Shastra Panchangam
May 2027
12
Wednesday
Plavanga
Chithirai
29
Budhan
Valarpirai
Saptamitill 7.44 pm, then Ashtami
Poosamtill 11.26 am, then Ayilyam
Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 11.52–1.13
Yamagandammorning 7.51–9.12
Kuligaimorning 10.31–11.53
ChandrashtamamMoolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarter
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.31–7.51evening 5.13–6.52

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

Ganda Yogam runs till 10.35 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

1.13–5.13 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.31–7.51 am; Ganda Yogam also runs

Avoid

7.51–9.12 am
10.31–11.53 am, what begins now is said to repeat
11.30 am–12.14 pm
11.52 am–1.13 pm
11.34 pm–1.06 am, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 10.12 am

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

Sunrise6.31 am
Sunset5.13 pm
Moonrise12.19 pm
Moonset11.14 pm
SunMesha 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
Budhan (Wednesday)
Saptami, till 7.44 pm 33–00 nazhigaiAshtami
Poosam, till 11.26 am 12–17 nazhigaiAyilyam
Ganda Yogam, till 10.35 am caution 10–08 nazhigaiVriddhi Yogam
Gara Karanam, till 8.47 am 5–39 nazhigai
Vanija Karanam, till 7.44 pm 33–00 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.45–5.38 amPrayer, meditation, study
5.27–6.56 amA favourable window
7.51–9.12 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.31–11.53 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.30 am–12.14 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.52 am–1.13 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.34 pm–1.06 amAvoided for new beginnings
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam16.31
Dhanam27.52
Sugam39.12
Soram10.31
Visham11.52
Uthi1.13
Amirtham2.33
Rogam3.52

Night

Uthi5.13
Amirtham6.53
Rogam8.32
Labam410.13
Dhanam511.53
Sugam1.33
Soram3.12
Visham4.51

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Ganda Yogam; 2 Yamagandam and Ganda Yogam; 3 Ganda Yogam; 4 Tyajyam; 5 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Saptamī · Saumya Vāsara · Puṣya (Āśleṣā from 11.26 am, computed)

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
Mesha6.31 am6.50 am
Vrishabha6.50 am9.09 am
Mithuna9.09 am11.12 am
Kataka11.12 am12.54 pm
Simha12.54 pm2.20 pm
Kanya2.20 pm3.43 pm
Tula3.43 pm5.18 pm
Vrischika5.18 pm7.13 pm
Dhanu7.13 pm9.27 pm
Makara9.27 pm11.49 pm
Kumbha11.49 pm2.07 am
Meena2.07 am4.25 am
Mesha4.25 am6.32 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan6.31
Chandra7.25
Sani8.18
Guru9.12
Sevvai10.05
Suriya10.59
Sukran11.52
Budhan12.46
Chandra1.39
Sani2.33
Guru3.26
Sevvai4.20

Night

Suriya5.13
Sukran6.20
Budhan7.26
Chandra8.33
Sani9.39
Guru10.46
Sevvai11.52
Suriya12.59
Sukran2.06
Budhan3.12
Chandra4.19
Sani5.25

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

Panchangam · பஞ்சாங்கம் · Place names: GeoNames, CC BY 4.0