Shastra Panchangam
May 2026
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Sunday
Parabhava
Vaikasi
10
Nyayiru

Valarpirai
Navamitill 4.31 am (next day), then Dasami
Pooramtill 2.51 am (next day), then Uthiram
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam
Rahu Kalamevening 4.30–6.00
Yamagandamafternoon 12.00–1.30
Kuligaiafternoon 3.00–4.30
ChandrashtamamUthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
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, 5.52 am to 10.23 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

5.52–10.23 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
11.49 am–12.39 pm; Tyajyam and Yamagandam also run
12.03–12.14 pmShort clear window
1.30–2.30 pm; Yamagandam also runs
1.50–3.25 pmClear of every caution
3.15–4.15 pm; Kuligai also runs

Avoid

10.23 am–12.03 pm
12.14–1.50 pm (printed 12–1.30)
3.25–5.01 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 3–4.30)
4.54–5.46 pm
5.00–6.37 pm (printed 4.30–6)

Chandrashtamam

until Monday 9.08 am

Thiruvonam · Uthiradam, second to fourth quarters · Avittam, first to second quarters

For those born in Makara 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

Sunrise5.52 am
Sunset6.36 pm
Moonrise1.07 pm
Moonset1.28 am (next day)
SunVrishabha Rasi
MoonSimha Rasi

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

LimbThis dayThen
Nyayiru (Sunday)
Navami, till 4.31 am (next day) 56–37 nazhigaiDasami
Pooram, till 2.51 am (next day) 52–27 nazhigaiUthiram
Harshana Yogam, till 3.45 am (next day) 54–41 nazhigaiVajra Yogam
Balava Karanam, till 4.25 pm 26–20 nazhigai
Kaulava Karanam, till 4.31 am (next day) 56–37 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Salem

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.23–5.07 amPrayer, meditation, study
10.23 am–12.03 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.49 am–12.39 pmWidely used for beginnings
12.14–1.50 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.25–5.01 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
4.54–5.46 pmAvoided for new beginnings
5.00–6.37 pmAvoided for new beginnings
8.17–9.54 pmA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi5.52
Amirtham7.28
Rogam9.03
Labam110.39
Dhanam212.15
Sugam1.50
Soram3.25
Visham5.00

Night

Dhanam36.36
Sugam8.01
Soram9.25
Visham10.49
Uthi12.15
Amirtham1.39
Rogam3.03
Labam4.28

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Vṛṣabha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Navamī · Bhānu Vāsara · Pūrvaphalgunī

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 signFromTo
Vrishabha5.52 am7.25 am
Mithuna7.25 am9.36 am
Kataka9.36 am11.45 am
Simha11.45 am1.47 pm
Kanya1.47 pm3.47 pm
Tula3.47 pm5.53 pm
Vrischika5.53 pm8.04 pm
Dhanu8.04 pm10.11 pm
Makara10.11 pm12.05 am
Kumbha12.05 am1.48 am
Meena1.48 am3.29 am
Mesha3.29 am5.18 am
Vrishabha5.18 am5.52 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya5.52
Sukran6.56
Budhan8.00
Chandra9.03
Sani10.07
Guru11.11
Sevvai12.14
Suriya1.18
Sukran2.22
Budhan3.25
Chandra4.29
Sani5.32

Night

Guru6.36
Sevvai7.32
Suriya8.29
Sukran9.25
Budhan10.22
Chandra11.18
Sani12.14
Guru1.11
Sevvai2.07
Suriya3.03
Sukran4.00
Budhan4.56

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery

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