Shastra Panchangam
May 2026
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Thursday
Parabhava
Chithirai
31
Viyazhan
Theypirai
Dwadasitill 11.21 am, then Trayodasi
Revathitill 10.34 pm, then Ashwini
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Pradosham

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.38–3.20
Yamagandammorning 5.14–6.56
Kuligaimorning 8.35–10.17
ChandrashtamamUntil 10.35 pm: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarterThen: Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Gowri Nalla Neram
evening 5.01–6.41night 10.39–11.57

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, 3.20 pm to sunset 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

3.20–6.41 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.56–8.35 amClear of every caution
10.17–11.25 amClear of every caution
11.31 am–12.24 pm; Tyajyam also runs
12.55–1.38 pmShort clear window
5.01–6.41 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

5.14–6.56 am
8.35–10.17 am, what begins now is said to repeat
11.25 am–12.55 pm
1.38–3.20 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 10.35 pm

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha Rasi.

Then

from 10.35 pm, until Saturday 10.47 pm

Hastham · Uthiram, second to fourth quarters · Chithirai, first to second quarters

For those born in Kanya 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

Sunrise5.14 am
Sunset6.41 pm
Moonrise3.42 am (next day)
Moonset4.00 pm
SunMesha Rasi
MoonMeena Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

Friday 15 May: Masa Sivaratri.

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
Viyazhan (Thursday)
Dwadasi, till 11.21 am 15–17 nazhigaiTrayodasi
Revathi, till 10.34 pm 43–21 nazhigaiAshwini
Priti Yogam, till 5.54 pm 31–39 nazhigaiAyushman Yogam
Taitila Karanam, till 11.21 am 15–17 nazhigai
Gara Karanam, till 10.01 pm 41–58 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Ayodhya

WindowTimeTraditional use
3.50–4.31 amPrayer, meditation, study
5.14–6.56 amAvoided for new beginnings
8.35–10.17 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.25 am–12.55 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.31 am–12.24 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.38–3.20 pmAvoided for new beginnings
8.21–9.49 pmA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam15.14
Sugam6.56
Soram8.35
Uthi210.17
Amirtham311.58
Visham1.38
Rogam3.19
Labam5.01

Night

Amirtham6.41
Visham8.00
Rogam9.19
Labam10.39
Dhanam11.58
Sugam1.17
Soram2.35
Uthi3.55

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Guru Vāsara · Revatī

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
Mesha5.14 am5.22 am
Vrishabha5.22 am7.18 am
Mithuna7.18 am9.33 am
Kataka9.33 am11.52 am
Simha11.52 am2.07 pm
Kanya2.07 pm4.21 pm
Tula4.21 pm6.39 pm
Vrischika6.39 pm8.57 pm
Dhanu8.57 pm11.01 pm
Makara11.01 pm12.45 am
Kumbha12.45 am2.14 am
Meena2.14 am3.41 am
Mesha3.41 am5.14 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru5.14
Sevvai6.21
Suriya7.29
Sukran8.36
Budhan9.43
Chandra10.50
Sani11.58
Guru1.05
Sevvai2.12
Suriya3.19
Sukran4.27
Budhan5.34

Night

Chandra6.41
Sani7.34
Guru8.27
Sevvai9.19
Suriya10.12
Sukran11.05
Budhan11.57
Chandra12.50
Sani1.43
Guru2.36
Sevvai3.28
Suriya4.21

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil
In force all day, until 10.35 pm

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