Shastra Panchangam
April 2026
16
Thursday
Parabhava
Chithirai
3, Amavasai
Viyazhan

Theypirai
Chaturdasitill 8.42 am, then Amavasai
Revathitill 12.32 am (next day), then Ashwini
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Amavasai

Rahu Kalamafternoon 3.21–5.06
Yamagandammorning 6.39–8.24
Kuligaimorning 10.07–11.53
ChandrashtamamUntil 12.33 am (next day): Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarterThen: Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Gowri Nalla Neram
evening 6.50–8.34night 12.21–1.35 (after midnight)

Computed for Calgary, in Mountain time (MDT). 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

Keep new beginnings small on this day.

Vaidhriti Yogam runs till 7.52 pm; Vishkambha Yogam runs till 4.16 pm Friday. No part of the day is clear of every caution. If something cannot wait, prefer a good part of the Gowri Panchangam and ask your family's jyotishi.

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


No kolam on this sheet: it is Amavasai.
Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Calgary

Computed for Calgary, 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

1.09–2.04 pm; Tyajyam and Vaidhriti Yogam also run
6.50–8.34 pm; Vaidhriti Yogam and Vishkambha Yogam also run

Avoid

6.39–8.24 am
10.07–11.53 am, what begins now is said to repeat
1.30–2.59 pm
3.21–5.06 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 12.33 am

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha Rasi.

Then

from 12.33 am, until Sunday 1.02 am

Hastham · Uthiram, second to fourth quarters · Chithirai, first to second quarters

For those born in Kanya 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

Sunrise6.39 am
Sunset8.34 pm
Moonrise6.24 am (next day)
Moonset8.02 pm
SunMesha Rasi
MoonMeena Rasi

This day and the next

Amavasai, the new moon; tarpanam for ancestors in many families.

In Tamil Nadu, Amavasai is on Friday 17 April.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Calgary 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
Viyazhan (Thursday)
Chaturdasi, till 8.42 am 5–09 nazhigai
Amavasai, till 5.52 am (next day) 58–08 nazhigai
Prathamai
Revathi, till 12.32 am (next day) 44–49 nazhigaiAshwini
Vaidhriti Yogam, till 7.52 pm caution 33–06 nazhigaiVishkambha Yogam
Shakuni Karanam, till 8.42 am 5–09 nazhigai
Chatushpada Karanam, till 7.20 pm 31–46 nazhigai
Naga Karanam, till 5.52 am (next day) 58–08 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Calgary

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.18–5.58 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.39–8.24 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.07–11.53 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
1.09–2.04 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.30–2.59 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.21–5.06 pmAvoided for new beginnings
10.21–11.48 pmA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam16.39
Sugam28.24
Soram10.07
Uthi311.53
Amirtham41.37
Visham3.21
Rogam5.05
Labam56.50

Night

Amirtham8.34
Visham9.49
Rogam11.04
Labam12.21
Dhanam1.36
Sugam2.51
Soram4.05
Uthi5.22

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Yamagandam and Vaidhriti Yogam; 2 Vaidhriti Yogam; 3 Tyajyam and Vaidhriti Yogam; 4 Tyajyam and Vaidhriti Yogam; 5 Vaidhriti Yogam and Vishkambha Yogam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Caturdaśī · Guru Vāsara · Revatī

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 signFromTo
Meena6.39 am6.40 am
Mesha6.40 am7.45 am
Vrishabha7.45 am9.23 am
Mithuna9.23 am11.46 am
Kataka11.46 am2.34 pm
Simha2.34 pm5.23 pm
Kanya5.23 pm8.12 pm
Tula8.12 pm11.02 pm
Vrischika11.02 pm1.38 am
Dhanu1.38 am3.34 am
Makara3.34 am4.49 am
Kumbha4.49 am5.44 am
Meena5.44 am6.36 am
Mesha6.36 am6.37 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.39
Sevvai7.48
Suriya8.58
Sukran10.08
Budhan11.17
Chandra12.27
Sani1.37
Guru2.46
Sevvai3.56
Suriya5.05
Sukran6.15
Budhan7.25

Night

Chandra8.34
Sani9.25
Guru10.15
Sevvai11.05
Suriya11.55
Sukran12.45
Budhan1.35
Chandra2.26
Sani3.16
Guru4.06
Sevvai4.56
Suriya5.46

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil
In force all day, until Friday 12.33 am

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