Panchangam 18 May 2028 · Chennai

On Thursday 18 May 2028, in Chennai: Tamil date Vaikasi 4 (Keelaka year); thithi Theipirai Navami until 8:35 am, nakshatra Poorattathi until 8:16 am (next day); 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

Thursday, 18 May 2028 ·

Vakya panchangam

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

Thursday, 18 May 2028 · Keelaka year

Vaikasi 4

வைகாசி 4

Theipiraiதேய்பிறை: The waning fortnight: the fifteen days from full moon to new moon. Navami until 8:35 am, then Dasami தேய்பிறை நவமி · காலை 8:35 வரை, பிறகு தசமி

Poorattathi until 8:16 am (next day), then Uthirattathi பூரட்டாதி · காலை 8:16 (நாளை) வரை, பிறகு உத்திரட்டாதி

Sunrise5:52 am

Sunset6:28 pm

On 18 May 2028: special dayDasami

Rahu Kalam · avoid1:30 – 3:00 pm Now

Good time (Nalla Neram)10:30 – 11:30 am Now

Yamagandamஎமகண்டம்: One of the eight parts of the day, held unsuitable for starting anything new.6:00 – 7:30 am

Kuligaiகுளிகை: One of the eight parts of the day. Some families start lasting work in it; others avoid it for ceremonies.9:00 – 10:30 am

Soolam · remedy

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

South · Oil

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.

Kadagam

Moonrise1:17 am

Day type (Naal)Downward day

Yogam

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

Vaidhruthi until 5:24 pm

Karanam

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

Garaja until 8:35 am

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

Thirukanithamதிருக்கணிதம்: Modern astronomical reckoning that matches the observed sky.: 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
Nakshatraநட்சத்திரம்: One of the 27 star groups the Moon passes through, about one a day. The one at your birth is your birth star. (star): Poorattathi until 7:53 am (next day)
Yogam: Vaidhruthi until 5:32 pm
Karanam: Garaja until 7:56 am
Sunrise · sunset: 5:42 am · 6:28 pm
Rahu Kalam: 1:41 – 3:16 pm
Yamagandam: 5:42 – 7:18 am
Kuligai: 8:54 – 10:29 am
Good time (Nalla Neram): 7:18 – 8:54 am 10:29 am – 1:41 pm 4:52 – 6:28 pm
Gowri good time: 7:18 – 8:54 am 10:29 am – 1:41 pm 4:52 – 7:52 pm 10:41 pm – 2:53 am (next day) 4:18 – 5:42 am (next day)

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