Shastra Panchangam
May 2026
22
Friday
Parabhava
Vaikasi
8
Velli

Valarpirai
Saptamitill 7.35 pm, then Ashtami
Ayilyamtill 4.38 pm, then Magam
Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 11.04–12.55
Yamagandamevening 4.34–6.25
Kuligaimorning 7.24–9.15
ChandrashtamamUntil 4.39 pm: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarterThen: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 9.15–11.04night 9.25–10.34

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, 12.55 pm to 4.34 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 7.11 am Saturday.

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

12.55–4.34 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
5.35–5.45 amShort clear window
7.19–7.24 amShort clear window
9.15–11.04 amClear of every caution
9.15–11.04 am, inside the clear stretch
12.26–1.23 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs
6.25–7.34 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

5.45–7.19 am
7.24–9.15 am, what begins now is said to repeat
11.04 am–12.55 pm
4.34–6.25 pm
4.38–6.15 am, early Saturday

Chandrashtamam

until 4.39 pm

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu Rasi.

Then

from 4.39 pm, until Sunday 11.38 pm

Thiruvonam · Uthiradam, second to fourth quarters · Avittam, first to second quarters

For those born in Makara 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

Sunrise5.35 am
Sunset8.14 pm
Moonrise11.44 am
Moonset1.38 am (next day)
SunVrishabha Rasi
MoonKataka 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
Velli (Friday)
Saptami, till 7.35 pm 35–01 nazhigaiAshtami
Ayilyam, till 4.38 pm 27–39 nazhigaiMagam
Dhruva Yogam, till 8.44 pm 37–53 nazhigaiVyaghata Yogam
Gara Karanam, till 8.10 am 6–27 nazhigai
Vanija Karanam, till 7.35 pm 35–01 nazhigai
Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Edison

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.21–4.57 amPrayer, meditation, study
5.45–7.19 amAvoided for new beginnings
7.24–9.15 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.04 am–12.55 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.26–1.23 pmWidely used for beginnings
3.06–4.38 pmA favourable window
4.34–6.25 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.38–6.15 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam15.35
Soram7.24
Uthi9.15
Visham11.04
Amirtham12.55
Rogam2.44
Labam24.35
Dhanam36.25

Night

Rogam8.14
Labam9.25
Dhanam10.35
Sugam11.45
Soram12.54
Uthi2.05
Visham3.14
Amirtham44.25

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Vṛṣabha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Saptamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Āśleṣā (Maghā from 4.38 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
Vrishabha5.35 am7.06 am
Mithuna7.06 am9.24 am
Kataka9.24 am11.55 am
Simha11.55 am2.27 pm
Kanya2.27 pm4.58 pm
Tula4.58 pm7.30 pm
Vrischika7.30 pm9.56 pm
Dhanu9.56 pm11.57 pm
Makara11.57 pm1.28 am
Kumbha1.28 am2.41 am
Meena2.41 am3.51 am
Mesha3.51 am5.13 am
Vrishabha5.13 am5.34 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran5.35
Budhan6.48
Chandra8.01
Sani9.15
Guru10.28
Sevvai11.41
Suriya12.55
Sukran2.08
Budhan3.21
Chandra4.34
Sani5.48
Guru7.01

Night

Sevvai8.14
Suriya9.01
Sukran9.48
Budhan10.34
Chandra11.21
Sani12.08
Guru12.54
Sevvai1.41
Suriya2.28
Sukran3.14
Budhan4.01
Chandra4.48

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery

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