Shastra Panchangam
April 2026
16
Thursday
Parabhava
Chithirai
3
Viyazhan
Theypirai
Chaturdasitill 4.42 pm, then Amavasai
Uthirattathitill 10.29 am, then Revathi
Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.20–2.46
Yamagandammorning 6.15–7.41
Kuligaimorning 9.05–10.31
ChandrashtamamMagam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarter
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Gowri Nalla Neram
evening 4.11–5.36night 10.59–11.55

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

Keep new beginnings small on this day.

Vaidhriti Yogam runs till 3.52 am Friday. No part of the day is clear of every caution. If something cannot wait, prefer a good part of the Gowri Panchangam and ask your family's jyotishi.

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

11.33 am–12.18 pm; Vaidhriti Yogam also runs
4.11–5.36 pm; Vaidhriti Yogam also runs

Avoid

6.15–7.41 am
9.05–10.31 am, what begins now is said to repeat
1.20–2.46 pm
9.30–10.59 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

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

Sunrise6.15 am
Sunset5.36 pm
Moonrise6.07 am (next day)
Moonset4.41 pm
SunMesha Rasi
MoonMeena Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Friday 17 April: Amavasai.

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
Viyazhan (Thursday)
Chaturdasi, till 4.42 pm 26–06 nazhigaiAmavasai
Uthirattathi, till 10.29 am 10–34 nazhigaiRevathi
Indra Yogam, till 7.08 am 2–11 nazhigai
Vaidhriti Yogam, till 3.52 am (next day) caution 54–01 nazhigai		Vishkambha Yogam
Shakuni Karanam, till 4.42 pm 26–06 nazhigai
Chatushpada Karanam, till 3.20 am (next day) 52–41 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.35–5.24 amPrayer, meditation, study
5.58–7.28 amA favourable window
6.15–7.41 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.05–10.31 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.33 am–12.18 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.20–2.46 pmAvoided for new beginnings
9.30–10.59 pmAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam16.15
Sugam27.41
Soram9.05
Uthi310.31
Amirtham411.56
Visham1.20
Rogam2.45
Labam54.11

Night

Amirtham5.36
Visham7.10
Rogam8.45
Labam610.21
Dhanam11.56
Sugam1.31
Soram3.05
Uthi4.41

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Caturdaśī · Guru Vāsara · Uttaraproṣṭhapadā (Revatī from 10.29 am, 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
Mesha6.15 am8.31 am
Vrishabha8.31 am10.50 am
Mithuna10.50 am12.54 pm
Kataka12.54 pm2.35 pm
Simha2.35 pm4.01 pm
Kanya4.01 pm5.25 pm
Tula5.25 pm6.59 pm
Vrischika6.59 pm8.54 pm
Dhanu8.54 pm11.09 pm
Makara11.09 pm1.30 am
Kumbha1.30 am3.49 am
Meena3.49 am6.06 am
Mesha6.06 am6.16 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.15
Sevvai7.12
Suriya8.09
Sukran9.05
Budhan10.02
Chandra10.59
Sani11.56
Guru12.52
Sevvai1.49
Suriya2.46
Sukran3.42
Budhan4.39

Night

Chandra5.36
Sani6.39
Guru7.43
Sevvai8.46
Suriya9.49
Sukran10.52
Budhan11.56
Chandra12.59
Sani2.02
Guru3.06
Sevvai4.09
Suriya5.12

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil
In force all day, until Friday 8.33 am

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