Timings on this page are for Colombo (SLST). Festival and vrat dates follow the Tamil Nadu calendar; local temple dates can occasionally differ by a day.
Observances
May Day (மே தினம்)
Panchangam
Weekday
Saturday (சனி)
Tithi
Dashami (தசமி)until 6:54 PM then Ekadashi (ஏகாதசி)until 7:52 PM, May 02
Paksha
Krishna Paksha (கிருஷ்ண பக்ஷ)
Pirai
Waning Moon (தேய்பிறை)
Naal
Mel Nokku Naal (upward-facing day)மேல் நோக்கு நாள்
Nakshatra
Shatabhisha (சதயம்) · pada 2 until 1:16 AM, May 02 then Purva Bhadrapada (பூரட்டாதி)until 2:40 AM, May 03
Yoga
Brahma (பிரம்மம்)until 6:43 PM
Karana
Vanija (வணிஜம்)until May 01, 6:08 AM
Amirtha / Siddha Yogam
Marana until 1:16 AM, May 02
Tamil & Lunar Calendar
Tamil Month
Chithirai (சித்திரை) · day 18
Lunar Month (Amanta)
Chaitra
Ayanam
Uttarayanam (உத்தராயணம்)
Ritu
Vasanta (இளவேனில்)
Shaka Year
1949
Sun & Moon
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
6:15 PM
Moonrise
1:58 AM
Moonset
2:10 PM
Sun Rasi
Mesha (Aries) (மேஷம்)
Moon Rasi
Kumbha (Aquarius) (கும்பம்)
Inauspicious Times
Rahu Kalam
9:04 AM – 10:35 AM
Yamagandam
1:39 PM – 3:11 PM
Kuligai
6:00 AM – 7:32 AM
Dur Muhurtham
8:27 AM – 10:05 AM
Varjyam
2:49 PM – 4:34 PM
Auspicious Times
Nalla Neram
7:32 AM – 9:04 AM 10:35 AM – 12:07 PM 3:11 PM – 4:43 PM 4:43 PM – 6:15 PM