Panchangam 20 May 2026 · Chennai

Wednesday, 20 May 2026 ·

Vakya panchangam

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

Wednesday, 20 May 2026 · Parabhava year

Vaikasi 6

வைகாசி 6

Valarpirai Chathurthi until 4:37 pm, then Panchami வளர்பிறை சதுர்த்தி · மாலை 4:37 வரை, பிறகு பஞ்சமி

Thiruvathirai until 11:12 am, then Punarpoosam திருவாதிரை · காலை 11:12 வரை, பிறகு புனர்பூசம்

Sunrise5:52 am

Sunset6:28 pm

On 20 May 2026: special dayChathurthi

Rahu Kalam · avoid12:00 – 1:30 pm Now

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

Yamagandam7:30 – 9:00 am

Kuligai10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Soolam · remedy

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

North · Milk

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.

Viruchigam

Moonrise9:03 am

Day type (Naal)Upward day

Yogam

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

Soolam until 7:09 pm

Karanam

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

Vishti until 4:37 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 am1:30 – 4:30 pm6:00 – 9:00 pm10:30 pm – 3:00 am (next day)

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Other methodThirukanitham

Thirukanitham: the modern astronomical reckoning, worked out from your city's actual sunrise. Some calendars print it.

Thithi (lunar day): Valarpirai Chathurthi until 11:07 am
Nakshatram (star): Thiruvathirai until 6:12 am
Yogam: Soolam until 2:10 pm
Karanam: Vishti until 11:07 am
Sunrise · sunset: 5:42 am · 6:28 pm
Rahu Kalam: 12:05 – 1:41 pm
Yamagandam: 7:18 – 8:53 am
Kuligai: 10:29 am – 12:05 pm
Good time (Nalla Neram): 5:42 – 7:18 am 8:53 – 10:29 am 1:41 – 4:52 pm
Gowri good time: 5:42 – 7:18 am 8:53 – 10:29 am 1:41 – 4:52 pm 6:28 – 9:16 pm 10:41 pm – 2:53 am (next day)
Chandrashtamam for: Viruchigam, Dhanusu

On Wednesday 20 May 2026, in Chennai: Tamil date Vaikasi 6 (Parabhava year); thithi Valarpirai Chathurthi until 4:37 pm, nakshatram Thiruvathirai until 11:12 am; Rahu Kalam 12:00 – 1:30 pm, Nalla Neram 9:30 – 10:30 am and 4:30 – 5:30 pm (Vakya panchangam).

தமிழ் தினசரி காலண்டர் 20 மே 2026: வைகாசி 6, புதன்; ராகு காலம் மதியம் 12:00 – 1:30, நல்ல நேரம் காலை 9:30 – 10:30, மாலை 4:30 – 5:30

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