Shastra Panchangam
May 2026
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Friday
Parabhava
Chithirai
18, Pournami
Velli
Valarpirai
Pournamitill 5.23 am (next day), then Prathamai
Chithiraitill 8.47 am, then Swathi
Siddha Yogam

Pournami

Rahu Kalammorning 10.37–12.04
Yamagandamafternoon 2.55–4.21
Kuligaimorning 7.45–9.12
ChandrashtamamPoorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, Revathi
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.20–7.45night 7.22–8.55

Computed for Suva, in Fiji time. Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Kuligai from its own sunrise; Gowri Nalla Neram from its sunrise and sunset. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 4.41 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 4.31 pm.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Suva

Computed for Suva, to the minute. Use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham.

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

4.41–5.47 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.20–7.45 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs
11.41 am–12.26 pm; Rahu Kalam and Bhadra Karanam also run

Avoid

7.45–9.12 am, what begins now is said to repeat
10.37 am–12.04 pm
2.55–4.21 pm
2.55–4.41 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Sunday 7.01 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

Sunrise6.20 am
Sunset5.47 pm
Moonrise5.16 pm
MoonsetAfter sunrise on Saturday
SunMesha Rasi
MoonTula Rasi

This day and the next

Pournami, the full moon.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them, set by Suva's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Suva 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)
Pournami, till 5.23 am (next day) 57–38 nazhigaiPrathamai
Chithirai, till 8.47 am 6–08 nazhigaiSwathi
Siddhi Yogam, till 3.43 am (next day) 53–29 nazhigaiVyatipata Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 4.31 pm caution 25–28 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 5.23 am (next day) 57–38 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Suva

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.40–5.29 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.45–9.12 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
10.37 am–12.04 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.41 am–12.26 pmWidely used for beginnings
2.55–4.21 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.55–4.41 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.27–3.11 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam16.20
Soram7.45
Uthi29.12
Visham10.37
Amirtham312.04
Rogam1.29
Labam42.56
Dhanam54.21

Night

Rogam5.47
Labam7.21
Dhanam8.56
Sugam10.30
Soram12.03
Uthi1.38
Visham3.11
Amirtham4.46

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Pūrṇimā · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Citrā (Svātī from 8.47 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
Mesha6.20 am7.24 am
Vrishabha7.24 am9.38 am
Mithuna9.38 am11.44 am
Kataka11.44 am1.34 pm
Simha1.34 pm3.12 pm
Kanya3.12 pm4.47 pm
Tula4.47 pm6.31 pm
Vrischika6.31 pm8.31 pm
Dhanu8.31 pm10.44 pm
Makara10.44 pm12.56 am
Kumbha12.56 am3.04 am
Meena3.04 am5.10 am
Mesha5.10 am6.20 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.20
Budhan7.17
Chandra8.14
Sani9.11
Guru10.09
Sevvai11.06
Suriya12.03
Sukran1.01
Budhan1.58
Chandra2.55
Sani3.52
Guru4.50

Night

Sevvai5.47
Suriya6.50
Sukran7.52
Budhan8.55
Chandra9.58
Sani11.01
Guru12.03
Sevvai1.06
Suriya2.09
Sukran3.12
Budhan4.14
Chandra5.17

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery

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