April 2027

Friday

Parabhava

Panguni

Velli

Theypirai

Ekadasitill 11.22 pm, then Dwadasi

Thiruvonamtill 8.47 am, then Avittam

Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Ekadasi

Rahu Kalammorning 10.31–12.00

Yamagandamafternoon 2.55–4.24

Kuligaimorning 7.34–9.03

ChandrashtamamUntil 10.04 pm: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

evening 4.24–5.52night 7.24–8.55

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

For anything new, 9.03 am to 10.31 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

9.03–10.31 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.07–7.34 amClear of every caution

11.36 am–12.22 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs

12.00–1.10 pmClear of every caution

4.24–5.52 pmClear of every caution

4.24–5.52 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

7.34–9.03 am, what begins now is said to repeat

10.31 am–12.00 pm

1.10–2.57 pm

2.55–4.24 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 10.04 pm

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 10.04 pm, until Monday 8.03 am

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka 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

Sunset5.52 pm

Moonrise2.42 am (next day)

Moonset3.16 pm

SunMeena Rasi

MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

Ekadasi, a fasting day 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

Limb	This day	Then
	Velli (Friday)
	Ekadasi, till 11.22 pm 43–08 nazhigai	Dwadasi
	Thiruvonam, till 8.47 am 6–40 nazhigai	Avittam
	Siddha Yogam, till 6.11 am 0–11 nazhigai	Sadhya Yogam
	Bava Karanam, till 10.23 am 10–39 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 11.22 pm 43–08 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.29–5.17 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.34–9.03 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	10.31 am–12.00 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.36 am–12.22 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.10–2.57 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.55–4.24 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.45 pm–1.30 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam6.07

Soram7.34

Uthi9.03

Visham10.31

Amirtham¹12.00

Rogam1.27

Labam²2.56

Dhanam4.24

Night

Rogam5.52

Labam7.24

Dhanam8.56

Sugam10.28

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 Tyajyam; 2 Tyajyam and Yamagandam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Śravaṇa (Dhaniṣṭhā from 8.47 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

1202

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Meena	6.07 am	7.06 am
Mesha	7.06 am	9.27 am
Vrishabha	9.27 am	11.46 am
Mithuna	11.46 am	1.50 pm
Kataka	1.50 pm	3.31 pm
Simha	3.31 pm	4.57 pm
Kanya	4.57 pm	6.21 pm
Tula	6.21 pm	7.55 pm
Vrischika	7.55 pm	9.50 pm
Dhanu	9.50 pm	12.05 am
Makara	12.05 am	2.26 am
Kumbha	2.26 am	4.45 am
Meena	4.45 am	6.07 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.07

Budhan7.05

Chandra8.04

Sani9.03

Guru10.02

Sevvai11.01

Suriya11.59

Sukran12.58

Budhan1.57

Chandra2.56

Sani3.54

Guru4.53

Night

Sevvai5.52

Suriya6.53

Sukran7.55

Budhan8.56

Chandra9.57

Sani10.58

Guru12.00

Sevvai1.01

Suriya2.02

Sukran3.03

Budhan4.05

Chandra5.06

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

Also

	West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery
	In force from 10.03 pm, until Friday 8.03 am