Panchangam 16 May 2025 · Chennai

On Friday 16 May 2025, in Chennai: Tamil date Vaikasi 2 (Visuvasu year); thithi Theipirai Chathurthi until 3:31 am (next day), nakshatra Moolam until 2:52 pm; Rahu Kalam 10:30 am – 12:00 pm, Nalla Neram 9:30 – 10:30 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

Friday, 16 May 2025 ·

Vakya panchangam

The traditional reckoning that Tamil Nadu temples and printed calendars follow.

Friday, 16 May 2025 · Visuvasu year

Vaikasi 2

வைகாசி 2

Theipiraiதேய்பிறை: The waning fortnight: the fifteen days from full moon to new moon. Chathurthi until 3:31 am (next day), then Panchami தேய்பிறை சதுர்த்தி · அதிகாலை 3:31 (நாளை) வரை, பிறகு பஞ்சமி

Moolam until 2:52 pm, then Pooradam மூலம் · பிற்பகல் 2:52 வரை, பிறகு பூராடம்

Sunrise5:52 am

Sunset6:28 pm

On 16 May 2025: special daySankatahara Chathurthi

Rahu Kalam · avoid10:30 am – 12:00 pm Now

Good time (Nalla Neram)9:30 – 10:30 am4:30 – 5:30 pm Now

Yamagandamஎமகண்டம்: One of the eight parts of the day, held unsuitable for starting anything new.3:00 – 4:30 pm

Kuligaiகுளிகை: One of the eight parts of the day. Some families start lasting work in it; others avoid it for ceremonies.7:30 – 9:00 am

Soolam · remedy

Soolam: the direction to avoid travelling in that day. Remedy: what to take first if you must go that way.

West · Jaggery

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.

Rishabam

Moonrise9:46 pm

Day type (Naal)Downward day

Yogam

One of 27 parts worked out from the Sun's and Moon's positions together; shown with the time it ends.

Sadhyam until 5:20 am (next day)

Karanam

Half of a thithi; each thithi has two. Shown with the time it ends.

Bava until 3:15 pm

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 am9:00 – 10:30 am12:00 – 1:30 pm4:30 – 6:00 pm7:30 pm – 12:00 am (next day)1:30 – 3:00 am (next day)4:30 – 6:00 am (next day)

Other methodThirukanitham

Thirukanithamதிருக்கணிதம்: Modern astronomical reckoning that matches the observed sky.: the modern astronomical reckoning, worked out from your city's actual sunrise. Some calendars print it.

Thithi (lunar day): Theipirai Chathurthi until 5:13 am (next day)
Nakshatraநட்சத்திரம்: One of the 27 star groups the Moon passes through, about one a day. The one at your birth is your birth star. (star): Moolam until 4:07 pm
Yogam: Siddham until 7:14 am
Karanam: Bava until 4:41 pm
Sunrise · sunset: 5:43 am · 6:27 pm
Rahu Kalam: 10:29 am – 12:05 pm
Yamagandam: 3:16 – 4:51 pm
Kuligai: 7:18 – 8:54 am
Good time (Nalla Neram): 5:43 – 7:18 am 8:54 – 10:29 am 12:05 – 1:40 pm 4:51 – 6:27 pm
Gowri good time: 5:43 – 7:18 am 8:54 – 10:29 am 12:05 – 1:40 pm 4:51 – 6:27 pm 7:51 pm – 12:05 am (next day) 1:29 – 2:54 am (next day) 4:18 – 5:42 am (next day)

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