Shastra Panchangam
May 2027
5
Wednesday
Plavanga
Chithirai
21
Budhan
Theypirai
Chaturdasitill 10.47 pm, then Amavasai
Revathitill 7.45 am, then Ashwini
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.16–1.35
Yamagandammorning 8.22–9.41
Kuligaimorning 10.58–12.17
ChandrashtamamUntil 7.46 am: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarterThen: Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 7.04–8.22evening 5.29–7.11

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

For anything new, 1.35 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 11.29 am.

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

1.35–5.29 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.04–8.22 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs

Avoid

8.22–9.41 am
10.58 am–12.17 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
11.55 am–12.38 pm
12.16–1.35 pm
3.09–4.43 am, early Thursday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 7.46 am

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha Rasi.

Then

from 7.46 am, until Friday 11.26 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

Sunrise7.04 am
Sunset5.29 pm
Moonrise6.46 am (next day)
Moonset4.14 pm
SunMesha Rasi
MoonMeena Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Thursday 6 May: Amavasai.

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)
Chaturdasi, till 10.47 pm 39–16 nazhigaiAmavasai
Revathi, till 7.45 am 1–43 nazhigai
Ashwini, till 7.02 am (next day) 59–53 nazhigai		Bharani
Priti Yogam, till 6.45 pm 29–12 nazhigaiAyushman Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 11.29 am caution 11–02 nazhigai
Shakuni Karanam, till 10.47 pm 39–16 nazhigai
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Melbourne

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.16–6.09 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.22–9.41 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.58 am–12.17 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.55 am–12.38 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.16–1.35 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.03–1.36 amA favourable window
3.09–4.43 amAvoided for new beginnings
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam17.04
Dhanam28.23
Sugam39.41
Soram10.58
Visham12.16
Uthi1.35
Amirtham2.54
Rogam4.11

Night

Uthi5.29
Amirtham7.12
Rogam8.53
Labam10.36
Dhanam12.18
Sugam42.00
Soram3.40
Visham5.22

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

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Caturdaśī · Saumya Vāsara · Revatī (Aśvinī from 7.45 am, computed)

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1949
2084
2083
5129
1202

Kaliyuga counted as the Tamil almanac counts the current year. Gujarati Samvat turns the day after Deepavali.

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Mesha7.04 am7.59 am
Vrishabha7.59 am10.23 am
Mithuna10.23 am12.24 pm
Kataka12.24 pm1.58 pm
Simha1.58 pm3.15 pm
Kanya3.15 pm4.29 pm
Tula4.29 pm5.54 pm
Vrischika5.54 pm7.45 pm
Dhanu7.45 pm10.02 pm
Makara10.02 pm12.31 am
Kumbha12.31 am2.59 am
Meena2.59 am5.26 am
Mesha5.26 am7.05 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan7.04
Chandra7.56
Sani8.48
Guru9.40
Sevvai10.32
Suriya11.25
Sukran12.17
Budhan1.09
Chandra2.01
Sani2.53
Guru3.45
Sevvai4.37

Night

Suriya5.29
Sukran6.37
Budhan7.45
Chandra8.53
Sani10.01
Guru11.09
Sevvai12.17
Suriya1.25
Sukran2.33
Budhan3.41
Chandra4.49
Sani5.57

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk
In force all day, until 7.46 am

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