May 2026

Thursday

Parabhava

Vaikasi

Viyazhan

Valarpirai

Trayodasitill 12.21 am (next day), then Chaturdasi

Swathitill 1.08 am (next day), then Visakam

Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Pradosham

Rahu Kalamafternoon 2.46–4.38

Yamagandammorning 5.31–7.23

Kuligaimorning 9.13–11.05

ChandrashtamamPoorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, Revathi

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 7.23–9.13evening 8.19–9.28

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, 11.05 am to 2.46 pm is the best of the day.

Parigha Yogam runs till 7.06 pm Friday.

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

11.05 am–2.46 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.23–9.13 amClear of every caution

7.23–9.13 am, inside the clear stretch

12.26–1.24 pm

4.38–6.24 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

4.49–6.36 am, from before sunrise

5.31–7.23 am

9.13–11.05 am, what begins now is said to repeat

2.46–4.38 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 9.09 pm

Uthirattathi · Revathi · Poorattathi, fourth quarter

For those born in Meena 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

Sunrise5.31 am

Sunset8.19 pm

Moonrise6.15 pm

Moonset3.55 am (next day)

SunVrishabha Rasi

MoonTula Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

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 12.21 am (next day) 47–07 nazhigai	Chaturdasi
	Swathi, till 1.08 am (next day) 49–04 nazhigai	Visakam
	Variyan Yogam, till 6.25 pm 32–15 nazhigai	Parigha Yogam
	Kaulava Karanam, till 11.22 am 14–39 nazhigai Taitila Karanam, till 12.21 am (next day) 47–07 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Edison

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.18–4.54 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	4.49–6.36 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.31–7.23 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.13–11.05 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	12.26–1.24 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	2.46–4.38 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.26–5.11 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹5.31

Sugam7.23

Soram9.13

Uthi11.05

Amirtham12.56

Visham2.46

Rogam4.37

Labam²6.29

Night

Amirtham8.19

Visham9.28

Rogam10.37

Labam11.46

Dhanam12.55

Sugam2.04

Soram3.12

Uthi4.22

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Vṛṣabha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Trayodaśī · Guru Vāsara · Svātī

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
Vrishabha	5.31 am	6.42 am
Mithuna	6.42 am	9.00 am
Kataka	9.00 am	11.32 am
Simha	11.32 am	2.03 pm
Kanya	2.03 pm	4.34 pm
Tula	4.34 pm	7.07 pm
Vrischika	7.07 pm	9.33 pm
Dhanu	9.33 pm	11.33 pm
Makara	11.33 pm	1.04 am
Kumbha	1.04 am	2.17 am
Meena	2.17 am	3.27 am
Mesha	3.27 am	4.50 am
Vrishabha	4.50 am	5.30 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru5.31

Sevvai6.45

Suriya7.59

Sukran9.13

Budhan10.27

Chandra11.41

Sani12.55

Guru2.09

Sevvai3.23

Suriya4.37

Sukran5.51

Budhan7.05

Night

Chandra8.19

Sani9.05

Guru9.51

Sevvai10.37

Suriya11.23

Sukran12.09

Budhan12.55

Chandra1.41

Sani2.27

Guru3.13

Sevvai3.59

Suriya4.45

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

Also

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