Centurion Panchangam 1 May 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026 · Chithirai 18, Parabhava year
Gauteng, South Africa
Your day at a glance
Time in Centurion
Rahu Kalam: 10:41 AM – 12:04 PMTap 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. | 10:41 AM – 12:04 PM |
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Yamagandam?Another avoid-window. Tradition says things begun now don’t finish well, so big starts and journeys wait. | 2:51 PM – 4:15 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. | 7:54 AM – 9:17 AM |
Auspicious times
Abhijit Muhurtham?The midday power slot around local noon — considered good for almost anything. Not used on Wednesdays. | 11:42 AM – 12:27 PM |
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Brahma Muhurtham?The calm window before dawn, prized for study, meditation and yoga. | 4:48 AM – 5:39 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. | 6:31 AM – 7:54 AM Sugam9:17 AM – 10:41 AM Uthi12:04 PM – 1:28 PM Amirdha2:51 PM – 4:15 PM Laabam4:15 PM – 5:38 PM DhanamGowri Panchangam → |
Five limbs of the day
| Day | Friday |
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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. | Pournami until 7:23 PM then Krishna Prathama |
Nakshatra?The star-zone the Moon is passing through. There are 27; the one at your birth is your birth star. | Swati (Swathi) until 1:05 AM (2 May) then Vishakha (Visakam) |
Yoga?One of 27 combinations of the Sun’s and Moon’s positions, each with its own flavour for the day. | Siddhi until 5:43 PM then Vyatipata |
Karana?Half a tithi. Eleven kinds cycle through the month; Vishti (Bhadra) is the one people avoid. | Vishti (Bhadra) until 6:30 AM then Bava until 7:23 PM then Balava |
Moon sign (Rasi)?The zodiac sign (rasi) the Moon is in right now. It moves on every 2¼ days. | Thula (Libra) all day |
| Sun sign | Mesha (Aries) |
| Lunar month (amanta) | Vaishakha, Shukla 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. | Meena (Pisces) all day |
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
- 6:31 AM – 7:54 AMSugamComfort — generally good
- 7:54 AM – 9:17 AMSoramLinked with loss — avoid
- 9:17 AM – 10:41 AMUthiGood for effort and new work
- 10:41 AM – 12:04 PMVishamPoison — avoid
- 12:04 PM – 1:28 PMAmirdhaThe best slot — go for it
- 1:28 PM – 2:51 PMRogamLinked with illness — avoid
- 2:51 PM – 4:15 PMLaabamGain — good for business
- 4:15 PM – 5:38 PMDhanamWealth — good for money matters
Gowri Panchangam – Night
- 5:38 PM – 7:15 PMRogamLinked with illness — avoid
- 7:15 PM – 8:51 PMLaabamGain — good for business
- 8:51 PM – 10:28 PMDhanamWealth — good for money matters
- 10:28 PM – 12:05 AM (2 May)SugamComfort — generally good
- 12:05 AM – 1:41 AM (2 May)SoramLinked with loss — avoid
- 1:41 AM – 3:18 AM (2 May)UthiGood for effort and new work
- 3:18 AM – 4:54 AM (2 May)VishamPoison — avoid
- 4:54 AM – 6:31 AM (2 May)AmirdhaThe best slot — go for it
About today’s panchangam for Centurion
In Centurion on Friday, 1 May 2026, the sun rises at 6:31 AM and sets at 5:38 PM. Rahu Kalam runs 10:41 AM – 12:04 PM, Yamagandam 2:51 PM – 4:15 PM and Gulikai Kalam 7:54 AM – 9:17 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 Pournami tithi and Swati (Swathi) nakshatra. The Tamil date is Chithirai 18, 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 Centurion (SAST). Calculated astronomically (Thirukanitha / Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsa) for the exact coordinates of Centurion.