April 2026

Sunday

Parabhava

Chithirai

Nyayiru

Valarpirai

Dasamitill 6.37 am, then Ekadasi

Magamtill 8.57 am, then Pooram

Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamevening 7.01–8.51

Yamagandamafternoon 1.34–3.24

Kuligaievening 5.12–7.02

ChandrashtamamUthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.18–8.07evening 8.51–10.01

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, 6.18 am to 1.34 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 6.47 am Monday.

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

6.18 am–1.34 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.18–8.07 am, inside the clear stretch

1.06–2.03 pm; Yamagandam also runs

3.24–5.12 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

1.34–3.24 pm

5.12–7.02 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

5.14–6.54 pm

6.54–7.53 pm

7.01–8.51 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Monday 4.06 pm

Thiruvonam · Uthiradam, second to fourth quarters · Avittam, first to second quarters

For those born in Makara 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

Sunrise6.18 am

Sunset8.51 pm

Moonrise3.37 pm

Moonset4.42 am (next day)

SunMesha Rasi

MoonSimha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Monday 27 April: Ekadasi.

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
	Nyayiru (Sunday)
	Dasami, till 6.37 am 0–48 nazhigai	Ekadasi
	Magam, till 8.57 am 6–38 nazhigai	Pooram
	Vriddhi Yogam, till 10.58 am 11–40 nazhigai	Dhruva Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 6.37 am 0–48 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 6.38 pm 30–53 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Calgary

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.03–5.40 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.32–8.08 am 3.12–4.50 am	A favourable window
	1.06–2.03 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.34–3.24 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.12–7.02 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	5.14–6.54 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.54–7.53 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.01–8.51 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi6.18

Amirtham8.08

Rogam9.56

Labam11.46

Dhanam¹1.35

Sugam3.24

Soram5.12

Visham7.01

Night

Dhanam8.51

Sugam10.02

Soram11.12

Visham12.22

Uthi1.34

Amirtham2.45

Rogam3.54

Labam5.06

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Daśamī · Bhānu Vāsara · Maghā (Pūrvaphalgunī from 8.57 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

1201

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Mesha	6.18 am	7.06 am
Vrishabha	7.06 am	8.44 am
Mithuna	8.44 am	11.07 am
Kataka	11.07 am	1.54 pm
Simha	1.54 pm	4.44 pm
Kanya	4.44 pm	7.33 pm
Tula	7.33 pm	10.23 pm
Vrischika	10.23 pm	12.59 am
Dhanu	12.59 am	2.54 am
Makara	2.54 am	4.10 am
Kumbha	4.10 am	5.05 am
Meena	5.05 am	5.57 am
Mesha	5.57 am	6.16 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya6.18

Sukran7.31

Budhan8.44

Chandra9.56

Sani11.09

Guru12.22

Sevvai1.35

Suriya2.47

Sukran4.00

Budhan5.13

Chandra6.25

Sani7.38

Night

Guru8.51

Sevvai9.38

Suriya10.25

Sukran11.12

Budhan11.59

Chandra12.46

Sani1.34

Guru2.21

Sevvai3.08

Suriya3.55

Sukran4.42

Budhan5.29

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery