May 2026

Sunday

Parabhava

Vaikasi

Nyayiru

Theypirai

Amavasaitill 8.01 am, then Prathamai

Karthigaitill 9.02 pm, then Rohini

Rahu Kalamevening 4.15–5.41

Yamagandamafternoon 12.02–1.27

Kuligaiafternoon 2.51–4.16

ChandrashtamamChithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.25–7.49evening 5.41–7.15

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, 6.25 am to 10.31 am is the best of the day.

Atiganda Yogam runs till 8.30 am Monday.

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

6.25–10.31 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.25–7.49 am, inside the clear stretch

11.40 am–12.25 pm; Tyajyam and Yamagandam also run

11.56 am–12.02 pmShort clear window

Avoid

10.31–11.56 am

12.02–1.27 pm

2.51–4.16 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

4.10–4.56 pm

4.15–5.41 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 4.35 am

Swathi · Chithirai, third to fourth quarters · Visakam, first to third quarters

For those born in Tula 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

Sunrise6.25 am

Sunset5.40 pm

Moonrise6.32 am

Moonset5.41 pm

SunVrishabha Rasi

MoonVrishabha Rasi, from 5.17 am

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Amavasai runs till 8.01 am; the Amavasai day here is on Saturday 16 May.

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

Limb	This day	Then
	Nyayiru (Sunday)
	Amavasai, till 8.01 am 4–00 nazhigai Prathamai, till 4.11 am (next day) 54–25 nazhigai	Dwitiyai
	Karthigai, till 9.02 pm 36–33 nazhigai	Rohini
	Shobhana Yogam, till 12.46 pm 15–51 nazhigai	Atiganda Yogam
	Naga Karanam, till 8.01 am 4–00 nazhigai Kimstughna Karanam, till 6.07 pm 29–14 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 4.11 am (next day) 54–25 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Suva

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.43–5.33 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	10.31–11.56 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.40 am–12.25 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.02–1.27 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.51–4.16 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.10–4.56 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.15–5.41 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.57–8.20 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi6.25

Amirtham7.50

Rogam9.13

Labam¹10.39

Dhanam²12.03

Sugam³1.27

Soram2.51

Visham4.15

Night

Dhanam⁴5.40

Sugam7.16

Soram8.51

Visham10.27

Uthi12.03

Amirtham1.39

Rogam3.13

Labam4.50

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Vṛṣabha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Amāvāsyā · Bhānu Vāsara · Kṛttikā

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	6.25 am	8.35 am
Mithuna	8.35 am	10.41 am
Kataka	10.41 am	12.31 pm
Simha	12.31 pm	2.09 pm
Kanya	2.09 pm	3.44 pm
Tula	3.44 pm	5.28 pm
Vrischika	5.28 pm	7.29 pm
Dhanu	7.29 pm	9.41 pm
Makara	9.41 pm	11.54 pm
Kumbha	11.54 pm	2.01 am
Meena	2.01 am	4.07 am
Mesha	4.07 am	6.17 am
Vrishabha	6.17 am	6.25 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya6.25

Sukran7.21

Budhan8.17

Chandra9.14

Sani10.10

Guru11.06

Sevvai12.02

Suriya12.59

Sukran1.55

Budhan2.51

Chandra3.48

Sani4.44

Night

Guru5.40

Sevvai6.44

Suriya7.48

Sukran8.51

Budhan9.55

Chandra10.59

Sani12.03

Guru1.06

Sevvai2.10

Suriya3.14

Sukran4.18

Budhan5.21

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery