May 2027

Thursday

Plavanga

Chithirai

23, Amavasai

Viyazhan

Theypirai

Amavasaitill 12.59 pm, then Prathamai

Bharanitill 9.48 pm, then Karthigai

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Amavasai

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.13–2.35

Yamagandammorning 6.27–7.49

Kuligaimorning 9.09–10.32

ChandrashtamamUntil 3.26 am (next day): Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

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Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.32–11.52evening 5.17–6.56

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, 2.35 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.

No kolam on this sheet: it is Amavasai.

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

2.35–5.17 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.49–8.08 amShort clear window

10.32 am–1.13 pmClear of every caution

10.32–11.52 am, inside the clear stretch

11.31 am–12.14 pm

Avoid

6.27–7.49 am

8.08–9.40 am

9.09–10.32 am, what begins now is said to repeat

1.13–2.35 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 3.26 am

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

For those born in Kanya Rasi.

Then

from 3.26 am, until Sunday 5.27 am

Swathi · Chithirai, third to fourth quarters · Visakam, first to third quarters

For those born in Tula 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

Sunrise6.27 am

Sunset5.17 pm

MoonriseAfter sunrise on Friday

Moonset4.57 pm

SunMesha Rasi

MoonMesha Rasi

This day and the next

Amavasai, the new moon; tarpanam for ancestors in many families.

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)
	Amavasai, till 12.59 pm 16–18 nazhigai	Prathamai
	Bharani, till 9.48 pm 38–21 nazhigai	Karthigai
	Ayushman Yogam, till 8.18 am 4–35 nazhigai Saubhagya Yogam, till 5.27 am (next day) 57–28 nazhigai	Shobhana Yogam
	Naga Karanam, till 12.59 pm 16–18 nazhigai Kimstughna Karanam, till 11.54 pm 43–36 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.43–5.34 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.27–7.49 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.08–9.40 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.09–10.32 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.31 am–12.14 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.13–2.35 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.16–6.46 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹6.27

Sugam²7.49

Soram9.09

Uthi10.32

Amirtham11.53

Visham1.13

Rogam2.34

Labam3.57

Night

Amirtham5.17

Visham6.56

Rogam8.35

Labam10.14

Dhanam11.53

Sugam1.32

Soram3.10

Uthi4.50

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

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Amāvāsyā · Guru Vāsara · Bharaṇī

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 sign	From	To
Mesha	6.27 am	7.13 am
Vrishabha	7.13 am	9.32 am
Mithuna	9.32 am	11.36 am
Kataka	11.36 am	1.17 pm
Simha	1.17 pm	2.43 pm
Kanya	2.43 pm	4.07 pm
Tula	4.07 pm	5.41 pm
Vrischika	5.41 pm	7.36 pm
Dhanu	7.36 pm	9.51 pm
Makara	9.51 pm	12.12 am
Kumbha	12.12 am	2.31 am
Meena	2.31 am	4.49 am
Mesha	4.49 am	6.28 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.27

Sevvai7.22

Suriya8.16

Sukran9.10

Budhan10.04

Chandra10.58

Sani11.52

Guru12.47

Sevvai1.41

Suriya2.35

Sukran3.29

Budhan4.23

Night

Chandra5.17

Sani6.23

Guru7.29

Sevvai8.35

Suriya9.41

Sukran10.47

Budhan11.53

Chandra12.59

Sani2.04

Guru3.10

Sevvai4.16

Suriya5.22

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

Also

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