May 2026

Sunday

Parabhava

Vaikasi

Nyayiru

Theypirai

Prathamaitill 6.08 am (next day), then Dwitiyai

Kettaitill 8.39 am (next day), then Moolam

Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalamevening 6.43–8.28

Yamagandamafternoon 1.28–3.14

Kuligaievening 4.58–6.44

ChandrashtamamAshwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarter

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.30–8.14evening 8.28–9.43

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, 6.30 am to 11.59 am is the best of the day.

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

6.30–11.59 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.30–8.14 am, inside the clear stretch

1.01–1.56 pm; Tyajyam and Yamagandam also run

3.14–4.58 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

11.59 am–1.48 pm

1.28–3.14 pm

4.58–6.44 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

6.36–7.32 pm

6.43–8.28 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Monday 8.39 am

Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter

For those born in Mesha 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

Sunrise6.30 am

Sunset8.28 pm

Moonrise9.18 pm

MoonsetAfter sunrise on Monday

SunVrishabha Rasi

MoonVrischika 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

Limb	This day	Then
	Nyayiru (Sunday)
	Prathamai, till 6.08 am (next day) 59–05 nazhigai	Dwitiyai
	Kettai, till 8.39 am (next day) 65–23 nazhigai	Moolam
	Siddha Yogam, till 7.49 pm 33–19 nazhigai	Sadhya Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 4.56 pm 26–06 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 6.08 am (next day) 59–05 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Austin

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.10–5.49 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	11.59 am–1.48 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.01–1.56 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.28–3.14 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.58–6.44 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	6.36–7.32 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.43–8.28 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.46 pm–12.33 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi6.30

Amirtham8.15

Rogam9.59

Labam¹11.45

Dhanam²1.29

Sugam3.14

Soram4.58

Visham6.43

Night

Dhanam8.28

Sugam9.44

Soram10.58

Visham12.13

Uthi1.29

Amirtham2.44

Rogam3.59

Labam5.15

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Vṛṣabha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Prathamā · Bhānu Vāsara · Jyeṣṭhā

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	6.30 am	7.31 am
Mithuna	7.31 am	9.46 am
Kataka	9.46 am	12.08 pm
Simha	12.08 pm	2.27 pm
Kanya	2.27 pm	4.45 pm
Tula	4.45 pm	7.06 pm
Vrischika	7.06 pm	9.26 pm
Dhanu	9.26 pm	11.29 pm
Makara	11.29 pm	1.10 am
Kumbha	1.10 am	2.36 am
Meena	2.36 am	3.59 am
Mesha	3.59 am	5.33 am
Vrishabha	5.33 am	6.30 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya6.30

Sukran7.40

Budhan8.49

Chandra9.59

Sani11.09

Guru12.19

Sevvai1.29

Suriya2.39

Sukran3.49

Budhan4.58

Chandra6.08

Sani7.18

Night

Guru8.28

Sevvai9.18

Suriya10.08

Sukran10.58

Budhan11.48

Chandra12.39

Sani1.29

Guru2.19

Sevvai3.09

Suriya3.59

Sukran4.49

Budhan5.39

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery