May 2026

Thursday

Parabhava

Chithirai

Viyazhan

Theypirai

Trayodasitill 11.02 pm, then Chaturdasi

Revathitill 1.04 pm, then Ashwini

Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Pradosham · Masa Sivaratri

Rahu Kalamafternoon 2.42–4.31

Yamagandammorning 5.42–7.30

Kuligaimorning 9.17–11.07

ChandrashtamamUntil 1.05 pm: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarterThen: Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

evening 6.19–8.07night 11.43–12.53 (after midnight)

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, 4.31 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.

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

4.31–8.07 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.30–9.17 amClear of every caution

11.07 am–2.42 pmClear of every caution

12.26–1.23 pm

6.19–8.07 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

5.42–7.30 am

9.17–11.07 am, what begins now is said to repeat

2.42–4.31 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 1.05 pm

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha Rasi.

Then

from 1.05 pm, until Saturday 1.17 pm

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

For those born in Kanya 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

Sunrise5.42 am

Sunset8.07 pm

Moonrise4.31 am (next day)

Moonset5.46 pm

SunMesha Rasi

MoonMeena Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

Masa Sivaratri, the monthly Sivaratri; worship through the night.

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

Limb	This day	Then
	Viyazhan (Thursday)
	Trayodasi, till 11.02 pm 43–22 nazhigai	Chaturdasi
	Revathi, till 1.04 pm 18–27 nazhigai	Ashwini
	Priti Yogam, till 8.24 am 6–45 nazhigai Ayushman Yogam, till 4.51 am (next day) 57–56 nazhigai	Saubhagya Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 12.31 pm 17–04 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 11.02 pm 43–22 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Edison

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.25–5.03 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	5.42–7.30 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.17–11.07 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	10.51 am–12.19 pm 4.15–5.41 am	A favourable window
	12.26–1.23 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	2.42–4.31 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹5.42

Sugam7.30

Soram9.17

Uthi11.07

Amirtham12.55

Visham2.42

Rogam4.30

Labam6.19

Night

Amirtham8.07

Visham9.18

Rogam10.30

Labam11.43

Dhanam12.54

Sugam2.06

Soram3.17

Uthi4.30

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Trayodaśī · Guru Vāsara · Revatī (Aśvinī from 1.04 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 sign	From	To
Mesha	5.42 am	5.49 am
Vrishabha	5.49 am	7.37 am
Mithuna	7.37 am	9.55 am
Kataka	9.55 am	12.27 pm
Simha	12.27 pm	2.58 pm
Kanya	2.58 pm	5.29 pm
Tula	5.29 pm	8.02 pm
Vrischika	8.02 pm	10.28 pm
Dhanu	10.28 pm	12.28 am
Makara	12.28 am	1.59 am
Kumbha	1.59 am	3.12 am
Meena	3.12 am	4.23 am
Mesha	4.23 am	5.41 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru5.42

Sevvai6.54

Suriya8.06

Sukran9.18

Budhan10.30

Chandra11.42

Sani12.54

Guru2.06

Sevvai3.18

Suriya4.31

Sukran5.43

Budhan6.55

Night

Chandra8.07

Sani8.55

Guru9.42

Sevvai10.30

Suriya11.18

Sukran12.06

Budhan12.54

Chandra1.42

Sani2.29

Guru3.17

Sevvai4.05

Suriya4.53

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

Also

	South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil
	In force all day, until 1.05 pm