May 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Chithirai

Velli

Theypirai

Shashtitill 4.52 pm, then Saptami

Uthiradamtill 1.50 am (next day), then Thiruvonam

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 10.32–11.52

Yamagandamafternoon 2.29–3.50

Kuligaimorning 7.53–9.13

ChandrashtamamMirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.35–7.53night 6.50–8.30

Computed for Sydney, in Sydney time (AEST). 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, 11.52 am to 2.29 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 5.47 am Saturday.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Sydney

Computed for Sydney, 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

11.52 am–2.29 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.35–7.53 amClear of every caution

6.35–7.53 am, inside the clear stretch

9.54–10.32 amShort clear window

11.31 am–12.12 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs

3.50–4.52 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

7.53–9.13 am, what begins now is said to repeat

8.07–9.54 am

10.32–11.52 am

2.29–3.50 pm

6.10–7.56 am, early Saturday

Chandrashtamam

until Sunday 4.44 pm

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna 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

Sunrise6.35 am

Sunset5.08 pm

Moonrise10.12 pm

Moonset11.55 am

SunMesha Rasi

MoonMakara Rasi, from 5.57 am

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Sydney 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
	Velli (Friday)
	Shashti, till 4.52 pm 25–43 nazhigai	Saptami
	Uthiradam, till 1.50 am (next day) 48–08 nazhigai	Thiruvonam
	Shubha Yogam, till 7.00 am (next day) 61–02 nazhigai	Shukla Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 4.52 pm 25–43 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 5.47 am (next day) caution 57–59 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Sydney

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.48–5.40 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.53–9.13 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	8.07–9.54 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.32–11.52 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.31 am–12.12 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	2.29–3.50 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.46–8.31 pm	A favourable window
	6.10–7.56 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam6.35

Soram7.53

Uthi¹9.13

Visham10.32

Amirtham11.52

Rogam1.10

Labam²2.30

Dhanam³3.50

Night

Rogam5.08

Labam6.50

Dhanam8.31

Sugam10.11

Soram11.51

Uthi1.33

Visham3.13

Amirtham⁴4.55

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Ṣaṣṭhī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Uttarāṣāḍhā

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
Mesha	6.35 am	7.13 am
Vrishabha	7.13 am	9.34 am
Mithuna	9.34 am	11.37 am
Kataka	11.37 am	1.14 pm
Simha	1.14 pm	2.36 pm
Kanya	2.36 pm	3.55 pm
Tula	3.55 pm	5.25 pm
Vrischika	5.25 pm	7.18 pm
Dhanu	7.18 pm	9.34 pm
Makara	9.34 pm	11.59 pm
Kumbha	11.59 pm	2.22 am
Meena	2.22 am	4.44 am
Mesha	4.44 am	6.35 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.35

Budhan7.27

Chandra8.20

Sani9.13

Guru10.06

Sevvai10.59

Suriya11.51

Sukran12.44

Budhan1.37

Chandra2.30

Sani3.23

Guru4.16

Night

Sevvai5.08

Suriya6.16

Sukran7.23

Budhan8.30

Chandra9.37

Sani10.45

Guru11.52

Sevvai12.59

Suriya2.06

Sukran3.14

Budhan4.21

Chandra5.28

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery