Panchangam 17 May 2028 · Chennai
On Wednesday 17 May 2028, in Chennai: Tamil date Vaikasi 3 (Keelaka year); thithi Theipirai Ashtami until 6:35 am, nakshatra Sadayam until 5:46 am (next day); Rahu Kalam 12:00 – 1:30 pm, Nalla Neram 9:30 – 10:30 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.Wednesday, 17 May 2028 · Keelaka year
Vaikasi 3
வைகாசி 3
Ashtami until 6:35 am, then Navami தேய்பிறை அஷ்டமி · காலை 6:35 வரை, பிறகு நவமி
Sadayam until 5:46 am (next day), then Poorattathi சதயம் · அதிகாலை 5:46 (நாளை) வரை, பிறகு பூரட்டாதி
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:
6:00 – 7:30 am9:00 – 10:30 am1:30 – 4:30 pm6:00 – 9:00 pm10:30 pm – 3:00 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 Navami until 7:56 am (next day)
- (star)
- Sadayam until 5:02 am (next day)
- Yogam
- Aindram until 4:36 pm
- Karanam
- Thaithula until 6:42 pm
- Sunrise · sunset
- 5:42 am · 6:27 pm
- Rahu Kalam
- 12:05 – 1:40 pm
- Yamagandam
- 7:18 – 8:54 am
- Kuligai
- 10:29 am – 12:05 pm
- Good time (Nalla Neram)
- 5:42 – 7:18 am 8:54 – 10:29 am 1:40 – 4:52 pm
- Gowri good time
- 5:42 – 7:18 am 8:54 – 10:29 am 1:40 – 4:52 pm 6:27 – 9:16 pm 10:40 pm – 2:53 am (next day)