May 2026

Tuesday

Parabhava

Vaikasi

Sevvai

Valarpirai

Dasamitill 9.41 am, then Ekadasi

Uthiramtill 8.39 am, then Hastham

Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 2.24–3.41

Yamagandammorning 9.19–10.36

Kuligaimorning 11.52–1.09

ChandrashtamamAvittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.36–11.52night 7.24–8.24

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, 10.36 am to 11.52 am is the best of the day.

Vajra Yogam runs till 7.46 am.

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

10.36–11.52 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.46–8.49 amClear of every caution

10.36–11.52 am, inside the clear stretch

11.32 am–12.12 pm; Kuligai also runs

1.09–2.24 pmClear of every caution

3.41–4.57 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

8.49–9.30 am

9.19–10.36 am

11.52 am–1.09 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

2.24–3.41 pm

5.40–7.24 pm, in the evening

10.29–11.25 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Wednesday 11.31 pm

Sathayam · Avittam, third to fourth quarters · Poorattathi, first to third quarters

For those born in Kumbha 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

Sunrise6.47 am

Sunset4.57 pm

Moonrise1.52 pm

Moonset2.41 am (next day)

SunVrishabha Rasi

MoonKanya Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Wednesday 27 May: Ekadasi.

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
	Sevvai (Tuesday)
	Dasami, till 9.41 am 7–15 nazhigai	Ekadasi
	Uthiram, till 8.39 am 4–39 nazhigai	Hastham
	Vajra Yogam, till 7.46 am caution 2–25 nazhigai	Siddhi Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 9.41 am 7–15 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 10.13 pm 38–34 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Sydney

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.57–5.52 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.49–9.30 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.19–10.36 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.32 am–12.12 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	11.52 am–1.09 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	2.24–3.41 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.40–7.24 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.29–11.25 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.00–5.43 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam6.47

Labam¹8.04

Dhanam²9.20

Sugam10.36

Soram11.52

Uthi1.09

Visham2.24

Amirtham3.41

Night

Soram4.57

Uthi³6.41

Visham8.24

Amirtham⁴10.09

Rogam11.52

Labam1.37

Dhanam3.21

Sugam5.05

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Vṛṣabha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Daśamī · Bhauma Vāsara · Uttaraphalgunī (Hasta from 8.39 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 sign	From	To
Vrishabha	6.47 am	8.23 am
Mithuna	8.23 am	10.26 am
Kataka	10.26 am	12.04 pm
Simha	12.04 pm	1.25 pm
Kanya	1.25 pm	2.44 pm
Tula	2.44 pm	4.14 pm
Vrischika	4.14 pm	6.07 pm
Dhanu	6.07 pm	8.23 pm
Makara	8.23 pm	10.48 pm
Kumbha	10.48 pm	1.11 am
Meena	1.11 am	3.33 am
Mesha	3.33 am	5.58 am
Vrishabha	5.58 am	6.48 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai6.47

Suriya7.38

Sukran8.29

Budhan9.20

Chandra10.11

Sani11.01

Guru11.52

Sevvai12.43

Suriya1.34

Sukran2.24

Budhan3.15

Chandra4.06

Night

Sani4.57

Guru6.06

Sevvai7.15

Suriya8.25

Sukran9.34

Budhan10.43

Chandra11.52

Sani1.02

Guru2.11

Sevvai3.20

Suriya4.30

Sukran5.39

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

Also

North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk