May 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Vaikasi

Velli

Theypirai

Trayodasitill 6.02 am, then Chaturdasi

Ashwinitill 5.45 pm, then Bharani

Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Masa Sivaratri

Rahu Kalammorning 10.09–11.50

Yamagandamafternoon 3.09–4.51

Kuligaimorning 6.49–8.30

ChandrashtamamUthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 5.09–6.49night 7.51–9.09

Computed for Riyadh, in Arabia time (AST). 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, 4.51 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 4.25 pm.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Riyadh

Computed for Riyadh, 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

4.51–6.30 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

5.09–6.01 amShort clear window

5.09–6.49 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs

11.24 am–12.16 pm; Rahu Kalam and Bhadra Karanam also run

Avoid

6.49–8.30 am, what begins now is said to repeat

10.09–11.50 am

2.08–3.35 pm

3.09–4.51 pm

2.15–3.41 am, early Saturday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 8.17 pm

Hastham · Uthiram, second to fourth quarters · Chithirai, first to second quarters

For those born in Kanya 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

Sunrise5.09 am

Sunset6.30 pm

Moonrise4.24 am (next day)

Moonset5.03 pm

SunVrishabha Rasi

MoonMesha Rasi

This day and the next

Masa Sivaratri, the monthly Sivaratri; worship through the night.

Saturday 16 May: Amavasai.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Riyadh 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)
	Trayodasi, till 6.02 am 2–11 nazhigai Chaturdasi, till 2.42 am (next day) 53–52 nazhigai	Amavasai
	Ashwini, till 5.45 pm 31–30 nazhigai	Bharani
	Ayushman Yogam, till 11.51 am 16–45 nazhigai	Saubhagya Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 6.02 am 2–11 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 4.25 pm caution 28–09 nazhigai Shakuni Karanam, till 2.42 am (next day) 53–52 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Riyadh

Window	Time	Traditional use
	3.45–4.26 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.49–8.30 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	10.09–11.50 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.15 am–12.41 pm	A favourable window
	11.24 am–12.16 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	2.08–3.35 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.09–4.51 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.15–3.41 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam¹5.09

Soram6.49

Uthi²8.30

Visham10.09

Amirtham³11.50

Rogam1.29

Labam⁴3.10

Dhanam4.51

Night

Rogam6.30

Labam7.50

Dhanam9.10

Sugam10.30

Soram11.49

Uthi⁵1.10

Visham2.29

Amirtham3.50

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Vṛṣabha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Trayodaśī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Aśvinī (Bharaṇī from 5.45 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	5.09 am	5.13 am
Vrishabha	5.13 am	7.11 am
Mithuna	7.11 am	9.25 am
Kataka	9.25 am	11.42 am
Simha	11.42 am	1.55 pm
Kanya	1.55 pm	4.07 pm
Tula	4.07 pm	6.23 pm
Vrischika	6.23 pm	8.40 pm
Dhanu	8.40 pm	10.45 pm
Makara	10.45 pm	12.30 am
Kumbha	12.30 am	2.02 am
Meena	2.02 am	3.31 am
Mesha	3.31 am	5.09 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran5.09

Budhan6.16

Chandra7.23

Sani8.30

Guru9.36

Sevvai10.43

Suriya11.50

Sukran12.57

Budhan2.03

Chandra3.10

Sani4.17

Guru5.23

Night

Sevvai6.30

Suriya7.23

Sukran8.17

Budhan9.10

Chandra10.03

Sani10.56

Guru11.50

Sevvai12.43

Suriya1.36

Sukran2.29

Budhan3.22

Chandra4.16

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery