Panchangam 5 May 2025 · Chennai
On Monday 5 May 2025, in Chennai: Tamil date Chithirai 22 (Visuvasu year); thithi Valarpirai Ashtami until 1:03 pm, nakshatra Ayilyam until 6:52 pm; Rahu Kalam 7:30 – 9:00 am, Nalla Neram 6:00 – 7:00 am and 4:30 – 5:30 pm (Vakya panchangam).
Source: the Vakya almanac (the same for every town in Tamil Nadu); Thirukanitha from Chennai sunrise (13.09°N, 80.28°E) · How we calculate
Vakya panchangam
The traditional reckoning that Tamil Nadu temples and printed calendars follow.Monday, 5 May 2025 · Visuvasu year
Chithirai 22
சித்திரை 22
Ashtami until 1:03 pm, then Navami வளர்பிறை அஷ்டமி · மதியம் 1:03 வரை, பிறகு நவமி
Ayilyam until 6:52 pm, then Magam ஆயில்யம் · மாலை 6:52 வரை, பிறகு மகம்
Soolam · remedy
Soolam: the direction to avoid travelling in that day. Remedy: what to take first if you must go that way.Chandrashtamam
The two and a half days when the Moon is in the eighth sign from your rasi; people of these rasis put off big decisions by tradition.Yogam
One of 27 parts worked out from the Sun's and Moon's positions together; shown with the time it ends.Karanam
Half of a thithi; each thithi has two. Shown with the time it ends.Other methodGowri Nalla Neram
Gowri Nalla Neram: a separate tradition that cuts day and night into eight parts each. Most families go by the almanac's Nalla Neram.
Good parts by the Gowri tradition:
6:00 – 7:30 am12:00 – 3:00 pm4:30 – 7:30 pm9:00 pm – 12:00 am (next day)3:00 – 6:00 am (next day)Other methodThirukanitham
: the modern astronomical reckoning, worked out from your city's actual sunrise. Some calendars print it.
- Thithi (lunar day)
- Valarpirai Ashtami until 7:36 am
- (star)
- Ayilyam until 2:01 pm
- Yogam
- Viruthi until 12:19 am (next day)
- Karanam
- Bava until 7:36 am
- Sunrise · sunset
- 5:46 am · 6:24 pm
- Rahu Kalam
- 7:21 – 8:56 am
- Yamagandam
- 10:30 am – 12:05 pm
- Kuligai
- 1:40 – 3:15 pm
- Good time (Nalla Neram)
- 5:46 – 7:21 am 12:05 – 3:15 pm 4:50 – 6:24 pm
- Gowri good time
- 5:46 – 7:21 am 12:05 – 3:15 pm 4:50 – 7:49 pm 9:15 pm – 12:05 am (next day) 2:55 – 5:46 am (next day)