Shastra Panchangam
May 2026
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Friday
Parabhava
Vaikasi
1
Velli
Theypirai
Chaturdasitill 12.42 am (next day), then Amavasai
Ashwinitill 3.45 pm, then Bharani
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Masa Sivaratri

Rahu Kalammorning 11.00–12.58
Yamagandamevening 4.51–6.49
Kuligaimorning 7.05–9.03
ChandrashtamamUthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 5.08–7.05night 9.49–10.51

Computed for London, in UK time (BST). 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, 2.25 pm to 4.51 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 2.25 pm.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for London

Computed for London, 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

2.25–4.51 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
5.08–7.05 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs
12.27–1.28 pm; Rahu Kalam, Tyajyam and Bhadra Karanam also run
6.49–8.46 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

7.05–9.03 am, what begins now is said to repeat
11.00 am–12.58 pm
12.08–1.35 pm
4.51–6.49 pm
12.15–1.41 am, early Saturday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 6.17 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

Sunrise5.08 am
Sunset8.46 pm
Moonrise4.24 am (next day)
Moonset7.26 pm
SunVrishabha Rasi
MoonMesha Rasi

This day and the next

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

Saturday 16 May: Amavasai.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for London 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)
Chaturdasi, till 12.42 am (next day) 48–56 nazhigaiAmavasai
Ashwini, till 3.45 pm 26–33 nazhigaiBharani
Ayushman Yogam, till 9.51 am 11–48 nazhigaiSaubhagya Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 2.25 pm caution 23–13 nazhigai
Shakuni Karanam, till 12.42 am (next day) 48–56 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for London

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.02–4.34 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.05–9.03 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
9.15–10.41 amA favourable window
11.00 am–12.58 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.08–1.35 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.27–1.28 pmWidely used for beginnings
4.51–6.49 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.15–1.41 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam15.08
Soram7.05
Uthi29.03
Visham11.00
Amirtham312.58
Rogam2.54
Labam44.52
Dhanam6.49

Night

Rogam8.46
Labam9.49
Dhanam10.52
Sugam511.54
Soram12.56
Uthi2.00
Visham3.01
Amirtham4.05

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Vṛṣabha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Caturdaśī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Aśvinī (Bharaṇī from 3.45 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
Mesha5.08 am5.15 am
Vrishabha5.15 am6.52 am
Mithuna6.52 am9.15 am
Kataka9.15 am12.04 pm
Simha12.04 pm2.55 pm
Kanya2.55 pm5.45 pm
Tula5.45 pm8.35 pm
Vrischika8.35 pm11.12 pm
Dhanu11.12 pm1.07 am
Makara1.07 am2.22 am
Kumbha2.22 am3.16 am
Meena3.16 am4.07 am
Mesha4.07 am5.07 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran5.08
Budhan6.27
Chandra7.45
Sani9.03
Guru10.21
Sevvai11.39
Suriya12.57
Sukran2.15
Budhan3.34
Chandra4.52
Sani6.10
Guru7.28

Night

Sevvai8.46
Suriya9.28
Sukran10.10
Budhan10.51
Chandra11.33
Sani12.15
Guru12.57
Sevvai1.38
Suriya2.20
Sukran3.02
Budhan3.44
Chandra4.25

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery

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