Shastra Panchangam
May 2027
12
Wednesday
Plavanga
Chithirai
29
Budhan
Valarpirai
Saptamitill 1.44 pm, then Ashtami
Ayilyamtill 4.11 am (next day), then Magam
Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.28–3.18
Yamagandammorning 8.02–9.52
Kuligaimorning 11.40–1.29
ChandrashtamamUntil 4.12 am (next day): Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarterThen: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.14–8.02evening 8.44–9.54

Computed for Detroit, in US Eastern time (EDT). 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, 6.14 am to 8.02 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 12.44 am Thursday.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Detroit

Computed for Detroit, 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

6.14–8.02 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.14–8.02 am, inside the clear stretch
9.52–11.40 amClear of every caution

Avoid

8.02–9.52 am
11.40 am–1.29 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
12.59–1.58 pm
1.28–3.18 pm
5.34–7.06 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 4.12 am

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu Rasi.

Then

from 4.12 am, until Saturday 8.23 am

Thiruvonam · Uthiradam, second to fourth quarters · Avittam, first to second quarters

For those born in Makara 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

Sunrise6.14 am
Sunset8.44 pm
Moonrise12.25 pm
Moonset2.34 am (next day)
SunMesha Rasi
MoonKataka Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Detroit 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
Budhan (Wednesday)
Saptami, till 1.44 pm 18–45 nazhigaiAshtami
Ayilyam, till 4.11 am (next day) 54–56 nazhigaiMagam
Vriddhi Yogam, till 1.51 am (next day) 49–04 nazhigaiDhruva Yogam
Vanija Karanam, till 1.44 pm 18–45 nazhigai
Bhadra Karanam, till 12.44 am (next day) caution 46–17 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Detroit

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.58–5.35 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.02–9.52 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.40 am–1.29 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
12.59–1.58 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.28–3.18 pmAvoided for new beginnings
5.34–7.06 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.41–4.11 amA favourable window
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam6.14
Dhanam18.03
Sugam9.52
Soram11.40
Visham1.28
Uthi23.18
Amirtham35.07
Rogam6.55

Night

Uthi8.44
Amirtham9.55
Rogam11.06
Labam12.18
Dhanam1.29
Sugam2.40
Soram3.50
Visham5.01

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

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Saptamī · Saumya Vāsara · Āśleṣā

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1949
2084
2083
5129
1202

Kaliyuga counted as the Tamil almanac counts the current year. Gujarati Samvat turns the day after Deepavali.

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Mesha6.14 am6.27 am
Vrishabha6.27 am8.14 am
Mithuna8.14 am10.33 am
Kataka10.33 am1.07 pm
Simha1.07 pm3.41 pm
Kanya3.41 pm6.15 pm
Tula6.15 pm8.50 pm
Vrischika8.50 pm11.17 pm
Dhanu11.17 pm1.17 am
Makara1.17 am2.45 am
Kumbha2.45 am3.56 am
Meena3.56 am5.04 am
Mesha5.04 am6.13 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan6.14
Chandra7.26
Sani8.39
Guru9.51
Sevvai11.04
Suriya12.16
Sukran1.29
Budhan2.41
Chandra3.54
Sani5.06
Guru6.19
Sevvai7.31

Night

Suriya8.44
Sukran9.31
Budhan10.19
Chandra11.06
Sani11.54
Guru12.41
Sevvai1.28
Suriya2.16
Sukran3.03
Budhan3.51
Chandra4.38
Sani5.25

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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