Shastra Panchangam
June 2026
19
Friday
Parabhava
Aani
5
Velli
Valarpirai
Panchamitill 5.00 pm, then Shashti
Ayilyamtill 10.07 am, then Magam
Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 10.30–12.00
Yamagandamafternoon 3.00–4.30
Kuligaimorning 7.30–9.00
ChandrashtamamUntil 10.08 am: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarterThen: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 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, 12.19 pm to 2.53 pm is the best of the day.

Vajra Yogam runs till 12.49 pm Saturday.

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

12.19–2.53 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
5.54–7.30 amClear of every caution
9.07–10.42 amClear of every caution
9.15–10.15 am, inside the clear stretch
11.54 am–12.44 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs
12.15–1.15 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs
4.45–5.45 pm; Yamagandam and Vajra Yogam also run
6.30–7.30 pm; Vajra Yogam also runs

Avoid

7.30–9.07 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 7.30–9)
10.42 am–12.19 pm (printed 10.30–12)
3.30–5.08 pm (printed 3–4.30)
9.46–11.20 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 10.08 am

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu Rasi.

Then

from 10.08 am, until Sunday 3.41 pm

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

Sunrise5.54 am
Sunset6.43 pm
Moonrise10.07 am
Moonset10.45 pm
SunMithuna Rasi
MoonKataka 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
Velli (Friday)
Panchami, till 5.00 pm 27–45 nazhigaiShashti
Ayilyam, till 10.07 am 10–32 nazhigaiMagam
Harshana Yogam, till 2.53 pm 22–28 nazhigaiVajra Yogam
Bava Karanam, till 5.54 am 0–00 nazhigai
Balava Karanam, till 5.00 pm 27–45 nazhigai
Kaulava Karanam, till 4.18 am (next day) 55–59 nazhigai
Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Salem

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.25–5.09 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.30–9.07 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
8.37–10.07 amA favourable window
10.42 am–12.19 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.54 am–12.44 pmWidely used for beginnings
3.30–5.08 pmAvoided for new beginnings
9.46–11.20 pmAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam5.54
Soram7.30
Uthi9.07
Visham10.42
Amirtham12.19
Rogam1.54
Labam13.31
Dhanam25.08

Night

Rogam6.43
Labam8.08
Dhanam39.32
Sugam410.55
Soram12.18
Uthi1.43
Visham3.06
Amirtham4.31

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Mithuna Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Pañcamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Āśleṣā (Maghā from 10.07 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 signFromTo
Mithuna5.54 am7.54 am
Kataka7.54 am10.03 am
Simha10.03 am12.04 pm
Kanya12.04 pm2.05 pm
Tula2.05 pm4.10 pm
Vrischika4.10 pm6.22 pm
Dhanu6.22 pm8.29 pm
Makara8.29 pm10.23 pm
Kumbha10.23 pm12.06 am
Meena12.06 am1.47 am
Mesha1.47 am3.36 am
Vrishabha3.36 am5.39 am
Mithuna5.39 am5.54 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran5.54
Budhan6.58
Chandra8.02
Sani9.07
Guru10.11
Sevvai11.15
Suriya12.19
Sukran1.23
Budhan2.27
Chandra3.31
Sani4.35
Guru5.39

Night

Sevvai6.43
Suriya7.39
Sukran8.35
Budhan9.31
Chandra10.27
Sani11.23
Guru12.19
Sevvai1.15
Suriya2.11
Sukran3.07
Budhan4.03
Chandra4.59

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery

Panchangam · பஞ்சாங்கம் · Place names: GeoNames, CC BY 4.0