Panchangam 31 May 2025 · Chennai
On Saturday 31 May 2025, in Chennai: Tamil date Vaikasi 17 (Visuvasu year); thithi Valarpirai Panchami until 1:29 am (next day), nakshatra Poosam until 2:06 am (next day); 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, 31 May 2025 · Visuvasu year
Vaikasi 17
வைகாசி 17
Panchami until 1:29 am (next day), then Sashti வளர்பிறை பஞ்சமி · இரவு 1:29 (நாளை) வரை, பிறகு சஷ்டி
Poosam until 2:06 am (next day), then Ayilyam பூசம் · இரவு 2:06 (நாளை) வரை, பிறகு ஆயில்யம்
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)
- Valarpirai Panchami until 8:15 pm
- (star)
- Poosam until 9:07 pm
- Yogam
- Viruthi until 10:43 am
- Karanam
- Bava until 8:43 am
- Sunrise · sunset
- 5:41 am · 6:31 pm
- Rahu Kalam
- 8:54 – 10:30 am
- Yamagandam
- 1:42 – 3:19 pm
- Kuligai
- 5:41 – 7:17 am
- Good time (Nalla Neram)
- 7:17 – 8:54 am 10:30 am – 12:06 pm 3:19 – 6:31 pm
- Gowri good time
- 7:17 – 8:54 am 10:30 am – 12:06 pm 3:19 – 10:42 pm 12:06 – 1:30 am (next day) 2:54 – 4:17 am (next day)