May 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Chithirai

18, Pournami

Velli

Valarpirai

Pournamitill 10.53 pm, then Prathamai

Swathitill 4.35 am (next day), then Visakam

Siddha Yogam

Pournami

Rahu Kalammorning 10.30–12.00

Yamagandamafternoon 3.00–4.30

Kuligaimorning 7.30–9.00

ChandrashtamamPoorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, Revathi

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Nalla Neram

morning 9.15–10.15evening 4.45–5.45

Gowri Nalla Neram

afternoon 12.15–1.15evening 6.30–7.30

Tithi and nakshatram computed for Tirunelveli. 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, 12.17 pm to 3.22 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 10.01 am.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Tirunelveli

Computed for Tirunelveli, 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

12.17–3.22 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

9.15–10.15 am; Tyajyam and Bhadra Karanam also run

10.11–10.42 amShort clear window

11.52 am–12.41 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs

12.15–1.15 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs

4.45–5.45 pm; Yamagandam also runs

4.56–6.29 pmClear of every caution

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

7.36–9.10 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 7.30–9)

8.25–10.11 am

10.42 am–12.17 pm (printed 10.30–12)

3.22–4.56 pm (printed 3–4.30)

Chandrashtamam

until Sunday 12.31 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

Sunrise6.03 am

Sunset6.29 pm

Moonrise6.17 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.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Tirunelveli 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)
	Pournami, till 10.53 pm 42–06 nazhigai	Prathamai
	Swathi, till 4.35 am (next day) 56–22 nazhigai	Visakam
	Siddhi Yogam, till 9.13 pm 37–56 nazhigai	Vyatipata Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 10.01 am caution 9–55 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 10.53 pm 42–06 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Tirunelveli

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.31–5.16 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.36–9.10 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	8.25–10.11 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.42 am–12.17 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.52 am–12.41 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	3.22–4.56 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.57–8.41 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam¹6.03

Soram7.36

Uthi²9.10

Visham10.42

Amirtham12.17

Rogam1.49

Labam³3.23

Dhanam4.56

Night

Rogam6.29

Labam7.56

Dhanam9.23

Sugam10.50

Soram12.15

Uthi1.43

Visham3.09

Amirtham4.36

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Pūrṇimā · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Svātī

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	6.03 am	6.58 am
Vrishabha	6.58 am	9.02 am
Mithuna	9.02 am	11.13 am
Kataka	11.13 am	1.20 pm
Simha	1.20 pm	3.19 pm
Kanya	3.19 pm	5.17 pm
Tula	5.17 pm	7.20 pm
Vrischika	7.20 pm	9.31 pm
Dhanu	9.31 pm	11.38 pm
Makara	11.38 pm	1.34 am
Kumbha	1.34 am	3.20 am
Meena	3.20 am	5.03 am
Mesha	5.03 am	6.03 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.03

Budhan7.05

Chandra8.07

Sani9.10

Guru10.12

Sevvai11.14

Suriya12.16

Sukran1.18

Budhan2.21

Chandra3.23

Sani4.25

Guru5.27

Night

Sevvai6.29

Suriya7.27

Sukran8.25

Budhan9.23

Chandra10.20

Sani11.18

Guru12.16

Sevvai1.14

Suriya2.12

Sukran3.09

Budhan4.07

Chandra5.05

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery