Shastra Panchangam
May 2027
7
Friday
Plavanga
Chithirai
24
Velli
Valarpirai
Prathamaitill 10.44 am, then Dwitiyai
Karthigaitill 8.12 pm, then Rohini
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 10.31–11.53
Yamagandamafternoon 2.34–3.56
Kuligaimorning 7.49–9.11
ChandrashtamamChithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.28–7.49night 6.56–8.34

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, 11.53 am to 2.34 pm 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

11.53 am–2.34 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.28–7.49 amClear of every caution
6.28–7.49 am, inside the clear stretch
11.31 am–12.13 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs
3.56–5.17 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

7.49–9.11 am, what begins now is said to repeat
9.00–10.30 am
10.31–11.53 am
2.34–3.56 pm

Chandrashtamam

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

Sunrise6.28 am
Sunset5.17 pm
Moonrise7.34 am
Moonset5.45 pm
SunMesha Rasi
MoonVrishabha Rasi, from 3.26 am

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)
Prathamai, till 10.44 am 10–41 nazhigaiDwitiyai
Karthigai, till 8.12 pm 34–20 nazhigaiRohini
Shobhana Yogam, till 2.22 am (next day) 49–43 nazhigaiAtiganda Yogam
Bava Karanam, till 10.44 am 10–41 nazhigai
Balava Karanam, till 9.30 pm 37–35 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.43–5.35 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.49–9.11 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
9.00–10.30 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.31–11.53 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.31 am–12.13 pmWidely used for beginnings
2.34–3.56 pmAvoided for new beginnings
5.58–7.27 pmA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam6.28
Soram7.49
Uthi19.11
Visham10.31
Amirtham11.53
Rogam1.13
Labam22.35
Dhanam3.56

Night

Rogam5.17
Labam6.56
Dhanam8.35
Sugam10.14
Soram11.52
Uthi1.32
Visham3.10
Amirtham4.50

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

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Prathamā · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Kṛttikā

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
Mesha6.28 am7.09 am
Vrishabha7.09 am9.28 am
Mithuna9.28 am11.32 am
Kataka11.32 am1.13 pm
Simha1.13 pm2.39 pm
Kanya2.39 pm4.03 pm
Tula4.03 pm5.37 pm
Vrischika5.37 pm7.32 pm
Dhanu7.32 pm9.47 pm
Makara9.47 pm12.08 am
Kumbha12.08 am2.27 am
Meena2.27 am4.45 am
Mesha4.45 am6.29 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.28
Budhan7.22
Chandra8.16
Sani9.10
Guru10.04
Sevvai10.58
Suriya11.52
Sukran12.46
Budhan1.40
Chandra2.34
Sani3.29
Guru4.23

Night

Sevvai5.17
Suriya6.23
Sukran7.29
Budhan8.35
Chandra9.41
Sani10.47
Guru11.53
Sevvai12.59
Suriya2.05
Sukran3.11
Budhan4.17
Chandra5.23

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery

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