Shastra Panchangam
April 2026
23
Thursday
Parabhava
Chithirai
10
Viyazhan
Valarpirai
Saptamitill 5.20 pm, then Ashtami
Punarpoosamtill 5.28 pm, then Poosam
Amirtha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.17–2.42
Yamagandammorning 6.19–7.44
Kuligaimorning 9.06–10.31
ChandrashtamamUntil 11.44 am: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, KettaiThen: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarter
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 10.31–11.54evening 5.29–7.05

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, 10.31 am to 1.17 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 4.32 am Friday.

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

10.31 am–1.17 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.44–9.06 amClear of every caution
10.31–11.54 am, inside the clear stretch
11.32 am–12.16 pm
2.42–5.19 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

6.05–7.37 am, from before sunrise
6.19–7.44 am
9.06–10.31 am, what begins now is said to repeat
1.17–2.42 pm
1.13–2.47 am, early Friday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 11.44 am

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika Rasi.

Then

from 11.44 am, until Saturday 4.35 pm

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu 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

Sunrise6.19 am
Sunset5.29 pm
Moonrise12.46 pm
Moonset11.02 pm
SunMesha Rasi
MoonMithuna Rasi

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
Viyazhan (Thursday)
Saptami, till 5.20 pm 27–30 nazhigaiAshtami
Punarpoosam, till 5.28 pm 27–50 nazhigaiPoosam
Dhriti Yogam, till 12.03 am (next day) 44–17 nazhigaiShoola Yogam
Vanija Karanam, till 5.20 pm 27–30 nazhigai
Bhadra Karanam, till 4.32 am (next day) caution 55–29 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.37–5.28 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.05–7.37 amAvoided for new beginnings
6.19–7.44 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.06–10.31 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.32 am–12.16 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.17–2.42 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.12–4.42 pmA favourable window
1.13–2.47 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam16.19
Sugam7.44
Soram9.06
Uthi10.31
Amirtham11.55
Visham1.17
Rogam2.41
Labam24.06

Night

Amirtham5.29
Visham7.05
Rogam8.41
Labam10.18
Dhanam311.55
Sugam41.31
Soram3.07
Uthi4.44

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Saptamī · Guru Vāsara · Punarvasu (Puṣya from 5.28 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
Mesha6.19 am8.03 am
Vrishabha8.03 am10.22 am
Mithuna10.22 am12.26 pm
Kataka12.26 pm2.07 pm
Simha2.07 pm3.34 pm
Kanya3.34 pm4.57 pm
Tula4.57 pm6.31 pm
Vrischika6.31 pm8.26 pm
Dhanu8.26 pm10.41 pm
Makara10.41 pm1.02 am
Kumbha1.02 am3.21 am
Meena3.21 am5.39 am
Mesha5.39 am6.20 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.19
Sevvai7.15
Suriya8.11
Sukran9.07
Budhan10.03
Chandra10.58
Sani11.54
Guru12.50
Sevvai1.46
Suriya2.41
Sukran3.37
Budhan4.33

Night

Chandra5.29
Sani6.33
Guru7.37
Sevvai8.42
Suriya9.46
Sukran10.50
Budhan11.54
Chandra12.59
Sani2.03
Guru3.07
Sevvai4.11
Suriya5.16

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil

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