Shastra Panchangam
May 2026
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Wednesday
Parabhava
Chithirai
23
Budhan
Theypirai
Panchamitill 12.44 am (next day), then Shashti
Moolamtill 6.24 am, then Pooradam
Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.54–2.41
Yamagandammorning 7.36–9.23
Kuligaimorning 11.08–12.55
ChandrashtamamKarthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 9.23–11.08evening 7.59–9.12

Computed for Edison, in US Eastern time (EDT). 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, 2.41 pm to 5.08 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 Edison

Computed for Edison, 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

2.41–5.08 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.24–7.36 amClear of every caution
9.23–11.08 amClear of every caution
9.23–11.08 am, inside the clear stretch
6.57–7.59 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

4.35–6.24 am, from before sunrise
7.36–9.23 am
11.08 am–12.55 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
12.26–1.23 pm
12.54–2.41 pm
5.08–6.57 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 3.57 pm

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha 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

Sunrise5.50 am
Sunset7.59 pm
Moonrise12.57 am (next day)
Moonset8.48 am
SunMesha Rasi
MoonDhanu Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Edison 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)
Panchami, till 12.44 am (next day) 47–18 nazhigaiShashti
Moolam, till 6.24 am 1–24 nazhigaiPooradam
Siddha Yogam, till 3.42 pm 24–41 nazhigaiSadhya Yogam
Kaulava Karanam, till 11.34 am 14–21 nazhigai
Taitila Karanam, till 12.44 am (next day) 47–18 nazhigai
Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Edison

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.32–5.10 amPrayer, meditation, study
4.35–6.24 amAvoided for new beginnings
7.36–9.23 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.08 am–12.55 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
12.26–1.23 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.54–2.41 pmAvoided for new beginnings
5.08–6.57 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.54–5.41 amA favourable window
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam15.50
Dhanam27.37
Sugam9.23
Soram11.08
Visham12.54
Uthi2.41
Amirtham34.27
Rogam6.12

Night

Uthi7.59
Amirtham9.13
Rogam10.26
Labam11.41
Dhanam12.54
Sugam2.08
Soram3.21
Visham4.35

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Pañcamī · Saumya Vāsara · Mūla (Pūrvāṣāḍhā from 6.24 am, computed)

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
Mesha5.50 am6.20 am
Vrishabha6.20 am8.09 am
Mithuna8.09 am10.27 am
Kataka10.27 am12.58 pm
Simha12.58 pm3.30 pm
Kanya3.30 pm6.01 pm
Tula6.01 pm8.33 pm
Vrischika8.33 pm10.59 pm
Dhanu10.59 pm1.00 am
Makara1.00 am2.30 am
Kumbha2.30 am3.44 am
Meena3.44 am4.54 am
Mesha4.54 am5.49 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan5.50
Chandra7.01
Sani8.12
Guru9.22
Sevvai10.33
Suriya11.44
Sukran12.55
Budhan2.05
Chandra3.16
Sani4.27
Guru5.37
Sevvai6.48

Night

Suriya7.59
Sukran8.48
Budhan9.37
Chandra10.26
Sani11.16
Guru12.05
Sevvai12.54
Suriya1.43
Sukran2.32
Budhan3.22
Chandra4.11
Sani5.00

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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