May 2026

Thursday

Parabhava

Vaikasi

Viyazhan

Valarpirai

Shashtitill 2.55 am (next day), then Saptami

Poosamtill 11.20 pm, then Ayilyam

Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.11–2.31

Yamagandammorning 6.37–7.56

Kuligaimorning 9.14–10.34

ChandrashtamamMoolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarter

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Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.34–11.52evening 5.08–6.49

Computed for Durban, in South Africa time (SAST). 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, 10.34 am to 1.11 pm is the best of the day.

Ganda Yogam runs till 7.29 am.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Durban

Computed for Durban, 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

10.34 am–1.11 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.56–8.14 amShort clear window

10.34–11.52 am, inside the clear stretch

11.32 am–12.13 pm

2.31–5.08 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

6.37–7.56 am

8.14–9.46 am

9.14–10.34 am, what begins now is said to repeat

1.11–2.31 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 10.39 pm

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu 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

Sunrise6.37 am

Sunset5.08 pm

Moonrise11.25 am

Moonset9.58 pm

SunVrishabha Rasi

MoonKataka Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Durban 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
	Viyazhan (Thursday)
	Shashti, till 2.55 am (next day) 50–44 nazhigai	Saptami
	Poosam, till 11.20 pm 41–46 nazhigai	Ayilyam
	Ganda Yogam, till 7.29 am caution 2–09 nazhigai Vriddhi Yogam, till 4.49 am (next day) 55–29 nazhigai	Dhruva Yogam
	Kaulava Karanam, till 3.51 pm 23–05 nazhigai Taitila Karanam, till 2.55 am (next day) 50–44 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.50–5.42 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.37–7.56 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.14–9.46 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.14–10.34 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.32 am–12.13 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.11–2.31 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.18–6.48 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹6.37

Sugam²7.56

Soram9.14

Uthi10.34

Amirtham11.53

Visham1.11

Rogam2.30

Labam3.50

Night

Amirtham5.08

Visham6.49

Rogam8.30

Labam10.12

Dhanam11.53

Sugam1.34

Soram3.15

Uthi4.57

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Vṛṣabha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Ṣaṣṭhī · Guru Vāsara · Puṣya

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
Vrishabha	6.37 am	8.32 am
Mithuna	8.32 am	10.36 am
Kataka	10.36 am	12.17 pm
Simha	12.17 pm	1.43 pm
Kanya	1.43 pm	3.07 pm
Tula	3.07 pm	4.41 pm
Vrischika	4.41 pm	6.36 pm
Dhanu	6.36 pm	8.51 pm
Makara	8.51 pm	11.12 pm
Kumbha	11.12 pm	1.31 am
Meena	1.31 am	3.49 am
Mesha	3.49 am	6.09 am
Vrishabha	6.09 am	6.37 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.37

Sevvai7.29

Suriya8.22

Sukran9.15

Budhan10.07

Chandra11.00

Sani11.52

Guru12.45

Sevvai1.38

Suriya2.30

Sukran3.23

Budhan4.15

Night

Chandra5.08

Sani6.15

Guru7.23

Sevvai8.30

Suriya9.38

Sukran10.45

Budhan11.53

Chandra1.00

Sani2.08

Guru3.15

Sevvai4.23

Suriya5.30

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

Also

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