May 2026

Sunday

Parabhava

Vaikasi

Nyayiru

Tamil Nadu calendars show Vaikasi 17 on this day. Here Vaikasi began a day earlier, on Thursday 14 May.

Theypirai

Prathamaitill 4.08 am (next day), then Dwitiyai

Kettaitill 6.39 am (next day), then Moolam

Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalamevening 5.46–7.33

Yamagandamafternoon 12.26–2.13

Kuligaiafternoon 3.59–5.47

ChandrashtamamAshwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarter

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 5.20–7.06evening 7.33–8.46

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, 5.20 am to 9.59 am 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

5.20–9.59 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

5.20–7.06 am, inside the clear stretch

11.48 am–12.26 pmShort clear window

11.58 am–12.54 pm; Yamagandam also runs

2.13–3.59 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

9.59–11.48 am

12.26–2.13 pm

3.59–5.47 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

5.39–6.36 pm

5.46–7.33 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Monday 6.39 am

Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter

For those born in Mesha 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

Sunrise5.20 am

Sunset7.33 pm

Moonrise8.28 pm

MoonsetAfter sunrise on Monday

SunVrishabha Rasi

MoonVrischika 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
	Nyayiru (Sunday)
	Prathamai, till 4.08 am (next day) 57–01 nazhigai	Dwitiyai
	Kettai, till 6.39 am (next day) 63–19 nazhigai	Moolam
	Siddha Yogam, till 5.49 pm 31–15 nazhigai	Sadhya Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 2.56 pm 24–01 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 4.08 am (next day) 57–01 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Phoenix

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.02–4.40 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	9.59–11.48 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.58 am–12.54 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.26–2.13 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.59–5.47 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	5.39–6.36 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.46–7.33 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.46–10.33 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi5.20

Amirtham7.07

Rogam8.52

Labam¹10.40

Dhanam²12.27

Sugam2.13

Soram3.59

Visham5.46

Night

Dhanam7.33

Sugam8.47

Soram9.59

Visham11.12

Uthi12.27

Amirtham1.40

Rogam2.52

Labam4.06

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Vṛṣabha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Prathamā · Bhānu Vāsara · Jyeṣṭhā

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	5.20 am	6.21 am
Mithuna	6.21 am	8.37 am
Kataka	8.37 am	11.01 am
Simha	11.01 am	1.24 pm
Kanya	1.24 pm	3.45 pm
Tula	3.45 pm	6.10 pm
Vrischika	6.10 pm	8.31 pm
Dhanu	8.31 pm	10.34 pm
Makara	10.34 pm	12.12 am
Kumbha	12.12 am	1.34 am
Meena	1.34 am	2.53 am
Mesha	2.53 am	4.24 am
Vrishabha	4.24 am	5.19 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya5.20

Sukran6.31

Budhan7.42

Chandra8.53

Sani10.04

Guru11.15

Sevvai12.26

Suriya1.37

Sukran2.48

Budhan3.59

Chandra5.11

Sani6.22

Night

Guru7.33

Sevvai8.22

Suriya9.11

Sukran9.59

Budhan10.48

Chandra11.37

Sani12.26

Guru1.15

Sevvai2.04

Suriya2.53

Sukran3.41

Budhan4.30

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery