May 2026

Tuesday

Parabhava

Chithirai

Sevvai

Theypirai

Chaturthitill 7.52 am (next day), then Panchami

Kettaitill 12.55 pm, then Moolam

Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Sankatahara Chaturthi

Rahu Kalamafternoon 3.00–4.30

Yamagandammorning 9.00–10.30

Kuligaiafternoon 12.00–1.30

ChandrashtamamUntil 12.55 pm: Ashwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarterThen: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Nalla Neram

morning 7.45–8.45evening 4.45–5.45

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.45–11.45evening 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, 6.02 am to 8.31 am is the best of the day.

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

6.02–8.31 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.45–8.45 am; Durmuhurtham also runs

10.43 am–12.15 pmClear of every caution

10.45–11.45 am, inside the clear stretch

11.51 am–12.40 pm; Kuligai also runs

1.50–3.22 pmClear of every caution

4.45–5.45 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs

4.57–6.30 pmClear of every caution

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

8.31–9.22 am

9.08–10.43 am (printed 9–10.30)

12.15–1.50 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 12–1.30)

3.22–4.57 pm (printed 3–4.30)

9.54–11.43 pm, in the evening

11.06–11.53 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 12.55 pm

Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter

For those born in Mesha Rasi.

Then

from 12.55 pm, until Friday 1.27 am

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha 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

Sunrise6.02 am

Sunset6.30 pm

Moonrise9.41 pm

Moonset8.28 am

SunMesha Rasi

MoonVrischika Rasi

This day and the next

Sankatahara Chaturthi, Ganesha worship; the fast ends at moonrise.

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
	Sevvai (Tuesday)
	Chaturthi, till 7.52 am (next day) 64–36 nazhigai	Panchami
	Kettai, till 12.55 pm 17–13 nazhigai	Moolam
	Shiva Yogam, till 12.17 am (next day) 45–37 nazhigai	Siddha Yogam
	Bava Karanam, till 6.38 pm 31–31 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Tirunelveli

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.30–5.15 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.31–9.22 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.08–10.43 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.51 am–12.40 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.15–1.50 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	3.22–4.57 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.54–11.43 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.06–11.53 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	No Amirtha Kalam on this day	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam6.02

Labam¹7.36

Dhanam²9.09

Sugam10.43

Soram12.15

Uthi1.50

Visham3.22

Amirtham4.57

Night

Soram6.30

Uthi7.57

Visham9.22

Amirtham³10.50

Rogam12.15

Labam1.43

Dhanam3.09

Sugam4.36

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 and Durmuhurtham.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Caturthī · Bhauma Vāsara · Jyeṣṭhā (Mūla from 12.55 pm, 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
Mesha	6.02 am	6.43 am
Vrishabha	6.43 am	8.47 am
Mithuna	8.47 am	10.57 am
Kataka	10.57 am	1.04 pm
Simha	1.04 pm	3.03 pm
Kanya	3.03 pm	5.01 pm
Tula	5.01 pm	7.05 pm
Vrischika	7.05 pm	9.15 pm
Dhanu	9.15 pm	11.23 pm
Makara	11.23 pm	1.19 am
Kumbha	1.19 am	3.04 am
Meena	3.04 am	4.48 am
Mesha	4.48 am	6.02 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai6.02

Suriya7.04

Sukran8.06

Budhan9.09

Chandra10.11

Sani11.13

Guru12.16

Sevvai1.18

Suriya2.20

Sukran3.23

Budhan4.25

Chandra5.27

Night

Sani6.30

Guru7.27

Sevvai8.25

Suriya9.23

Sukran10.20

Budhan11.18

Chandra12.16

Sani1.13

Guru2.11

Sevvai3.09

Suriya4.06

Sukran5.04

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

Also

North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk