May 2027

Thursday

Plavanga

Vaikasi

Viyazhan

Theypirai

Saptamitill 8.57 pm, then Ashtami

Avittamtill 9.45 pm, then Sathayam

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 2.48–4.39

Yamagandammorning 5.36–7.27

Kuligaimorning 9.17–11.08

ChandrashtamamUntil 8.20 am: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 7.27–9.17evening 8.20–9.29

Computed for Philadelphia, in US Eastern time (EDT). 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, 11.08 am to 2.48 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 7.49 am; Vaidhriti Yogam runs till 6.05 pm Friday.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Philadelphia

Computed for Philadelphia, 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

11.08 am–2.48 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.27–9.17 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs

7.49–9.17 amClear of every caution

12.29–1.27 pm

4.39–5.28 pmShort clear window

Avoid

5.36–7.27 am

9.17–11.08 am, what begins now is said to repeat

2.48–4.39 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 8.20 am

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 8.20 am, until Saturday 7.40 pm

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka 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

Sunrise5.36 am

Sunset8.20 pm

Moonrise1.30 am (next day)

Moonset11.47 am

SunVrishabha Rasi

MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Philadelphia 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

Limb	This day	Then
	Viyazhan (Thursday)
	Saptami, till 8.57 pm 38–22 nazhigai	Ashtami
	Avittam, till 9.45 pm 40–21 nazhigai	Sathayam
	Indra Yogam, till 5.28 pm 29–40 nazhigai	Vaidhriti Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 7.49 am caution 5–30 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 8.57 pm 38–22 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Philadelphia

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.23–4.59 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	5.36–7.27 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.17–11.08 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	10.05–11.52 am	A favourable window
	12.29–1.27 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	2.48–4.39 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹5.36

Sugam²7.27

Soram9.17

Uthi11.08

Amirtham12.59

Visham2.48

Rogam4.38

Labam³6.30

Night

Amirtham8.20

Visham9.29

Rogam10.38

Labam11.49

Dhanam12.58

Sugam2.08

Soram3.16

Uthi4.27

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

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Vṛṣabha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Saptamī · Guru Vāsara · Dhaniṣṭhā

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 sign	From	To
Vrishabha	5.36 am	6.52 am
Mithuna	6.52 am	9.10 am
Kataka	9.10 am	11.41 am
Simha	11.41 am	2.12 pm
Kanya	2.12 pm	4.42 pm
Tula	4.42 pm	7.13 pm
Vrischika	7.13 pm	9.39 pm
Dhanu	9.39 pm	11.39 pm
Makara	11.39 pm	1.11 am
Kumbha	1.11 am	2.25 am
Meena	2.25 am	3.36 am
Mesha	3.36 am	4.59 am
Vrishabha	4.59 am	5.36 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru5.36

Sevvai6.50

Suriya8.04

Sukran9.17

Budhan10.31

Chandra11.44

Sani12.58

Guru2.12

Sevvai3.25

Suriya4.39

Sukran5.52

Budhan7.06

Night

Chandra8.20

Sani9.06

Guru9.52

Sevvai10.39

Suriya11.25

Sukran12.11

Budhan12.58

Chandra1.44

Sani2.30

Guru3.17

Sevvai4.03

Suriya4.49

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

Also

	South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil
	In force from 8.19 am, until Thursday 7.40 pm