Shastra Panchangam
May 2027
15
Saturday
Plavanga
Chithirai
31
Sani
Valarpirai
Dasamitill 10.48 pm, then Ekadasi
Pooramtill 4.30 pm, then Uthiram
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 9.44–11.01
Yamagandamafternoon 1.32–2.49
Kuligaimorning 7.13–8.29
ChandrashtamamUntil 10.23 pm: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Avittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 11.01–12.16evening 5.20–7.04

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, 2.49 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Vyaghata Yogam runs till 11.04 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

2.49–5.20 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
11.01 am–12.16 pm; Vyaghata Yogam also runs
11.04 am–1.32 pmClear of every caution
11.57 am–12.36 pm

Avoid

7.13–8.29 am, what begins now is said to repeat
7.13–8.34 am
9.44–11.01 am
1.32–2.49 pm
11.35 pm–1.10 am, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 10.23 pm

Thiruvonam · Uthiradam, second to fourth quarters · Avittam, first to second quarters

For those born in Makara Rasi.

Then

from 10.23 pm, until Tuesday 4.04 am

Sathayam · Avittam, third to fourth quarters · Poorattathi, first to third quarters

For those born in Kumbha 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

Sunrise7.13 am
Sunset5.20 pm
Moonrise2.16 pm
Moonset2.30 am (next day)
SunMesha Rasi
MoonSimha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Sunday 16 May: Ekadasi.

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
Sani (Saturday)
Dasami, till 10.48 pm 38–57 nazhigaiEkadasi
Pooram, till 4.30 pm 23–13 nazhigaiUthiram
Vyaghata Yogam, till 11.04 am caution 9–37 nazhigaiHarshana Yogam
Taitila Karanam, till 11.27 am 10–35 nazhigai
Gara Karanam, till 10.48 pm 38–57 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Melbourne

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.22–6.17 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.13–8.29 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
7.13–8.34 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.44–11.01 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.18–11.50 amA favourable window
11.57 am–12.36 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.32–2.49 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.35 pm–1.10 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Soram7.13
Uthi18.29
Visham9.44
Amirtham211.01
Rogam12.16
Labam31.33
Dhanam2.49
Sugam4.05

Night

Labam5.20
Dhanam7.05
Sugam8.49
Soram10.32
Uthi412.17
Visham2.00
Amirtham3.46
Soram5.29

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

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Daśamī · Sthira Vāsara · Pūrvaphalgunī (Uttaraphalgunī from 4.30 pm, 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
Mesha7.13 am7.19 am
Vrishabha7.19 am9.43 am
Mithuna9.43 am11.45 am
Kataka11.45 am1.19 pm
Simha1.19 pm2.35 pm
Kanya2.35 pm3.49 pm
Tula3.49 pm5.15 pm
Vrischika5.15 pm7.05 pm
Dhanu7.05 pm9.23 pm
Makara9.23 pm11.51 pm
Kumbha11.51 pm2.19 am
Meena2.19 am4.46 am
Mesha4.46 am7.14 am

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

Horai

Day

Sani7.13
Guru8.03
Sevvai8.54
Suriya9.45
Sukran10.35
Budhan11.26
Chandra12.16
Sani1.07
Guru1.58
Sevvai2.48
Suriya3.39
Sukran4.29

Night

Budhan5.20
Chandra6.29
Sani7.39
Guru8.48
Sevvai9.58
Suriya11.07
Sukran12.17
Budhan1.26
Chandra2.36
Sani3.45
Guru4.55
Sevvai6.04

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

Also

East on Saturdays; Parigaram: curd

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