May 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Vaikasi

Velli

Tamil Nadu calendars show Vaikasi 8 on this day. Here Vaikasi began a day earlier, on Thursday 14 May.

Valarpirai

Saptamitill 4.35 pm, then Ashtami

Ayilyamtill 1.38 pm, then Magam

Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 10.39–12.26

Yamagandamafternoon 3.56–5.42

Kuligaimorning 7.08–8.55

ChandrashtamamUntil 1.39 pm: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarterThen: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 5.23–7.08night 8.42–9.55

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, 12.26 pm to 3.56 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 4.11 am Saturday; Vyaghata Yogam runs till 4.13 pm Saturday.

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

12.26–3.56 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

5.23–7.08 amClear of every caution

5.23–7.08 am, inside the clear stretch

8.55–10.39 amClear of every caution

11.58 am–12.53 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs

Avoid

7.08–8.55 am, what begins now is said to repeat

10.39 am–12.26 pm

3.56–5.42 pm

1.38–3.15 am, early Saturday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 1.39 pm

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu Rasi.

Then

from 1.39 pm, until Sunday 8.38 pm

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

For those born in Makara 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

Sunrise5.23 am

Sunset7.27 pm

Moonrise11.34 am

Moonset1.02 am (next day)

SunVrishabha Rasi

MoonKataka 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
	Velli (Friday)
	Saptami, till 4.35 pm 28–00 nazhigai	Ashtami
	Ayilyam, till 1.38 pm 20–38 nazhigai	Magam
	Dhruva Yogam, till 5.44 pm 30–52 nazhigai	Vyaghata Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 4.35 pm 28–00 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 4.11 am (next day) caution 57–00 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Phoenix

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.04–4.43 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.08–8.55 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	10.39 am–12.26 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.58 am–12.53 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.06–1.38 pm	A favourable window
	3.56–5.42 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.38–3.15 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam5.23

Soram7.08

Uthi8.55

Visham10.39

Amirtham12.26

Rogam2.10

Labam¹3.57

Dhanam²5.42

Night

Rogam7.27

Labam8.42

Dhanam9.56

Sugam11.11

Soram12.24

Uthi³1.40

Visham2.53

Amirtham4.09

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 and Vyaghata Yogam; 3 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Vṛṣabha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Saptamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Āśleṣā (Maghā from 1.38 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
Vrishabha	5.23 am	6.56 am
Mithuna	6.56 am	9.12 am
Kataka	9.12 am	11.36 am
Simha	11.36 am	1.59 pm
Kanya	1.59 pm	4.21 pm
Tula	4.21 pm	6.45 pm
Vrischika	6.45 pm	9.06 pm
Dhanu	9.06 pm	11.09 pm
Makara	11.09 pm	12.47 am
Kumbha	12.47 am	2.09 am
Meena	2.09 am	3.29 am
Mesha	3.29 am	4.59 am
Vrishabha	4.59 am	5.23 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran5.23

Budhan6.34

Chandra7.44

Sani8.54

Guru10.05

Sevvai11.15

Suriya12.25

Sukran1.35

Budhan2.46

Chandra3.56

Sani5.06

Guru6.17

Night

Sevvai7.27

Suriya8.17

Sukran9.06

Budhan9.56

Chandra10.46

Sani11.35

Guru12.25

Sevvai1.15

Suriya2.04

Sukran2.54

Budhan3.43

Chandra4.33

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery