April 2026

Thursday

Visvavasu

Panguni

Viyazhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Panguni 26 on this day. Here Panguni began a day earlier, on Saturday 14 March.

Theypirai

Saptamitill 10.50 am, then Ashtami

Pooradamtill 12.58 am (next day), then Uthiradam

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 3.08–4.44

Yamagandammorning 7.10–8.46

Kuligaimorning 10.21–11.58

ChandrashtamamKarthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

afternoon 1.33–3.08evening 7.55–9.19

Computed for Austin, in US Central time (CDT). 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, 4.44 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Parigha Yogam runs till 7.29 am.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Austin

Computed for Austin, 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

4.44–7.55 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

8.46–8.58 amShort clear window

11.58 am–3.08 pmClear of every caution

1.08–1.58 pm

1.33–3.08 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

7.10–8.46 am

8.58–10.46 am

10.21–11.58 am, what begins now is said to repeat

3.08–4.44 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 7.35 am

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha 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

Sunrise7.10 am

Sunset7.55 pm

Moonrise3.03 am (next day)

Moonset12.10 pm

SunMeena Rasi

MoonDhanu Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Austin 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
	Viyazhan (Thursday)
	Saptami, till 10.50 am 9–10 nazhigai	Ashtami
	Pooradam, till 12.58 am (next day) 44–32 nazhigai	Uthiradam
	Parigha Yogam, till 7.29 am caution 0–45 nazhigai	Shiva Yogam
	Bava Karanam, till 10.50 am 9–10 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 11.52 pm 41–45 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Austin

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.41–6.25 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.10–8.46 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.58–10.46 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.21–11.58 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	1.08–1.58 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	3.08–4.44 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.39–9.24 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹7.10

Sugam²8.46

Soram10.21

Uthi11.58

Amirtham1.33

Visham3.08

Rogam4.43

Labam6.20

Night

Amirtham7.55

Visham9.19

Rogam10.43

Labam12.08

Dhanam1.33

Sugam2.57

Soram4.20

Uthi5.45

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Saptamī · Guru Vāsara · Pūrvāṣāḍhā

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	7.10 am	7.27 am
Mesha	7.27 am	9.01 am
Vrishabha	9.01 am	10.56 am
Mithuna	10.56 am	1.11 pm
Kataka	1.11 pm	3.33 pm
Simha	3.33 pm	5.52 pm
Kanya	5.52 pm	8.10 pm
Tula	8.10 pm	10.31 pm
Vrischika	10.31 pm	12.50 am
Dhanu	12.50 am	2.54 am
Makara	2.54 am	4.35 am
Kumbha	4.35 am	6.00 am
Meena	6.00 am	7.09 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru7.10

Sevvai8.14

Suriya9.18

Sukran10.22

Budhan11.25

Chandra12.29

Sani1.33

Guru2.36

Sevvai3.40

Suriya4.44

Sukran5.48

Budhan6.51

Night

Chandra7.55

Sani8.51

Guru9.47

Sevvai10.44

Suriya11.40

Sukran12.36

Budhan1.32

Chandra2.28

Sani3.24

Guru4.21

Sevvai5.17

Suriya6.13

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil