Shastra Panchangam
May 2026
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Monday
Parabhava
Chithirai
28
Thingal
Theypirai
Navamitill 5.55 am, then Dasami
Sathayamtill 3.59 pm, then Poorattathi
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 7.32–9.20
Yamagandammorning 11.06–12.55
Kuligaiafternoon 2.41–4.30
ChandrashtamamPunarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 5.45–7.32evening 8.04–9.16

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, 5.45 am to 7.32 am is the best of the day.

Vaidhriti Yogam runs till 1.50 pm Tuesday; Bhadra Karanam runs till 5.23 am Tuesday.

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

5.45–7.32 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
5.45–7.32 am, inside the clear stretch
9.20–11.06 amClear of every caution
12.26–1.22 pm; Yamagandam also runs
12.55–1.22 pmShort clear window
2.21–2.41 pmShort clear window

Avoid

7.32–9.20 am
11.06 am–12.55 pm
1.22–2.21 pm
2.41–4.30 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
4.14–5.13 pm
10.19–11.56 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 9.56 am

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka 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

Sunrise5.45 am
Sunset8.04 pm
Moonrise3.14 am (next day)
Moonset2.11 pm
SunMesha Rasi
MoonKumbha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Tuesday 12 May: Ekadasi.

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
Thingal (Monday)
Navami, till 5.55 am 0–26 nazhigai
Dasami, till 5.23 am (next day) 59–08 nazhigai		Ekadasi
Sathayam, till 3.59 pm 25–36 nazhigaiPoorattathi
Indra Yogam, till 3.34 pm 24–35 nazhigaiVaidhriti Yogam
Gara Karanam, till 5.55 am 0–26 nazhigai
Vanija Karanam, till 5.45 pm 30–03 nazhigai
Bhadra Karanam, till 5.23 am (next day) caution 59–08 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Edison

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.28–5.05 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.32–9.20 amAvoided for new beginnings
8.36–10.13 amA favourable window
11.06 am–12.55 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.26–1.22 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.22–2.21 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.41–4.30 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
4.14–5.13 pmAvoided for new beginnings
10.19–11.56 pmAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham5.45
Visham7.32
Rogam9.19
Labam111.07
Dhanam212.55
Sugam32.42
Soram4.29
Uthi46.17

Night

Sugam8.04
Soram9.16
Uthi510.29
Amirtham611.42
Visham12.53
Rogam2.06
Labam3.19
Dhanam4.32

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Yamagandam; 2 Durmuhurtham; 3 Kuligai, Durmuhurtham and Vaidhriti Yogam; 4 Vaidhriti Yogam and Bhadra Karanam; 5 Tyajyam; 6 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Navamī · Indu Vāsara · Śatabhiṣaj (Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā from 3.59 pm, 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
Mesha5.45 am6.00 am
Vrishabha6.00 am7.49 am
Mithuna7.49 am10.07 am
Kataka10.07 am12.39 pm
Simha12.39 pm3.10 pm
Kanya3.10 pm5.41 pm
Tula5.41 pm8.14 pm
Vrischika8.14 pm10.39 pm
Dhanu10.39 pm12.40 am
Makara12.40 am2.11 am
Kumbha2.11 am3.24 am
Meena3.24 am4.34 am
Mesha4.34 am5.44 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra5.45
Sani6.56
Guru8.08
Sevvai9.20
Suriya10.31
Sukran11.43
Budhan12.54
Chandra2.06
Sani3.17
Guru4.29
Sevvai5.41
Suriya6.52

Night

Sukran8.04
Budhan8.52
Chandra9.41
Sani10.29
Guru11.17
Sevvai12.05
Suriya12.54
Sukran1.42
Budhan2.30
Chandra3.19
Sani4.07
Guru4.55

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd
In force all day, until Tuesday 9.56 am

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