April 2027

Friday

Plavanga

Chithirai

Velli

Theypirai

Tritiyaitill 6.51 pm, then Chaturthi

Anushamtill 9.27 pm, then Kettai

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Sankatahara Chaturthi

Rahu Kalammorning 11.47–1.31

Yamagandamevening 4.56–6.40

Kuligaimorning 8.21–10.05

ChandrashtamamAshwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarter

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

evening 6.40–8.23night 9.40–10.56

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, 6.52 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 6.52 pm.

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

6.52–8.23 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

1.04–1.58 pm; Rahu Kalam and Bhadra Karanam also run

6.40–8.23 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs

Avoid

8.21–10.05 am, what begins now is said to repeat

11.47 am–1.31 pm

4.56–6.40 pm

3.31–5.16 am, early Saturday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 11.28 pm

Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter

For those born in Mesha 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

Sunset8.23 pm

Moonrise12.00 am (next day)

Moonset7.40 am

SunMesha Rasi

MoonVrischika Rasi

This day and the next

Sankatahara Chaturthi, Ganesha worship; the fast ends at moonrise.

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
	Velli (Friday)
	Tritiyai, till 6.51 pm 30–33 nazhigai	Chaturthi
	Anusham, till 9.27 pm 37–03 nazhigai	Kettai
	Variyan Yogam, till 4.28 am (next day) 54–37 nazhigai	Parigha Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 6.52 pm caution 30–33 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Detroit

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.17–5.57 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.21–10.05 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	10.27 am–12.08 pm	A favourable window
	11.47 am–1.31 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.04–1.58 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	4.56–6.40 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.31–5.16 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam¹6.39

Soram8.21

Uthi²10.05

Visham11.47

Amirtham³1.31

Rogam3.13

Labam⁴4.57

Dhanam⁵6.40

Night

Rogam8.23

Labam9.40

Dhanam10.57

Sugam12.14

Soram1.30

Uthi⁶2.47

Visham4.03

Amirtham5.21

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

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Tṛtīyā · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Anurādhā

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 sign	From	To
Mesha	6.39 am	7.42 am
Vrishabha	7.42 am	9.29 am
Mithuna	9.29 am	11.48 am
Kataka	11.48 am	2.22 pm
Simha	2.22 pm	4.56 pm
Kanya	4.56 pm	7.30 pm
Tula	7.30 pm	10.05 pm
Vrischika	10.05 pm	12.32 am
Dhanu	12.32 am	2.32 am
Makara	2.32 am	4.00 am
Kumbha	4.00 am	5.11 am
Meena	5.11 am	6.18 am
Mesha	6.18 am	6.37 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.39

Budhan7.48

Chandra8.56

Sani10.05

Guru11.14

Sevvai12.22

Suriya1.31

Sukran2.40

Budhan3.48

Chandra4.57

Sani6.06

Guru7.14

Night

Sevvai8.23

Suriya9.14

Sukran10.05

Budhan10.57

Chandra11.48

Sani12.39

Guru1.30

Sevvai2.21

Suriya3.13

Sukran4.04

Budhan4.55

Chandra5.46

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery