Shastra Panchangam
May 2026
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Tuesday
Parabhava
Chithirai
22
Sevvai
Theypirai
Tritiyaitill 5.25 am, then Chaturthi
Kettaitill 12.55 pm, then Moolam
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Sankatahara Chaturthi

Rahu Kalamafternoon 3.17–4.57
Yamagandammorning 8.39–10.19
Kuligaimorning 11.58–1.38
ChandrashtamamUntil 12.55 pm: Ashwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarterThen: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 10.19–11.58night 7.57–9.16

Computed for Ayodhya. 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, 5.25 am to 7.59 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 5.25 am.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Ayodhya

Computed for Ayodhya, 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

5.25–7.59 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
10.19–11.58 amClear of every caution
10.19–11.58 am, inside the clear stretch
11.32 am–12.24 pm; Kuligai also runs
1.38–3.17 pmClear of every caution
4.57–6.36 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

7.59–8.53 am
8.39–10.19 am
11.58 am–1.38 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
3.17–4.57 pm
9.54–11.43 pm, in the evening
10.53–11.37 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 12.55 pm

Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter

For those born in Mesha Rasi.

Then

from 12.55 pm, until Friday 1.27 am

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha 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

Sunrise5.20 am
Sunset6.36 pm
Moonrise10.09 pm
Moonset7.24 am
SunMesha Rasi
MoonVrischika Rasi

This day and the next

Sankatahara Chaturthi, Ganesha worship; the fast ends at moonrise.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Ayodhya 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
Sevvai (Tuesday)
Tritiyai, till 5.25 am 0–12 nazhigaiChaturthi
Kettai, till 12.55 pm 18–58 nazhigaiMoolam
Shiva Yogam, till 12.17 am (next day) 47–23 nazhigaiSiddha Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 5.25 am caution 0–12 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 6.38 pm 33–16 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Ayodhya

WindowTimeTraditional use
3.55–4.37 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.59–8.53 amAvoided for new beginnings
8.39–10.19 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.32 am–12.24 pmWidely used for beginnings
11.58 am–1.38 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
3.17–4.57 pmAvoided for new beginnings
9.54–11.43 pmAvoided for new beginnings
10.53–11.37 pmAvoided for new beginnings
No Amirtha Kalam on this dayA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam5.20
Labam17.00
Dhanam28.40
Sugam10.19
Soram11.58
Uthi1.38
Visham3.17
Amirtham4.57

Night

Soram6.36
Uthi7.57
Visham9.16
Amirtham310.38
Rogam11.57
Labam1.19
Dhanam2.39
Sugam3.59

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Tṛtīyā · Bhauma Vāsara · Jyeṣṭhā (Mūla from 12.55 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 signFromTo
Mesha5.20 am5.57 am
Vrishabha5.57 am7.54 am
Mithuna7.54 am10.08 am
Kataka10.08 am12.27 pm
Simha12.27 pm2.42 pm
Kanya2.42 pm4.57 pm
Tula4.57 pm7.14 pm
Vrischika7.14 pm9.32 pm
Dhanu9.32 pm11.37 pm
Makara11.37 pm1.20 am
Kumbha1.20 am2.50 am
Meena2.50 am4.16 am
Mesha4.16 am5.19 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai5.20
Suriya6.26
Sukran7.33
Budhan8.39
Chandra9.45
Sani10.52
Guru11.58
Sevvai1.04
Suriya2.11
Sukran3.17
Budhan4.23
Chandra5.30

Night

Sani6.36
Guru7.30
Sevvai8.23
Suriya9.17
Sukran10.11
Budhan11.04
Chandra11.58
Sani12.51
Guru1.45
Sevvai2.39
Suriya3.32
Sukran4.26

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

Also

North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk

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