May 2026

Wednesday

Parabhava

Vaikasi

Budhan

Valarpirai

Ekadasitill 6.22 am, then Dwadasi

Chithiraitill 8.09 am (next day), then Swathi

Siddha Yogam

Ekadasi

Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.00–1.30

Yamagandammorning 7.30–9.00

Kuligaimorning 10.30–12.00

ChandrashtamamUntil 7.01 pm: Avittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Poorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, Revathi

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Nalla Neram

morning 9.15–10.15evening 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

Keep new beginnings small on this day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 6.23 am; Vyatipata Yogam runs all day, till 3.26 am Thursday. No part of the day is clear of every caution. If something cannot wait, prefer the printed Nalla Neram and ask your family's jyotishi.

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

9.15–10.15 am; Vyatipata Yogam also runs

10.45–11.45 am; Kuligai and Vyatipata Yogam also run

4.45–5.45 pm; Vyatipata Yogam also runs

6.30–7.30 pm; Vyatipata Yogam also runs

Avoid

7.32–9.08 am (printed 7.30–9)

10.41 am–12.17 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 10.30–12)

11.50 am–12.42 pm

12.16–1.51 pm (printed 12–1.30)

2.40–4.26 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 7.01 pm

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

For those born in Kumbha Rasi.

Then

from 7.01 pm, until Saturday 6.39 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

Sunrise5.59 am

Sunset6.34 pm

Moonrise3.28 pm

Moonset3.24 am (next day)

SunVrishabha Rasi

MoonKanya Rasi

This day and the next

Ekadasi, a fasting day in many families.

Thursday 28 May: Pradosham.

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
	Budhan (Wednesday)
	Ekadasi, till 6.22 am 0–59 nazhigai	Dwadasi
	Chithirai, till 8.09 am (next day) 65–25 nazhigai	Swathi
	Vyatipata Yogam, till 3.26 am (next day) caution 53–37 nazhigai	Variyan Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 6.23 am caution 0–59 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 7.07 pm 32–52 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Tirunelveli

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.28–5.12 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.32–9.08 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.41 am–12.17 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.50 am–12.42 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.16–1.51 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.40–4.26 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.10–2.54 am	A favourable window
	No Abhijit Muhurtham on this day	Widely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam¹5.59

Dhanam²7.33

Sugam³9.08

Soram10.41

Visham12.16

Uthi⁴1.51

Amirtham⁵3.25

Rogam4.59

Night

Uthi6.34

Amirtham8.00

Rogam9.24

Labam10.51

Dhanam12.17

Sugam1.42

Soram3.07

Visham4.32

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Bhadra Karanam and Vyatipata Yogam; 2 Yamagandam and Vyatipata Yogam; 3 Vyatipata Yogam; 4 Tyajyam and Vyatipata Yogam; 5 Tyajyam and Vyatipata Yogam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Vṛṣabha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Saumya Vāsara · Citrā

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	5.59 am	7.20 am
Mithuna	7.20 am	9.31 am
Kataka	9.31 am	11.37 am
Simha	11.37 am	1.37 pm
Kanya	1.37 pm	3.35 pm
Tula	3.35 pm	5.38 pm
Vrischika	5.38 pm	7.48 pm
Dhanu	7.48 pm	9.56 pm
Makara	9.56 pm	11.52 pm
Kumbha	11.52 pm	1.38 am
Meena	1.38 am	3.21 am
Mesha	3.21 am	5.12 am
Vrishabha	5.12 am	5.59 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan5.59

Chandra7.02

Sani8.04

Guru9.07

Sevvai10.10

Suriya11.13

Sukran12.16

Budhan1.19

Chandra2.22

Sani3.25

Guru4.28

Sevvai5.31

Night

Suriya6.34

Sukran7.31

Budhan8.28

Chandra9.25

Sani10.22

Guru11.19

Sevvai12.16

Suriya1.13

Sukran2.10

Budhan3.07

Chandra4.04

Sani5.02

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk