Shastra Panchangam
April 2026
17
Friday
Parabhava
Chithirai
4, Amavasai
Velli
Theypirai
Amavasaitill 1.52 pm, then Prathamai
Revathitill 8.32 am, then Ashwini
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Amavasai

Rahu Kalammorning 10.30–11.56
Yamagandamafternoon 2.45–4.10
Kuligaimorning 7.40–9.06
ChandrashtamamUntil 8.33 am: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarterThen: Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
evening 4.10–5.35night 7.10–8.45

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.

Vishkambha Yogam runs all day, till 12.16 am Saturday. 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.

No kolam on this sheet: it is Amavasai.
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–12.17 pm; Rahu Kalam and Vishkambha Yogam also run
4.10–5.35 pm; Vishkambha Yogam also runs

Avoid

7.40–9.06 am, what begins now is said to repeat
10.30–11.56 am
2.45–4.10 pm
2.35–4.03 am, early Saturday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 8.33 am

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha Rasi.

Then

from 8.33 am, until Sunday 9.02 am

Hastham · Uthiram, second to fourth quarters · Chithirai, first to second quarters

For those born in Kanya 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

Sunrise6.16 am
Sunset5.35 pm
MoonriseAfter sunrise on Saturday
Moonset5.17 pm
SunMesha Rasi
MoonMeena Rasi

This day and the next

Amavasai, the new moon; tarpanam for ancestors in many families.

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)
Amavasai, till 1.52 pm 19–00 nazhigaiPrathamai
Revathi, till 8.32 am 5–42 nazhigai
Ashwini, till 6.13 am (next day) 59–51 nazhigai		Bharani
Vishkambha Yogam, till 12.16 am (next day) caution 44–58 nazhigaiPriti Yogam
Naga Karanam, till 1.52 pm 19–00 nazhigai
Kimstughna Karanam, till 12.18 am (next day) 45–05 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.35–5.25 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.21–7.48 am
11.43 pm–1.09 am		A favourable window
7.40–9.06 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
10.30–11.56 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.33 am–12.17 pmWidely used for beginnings
2.45–4.10 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.35–4.03 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam16.16
Soram7.40
Uthi29.06
Visham10.30
Amirtham311.56
Rogam1.20
Labam42.46
Dhanam54.10

Night

Rogam5.35
Labam7.10
Dhanam8.46
Sugam10.21
Soram11.55
Uthi61.31
Visham3.05
Amirtham4.42

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Amāvāsyā · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Revatī (Aśvinī from 8.32 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
Mesha6.16 am8.27 am
Vrishabha8.27 am10.46 am
Mithuna10.46 am12.50 pm
Kataka12.50 pm2.31 pm
Simha2.31 pm3.57 pm
Kanya3.57 pm5.21 pm
Tula5.21 pm6.55 pm
Vrischika6.55 pm8.50 pm
Dhanu8.50 pm11.05 pm
Makara11.05 pm1.26 am
Kumbha1.26 am3.45 am
Meena3.45 am6.02 am
Mesha6.02 am6.16 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.16
Budhan7.12
Chandra8.09
Sani9.06
Guru10.02
Sevvai10.59
Suriya11.55
Sukran12.52
Budhan1.48
Chandra2.45
Sani3.42
Guru4.38

Night

Sevvai5.35
Suriya6.38
Sukran7.42
Budhan8.45
Chandra9.49
Sani10.52
Guru11.56
Sevvai12.59
Suriya2.03
Sukran3.06
Budhan4.09
Chandra5.13

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery
In force all day, until 8.33 am

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