May 2026

Monday

Parabhava

Chithirai

Thingal

Theypirai

Dasamitill 2.23 am (next day), then Ekadasi

Sathayamtill 12.59 pm, then Poorattathi

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 7.14–8.58

Yamagandammorning 10.41–12.25

Kuligaiafternoon 2.08–3.52

ChandrashtamamPunarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 5.31–7.14night 9.52–11.08

Computed for Phoenix, in Arizona time (MST). 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, 5.31 am to 7.14 am is the best of the day.

Vaidhriti Yogam runs till 10.50 am Tuesday; Bhadra Karanam runs till 2.23 am Tuesday.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Phoenix

Computed for Phoenix, 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

5.31–7.14 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

5.31–7.14 am, inside the clear stretch

8.58–10.41 amClear of every caution

11.58 am–12.52 pm; Yamagandam and Vaidhriti Yogam also run

12.25–12.34 pmShort clear window

Avoid

7.14–8.58 am

10.41 am–12.25 pm

12.52–1.48 pm

2.08–3.52 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

3.38–4.34 pm

7.19–8.56 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 6.56 am

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

Sunrise5.31 am

Sunset7.19 pm

Moonrise2.45 am (next day)

Moonset1.54 pm

SunMesha Rasi

MoonKumbha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Tuesday 12 May: Ekadasi.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Phoenix 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
	Thingal (Monday)
	Dasami, till 2.23 am (next day) 52–12 nazhigai	Ekadasi
	Sathayam, till 12.59 pm 18–41 nazhigai	Poorattathi
	Indra Yogam, till 12.34 pm 17–40 nazhigai	Vaidhriti Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 2.45 pm 23–08 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 2.23 am (next day) caution 52–12 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Phoenix

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.10–4.49 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	5.36–7.13 am 4.52–6.26 am	A favourable window
	7.14–8.58 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.41 am–12.25 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.58 am–12.52 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.52–1.48 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.08–3.52 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	3.38–4.34 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.19–8.56 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham5.31

Visham7.14

Rogam8.57

Labam¹10.42

Dhanam²12.25

Sugam³2.09

Soram3.51

Uthi⁴5.36

Night

Sugam⁵7.19

Soram8.35

Uthi9.52

Amirtham11.09

Visham12.24

Rogam1.40

Labam2.58

Dhanam4.14

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Daśamī · Indu Vāsara · Śatabhiṣaj (Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā from 12.59 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 sign	From	To
Mesha	5.31 am	5.46 am
Vrishabha	5.46 am	7.39 am
Mithuna	7.39 am	9.55 am
Kataka	9.55 am	12.20 pm
Simha	12.20 pm	2.42 pm
Kanya	2.42 pm	5.04 pm
Tula	5.04 pm	7.28 pm
Vrischika	7.28 pm	9.49 pm
Dhanu	9.49 pm	11.52 pm
Makara	11.52 pm	1.30 am
Kumbha	1.30 am	2.52 am
Meena	2.52 am	4.12 am
Mesha	4.12 am	5.30 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra5.31

Sani6.40

Guru7.49

Sevvai8.58

Suriya10.07

Sukran11.16

Budhan12.25

Chandra1.34

Sani2.43

Guru3.52

Sevvai5.01

Suriya6.10

Night

Sukran7.19

Budhan8.10

Chandra9.01

Sani9.52

Guru10.43

Sevvai11.34

Suriya12.24

Sukran1.15

Budhan2.06

Chandra2.57

Sani3.48

Guru4.39

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

Also

	East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd
	In force all day, until Tuesday 6.56 am