.27
Uthi2.46
Visham4.04
Amirtham5.23

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Bhadra Karanam; 2 Bhadra Karanam; 3 Bhadra Karanam; 4 Tyajyam and Yamagandam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Saptamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Uttarāṣāḍhā (Śravaṇa from 10.50 am, 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 signFromTo
Mesha6.42 am7.07 am
Vrishabha7.07 am9.02 am
Mithuna9.02 am11.17 am
Kataka11.17 am1.39 pm
Simha1.39 pm3.58 pm
Kanya3.58 pm6.16 pm
Tula6.16 pm8.37 pm
Vrischika8.37 pm10.56 pm
Dhanu10.56 pm1.00 am
Makara1.00 am2.41 am
Kumbha2.41 am4.06 am
Meena4.06 am5.30 am
Mesha5.30 am6.41 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.42
Budhan7.49
Chandra8.57
Sani10.05
Guru11.12
Sevvai12.20
Suriya1.28
Sukran2.35
Budhan3.43
Chandra4.51
Sani5.58
Guru7.06

Night

Sevvai8.14
Suriya9.06
Sukran9.58
Budhan10.50
Chandra11.43
Sani12.35
Guru1.27
Sevvai2.20
Suriya3.12
Sukran4.04
Budhan4.56
Chandra5.49

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery

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