May 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Chithirai

Velli

Theypirai

Shashtitill 12.22 pm, then Saptami

Uthiradamtill 9.20 pm, then Thiruvonam

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 10.30–12.00

Yamagandamafternoon 3.00–4.30

Kuligaimorning 7.30–9.00

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

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, 6.01 am to 7.34 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 1.17 am Saturday.

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

6.01–7.34 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

9.09–10.41 amClear of every caution

9.15–10.15 am, inside the clear stretch

11.51 am–12.40 pm; Rahu Kalam and Bhadra Karanam also run

12.15–1.15 pm; Rahu Kalam and Bhadra Karanam also run

12.16–12.22 pmShort clear window

4.45–5.45 pm; Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam also run

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

7.34–9.09 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 7.30–9)

10.41 am–12.16 pm (printed 10.30–12)

3.22–4.57 pm (printed 3–4.30)

1.40–3.26 am, early Saturday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Sunday 12.14 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

Sunrise6.01 am

Sunset6.30 pm

Moonrise12.05 am (next day)

Moonset11.03 am

SunMesha Rasi

MoonMakara Rasi, from 1.27 am

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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)
	Shashti, till 12.22 pm 15–53 nazhigai	Saptami
	Uthiradam, till 9.20 pm 38–18 nazhigai	Thiruvonam
	Shubha Yogam, till 2.30 am (next day) 51–13 nazhigai	Shukla Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 12.22 pm 15–53 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 1.17 am (next day) caution 48–10 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Tirunelveli

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.29–5.14 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.34–9.09 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	10.41 am–12.16 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.51 am–12.40 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	2.16–4.01 pm	A favourable window
	3.22–4.57 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.40–3.26 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam6.01

Soram7.34

Uthi9.09

Visham10.41

Amirtham¹12.16

Rogam1.49

Labam²3.23

Dhanam³4.57

Night

Rogam6.30

Labam7.57

Dhanam9.23

Sugam10.50

Soram12.15

Uthi⁴1.42

Visham3.08

Amirtham4.35

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Bhadra Karanam; 2 Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam; 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	6.01 am	6.31 am
Vrishabha	6.31 am	8.35 am
Mithuna	8.35 am	10.46 am
Kataka	10.46 am	12.52 pm
Simha	12.52 pm	2.51 pm
Kanya	2.51 pm	4.49 pm
Tula	4.49 pm	6.53 pm
Vrischika	6.53 pm	9.03 pm
Dhanu	9.03 pm	11.11 pm
Makara	11.11 pm	1.07 am
Kumbha	1.07 am	2.52 am
Meena	2.52 am	4.36 am
Mesha	4.36 am	6.01 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.01

Budhan7.03

Chandra8.06

Sani9.08

Guru10.11

Sevvai11.13

Suriya12.16

Sukran1.18

Budhan2.20

Chandra3.23

Sani4.25

Guru5.28

Night

Sevvai6.30

Suriya7.28

Sukran8.25

Budhan9.23

Chandra10.20

Sani11.18

Guru12.15

Sevvai1.13

Suriya2.11

Sukran3.08

Budhan4.06

Chandra5.03

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery