Shastra Panchangam
April 2026
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Tuesday
Parabhava
Chithirai
1
Sevvai
Theypirai
Dwadasitill 8.43 pm, then Trayodasi
Sathayamtill 12.36 pm, then Poorattathi
Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 2.47–4.13
Yamagandammorning 9.04–10.31
Kuligaimorning 11.55–1.22
ChandrashtamamUntil 6.08 am (next day): Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, AyilyamThen: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarter
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
afternoon 1.22–2.47night 8.22–8.47

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, 6.14 am to 8.30 am 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 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

6.14–8.30 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
10.31–11.55 amClear of every caution
11.34 am–12.18 pm; Kuligai also runs
1.22–2.47 pmClear of every caution
1.22–2.47 pm, inside the clear stretch
4.13–5.38 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

8.30–9.17 am
9.04–10.31 am
11.55 am–1.22 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
2.47–4.13 pm
6.48–8.22 pm, in the evening
10.40–11.32 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Wednesday 6.08 am

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka Rasi.

Then

from 6.08 am, until Friday 8.33 am

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha 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

Sunrise6.14 am
Sunset5.38 pm
Moonrise3.56 am (next day)
Moonset3.39 pm
SunMesha Rasi
MoonKumbha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Wednesday 15 April: Pradosham and Masa Sivaratri.

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
Sevvai (Tuesday)
Dwadasi, till 8.43 pm 36–11 nazhigaiTrayodasi
Sathayam, till 12.36 pm 15–55 nazhigaiPoorattathi
Shukla Yogam, till 12.10 pm 14–49 nazhigaiBrahma Yogam
Kaulava Karanam, till 9.17 am 7–37 nazhigai
Taitila Karanam, till 8.43 pm 36–11 nazhigai
Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.34–5.23 amPrayer, meditation, study
5.24–6.59 am
4.08–5.40 am		A favourable window
8.30–9.17 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.04–10.31 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.34 am–12.18 pmWidely used for beginnings
11.55 am–1.22 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
2.47–4.13 pmAvoided for new beginnings
6.48–8.22 pmAvoided for new beginnings
10.40–11.32 pmAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam6.14
Labam17.40
Dhanam29.05
Sugam10.31
Soram11.55
Uthi1.22
Visham2.47
Amirtham4.13

Night

Soram5.38
Uthi37.13
Visham8.47
Amirtham410.22
Rogam11.56
Labam1.31
Dhanam3.06
Sugam4.40

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Bhauma Vāsara · Śatabhiṣaj (Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā from 12.36 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
Meena6.14 am6.18 am
Mesha6.18 am8.39 am
Vrishabha8.39 am10.58 am
Mithuna10.58 am1.02 pm
Kataka1.02 pm2.43 pm
Simha2.43 pm4.09 pm
Kanya4.09 pm5.33 pm
Tula5.33 pm7.07 pm
Vrischika7.07 pm9.02 pm
Dhanu9.02 pm11.17 pm
Makara11.17 pm1.38 am
Kumbha1.38 am3.56 am
Meena3.56 am6.14 am
Mesha6.14 am6.15 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai6.14
Suriya7.11
Sukran8.08
Budhan9.05
Chandra10.02
Sani10.59
Guru11.56
Sevvai12.53
Suriya1.50
Sukran2.47
Budhan3.44
Chandra4.41

Night

Sani5.38
Guru6.41
Sevvai7.44
Suriya8.47
Sukran9.50
Budhan10.53
Chandra11.56
Sani12.59
Guru2.02
Sevvai3.05
Suriya4.08
Sukran5.11

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

Also

North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk
In force all day, until Wednesday 6.08 am

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