April 2027

Thursday

Plavanga

Chithirai

Viyazhan

Theypirai

Navamitill 7.44 am (next day), then Dasami

Thiruvonamtill 11.01 am, then Avittam

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 3.14–5.00

Yamagandammorning 6.30–8.16

Kuligaimorning 10.00–11.45

ChandrashtamamUntil 12.25 am (next day): Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

evening 6.45–8.30night 12.15–1.29 (after midnight)

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, 11.45 am to 3.14 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

11.45 am–3.14 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

8.16–10.00 amClear of every caution

1.02–1.57 pm

5.15–8.30 pmClear of every caution

6.45–8.30 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

6.30–8.16 am

10.00–11.45 am, what begins now is said to repeat

3.14–5.00 pm

3.27–5.15 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 12.25 am

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 12.25 am, until Sunday 10.54 am

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka 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

Sunset8.30 pm

Moonrise3.42 am (next day)

Moonset1.25 pm

SunMesha Rasi

MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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
	Viyazhan (Thursday)
	Navami, till 7.44 am (next day) 63–09 nazhigai	Dasami
	Thiruvonam, till 11.01 am 11–18 nazhigai	Avittam
	Shubha Yogam, till 8.13 am 4–17 nazhigai	Shukla Yogam
	Taitila Karanam, till 6.41 pm 30–30 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Detroit

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.10–5.50 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.30–8.16 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.00–11.45 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	1.02–1.57 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	3.14–5.00 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.27–5.15 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.08–3.53 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹6.30

Sugam8.16

Soram10.00

Uthi11.45

Amirtham1.30

Visham3.14

Rogam4.59

Labam6.45

Night

Amirtham8.30

Visham9.44

Rogam10.59

Labam12.15

Dhanam1.30

Sugam2.45

Soram3.59

Uthi5.14

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

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Navamī · Guru Vāsara · Śravaṇa (Dhaniṣṭhā from 11.01 am, computed)

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	6.30 am	7.18 am
Vrishabha	7.18 am	9.06 am
Mithuna	9.06 am	11.24 am
Kataka	11.24 am	1.58 pm
Simha	1.58 pm	4.32 pm
Kanya	4.32 pm	7.06 pm
Tula	7.06 pm	9.41 pm
Vrischika	9.41 pm	12.08 am
Dhanu	12.08 am	2.08 am
Makara	2.08 am	3.37 am
Kumbha	3.37 am	4.47 am
Meena	4.47 am	5.55 am
Mesha	5.55 am	6.29 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.30

Sevvai7.40

Suriya8.50

Sukran10.00

Budhan11.10

Chandra12.20

Sani1.30

Guru2.40

Sevvai3.50

Suriya5.00

Sukran6.10

Budhan7.20

Night

Chandra8.30

Sani9.20

Guru10.09

Sevvai10.59

Suriya11.49

Sukran12.39

Budhan1.29

Chandra2.19

Sani3.09

Guru3.59

Sevvai4.49

Suriya5.39

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

Also

	South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil
	In force from 12.24 am, until Friday 10.54 am