April 2027

Friday

Plavanga

Chithirai

Velli

Theypirai

Navamitill 7.44 am, then Dasami

Avittamtill 1.40 pm, then Sathayam

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 11.44–1.30

Yamagandamevening 5.00–6.46

Kuligaimorning 8.14–10.00

ChandrashtamamPunarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.29–8.14night 11.15–12.14 (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, 1.30 pm to 5.00 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

1.30–5.00 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.29–8.14 amClear of every caution

6.29–8.14 am, inside the clear stretch

10.00–11.44 amClear of every caution

1.02–1.57 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs

6.46–8.31 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

8.14–10.00 am, what begins now is said to repeat

11.44 am–1.30 pm

5.00–6.46 pm

9.30–11.15 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

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

Sunrise6.29 am

Sunset8.31 pm

Moonrise4.03 am (next day)

Moonset2.28 pm

SunMesha Rasi

MoonKumbha Rasi, from 12.24 am

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
	Velli (Friday)
	Navami, till 7.44 am 3–09 nazhigai	Dasami
	Avittam, till 1.40 pm 18–00 nazhigai	Sathayam
	Shukla Yogam, till 8.56 am 6–07 nazhigai	Brahma Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 7.44 am 3–09 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 8.39 pm 35–27 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Detroit

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.09–5.48 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.14–10.00 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.44 am–1.30 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.02–1.57 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	5.00–6.46 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.30–11.15 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	No Amirtha Kalam on this day	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam6.29

Soram8.14

Uthi10.00

Visham11.44

Amirtham1.30

Rogam3.15

Labam¹5.01

Dhanam6.46

Night

Rogam8.31

Labam²9.46

Dhanam³11.00

Sugam12.15

Soram1.29

Uthi2.44

Visham3.58

Amirtham5.13

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

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Navamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Dhaniṣṭhā (Śatabhiṣaj from 1.40 pm, 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	6.29 am	7.15 am
Vrishabha	7.15 am	9.02 am
Mithuna	9.02 am	11.20 am
Kataka	11.20 am	1.54 pm
Simha	1.54 pm	4.28 pm
Kanya	4.28 pm	7.02 pm
Tula	7.02 pm	9.37 pm
Vrischika	9.37 pm	12.04 am
Dhanu	12.04 am	2.04 am
Makara	2.04 am	3.33 am
Kumbha	3.33 am	4.43 am
Meena	4.43 am	5.51 am
Mesha	5.51 am	6.27 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.29

Budhan7.39

Chandra8.49

Sani9.59

Guru11.09

Sevvai12.20

Suriya1.30

Sukran2.40

Budhan3.50

Chandra5.00

Sani6.10

Guru7.21

Night

Sevvai8.31

Suriya9.20

Sukran10.10

Budhan11.00

Chandra11.50

Sani12.39

Guru1.29

Sevvai2.19

Suriya3.09

Sukran3.58

Budhan4.48

Chandra5.38

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

Also

	West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery
	In force all day, until Sunday 10.54 am