May 2026

Sunday

Parabhava

Chithirai

Nyayiru

Theypirai

Dwitiyaitill 3.02 am (next day), then Tritiyai

Visakamtill 7.10 am, then Anusham

Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalamevening 4.30–6.00

Yamagandamafternoon 12.00–1.30

Kuligaiafternoon 3.00–4.30

ChandrashtamamAshwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarter

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Nalla Neram

morning 7.45–8.45afternoon 3.15–4.15

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.45–11.45afternoon 1.30–2.30

Tithi and nakshatram computed for Salem. Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam, Kuligai, Nalla Neram and Soolam as Tamil calendars print them. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 5.57 am to 11.38 am is the best of the day, with the Nalla Neram of 7.45–8.45 am inside it.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Salem

Computed for Salem, to the minute. Use the printed times on the sheet for daily life; use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham. Where they differ, the printed time is shown in brackets.

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

5.57–11.38 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.45–8.45 am, inside the clear stretch

10.45–11.45 am; Tyajyam also runs

11.50 am–12.39 pm; Tyajyam and Yamagandam also run

1.30–2.30 pm; Yamagandam also runs

1.49–3.22 pmClear of every caution

3.15–4.15 pm; Kuligai also runs

Avoid

11.38 am–1.26 pm

12.14–1.49 pm (printed 12–1.30)

3.22–4.58 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 3–4.30)

4.50–5.42 pm

4.57–6.32 pm (printed 4.30–6)

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 12.55 pm

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

Sunrise5.57 am

Sunset6.31 pm

Moonrise8.02 pm

Moonset6.43 am

SunMesha Rasi

MoonVrischika Rasi, from 12.30 am

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Salem 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)
	Dwitiyai, till 3.02 am (next day) 52–43 nazhigai	Tritiyai
	Visakam, till 7.10 am 3–02 nazhigai	Anusham
	Variyan Yogam, till 10.28 pm 41–17 nazhigai	Parigha Yogam
	Taitila Karanam, till 1.55 pm 19–54 nazhigai Gara Karanam, till 3.02 am (next day) 52–43 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Salem

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.26–5.11 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	11.38 am–1.26 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.50 am–12.39 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.14–1.49 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.22–4.58 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.50–5.42 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.57–6.32 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.22 pm–12.08 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi5.57

Amirtham7.32

Rogam9.05

Labam¹10.41

Dhanam²12.15

Sugam1.49

Soram3.22

Visham4.57

Night

Dhanam³6.31

Sugam7.58

Soram9.22

Visham10.48

Uthi12.15

Amirtham1.40

Rogam3.05

Labam4.32

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Dvitīyā · Bhānu Vāsara · Viśākhā (Anurādhā from 7.10 am, 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	5.57 am	6.45 am
Vrishabha	6.45 am	8.48 am
Mithuna	8.48 am	10.59 am
Kataka	10.59 am	1.07 pm
Simha	1.07 pm	3.09 pm
Kanya	3.09 pm	5.09 pm
Tula	5.09 pm	7.15 pm
Vrischika	7.15 pm	9.26 pm
Dhanu	9.26 pm	11.34 pm
Makara	11.34 pm	1.28 am
Kumbha	1.28 am	3.11 am
Meena	3.11 am	4.52 am
Mesha	4.52 am	5.57 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya5.57

Sukran7.00

Budhan8.03

Chandra9.06

Sani10.09

Guru11.12

Sevvai12.14

Suriya1.17

Sukran2.20

Budhan3.23

Chandra4.26

Sani5.29

Night

Guru6.31

Sevvai7.28

Suriya8.26

Sukran9.23

Budhan10.20

Chandra11.17

Sani12.14

Guru1.11

Sevvai2.08

Suriya3.06

Sukran4.03

Budhan5.00

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery