Brakpan Panchangam 16 May 2026
Saturday, 16 May 2026 · Vaikasi 2, Parabhava year
Gauteng, South Africa
Your day at a glance
Time in Brakpan
Rahu Kalam: 9:21 AM – 10:42 AMTap any colour on the dial to see what it means
Times to avoid
Rahu Kalam?About 90 minutes each day when people avoid starting anything new — signing, buying, setting out. Work already in progress is fine. | 9:21 AM – 10:42 AM |
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Yamagandam?Another avoid-window. Tradition says things begun now don’t finish well, so big starts and journeys wait. | 1:24 PM – 2:45 PM |
Gulikai Kalam?Whatever you do in Gulikai is said to repeat. Skipped for things you never want again (loans, funerals); some use it for things they do. | 6:38 AM – 7:59 AM |
Auspicious times
Abhijit Muhurtham?The midday power slot around local noon — considered good for almost anything. Not used on Wednesdays. | 11:41 AM – 12:25 PM |
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Brahma Muhurtham?The calm window before dawn, prized for study, meditation and yoga. | 4:53 AM – 5:46 AM |
Nalla Neram?The Tamil way to pick a good time: day and night are each cut into 8 slots, and every slot has a name that says whether it’s good or not. | 7:59 AM – 9:21 AM Uthi10:42 AM – 12:03 PM Amirdha1:24 PM – 2:45 PM Laabam2:45 PM – 4:06 PM Dhanam4:06 PM – 5:28 PM SugamGowri Panchangam → |
Five limbs of the day
| Day | Saturday |
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Tithi?The lunar day. Each time the Moon pulls 12° further from the Sun a new tithi begins — 30 in a lunar month, so it can change at any hour. | Amavasya until 10:00 PM then Shukla Prathama |
Nakshatra?The star-zone the Moon is passing through. There are 27; the one at your birth is your birth star. | Bharani until 2:00 PM then Krittika (Karthigai) |
Yoga?One of 27 combinations of the Sun’s and Moon’s positions, each with its own flavour for the day. | Saubhagya until 6:55 AM then Shobhana until 2:45 AM (17 May) then Atiganda |
Karana?Half a tithi. Eleven kinds cycle through the month; Vishti (Bhadra) is the one people avoid. | Chatushpada until 11:53 AM then Naga until 10:00 PM then Kimstughna |
Moon sign (Rasi)?The zodiac sign (rasi) the Moon is in right now. It moves on every 2¼ days. | Mesha (Aries) until 7:16 PM then Rishabha (Taurus) |
| Sun sign | Rishabha (Taurus) |
| Lunar month (amanta) | Vaishakha, Krishna Paksha |
Chandrashtama for?If this is your moon sign, the Moon is in your 8th house — tradition says keep it low-key and put off big decisions. | Kanya (Virgo) until 7:16 PM then Thula (Libra) |
Nalla Neram – Gowri Panchangam?
The Tamil way to pick a good time: day and night are each cut into 8 slots, and every slot has a name that says whether it’s good or not.
Nalla Neram – Gowri Panchangam?
The Tamil way to pick a good time: day and night are each cut into 8 slots, and every slot has a name that says whether it’s good or not.
Gowri Panchangam – Daytime
- 6:38 AM – 7:59 AMSoramLinked with loss — avoid
- 7:59 AM – 9:21 AMUthiGood for effort and new work
- 9:21 AM – 10:42 AMVishamPoison — avoid
- 10:42 AM – 12:03 PMAmirdhaThe best slot — go for it
- 12:03 PM – 1:24 PMRogamLinked with illness — avoid
- 1:24 PM – 2:45 PMLaabamGain — good for business
- 2:45 PM – 4:06 PMDhanamWealth — good for money matters
- 4:06 PM – 5:28 PMSugamComfort — generally good
Gowri Panchangam – Night
- 5:28 PM – 7:06 PMLaabamGain — good for business
- 7:06 PM – 8:45 PMDhanamWealth — good for money matters
- 8:45 PM – 10:24 PMSugamComfort — generally good
- 10:24 PM – 12:03 AM (17 May)SoramLinked with loss — avoid
- 12:03 AM – 1:42 AM (17 May)UthiGood for effort and new work
- 1:42 AM – 3:21 AM (17 May)VishamPoison — avoid
- 3:21 AM – 5:00 AM (17 May)AmirdhaThe best slot — go for it
- 5:00 AM – 6:39 AM (17 May)SoramLinked with loss — avoid
About today’s panchangam for Brakpan
In Brakpan on Saturday, 16 May 2026, the sun rises at 6:38 AM and sets at 5:28 PM. Rahu Kalam runs 9:21 AM – 10:42 AM, Yamagandam 1:24 PM – 2:45 PM and Gulikai Kalam 6:38 AM – 7:59 AM. These periods, like the good-time slots, are found by dividing the time between local sunrise and sunset into eight equal parts — which is why they shift from city to city and day to day, and why a fixed “7:30 to 9:00” chart is only an approximation.
The day begins at sunrise with Amavasya tithi and Bharani nakshatra. The Tamil date is Vaikasi 2, Parabhava year.
Rahu Kalam for the next 7 days · Today’s hora timings · Monthly calendar · How these are calculated
All times are local time in Brakpan (SAST). Calculated astronomically (Thirukanitha / Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsa) for the exact coordinates of Brakpan.