Shastra Panchangam
April 2027
3
Saturday
Parabhava
Panguni
20
Sani
Theypirai
Dwadasitill 11.57 pm, then Trayodasi
Avittamtill 10.12 am, then Sathayam
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 9.54–11.34
Yamagandamafternoon 2.49–4.29
Kuligaimorning 6.38–8.17
ChandrashtamamPunarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 11.34–1.11evening 7.45–9.06

Computed for Birmingham, in UK time (BST). 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, 11.34 am to 2.49 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 Birmingham

Computed for Birmingham, 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

11.34 am–2.49 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
8.23–9.54 amClear of every caution
11.34 am–1.11 pm, inside the clear stretch
12.46–1.37 pm
4.29–5.57 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

6.38–8.17 am, what begins now is said to repeat
6.38–8.23 am
9.54–11.34 am
2.49–4.29 pm
5.57–7.41 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Monday 7.03 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

Sunrise6.38 am
Sunset7.45 pm
Moonrise5.41 am (next day)
Moonset3.48 pm
SunMeena Rasi
MoonKumbha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Sunday 4 April: Pradosham and Masa Sivaratri.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Birmingham 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)
Dwadasi, till 11.57 pm 43–22 nazhigaiTrayodasi
Avittam, till 10.12 am 8–56 nazhigaiSathayam
Shubha Yogam, till 5.44 am (next day) 57–51 nazhigaiShukla Yogam
Kaulava Karanam, till 11.14 am 11–32 nazhigai
Taitila Karanam, till 11.57 pm 43–22 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Birmingham

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.11–5.54 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.38–8.17 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
6.38–8.23 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.54–11.34 amAvoided for new beginnings
12.46–1.37 pmWidely used for beginnings
2.49–4.29 pmAvoided for new beginnings
5.57–7.41 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.18–6.01 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Soram6.38
Uthi18.17
Visham9.54
Amirtham11.34
Rogam1.11
Labam22.50
Dhanam34.29
Sugam46.07

Night

Labam7.45
Dhanam9.07
Sugam10.28
Soram11.49
Uthi1.11
Visham2.31
Amirtham3.53
Soram5.14

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Sthira Vāsara · Dhaniṣṭhā (Śatabhiṣaj from 10.12 am, 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
1202

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Meena6.38 am7.02 am
Mesha7.02 am8.04 am
Vrishabha8.04 am9.40 am
Mithuna9.40 am12.04 pm
Kataka12.04 pm2.54 pm
Simha2.54 pm5.47 pm
Kanya5.47 pm8.40 pm
Tula8.40 pm11.32 pm
Vrischika11.32 pm2.11 am
Dhanu2.11 am4.05 am
Makara4.05 am5.17 am
Kumbha5.17 am6.09 am
Meena6.09 am6.35 am

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

Horai

Day

Sani6.38
Guru7.43
Sevvai8.49
Suriya9.55
Sukran11.00
Budhan12.06
Chandra1.11
Sani2.17
Guru3.23
Sevvai4.28
Suriya5.34
Sukran6.40

Night

Budhan7.45
Chandra8.39
Sani9.34
Guru10.28
Sevvai11.22
Suriya12.16
Sukran1.10
Budhan2.04
Chandra2.59
Sani3.53
Guru4.47
Sevvai5.41

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

Also

East on Saturdays; Parigaram: curd
In force all day, until Monday 7.03 am

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