Shastra Panchangam
April 2027
17
Saturday
Plavanga
Chithirai
4
Sani
Valarpirai
Dwadasitill 10.13 pm, then Trayodasi
Pooramtill 8.36 pm, then Uthiram
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Pradosham

Rahu Kalammorning 10.10–11.52
Yamagandamafternoon 3.13–4.55
Kuligaimorning 6.48–8.30
ChandrashtamamUntil 2.23 am (next day): Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Avittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 11.52–1.32evening 8.16–9.34

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, 11.52 am to 3.13 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 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

11.52 am–3.13 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
8.36–10.10 amClear of every caution
11.52 am–1.32 pm, inside the clear stretch
1.06–1.59 pm
4.55–8.16 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

5.17–6.50 am, from before sunrise
6.48–8.30 am, what begins now is said to repeat
6.48–8.36 am
10.10–11.52 am
3.13–4.55 pm
3.32–5.06 am, early Sunday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Sunday 2.23 am

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

For those born in Makara Rasi.

Then

from 2.23 am, until Tuesday 7.02 am

Sathayam · Avittam, third to fourth quarters · Poorattathi, first to third quarters

For those born in Kumbha 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

Sunrise6.48 am
Sunset8.16 pm
Moonrise5.02 pm
Moonset5.17 am (next day)
SunMesha Rasi
MoonSimha Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

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

LimbThis dayThen
Sani (Saturday)
Dwadasi, till 10.13 pm 38–34 nazhigaiTrayodasi
Pooram, till 8.36 pm 34–32 nazhigaiUthiram
Vriddhi Yogam, till 2.54 pm 20–16 nazhigaiDhruva Yogam
Bava Karanam, till 11.04 am 10–41 nazhigai
Balava Karanam, till 10.13 pm 38–34 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Detroit

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.17–6.50 amAvoided for new beginnings
5.24–6.05 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.48–8.30 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
6.48–8.36 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.10–11.52 amAvoided for new beginnings
1.06–1.59 pmWidely used for beginnings
2.29–4.00 pmA favourable window
3.13–4.55 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.32–5.06 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Soram6.48
Uthi18.30
Visham10.10
Amirtham11.52
Rogam1.32
Labam23.14
Dhanam4.55
Sugam6.36

Night

Labam8.16
Dhanam9.35
Sugam10.54
Soram12.12
Uthi1.32
Visham2.50
Amirtham34.09
Soram5.27

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

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Sthira Vāsara · Pūrvaphalgunī

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1949
2084
2083
5129
1202

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Mesha6.48 am8.06 am
Vrishabha8.06 am9.53 am
Mithuna9.53 am12.11 pm
Kataka12.11 pm2.45 pm
Simha2.45 pm5.20 pm
Kanya5.20 pm7.53 pm
Tula7.53 pm10.28 pm
Vrischika10.28 pm12.55 am
Dhanu12.55 am2.55 am
Makara2.55 am4.24 am
Kumbha4.24 am5.34 am
Meena5.34 am6.42 am
Mesha6.42 am6.47 am

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

Horai

Day

Sani6.48
Guru7.55
Sevvai9.03
Suriya10.10
Sukran11.17
Budhan12.25
Chandra1.32
Sani2.39
Guru3.47
Sevvai4.54
Suriya6.01
Sukran7.09

Night

Budhan8.16
Chandra9.09
Sani10.01
Guru10.54
Sevvai11.46
Suriya12.39
Sukran1.31
Budhan2.24
Chandra3.16
Sani4.09
Guru5.01
Sevvai5.54

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

Also

East on Saturdays; Parigaram: curd

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