April 2026

Sunday

Visvavasu

Panguni

Nyayiru

Theypirai

Dasamitill 1.17 am (next day), then Ekadasi

Thiruvonamtill 3.14 pm, then Avittam

Amirtha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalamevening 4.48–6.24

Yamagandamafternoon 12.02–1.38

Kuligaiafternoon 3.13–4.49

ChandrashtamamUntil 3.45 am (next day): Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 7.16–8.51evening 6.24–7.22

Computed for Ayodhya. 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, 5.41 am to 12.02 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 1.18 am Monday.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Ayodhya

Computed for Ayodhya, 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

5.41 am–12.02 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.16–8.51 am, inside the clear stretch

11.37 am–12.27 pm; Yamagandam also runs

Avoid

12.02–1.38 pm

3.13–4.49 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

4.42–5.33 pm

4.48–6.24 pm

7.22–9.02 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Monday 3.45 am

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

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 3.45 am, until Wednesday 9.38 am

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

Sunrise5.41 am

Sunset6.24 pm

Moonrise2.58 am (next day)

Moonset1.16 pm

SunMeena Rasi

MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Monday 13 April: Ekadasi.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Ayodhya 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
	Nyayiru (Sunday)
	Dasami, till 1.17 am (next day) 49–04 nazhigai	Ekadasi
	Thiruvonam, till 3.14 pm 23–55 nazhigai	Avittam
	Sadhya Yogam, till 6.16 pm 31–30 nazhigai	Shubha Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 1.04 pm 18–28 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 1.18 am (next day) caution 49–04 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Ayodhya

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.10–5.51 am 5.19–6.57 am	A favourable window
	4.11–4.55 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	11.37 am–12.27 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.02–1.38 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.13–4.49 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.42–5.33 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.48–6.24 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.22–9.02 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi5.41

Amirtham7.16

Rogam8.51

Labam10.27

Dhanam¹12.03

Sugam²1.38

Soram3.13

Visham4.48

Night

Dhanam³6.24

Sugam⁴7.49

Soram9.12

Visham10.37

Uthi12.02

Amirtham1.27

Rogam2.50

Labam4.16

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Daśamī · Bhānu Vāsara · Śravaṇa (Dhaniṣṭhā from 3.14 pm, computed)

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	5.41 am	5.51 am
Mesha	5.51 am	7.28 am
Vrishabha	7.28 am	9.24 am
Mithuna	9.24 am	11.38 am
Kataka	11.38 am	1.57 pm
Simha	1.57 pm	4.13 pm
Kanya	4.13 pm	6.27 pm
Tula	6.27 pm	8.45 pm
Vrischika	8.45 pm	11.03 pm
Dhanu	11.03 pm	1.07 am
Makara	1.07 am	2.51 am
Kumbha	2.51 am	4.20 am
Meena	4.20 am	5.40 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya5.41

Sukran6.44

Budhan7.48

Chandra8.51

Sani9.55

Guru10.59

Sevvai12.02

Suriya1.06

Sukran2.09

Budhan3.13

Chandra4.17

Sani5.20

Night

Guru6.24

Sevvai7.20

Suriya8.16

Sukran9.13

Budhan10.09

Chandra11.05

Sani12.02

Guru12.58

Sevvai1.54

Suriya2.51

Sukran3.47

Budhan4.43

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

Also

	West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery
	In force from 3.44 am, until Monday 9.38 am