Panchangam 20 May 2025 · Chennai
On Tuesday 20 May 2025, in Chennai: Tamil date Vaikasi 6 (Visuvasu year); thithi Theipirai Ashtami until 12:40 am (next day), nakshatra Avittam until 3:46 pm; Rahu Kalam 3:00 – 4:30 pm, 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.Tuesday, 20 May 2025 · Visuvasu year
Vaikasi 6
வைகாசி 6
Ashtami until 12:40 am (next day), then Navami தேய்பிறை அஷ்டமி · நள்ளிரவு 12:40 (நாளை) வரை, பிறகு நவமி
Avittam until 3:46 pm, then Sadayam அவிட்டம் · பிற்பகல் 3:46 வரை, பிறகு சதயம்
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 pm1:30 – 3:00 pm4:30 – 6:00 pm7:30 – 9:00 pm10:30 pm – 12:00 am (next day)1:30 – 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)
- Theipirai Sapthami until 5:52 am
- (star)
- Avittam until 7:32 pm
- Yogam
- Aindram until 2:50 am (next day)
- Karanam
- Bava until 5:52 am
- Sunrise · sunset
- 5:42 am · 6:28 pm
- Rahu Kalam
- 3:17 – 4:52 pm
- Yamagandam
- 8:53 – 10:29 am
- Kuligai
- 12:05 – 1:41 pm
- Good time (Nalla Neram)
- 7:18 – 8:53 am 10:29 am – 12:05 pm 1:41 – 3:17 pm 4:52 – 6:28 pm
- Gowri good time
- 7:18 – 8:53 am 10:29 am – 12:05 pm 1:41 – 3:17 pm 4:52 – 6:28 pm 7:52 – 9:16 pm 10:41 pm – 12:05 am (next day) 1:29 – 5:42 am (next day)