Shastra Panchangam
April 2027
3
Saturday
Parabhava
Panguni
20
Sani

Theypirai
Ekadasitill 10.22 am, then Dwadasi
Avittamtill 10.12 pm, then Sathayam
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Ekadasi

Rahu Kalammorning 10.29–11.57
Yamagandamafternoon 2.51–4.19
Kuligaimorning 7.35–9.03
ChandrashtamamUntil 9.04 am: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 11.57–1.24evening 7.13–8.45

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, 11.57 am to 2.51 pm is the best of the day.

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

11.57 am–2.51 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
9.09–10.29 amClear of every caution
11.57 am–1.24 pm, inside the clear stretch
1.01–1.47 pm
4.19–7.13 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

7.35–9.03 am, what begins now is said to repeat
7.35–9.09 am
10.29–11.57 am
2.51–4.19 pm
4.57–6.41 am, early Sunday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 9.04 am

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 9.04 am, until Monday 6.03 pm

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka 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

Sunrise7.35 am
Sunset7.13 pm
Moonrise3.34 am (next day)
Moonset5.06 pm
SunMeena Rasi
MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

Ekadasi, a fasting day in many families.

Sunday 4 April: Pradosham.

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

LimbThis dayThen
Sani (Saturday)
Ekadasi, till 10.22 am 6–58 nazhigaiDwadasi
Avittam, till 10.12 pm 36–30 nazhigaiSathayam
Sadhya Yogam, till 5.41 pm 25–13 nazhigaiShubha Yogam
Balava Karanam, till 10.22 am 6–58 nazhigai
Kaulava Karanam, till 11.14 pm 39–06 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Auckland

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.57–6.45 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.35–9.03 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
7.35–9.09 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.29–11.57 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.45 am–12.30 pmA favourable window
1.01–1.47 pmWidely used for beginnings
2.51–4.19 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.57–6.41 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Soram7.35
Uthi19.03
Visham10.29
Amirtham11.57
Rogam1.24
Labam22.52
Dhanam4.19
Sugam5.46

Night

Labam7.13
Dhanam8.46
Sugam10.19
Soram11.51
Uthi1.25
Visham2.57
Amirtham33.31
Soram5.03

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Sthira Vāsara · Dhaniṣṭhā

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
1202

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Meena7.35 am8.36 am
Mesha8.36 am11.04 am
Vrishabha11.04 am1.27 pm
Mithuna1.27 pm3.29 pm
Kataka3.29 pm5.03 pm
Simha5.03 pm6.21 pm
Kanya6.21 pm7.37 pm
Tula7.37 pm9.03 pm
Vrischika9.03 pm10.54 pm
Dhanu10.54 pm1.11 am
Makara1.11 am2.39 am
Kumbha2.39 am5.06 am
Meena5.06 am6.36 am

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

Horai

Day

Sani7.35
Guru8.33
Sevvai9.32
Suriya10.30
Sukran11.28
Budhan12.26
Chandra1.24
Sani2.22
Guru3.20
Sevvai4.19
Suriya5.17
Sukran6.15

Night

Budhan7.13
Chandra8.15
Sani9.17
Guru10.19
Sevvai11.21
Suriya12.23
Sukran1.25
Budhan2.27
Chandra2.28
Sani3.30
Guru4.32
Sevvai5.34

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

Also

East on Saturdays; Parigaram: curd
In force from 9.03 am, until Saturday 6.03 pm

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