Panchangam 4 May 2028 · Chennai
On Thursday 4 May 2028, in Chennai: Tamil date Chithirai 21 (Keelaka year); thithi Valarpirai Dasami until 12:05 pm, nakshatra Pooram until 11:08 pm; Rahu Kalam 1:30 – 3:00 pm, Nalla Neram 10:30 – 11:30 am (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.Thursday, 4 May 2028 · Keelaka year
Chithirai 21
சித்திரை 21
Dasami until 12:05 pm, then Ekadasi வளர்பிறை தசமி · மதியம் 12:05 வரை, பிறகு ஏகாதசி
Pooram until 11:08 pm, then Uthiram பூரம் · இரவு 11:08 வரை, பிறகு உத்திரம்
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 – 1:30 pm4:30 – 7:30 pm10:30 pm – 3:00 am (next day)4:30 – 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)
- Valarpirai Dasami until 2:12 pm
- (star)
- Pooram until 1:01 am (next day)
- Yogam
- Thuruvam until 1:43 pm
- Karanam
- Garaja until 2:12 pm
- Sunrise · sunset
- 5:46 am · 6:24 pm
- Rahu Kalam
- 1:40 – 3:15 pm
- Yamagandam
- 5:46 – 7:21 am
- Kuligai
- 8:56 – 10:30 am
- Good time (Nalla Neram)
- 7:21 – 8:56 am 10:30 am – 1:40 pm 4:49 – 6:24 pm
- Gowri good time
- 7:21 – 8:56 am 10:30 am – 1:40 pm 4:49 – 7:49 pm 10:40 pm – 2:55 am (next day) 4:21 – 5:46 am (next day)