April 2027

Sunday

Parabhava

Panguni

Nyayiru

Theypirai

Trayodasitill 7.54 pm, then Chaturdasi

Poorattathitill 8.17 am (next day), then Uthirattathi

Siddha Yogam

Masa Sivaratri

Rahu Kalamevening 6.25–8.02

Yamagandamafternoon 1.35–3.13

Kuligaievening 4.48–6.25

ChandrashtamamUntil 2.03 am (next day): Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, AyilyamThen: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarter

Keezhnokku Naaldownward day

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 7.10–8.46evening 8.02–9.24

Computed for Detroit, in US Eastern time (EDT). 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, 7.10 am to 1.35 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 8.08 am Monday.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Detroit

Computed for Detroit, 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

7.10 am–1.35 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.10–8.46 am, inside the clear stretch

1.10–2.01 pm; Yamagandam and Tyajyam also run

3.28–4.48 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

1.35–3.13 pm

1.47–3.28 pm

4.48–6.25 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

6.18–7.11 pm

6.25–8.02 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Monday 2.03 am

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka Rasi.

Then

from 2.03 am, until Wednesday 8.56 am

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha 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

Sunrise7.10 am

Sunset8.01 pm

Moonrise6.20 am (next day)

Moonset5.48 pm

SunMeena Rasi

MoonKumbha Rasi

This day and the next

Masa Sivaratri, the monthly Sivaratri; worship through the night.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Detroit 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)
	Trayodasi, till 7.54 pm 31–52 nazhigai	Chaturdasi
	Poorattathi, till 8.17 am (next day) 62–53 nazhigai	Uthirattathi
	Shukla Yogam, till 12.18 am (next day) 42–54 nazhigai	Brahma Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 7.30 am 0–52 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 7.54 pm 31–52 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Detroit

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.41–6.24 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	1.10–2.01 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.35–3.13 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.47–3.28 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.48–6.25 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	6.18–7.11 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.25–8.02 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.53 pm–1.33 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi7.10

Amirtham8.47

Rogam10.22

Labam12.00

Dhanam¹1.36

Sugam²3.13

Soram4.48

Visham6.25

Night

Dhanam³8.01

Sugam9.25

Soram10.48

Visham12.11

Uthi1.35

Amirtham2.58

Rogam4.21

Labam5.45

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Trayodaśī · Bhānu Vāsara · Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā

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 sign	From	To
Meena	7.10 am	7.37 am
Mesha	7.37 am	8.57 am
Vrishabha	8.57 am	10.44 am
Mithuna	10.44 am	1.03 pm
Kataka	1.03 pm	3.36 pm
Simha	3.36 pm	6.11 pm
Kanya	6.11 pm	8.44 pm
Tula	8.44 pm	11.19 pm
Vrischika	11.19 pm	1.46 am
Dhanu	1.46 am	3.46 am
Makara	3.46 am	5.15 am
Kumbha	5.15 am	6.25 am
Meena	6.25 am	7.08 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya7.10

Sukran8.14

Budhan9.18

Chandra10.23

Sani11.27

Guru12.31

Sevvai1.36

Suriya2.40

Sukran3.44

Budhan4.49

Chandra5.53

Sani6.57

Night

Guru8.01

Sevvai8.57

Suriya9.53

Sukran10.48

Budhan11.44

Chandra12.39

Sani1.35

Guru2.30

Sevvai3.26

Suriya4.21

Sukran5.17

Budhan6.12

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

Also

	A downward day, by the sunrise nakshatram, Poorattathi
	West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery
	In force all day, until Monday 2.03 am