May 2027

Monday

Plavanga

Vaikasi

Thingal

Theypirai

Chaturthitill 10.29 am, then Panchami

Pooradamtill 9.38 am, then Uthiradam

Rahu Kalammorning 7.36–9.26

Yamagandammorning 11.14–1.04

Kuligaiafternoon 2.51–4.41

ChandrashtamamUntil 4.24 pm: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 5.47–7.36evening 8.28–9.29

Computed for Sacramento, in US Pacific time (PDT). 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, 5.47 am to 7.36 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 Sacramento

Computed for Sacramento, 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

5.47–7.36 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

5.47–7.36 am, inside the clear stretch

9.26–11.14 amClear of every caution

12.34–1.32 pm; Yamagandam also runs

1.04–1.32 pmShort clear window

2.31–2.51 pmShort clear window

5.25–6.39 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

7.36–9.26 am

11.14 am–1.04 pm

1.32–2.31 pm

2.51–4.41 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

4.26–5.25 pm

6.39–8.28 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 4.24 pm

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha Rasi.

Then

from 4.24 pm, until Thursday 5.20 am

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna 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

Sunrise5.47 am

Sunset8.19 pm

Moonrise12.18 am (next day)

Moonset9.00 am

SunVrishabha Rasi

MoonDhanu Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Sacramento 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)
	Chaturthi, till 10.29 am 11–46 nazhigai	Panchami
	Pooradam, till 9.38 am 9–37 nazhigai	Uthiradam
	Shubha Yogam, till 11.24 am 14–03 nazhigai	Shukla Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 10.29 am 11–46 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 11.44 pm 44–53 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Sacramento

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.16–6.03 am 5.30–7.17 am	A favourable window
	4.32–5.09 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.36–9.26 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.14 am–1.04 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.34–1.32 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.32–2.31 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.51–4.41 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.26–5.25 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.39–8.28 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham5.47

Visham7.36

Rogam9.25

Labam¹11.15

Dhanam²1.04

Sugam³2.52

Soram4.40

Uthi⁴6.30

Night

Sugam⁵8.19

Soram9.29

Uthi10.41

Amirtham11.52

Visham1.02

Rogam2.13

Labam3.25

Dhanam4.36

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 · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Caturthī · Indu Vāsara · Pūrvāṣāḍhā (Uttarāṣāḍhā from 9.38 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 sign	From	To
Vrishabha	5.47 am	7.13 am
Mithuna	7.13 am	9.30 am
Kataka	9.30 am	12.00 pm
Simha	12.00 pm	2.29 pm
Kanya	2.29 pm	4.57 pm
Tula	4.57 pm	7.27 pm
Vrischika	7.27 pm	9.51 pm
Dhanu	9.51 pm	11.52 pm
Makara	11.52 pm	1.25 am
Kumbha	1.25 am	2.41 am
Meena	2.41 am	3.54 am
Mesha	3.54 am	5.19 am
Vrishabha	5.19 am	5.47 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra5.47

Sani7.00

Guru8.13

Sevvai9.25

Suriya10.38

Sukran11.50

Budhan1.03

Chandra2.16

Sani3.28

Guru4.41

Sevvai5.54

Suriya7.06

Night

Sukran8.19

Budhan9.06

Chandra9.53

Sani10.41

Guru11.28

Sevvai12.15

Suriya1.03

Sukran1.50

Budhan2.37

Chandra3.25

Sani4.12

Guru4.59

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd