May 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Vaikasi

Velli

Theypirai

Trayodasitill 8.32 am, then Chaturdasi

Ashwinitill 8.15 pm, then Bharani

Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Masa Sivaratri

Rahu Kalammorning 10.30–12.00

Yamagandamafternoon 3.00–4.30

Kuligaimorning 7.30–9.00

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

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Nalla Neram

morning 9.15–10.15evening 4.45–5.45

Gowri Nalla Neram

afternoon 12.15–1.15evening 6.30–7.30

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, 5.54 am to 7.28 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 6.55 pm.

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

5.54–7.28 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

9.15–10.15 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs

11.49 am–12.39 pm; Rahu Kalam and Bhadra Karanam also run

12.15–1.15 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs

4.45–5.45 pm; Yamagandam, Tyajyam and Bhadra Karanam also run

6.30–7.30 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs

Avoid

7.28–9.04 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 7.30–9)

10.38 am–12.14 pm (printed 10.30–12)

3.23–4.59 pm (printed 3–4.30)

4.38–6.05 pm

4.45–6.11 am, early Saturday

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 10.47 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

Sunrise5.54 am

Sunset6.34 pm

Moonrise5.06 am (next day)

Moonset5.02 pm

SunMesha 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.

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
	Velli (Friday)
	Trayodasi, till 8.32 am 6–35 nazhigai Chaturdasi, till 5.12 am (next day) 58–15 nazhigai	Amavasai
	Ashwini, till 8.15 pm 35–53 nazhigai	Bharani
	Ayushman Yogam, till 2.21 pm 21–09 nazhigai	Saubhagya Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 8.32 am 6–35 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 6.55 pm caution 32–33 nazhigai Shakuni Karanam, till 5.12 am (next day) 58–15 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Salem

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.24–5.08 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.28–9.04 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	10.38 am–12.14 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.49 am–12.39 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.45–3.11 pm	A favourable window
	3.23–4.59 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.38–6.05 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.45–6.11 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam5.54

Soram7.28

Uthi¹9.04

Visham10.38

Amirtham²12.14

Rogam1.48

Labam³3.24

Dhanam⁴4.59

Night

Rogam6.34

Labam7.59

Dhanam9.24

Sugam10.49

Soram12.13

Uthi1.39

Visham3.03

Amirtham⁵4.29

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 Yamagandam, Tyajyam and Bhadra Karanam; 4 Tyajyam and Bhadra Karanam; 5 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Vṛṣabha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Trayodaśī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Aśvinī

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	5.54 am	5.58 am
Vrishabha	5.58 am	8.00 am
Mithuna	8.00 am	10.12 am
Kataka	10.12 am	12.20 pm
Simha	12.20 pm	2.22 pm
Kanya	2.22 pm	4.22 pm
Tula	4.22 pm	6.28 pm
Vrischika	6.28 pm	8.39 pm
Dhanu	8.39 pm	10.47 pm
Makara	10.47 pm	12.41 am
Kumbha	12.41 am	2.24 am
Meena	2.24 am	4.05 am
Mesha	4.05 am	5.54 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran5.54

Budhan6.57

Chandra8.00

Sani9.04

Guru10.07

Sevvai11.10

Suriya12.14

Sukran1.17

Budhan2.20

Chandra3.24

Sani4.27

Guru5.30

Night

Sevvai6.34

Suriya7.30

Sukran8.27

Budhan9.24

Chandra10.20

Sani11.17

Guru12.14

Sevvai1.10

Suriya2.07

Sukran3.04

Budhan4.00

Chandra4.57

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery