May 2027

Sunday

Plavanga

Nyayiru

Theypirai

Ekadasitill 7.52 pm, then Dwadasi

Poorattathitill 2.40 am (next day), then Uthirattathi

Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Ekadasi

Rahu Kalamevening 4.30–6.00

Yamagandamafternoon 12.00–1.30

Kuligaiafternoon 3.00–4.30

ChandrashtamamUntil 8.24 pm: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, AyilyamThen: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarter

Keezhnokku Naaldownward day

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, 9.45 am to 12.14 pm is the best of the day.

Vaidhriti Yogam runs till 5.40 pm Monday.

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

9.45 am–12.14 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

5.58–8.02 amClear of every caution

7.45–8.45 am; Tyajyam also runs

10.45–11.45 am, inside the clear stretch

11.50 am–12.39 pm; Yamagandam also runs

1.30–2.30 pm; Yamagandam also runs

1.49–3.22 pmClear of every caution

3.15–4.15 pm; Kuligai also runs

Avoid

8.02–9.45 am

12.14–1.49 pm (printed 12–1.30)

3.22–4.57 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 3–4.30)

4.50–5.41 pm

4.57–6.32 pm (printed 4.30–6)

Chandrashtamam

until 8.24 pm

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka Rasi.

Then

from 8.24 pm, until Wednesday 3.16 am

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha 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

Sunrise5.58 am

Sunset6.31 pm

Moonrise3.24 am (next day)

Moonset2.56 pm

SunMesha Rasi

MoonKumbha Rasi

This day and the next

Ekadasi, a fasting day in many families.

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
	Nyayiru (Sunday)
	Ekadasi, till 7.52 pm 34–47 nazhigai	Dwadasi
	Poorattathi, till 2.40 am (next day) 51–47 nazhigai	Uthirattathi
	Indra Yogam, till 6.30 pm 31–20 nazhigai	Vaidhriti Yogam
	Bava Karanam, till 7.29 am 3–48 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 7.52 pm 34–47 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Salem

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.27–5.12 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.02–9.45 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.50 am–12.39 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.14–1.49 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.22–4.57 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.50–5.41 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.57–6.32 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.13–7.53 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi5.58

Amirtham¹7.33

Rogam9.06

Labam10.41

Dhanam²12.15

Sugam1.49

Soram3.22

Visham4.57

Night

Dhanam³6.31

Sugam7.57

Soram9.22

Visham10.48

Uthi12.15

Amirtham1.41

Rogam3.05

Labam4.32

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

Plavaṅga · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Bhānu Vāsara · Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1949

2084

2083

5129

1202

Kaliyuga counted as the Tamil almanac counts the current year. Gujarati Samvat turns the day after Deepavali.

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Mesha	5.58 am	6.50 am
Vrishabha	6.50 am	8.53 am
Mithuna	8.53 am	11.04 am
Kataka	11.04 am	1.12 pm
Simha	1.12 pm	3.14 pm
Kanya	3.14 pm	5.14 pm
Tula	5.14 pm	7.20 pm
Vrischika	7.20 pm	9.31 pm
Dhanu	9.31 pm	11.39 pm
Makara	11.39 pm	1.33 am
Kumbha	1.33 am	3.16 am
Meena	3.16 am	4.57 am
Mesha	4.57 am	5.57 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya5.58

Sukran7.01

Budhan8.03

Chandra9.06

Sani10.09

Guru11.12

Sevvai12.15

Suriya1.17

Sukran2.20

Budhan3.23

Chandra4.26

Sani5.28

Night

Guru6.31

Sevvai7.28

Suriya8.26

Sukran9.23

Budhan10.20

Chandra11.17

Sani12.14

Guru1.12

Sevvai2.09

Suriya3.06

Sukran4.03

Budhan5.00

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

Also

	A downward day, by the sunrise nakshatram, Poorattathi
	West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery
	In force all day, until 8.24 pm