Shastra Panchangam
May 2026
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Thursday
Parabhava
Chithirai
31
Viyazhan

Theypirai
Dwadasitill 1.51 pm, then Trayodasi
Revathitill 1.04 am (next day), then Ashwini
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Pradosham

Rahu Kalamafternoon 2.41–4.14
Yamagandammorning 7.02–8.34
Kuligaimorning 10.05–11.38
ChandrashtamamUntil 1.05 am (next day): Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarterThen: Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Gowri Nalla Neram
evening 5.46–7.18night 11.42–1.09 (after midnight)

Computed for Kuala Lumpur, in Malaysia time (MYT). 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, 4.14 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 Kuala Lumpur

Computed for Kuala Lumpur, 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

4.14–7.18 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
8.34–10.05 amClear of every caution
11.38 am–1.55 pmClear of every caution
12.46–1.34 pm
5.46–7.18 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

7.02–8.34 am
10.05–11.38 am, what begins now is said to repeat
1.55–3.25 pm
2.41–4.14 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 1.05 am

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha Rasi.

Then

from 1.05 am, until Sunday 1.17 am

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

Sunrise7.02 am
Sunset7.18 pm
Moonrise5.17 am (next day)
Moonset4.49 pm
SunMesha Rasi
MoonMeena Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

Friday 15 May: Masa Sivaratri.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Kuala Lumpur 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
Viyazhan (Thursday)
Dwadasi, till 1.51 pm 17–04 nazhigaiTrayodasi
Revathi, till 1.04 am (next day) 45–06 nazhigaiAshwini
Priti Yogam, till 8.24 pm 33–25 nazhigaiAyushman Yogam
Taitila Karanam, till 1.51 pm 17–04 nazhigai
Gara Karanam, till 12.31 am (next day) 43–43 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Kuala Lumpur

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.28–6.14 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.02–8.34 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.05–11.38 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
12.46–1.34 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.55–3.25 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.41–4.14 pmAvoided for new beginnings
10.51 pm–12.19 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam17.02
Sugam8.34
Soram10.05
Uthi11.38
Amirtham21.10
Visham2.41
Rogam4.13
Labam5.46

Night

Amirtham7.18
Visham8.45
Rogam10.13
Labam11.42
Dhanam1.10
Sugam2.38
Soram4.05
Uthi5.34

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Guru Vāsara · Revatī

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
Mesha7.02 am7.10 am
Vrishabha7.10 am9.15 am
Mithuna9.15 am11.25 am
Kataka11.25 am1.28 pm
Simha1.28 pm3.23 pm
Kanya3.23 pm5.17 pm
Tula5.17 pm7.16 pm
Vrischika7.16 pm9.24 pm
Dhanu9.24 pm11.33 pm
Makara11.33 pm1.32 am
Kumbha1.32 am3.22 am
Meena3.22 am5.10 am
Mesha5.10 am7.02 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru7.02
Sevvai8.03
Suriya9.04
Sukran10.06
Budhan11.07
Chandra12.08
Sani1.10
Guru2.11
Sevvai3.12
Suriya4.14
Sukran5.15
Budhan6.16

Night

Chandra7.18
Sani8.16
Guru9.15
Sevvai10.14
Suriya11.12
Sukran12.11
Budhan1.10
Chandra2.08
Sani3.07
Guru4.06
Sevvai5.04
Suriya6.03

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

Also

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

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