Shastra Panchangam
May 2026
22
Friday
Parabhava
Vaikasi
8
Velli
Valarpirai
Saptamitill 1.35 am (next day), then Ashtami
Ayilyamtill 10.38 pm, then Magam
Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 10.33–11.53
Yamagandamafternoon 2.29–3.49
Kuligaimorning 7.56–9.15
ChandrashtamamUntil 10.39 pm: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarterThen: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.37–7.56night 6.49–8.30

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, 6.37 am to 7.56 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 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

6.37–7.56 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.37–7.56 am, inside the clear stretch
9.15–10.33 amClear of every caution
11.32 am–12.13 pm; Rahu Kalam and Tyajyam also run
1.19–2.29 pmClear of every caution
3.49–5.07 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

7.56–9.15 am, what begins now is said to repeat
10.33–11.53 am
11.45 am–1.19 pm
2.29–3.49 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 10.39 pm

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu Rasi.

Then

from 10.39 pm, until Monday 5.38 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

Sunrise6.37 am
Sunset5.07 pm
Moonrise12.05 pm
Moonset11.04 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

LimbThis dayThen
Velli (Friday)
Saptami, till 1.35 am (next day) 47–23 nazhigaiAshtami
Ayilyam, till 10.38 pm 40–01 nazhigaiMagam
Dhruva Yogam, till 2.44 am (next day) 50–15 nazhigaiVyaghata Yogam
Gara Karanam, till 2.10 pm 18–50 nazhigai
Vanija Karanam, till 1.35 am (next day) 47–23 nazhigai
Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.50–5.43 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.56–9.15 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
10.33–11.53 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.32 am–12.13 pmWidely used for beginnings
11.45 am–1.19 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.29–3.49 pmAvoided for new beginnings
9.06–10.38 pmA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam6.37
Soram7.56
Uthi9.15
Visham10.33
Amirtham111.53
Rogam1.11
Labam22.30
Dhanam3.49

Night

Rogam5.07
Labam6.49
Dhanam8.31
Sugam10.12
Soram11.52
Uthi1.35
Visham3.15
Amirtham4.57

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 · Vṛṣabha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Saptamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Āśleṣā

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
Vrishabha6.37 am8.28 am
Mithuna8.28 am10.32 am
Kataka10.32 am12.13 pm
Simha12.13 pm1.40 pm
Kanya1.40 pm3.03 pm
Tula3.03 pm4.37 pm
Vrischika4.37 pm6.32 pm
Dhanu6.32 pm8.47 pm
Makara8.47 pm11.08 pm
Kumbha11.08 pm1.27 am
Meena1.27 am3.45 am
Mesha3.45 am6.05 am
Vrishabha6.05 am6.38 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.37
Budhan7.30
Chandra8.22
Sani9.15
Guru10.07
Sevvai11.00
Suriya11.52
Sukran12.45
Budhan1.37
Chandra2.30
Sani3.22
Guru4.15

Night

Sevvai5.07
Suriya6.15
Sukran7.23
Budhan8.30
Chandra9.38
Sani10.45
Guru11.53
Sevvai1.00
Suriya2.08
Sukran3.15
Budhan4.23
Chandra5.30

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery

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