May 2026

Thursday

Parabhava

Vaikasi

Viyazhan

Valarpirai

Dwadasitill 7.57 am, then Trayodasi

Chithiraitill 8.09 am, then Swathi

Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Pradosham

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.30–3.00

Yamagandammorning 6.00–7.30

Kuligaimorning 9.00–10.30

ChandrashtamamPoorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, Revathi

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Nalla Neram

morning 10.45–11.45afternoon 12.15–1.15

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.30–11.30evening 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, 10.40 am to 1.50 pm is the best of the day, with the Nalla Neram of 10.45–11.45 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

10.40 am–1.50 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.28–9.03 amClear of every caution

10.30–11.30 am; Kuligai also runs

10.45–11.45 am, inside the clear stretch

11.50 am–12.40 pm

12.15–1.15 pm, inside the clear stretch

4.06–6.37 pmClear of every caution

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

5.52–7.28 am (printed 6–7.30)

9.03–10.40 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 9–10.30)

1.50–3.26 pm (printed 1.30–3)

2.19–4.06 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 6.39 am

Uthirattathi · Revathi · Poorattathi, fourth quarter

For those born in Meena 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

Moonrise4.17 pm

Moonset3.59 am (next day)

SunVrishabha Rasi

MoonTula Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

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
	Viyazhan (Thursday)
	Dwadasi, till 7.57 am 5–13 nazhigai	Trayodasi
	Chithirai, till 8.09 am 5–41 nazhigai	Swathi
	Variyan Yogam, till 3.55 am (next day) 55–07 nazhigai	Parigha Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 7.57 am 5–13 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 8.52 pm 37–30 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Salem

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.23–5.07 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	5.52–7.28 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.03–10.40 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.50 am–12.40 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.50–3.26 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.19–4.06 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.56–2.41 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹5.52

Sugam7.28

Soram9.03

Uthi10.40

Amirtham12.15

Visham1.50

Rogam3.25

Labam5.02

Night

Amirtham6.37

Visham8.01

Rogam9.25

Labam10.51

Dhanam12.15

Sugam1.40

Soram3.03

Uthi4.28

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Yamagandam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Vṛṣabha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Guru Vāsara · Citrā (Svātī from 8.09 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
Vrishabha	5.52 am	7.09 am
Mithuna	7.09 am	9.21 am
Kataka	9.21 am	11.29 am
Simha	11.29 am	1.31 pm
Kanya	1.31 pm	3.31 pm
Tula	3.31 pm	5.37 pm
Vrischika	5.37 pm	7.48 pm
Dhanu	7.48 pm	9.55 pm
Makara	9.55 pm	11.50 pm
Kumbha	11.50 pm	1.33 am
Meena	1.33 am	3.14 am
Mesha	3.14 am	5.03 am
Vrishabha	5.03 am	5.52 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru5.52

Sevvai6.56

Suriya8.00

Sukran9.03

Budhan10.07

Chandra11.11

Sani12.15

Guru1.18

Sevvai2.22

Suriya3.26

Sukran4.30

Budhan5.33

Night

Chandra6.37

Sani7.33

Guru8.30

Sevvai9.26

Suriya10.22

Sukran11.18

Budhan12.15

Chandra1.11

Sani2.07

Guru3.03

Sevvai4.00

Suriya4.56

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil