Shastra Panchangam
May 2027
20
Thursday
Plavanga
Vaikasi
6
Viyazhan
Valarpirai
Pournamitill 6.59 am, then Prathamai
Anushamtill 5.21 am (next day), then Kettai
Rahu Kalamafternoon 3.19–5.11
Yamagandammorning 6.06–7.57
Kuligaimorning 9.47–11.39
ChandrashtamamAshwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarter
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 11.39–1.29evening 8.52–10.01

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, 5.11 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Parigha Yogam runs till 12.57 pm.

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

5.11–8.52 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
11.39 am–1.29 pm; Parigha Yogam also runs
12.57–3.19 pmClear of every caution
1.00–1.58 pm

Avoid

6.06–7.57 am
8.06–9.49 am
9.47–11.39 am, what begins now is said to repeat
3.19–5.11 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 7.21 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

Sunrise6.06 am
Sunset8.52 pm
Moonrise9.47 pm
MoonsetAfter sunrise on Friday
SunVrishabha Rasi
MoonVrischika 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
Viyazhan (Thursday)
Pournami, till 6.59 am 2–13 nazhigaiPrathamai
Anusham, till 5.21 am (next day) 58–10 nazhigaiKettai
Parigha Yogam, till 12.57 pm caution 17–06 nazhigaiShiva Yogam
Bava Karanam, till 6.59 am 2–13 nazhigai
Balava Karanam, till 7.23 pm 33–13 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Detroit

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.53–5.29 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.06–7.57 amAvoided for new beginnings
8.06–9.49 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.47–11.39 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
1.00–1.58 pmWidely used for beginnings
3.19–5.11 pmAvoided for new beginnings
6.19–8.00 pmA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam16.06
Sugam27.57
Soram9.47
Uthi311.39
Amirtham1.29
Visham3.19
Rogam5.10
Labam7.02

Night

Amirtham8.52
Visham10.01
Rogam11.10
Labam12.20
Dhanam1.29
Sugam2.38
Soram3.46
Uthi4.57

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

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Vṛṣabha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Pūrṇimā · Guru Vāsara · Anurādhā

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
Vrishabha6.06 am7.43 am
Mithuna7.43 am10.02 am
Kataka10.02 am12.36 pm
Simha12.36 pm3.10 pm
Kanya3.10 pm5.43 pm
Tula5.43 pm8.18 pm
Vrischika8.18 pm10.45 pm
Dhanu10.45 pm12.45 am
Makara12.45 am2.14 am
Kumbha2.14 am3.25 am
Meena3.25 am4.32 am
Mesha4.32 am5.52 am
Vrishabha5.52 am6.05 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.06
Sevvai7.20
Suriya8.34
Sukran9.48
Budhan11.01
Chandra12.15
Sani1.29
Guru2.43
Sevvai3.57
Suriya5.11
Sukran6.24
Budhan7.38

Night

Chandra8.52
Sani9.38
Guru10.24
Sevvai11.10
Suriya11.56
Sukran12.42
Budhan1.29
Chandra2.15
Sani3.01
Guru3.47
Sevvai4.33
Suriya5.19

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil

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