April 2026

Monday

Parabhava

Chithirai

Thingal

Valarpirai

Chaturthitill 4.45 pm, then Panchami

Rohinitill 2.39 pm, then Mirugaseeridam

Amirtha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 8.16–10.03

Yamagandammorning 11.49–1.36

Kuligaiafternoon 3.21–5.09

ChandrashtamamUntil 1.31 am (next day): Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.30–7.27evening 9.12–9.54

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

For anything new, 5.51 pm to 7.44 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 4.46 pm.

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

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

5.51–7.44 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.30–7.27 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs

1.08–2.04 pm; Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam also run

Avoid

7.27–8.54 am

8.16–10.03 am

11.49 am–1.36 pm

2.04–3.01 pm

3.21–5.09 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

4.54–5.51 pm

7.44–9.12 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 1.31 am

Swathi · Chithirai, third to fourth quarters · Visakam, first to third quarters

For those born in Tula Rasi.

Then

from 1.31 am, until Thursday 3.44 am

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika 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

Sunrise6.30 am

Sunset8.41 pm

Moonrise7.56 am

Moonset1.50 am (next day)

SunMesha Rasi

MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Limb	This day	Then
	Thingal (Monday)
	Chaturthi, till 4.45 pm 25–40 nazhigai	Panchami
	Rohini, till 2.39 pm 20–22 nazhigai	Mirugaseeridam
	Shobhana Yogam, till 1.01 am (next day) 46–21 nazhigai	Atiganda Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 4.46 pm caution 25–40 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 3.15 am (next day) 51–57 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Calgary

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.12–5.50 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.27–8.54 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.16–10.03 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.47 am–1.12 pm 4.29–5.55 am	A favourable window
	11.49 am–1.36 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.08–2.04 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	2.04–3.01 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.21–5.09 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.54–5.51 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.44–9.12 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham¹6.30

Visham8.16

Rogam10.02

Labam²11.50

Dhanam³1.36

Sugam⁴3.22

Soram5.08

Uthi⁵6.55

Night

Sugam⁶8.41

Soram9.54

Uthi11.08

Amirtham12.22

Visham1.34

Rogam2.48

Labam4.02

Dhanam5.15

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Tyajyam and Bhadra Karanam; 2 Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam; 3 Durmuhurtham and Bhadra Karanam; 4 Kuligai, Durmuhurtham and Bhadra Karanam; 5 Tyajyam; 6 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Caturthī · Indu Vāsara · Rohiṇī (Mṛgaśīrṣa from 2.39 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
Mesha	6.30 am	7.29 am
Vrishabha	7.29 am	9.07 am
Mithuna	9.07 am	11.30 am
Kataka	11.30 am	2.18 pm
Simha	2.18 pm	5.08 pm
Kanya	5.08 pm	7.57 pm
Tula	7.57 pm	10.46 pm
Vrischika	10.46 pm	1.22 am
Dhanu	1.22 am	3.18 am
Makara	3.18 am	4.33 am
Kumbha	4.33 am	5.28 am
Meena	5.28 am	6.20 am
Mesha	6.20 am	6.28 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra6.30

Sani7.41

Guru8.52

Sevvai10.03

Suriya11.14

Sukran12.25

Budhan1.36

Chandra2.47

Sani3.57

Guru5.08

Sevvai6.19

Suriya7.30

Night

Sukran8.41

Budhan9.30

Chandra10.19

Sani11.08

Guru11.57

Sevvai12.46

Suriya1.35

Sukran2.24

Budhan3.13

Chandra4.01

Sani4.50

Guru5.39

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd