May 2026

Tuesday

Parabhava

Vaikasi

Sevvai

Valarpirai

Ekadasitill 6.22 am (next day), then Dwadasi

Hasthamtill 5.57 am (next day), then Chithirai

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 3.00–4.30

Yamagandammorning 9.00–10.30

Kuligaiafternoon 12.00–1.30

ChandrashtamamAvittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Nalla Neram

morning 7.45–8.45evening 4.45–5.45

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.45–11.45evening 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, 5.52 am to 8.25 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 6.23 am Wednesday.

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

5.52–8.25 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.45–8.45 am; Durmuhurtham also runs

10.39 am–12.14 pmClear of every caution

10.45–11.45 am, inside the clear stretch

11.49 am–12.39 pm; Kuligai also runs

2.54–3.25 pmShort clear window

4.45–5.45 pm; Rahu Kalam and Bhadra Karanam also run

5.02–5.43 pmShort clear window

6.30–7.30 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs

Avoid

8.25–9.17 am

9.03–10.39 am (printed 9–10.30)

12.14–1.51 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 12–1.30)

1.10–2.54 pm

3.25–5.02 pm (printed 3–4.30)

11.06–11.52 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Wednesday 7.01 pm

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

For those born in Kumbha 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

Sunset6.37 pm

Moonrise2.42 pm

Moonset2.41 am (next day)

SunVrishabha Rasi

MoonKanya Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Wednesday 27 May: Ekadasi.

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
	Sevvai (Tuesday)
	Ekadasi, till 6.22 am (next day) 61–15 nazhigai	Dwadasi
	Hastham, till 5.57 am (next day) 60–12 nazhigai	Chithirai
	Siddhi Yogam, till 3.11 am (next day) 53–16 nazhigai	Vyatipata Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 5.43 pm 29–38 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Salem

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.23–5.07 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.25–9.17 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.03–10.39 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.49 am–12.39 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.14–1.51 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	1.10–2.54 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.25–5.02 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.06–11.52 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.30 pm–1.13 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam5.52

Labam¹7.28

Dhanam²9.04

Sugam10.39

Soram12.14

Uthi³1.51

Visham3.25

Amirtham⁴5.02

Night

Soram6.37

Uthi8.02

Visham9.25

Amirtham⁵10.50

Rogam12.14

Labam1.39

Dhanam3.04

Sugam4.28

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Durmuhurtham; 2 Durmuhurtham and Yamagandam; 3 Tyajyam; 4 Bhadra Karanam; 5 Durmuhurtham.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Vṛṣabha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Bhauma Vāsara · Hasta

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
Vrishabha	5.52 am	7.17 am
Mithuna	7.17 am	9.29 am
Kataka	9.29 am	11.37 am
Simha	11.37 am	1.39 pm
Kanya	1.39 pm	3.39 pm
Tula	3.39 pm	5.45 pm
Vrischika	5.45 pm	7.56 pm
Dhanu	7.56 pm	10.03 pm
Makara	10.03 pm	11.58 pm
Kumbha	11.58 pm	1.40 am
Meena	1.40 am	3.21 am
Mesha	3.21 am	5.10 am
Vrishabha	5.10 am	5.52 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai5.52

Suriya6.56

Sukran8.00

Budhan9.03

Chandra10.07

Sani11.11

Guru12.14

Sevvai1.18

Suriya2.22

Sukran3.26

Budhan4.29

Chandra5.33

Night

Sani6.37

Guru7.33

Sevvai8.29

Suriya9.26

Sukran10.22

Budhan11.18

Chandra12.14

Sani1.11

Guru2.07

Sevvai3.03

Suriya4.00

Sukran4.56

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

Also

North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk