April 2026

Wednesday

Visvavasu

Panguni

18, Pournami

Budhan

Valarpirai

Chaturdasitill 2.37 pm, then Pournami

Uthiramtill 11.48 pm, then Hastham

Amirtha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Pournami

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.24–2.53

Yamagandammorning 9.01–10.30

Kuligaimorning 11.56–1.25

ChandrashtamamAvittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

afternoon 2.53–4.20evening 7.16–8.47

Computed for Auckland, in New Zealand time (NZDT). Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Kuligai from its own sunrise; Gowri Nalla Neram from its sunrise and sunset. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 10.30 am to 11.56 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 2.52 am Thursday.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Auckland

Computed for Auckland, to the minute. Use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham.

The day at a glance

Gold marks good time, the solid bars mark times to avoid, and hatching marks a caution: denser while two cautions run together. Tap or drag across the chart to read any moment.

Good times

10.30–11.56 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

8.00–9.01 amClear of every caution

2.53–4.20 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs

Avoid

6.20–8.00 am, from before sunrise

9.01–10.30 am

11.56 am–1.25 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

1.01–1.49 pm

1.24–2.53 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 1.59 pm

Sathayam · Avittam, third to fourth quarters · Poorattathi, first to third quarters

For those born in Kumbha Rasi.

is a time to go carefully: tradition advises waiting until it ends; many put off new ventures, long journeys and disputes.

Sun and Moon

Sunrise7.34 am

Sunset7.16 pm

Moonrise6.42 pm

Moonset7.19 am (next day)

SunMeena Rasi

MoonKanya Rasi, from 5.03 am

This day and the next

Pournami, the full moon.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them, set by Auckland's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Auckland by modern astronomical calculation (Drik, Lahiri). A caution's start is rounded down and its end up; a good window's start up and its end down. Underlined words open their meaning.

The five limbs

Limb	This day	Then
	Budhan (Wednesday)
	Chaturdasi, till 2.37 pm 17–37 nazhigai	Pournami
	Uthiram, till 11.48 pm 40–33 nazhigai	Hastham
	Vriddhi Yogam, till 10.21 pm 36–56 nazhigai	Dhruva Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 2.37 pm 17–37 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 2.52 am (next day) caution 48–12 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Auckland

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.56–6.44 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.20–8.00 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.01–10.30 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.56 am–1.25 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	1.01–1.49 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.24–2.53 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.19–5.58 pm	A favourable window
	No Abhijit Muhurtham on this day	Widely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam¹7.34

Dhanam²9.02

Sugam10.30

Soram11.56

Visham1.24

Uthi³2.53

Amirtham⁴4.21

Rogam5.47

Night

Uthi7.16

Amirtham8.48

Rogam10.20

Labam11.53

Dhanam1.26

Sugam2.58

Soram4.29

Visham6.02

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Tyajyam; 2 Yamagandam; 3 Bhadra Karanam; 4 Bhadra Karanam.

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Caturdaśī · Saumya Vāsara · Uttaraphalgunī

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1948

2083

2082

5128

1201

Kaliyuga counted as the Tamil almanac counts the current year. Gujarati Samvat turns the day after Deepavali.

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Meena	7.34 am	8.42 am
Mesha	8.42 am	11.10 am
Vrishabha	11.10 am	1.34 pm
Mithuna	1.34 pm	3.35 pm
Kataka	3.35 pm	5.10 pm
Simha	5.10 pm	6.28 pm
Kanya	6.28 pm	7.44 pm
Tula	7.44 pm	9.10 pm
Vrischika	9.10 pm	11.01 pm
Dhanu	11.01 pm	1.18 am
Makara	1.18 am	3.46 am
Kumbha	3.46 am	6.13 am
Meena	6.13 am	7.35 am

The rising sign (udaya lagnam) through the day, computed for Auckland.

Horai

Day

Budhan7.34

Chandra8.32

Sani9.31

Guru10.29

Sevvai11.28

Suriya12.26

Sukran1.25

Budhan2.23

Chandra3.22

Sani4.20

Guru5.19

Sevvai6.17

Night

Suriya7.16

Sukran8.17

Budhan9.19

Chandra10.20

Sani11.22

Guru12.23

Sevvai1.25

Suriya2.27

Sukran3.28

Budhan4.30

Chandra5.31

Sani6.33

Each horai begins at the time shown and runs to the next.

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk