May 2026

Sunday

Parabhava

Chithirai

Nyayiru

Theypirai

Ashtamitill 3.07 pm, then Navami

Avittamtill 12.50 am (next day), then Sathayam

Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamevening 4.58–6.39

Yamagandammorning 11.57–1.39

Kuligaiafternoon 3.18–4.59

ChandrashtamamUntil 12.14 pm: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.57–8.37evening 6.39–7.58

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, 5.21 am to 11.57 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 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

5.21–11.57 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.57–8.37 am, inside the clear stretch

11.32 am–12.24 pm; Yamagandam also runs

1.39–3.18 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

3.39–5.21 am, from before sunrise

11.57 am–1.39 pm

3.18–4.59 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

4.51–5.46 pm

4.58–6.39 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 12.14 pm

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

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 12.14 pm, until Tuesday 7.26 pm

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka 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

Sunrise5.17 am

Sunset6.39 pm

Moonrise1.28 am (next day)

Moonset12.02 pm

SunMesha Rasi

MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Limb	This day	Then
	Nyayiru (Sunday)
	Ashtami, till 3.07 pm 24–37 nazhigai	Navami
	Avittam, till 12.50 am (next day) 48–55 nazhigai	Sathayam
	Brahma Yogam, till 2.09 am (next day) 52–12 nazhigai	Indra Yogam
	Kaulava Karanam, till 3.07 pm 24–37 nazhigai Taitila Karanam, till 3.22 am (next day) 55–15 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Ayodhya

Window	Time	Traditional use
	3.39–5.21 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.52–4.34 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	11.32 am–12.24 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	11.57 am–1.39 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.50–3.30 pm	A favourable window
	3.18–4.59 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.51–5.46 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.58–6.39 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi¹5.17

Amirtham6.57

Rogam8.37

Labam10.18

Dhanam²11.58

Sugam1.39

Soram3.18

Visham4.58

Night

Dhanam6.39

Sugam7.59

Soram9.18

Visham10.37

Uthi11.58

Amirtham1.18

Rogam2.36

Labam3.57

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Aṣṭamī · Bhānu Vāsara · Dhaniṣṭhā

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
Mesha	5.17 am	5.38 am
Vrishabha	5.38 am	7.34 am
Mithuna	7.34 am	9.48 am
Kataka	9.48 am	12.07 pm
Simha	12.07 pm	2.23 pm
Kanya	2.23 pm	4.37 pm
Tula	4.37 pm	6.55 pm
Vrischika	6.55 pm	9.12 pm
Dhanu	9.12 pm	11.17 pm
Makara	11.17 pm	1.01 am
Kumbha	1.01 am	2.30 am
Meena	2.30 am	3.57 am
Mesha	3.57 am	5.16 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya5.17

Sukran6.23

Budhan7.30

Chandra8.37

Sani9.44

Guru10.51

Sevvai11.58

Suriya1.05

Sukran2.11

Budhan3.18

Chandra4.25

Sani5.32

Night

Guru6.39

Sevvai7.32

Suriya8.25

Sukran9.18

Budhan10.11

Chandra11.04

Sani11.57

Guru12.51

Sevvai1.44

Suriya2.37

Sukran3.30

Budhan4.23

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

Also

	West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery
	In force from 12.13 pm, until Sunday 7.26 pm