May 2026

Monday

Parabhava

Vaikasi

Thingal

Tamil Nadu calendars show Vaikasi 4 on this day. Here Vaikasi began a day earlier, on Thursday 14 May.

Valarpirai

Tritiyaitill 1.49 am (next day), then Chaturthi

Mirugaseeridamtill 8.12 pm, then Thiruvathirai

Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 7.10–8.56

Yamagandammorning 10.40–12.25

Kuligaiafternoon 2.09–3.55

ChandrashtamamUntil 9.35 am: Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 5.26–7.10evening 7.24–8.39

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

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

4.37–7.24 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

5.26–7.10 amClear of every caution

5.26–7.10 am, inside the clear stretch

8.56–10.40 amClear of every caution

11.57 am–12.52 pm; Yamagandam also runs

12.25–12.52 pmShort clear window

1.49–2.09 pmShort clear window

Avoid

7.10–8.56 am

10.40 am–12.25 pm

12.52–1.49 pm

2.09–3.55 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

3.40–4.37 pm

3.43–5.10 am, early Tuesday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 9.35 am

Swathi · Chithirai, third to fourth quarters · Visakam, first to third quarters

For those born in Tula Rasi.

Then

from 9.35 am, until Wednesday 10.09 am

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika 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

Sunrise5.26 am

Sunset7.24 pm

Moonrise6.53 am

Moonset10.06 pm

SunVrishabha Rasi

MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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)
	Tritiyai, till 1.49 am (next day) 50–59 nazhigai	Chaturthi
	Mirugaseeridam, till 8.12 pm 36–56 nazhigai	Thiruvathirai
	Sukarma Yogam, till 9.18 am 9–41 nazhigai Dhriti Yogam, till 5.19 am (next day) 59–44 nazhigai	Shoola Yogam
	Taitila Karanam, till 3.34 pm 25–21 nazhigai Gara Karanam, till 1.49 am (next day) 50–59 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Phoenix

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.06–4.45 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.10–8.56 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.40 am–12.25 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.57 am–12.52 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.27–1.50 pm	A favourable window
	12.52–1.49 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.09–3.55 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	3.40–4.37 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.43–5.10 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham5.26

Visham7.10

Rogam8.55

Labam¹10.41

Dhanam²12.25

Sugam³2.10

Soram3.54

Uthi5.40

Night

Sugam7.24

Soram8.39

Uthi9.55

Amirtham11.10

Visham12.24

Rogam1.39

Labam⁴2.55

Dhanam⁵4.10

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Vṛṣabha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Tṛtīyā · Indu Vāsara · Mṛgaśīrṣa

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
Vrishabha	5.26 am	7.12 am
Mithuna	7.12 am	9.28 am
Kataka	9.28 am	11.52 am
Simha	11.52 am	2.15 pm
Kanya	2.15 pm	4.36 pm
Tula	4.36 pm	7.01 pm
Vrischika	7.01 pm	9.22 pm
Dhanu	9.22 pm	11.25 pm
Makara	11.25 pm	1.03 am
Kumbha	1.03 am	2.25 am
Meena	2.25 am	3.44 am
Mesha	3.44 am	5.15 am
Vrishabha	5.15 am	5.25 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra5.26

Sani6.36

Guru7.45

Sevvai8.55

Suriya10.05

Sukran11.15

Budhan12.25

Chandra1.35

Sani2.45

Guru3.55

Sevvai5.04

Suriya6.14

Night

Sukran7.24

Budhan8.14

Chandra9.04

Sani9.54

Guru10.44

Sevvai11.35

Suriya12.25

Sukran1.15

Budhan2.05

Chandra2.55

Sani3.45

Guru4.35

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd