Shastra Panchangam
May 2026
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Wednesday
Parabhava
Vaikasi
6
Budhan
Valarpirai
Chaturthitill 3.37 pm, then Panchami
Thiruvathiraitill 10.42 am, then Punarpoosam
Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.16–1.32
Yamagandammorning 8.31–9.47
Kuligaimorning 11.01–12.17
ChandrashtamamUntil 3.09 am (next day): Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, KettaiThen: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarter
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 7.17–8.31evening 5.16–7.01

Computed for Melbourne, in Melbourne time (AEST). 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

Keep new beginnings small on this day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 3.38 pm; Shoola Yogam runs all day, till 6.41 pm. No part of the day is clear of every caution. If something cannot wait, prefer a good part of the Gowri Panchangam and ask your family's jyotishi.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Melbourne

Computed for Melbourne, 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

7.17–8.31 am; Bhadra Karanam and Shoola Yogam also run

Avoid

8.31–9.47 am
11.01 am–12.17 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
11.56 am–12.37 pm
12.16–1.32 pm
9.42–11.11 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 3.09 am

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika Rasi.

Then

from 3.09 am, until Saturday 6.39 am

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu 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

Sunrise7.17 am
Sunset5.16 pm
Moonrise11.11 am
Moonset8.25 pm
SunVrishabha Rasi
MoonMithuna Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Melbourne 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
Budhan (Wednesday)
Chaturthi, till 3.37 pm 20–50 nazhigaiPanchami
Thiruvathirai, till 10.42 am 8–32 nazhigaiPunarpoosam
Shoola Yogam, till 6.41 pm caution 28–27 nazhigaiGanda Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 3.38 pm caution 20–50 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 2.13 am (next day) 47–18 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Melbourne

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.25–6.21 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.31–9.47 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.01 am–12.17 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.56 am–12.37 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.16–1.32 pmAvoided for new beginnings
9.42–11.11 pmAvoided for new beginnings
6.31–7.58 amA favourable window
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam17.17
Dhanam28.32
Sugam39.47
Soram11.01
Visham12.16
Uthi41.32
Amirtham52.47
Rogam4.01

Night

Uthi5.16
Amirtham7.02
Rogam8.46
Labam610.32
Dhanam12.17
Sugam2.03
Soram3.47
Visham5.32

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Bhadra Karanam and Shoola Yogam; 2 Yamagandam, Bhadra Karanam and Shoola Yogam; 3 Bhadra Karanam and Shoola Yogam; 4 Bhadra Karanam and Shoola Yogam; 5 Bhadra Karanam and Shoola Yogam; 6 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Vṛṣabha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Caturthī · Saumya Vāsara · Ārdrā (Punarvasu from 10.42 am, 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
Vrishabha7.17 am9.23 am
Mithuna9.23 am11.24 am
Kataka11.24 am12.58 pm
Simha12.58 pm2.15 pm
Kanya2.15 pm3.29 pm
Tula3.29 pm4.54 pm
Vrischika4.54 pm6.45 pm
Dhanu6.45 pm9.02 pm
Makara9.02 pm11.31 pm
Kumbha11.31 pm1.59 am
Meena1.59 am4.26 am
Mesha4.26 am6.55 am
Vrishabha6.55 am7.18 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan7.17
Chandra8.07
Sani8.57
Guru9.47
Sevvai10.37
Suriya11.27
Sukran12.16
Budhan1.06
Chandra1.56
Sani2.46
Guru3.36
Sevvai4.26

Night

Suriya5.16
Sukran6.26
Budhan7.36
Chandra8.46
Sani9.57
Guru11.07
Sevvai12.17
Suriya1.27
Sukran2.37
Budhan3.47
Chandra4.58
Sani6.08

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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