Panchangam 17 May 2025 · Chennai
On Saturday 17 May 2025, in Chennai: Tamil date Vaikasi 3 (Visuvasu year); thithi Theipirai Panchami until 3:31 am (next day), nakshatra Pooradam until 3:48 pm; Rahu Kalam 9:00 – 10:30 am, Nalla Neram 7:30 – 8:30 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
Vakya panchangam
The traditional reckoning that Tamil Nadu temples and printed calendars follow.Saturday, 17 May 2025 · Visuvasu year
Vaikasi 3
வைகாசி 3
Panchami until 3:31 am (next day), then Sashti தேய்பிறை பஞ்சமி · அதிகாலை 3:31 (நாளை) வரை, பிறகு சஷ்டி
Pooradam until 3:48 pm, then Uthiradam பூராடம் · பிற்பகல் 3:48 வரை, பிறகு உத்திராடம்
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:
7:30 – 9:00 am10:30 am – 12:00 pm3:00 – 10:30 pm12:00 – 1:30 am (next day)3:00 – 4:30 am (next day)Other methodThirukanitham
: the modern astronomical reckoning, worked out from your city's actual sunrise. Some calendars print it.
- Thithi (lunar day)
- Theipirai Panchami until 5:58 am (next day)
- (star)
- Pooradam until 5:43 pm
- Yogam
- Sadhyam until 7:08 am
- Karanam
- Kaulava until 5:39 pm
- Sunrise · sunset
- 5:42 am · 6:27 pm
- Rahu Kalam
- 8:54 – 10:29 am
- Yamagandam
- 1:40 – 3:16 pm
- Kuligai
- 5:42 – 7:18 am
- Good time (Nalla Neram)
- 7:18 – 8:54 am 10:29 am – 12:05 pm 3:16 – 6:27 pm
- Gowri good time
- 7:18 – 8:54 am 10:29 am – 12:05 pm 3:16 – 10:40 pm 12:05 – 1:29 am (next day) 2:53 – 4:18 am (next day)
- Chandrashtamam for
- Rishabam