Shastra Panchangam
May 2027
17
Monday
Plavanga
Vaikasi
3
Thingal
Valarpirai
Dwadasitill 1.59 pm, then Trayodasi
Hasthamtill 8.59 am, then Chithirai

Pradosham

Rahu Kalammorning 6.48–8.30
Yamagandammorning 10.09–11.50
Kuligaiafternoon 1.30–3.11
ChandrashtamamUntil 9.04 pm: Avittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Poorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, Revathi
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 5.09–6.48evening 6.41–7.50

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, 5.09 am to 6.48 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 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

5.09–6.48 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
5.09–6.48 am, inside the clear stretch
8.30–10.09 amClear of every caution
11.24 am–12.16 pm; Yamagandam also runs
11.50 am–12.16 pmShort clear window
1.11–1.30 pmShort clear window
3.51–5.03 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

6.48–8.30 am
10.09–11.50 am
12.16–1.11 pm
1.30–3.11 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
2.57–3.51 pm
5.03–6.41 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 9.04 pm

Sathayam · Avittam, third to fourth quarters · Poorattathi, first to third quarters

For those born in Kumbha Rasi.

Then

from 9.04 pm, until Thursday 4.34 am

Uthirattathi · Revathi · Poorattathi, fourth quarter

For those born in Meena 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
Sunset6.31 pm
Moonrise3.53 pm
Moonset3.14 am (next day)
SunVrishabha Rasi
MoonKanya Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

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

LimbThis dayThen
Thingal (Monday)
Dwadasi, till 1.59 pm 22–06 nazhigaiTrayodasi
Hastham, till 8.59 am 9–37 nazhigaiChithirai
Siddhi Yogam, till 10.41 pm 43–51 nazhigaiVyatipata Yogam
Balava Karanam, till 1.59 pm 22–06 nazhigai
Kaulava Karanam, till 1.44 am (next day) 51–29 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Riyadh

WindowTimeTraditional use
3.44–4.26 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.48–8.30 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.09–11.50 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.24 am–12.16 pmWidely used for beginnings
12.16–1.11 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.30–3.11 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
2.57–3.51 pmAvoided for new beginnings
5.03–6.41 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.46–4.22 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham5.09
Visham6.48
Rogam8.29
Labam110.10
Dhanam211.50
Sugam31.31
Soram3.10
Uthi44.51

Night

Sugam56.31
Soram7.50
Uthi9.11
Amirtham10.30
Visham11.49
Rogam1.09
Labam2.29
Dhanam3.49

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

Plavaṅga · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Vṛṣabha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Indu Vāsara · Hasta (Citrā from 8.59 am, computed)

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1949
2084
2083
5129
1202

Kaliyuga counted as the Tamil almanac counts the current year. Gujarati Samvat turns the day after Deepavali.

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Vrishabha5.09 am7.04 am
Mithuna7.04 am9.18 am
Kataka9.18 am11.35 am
Simha11.35 am1.48 pm
Kanya1.48 pm4.01 pm
Tula4.01 pm6.17 pm
Vrischika6.17 pm8.33 pm
Dhanu8.33 pm10.38 pm
Makara10.38 pm12.23 am
Kumbha12.23 am1.55 am
Meena1.55 am3.24 am
Mesha3.24 am5.03 am
Vrishabha5.03 am5.08 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra5.09
Sani6.15
Guru7.22
Sevvai8.29
Suriya9.36
Sukran10.43
Budhan11.50
Chandra12.57
Sani2.04
Guru3.10
Sevvai4.17
Suriya5.24

Night

Sukran6.31
Budhan7.24
Chandra8.17
Sani9.10
Guru10.03
Sevvai10.57
Suriya11.50
Sukran12.43
Budhan1.36
Chandra2.29
Sani3.22
Guru4.15

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd

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