Shastra Panchangam
April 2026
3
Friday
Visvavasu
Panguni
20
Velli
Theypirai
Dwitiyaitill 6.40 am (next day), then Tritiyai
Chithiraitill 3.55 pm, then Swathi
Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 10.31–11.59
Yamagandamafternoon 2.54–4.23
Kuligaimorning 7.35–9.04
ChandrashtamamPoorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, Revathi
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.07–7.35night 7.23–8.54

Computed for Durban, in South Africa time (SAST). 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, 11.59 am to 2.54 pm is the best of the day.

Vyaghata Yogam runs till 10.39 am.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Durban

Computed for Durban, 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

11.59 am–2.54 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.07–7.35 am; Vyaghata Yogam also runs
11.36 am–12.22 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs
4.23–5.51 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

7.35–9.04 am, what begins now is said to repeat
10.31–11.59 am
2.54–4.23 pm
10.01–11.47 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Sunday 1.59 pm

Uthirattathi · Revathi · Poorattathi, fourth quarter

For those born in Meena 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

Sunrise6.07 am
Sunset5.51 pm
Moonrise6.28 pm
Moonset7.10 am
SunMeena Rasi
MoonTula Rasi, from 2.59 am

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Durban 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
Velli (Friday)
Dwitiyai, till 6.40 am (next day) 61–19 nazhigaiTritiyai
Chithirai, till 3.55 pm 24–29 nazhigaiSwathi
Vyaghata Yogam, till 10.39 am caution 11–18 nazhigaiHarshana Yogam
Taitila Karanam, till 5.53 pm 29–23 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.30–5.18 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.35–9.04 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
9.03–10.45 amA favourable window
10.31–11.59 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.36 am–12.22 pmWidely used for beginnings
2.54–4.23 pmAvoided for new beginnings
10.01–11.47 pmAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam16.07
Soram7.35
Uthi29.04
Visham10.31
Amirtham11.59
Rogam1.26
Labam32.55
Dhanam4.23

Night

Rogam5.51
Labam7.23
Dhanam48.55
Sugam510.28
Soram11.59
Uthi1.32
Visham3.03
Amirtham4.36

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Dvitīyā · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Citrā (Svātī from 3.55 pm, computed)

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
1201

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Meena6.07 am7.01 am
Mesha7.01 am9.22 am
Vrishabha9.22 am11.41 am
Mithuna11.41 am1.45 pm
Kataka1.45 pm3.26 pm
Simha3.26 pm4.52 pm
Kanya4.52 pm6.16 pm
Tula6.16 pm7.50 pm
Vrischika7.50 pm9.45 pm
Dhanu9.45 pm12.00 am
Makara12.00 am2.21 am
Kumbha2.21 am4.40 am
Meena4.40 am6.08 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.07
Budhan7.06
Chandra8.05
Sani9.03
Guru10.02
Sevvai11.00
Suriya11.59
Sukran12.58
Budhan1.56
Chandra2.55
Sani3.53
Guru4.52

Night

Sevvai5.51
Suriya6.52
Sukran7.53
Budhan8.55
Chandra9.56
Sani10.58
Guru11.59
Sevvai1.01
Suriya2.02
Sukran3.04
Budhan4.05
Chandra5.07

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery

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