Shastra Panchangam
April 2027
15
Thursday
Plavanga
Chithirai
2
Viyazhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Panguni 32 on this day. Here Chithirai began on Wednesday 14 April.

Valarpirai
Navamitill 9.51 am, then Dasami
Ayilyamtill 4.48 am (next day), then Magam
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.21–2.47
Yamagandammorning 6.14–7.40
Kuligaimorning 9.05–10.31
ChandrashtamamUntil 4.49 am (next day): Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarterThen: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 7.40–9.05evening 5.37–6.11

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.

Shoola Yogam runs all day, till 2.09 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

7.40–9.05 am; Shoola Yogam also runs
11.34 am–12.18 pm; Shoola Yogam also runs

Avoid

6.14–7.40 am
9.05–10.31 am, what begins now is said to repeat
1.21–2.47 pm
6.11–7.43 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 4.49 am

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu Rasi.

Then

from 4.49 am, until Sunday 8.23 am

Thiruvonam · Uthiradam, second to fourth quarters · Avittam, first to second quarters

For those born in Makara 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
Sunset5.37 pm
Moonrise2.19 pm
Moonset1.21 am (next day)
SunMesha Rasi
MoonKataka Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Friday 16 April: Ekadasi.

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)
Navami, till 9.51 am 9–02 nazhigaiDasami
Ayilyam, till 4.48 am (next day) 56–24 nazhigaiMagam
Shoola Yogam, till 2.09 am (next day) caution 49–45 nazhigaiGanda Yogam
Kaulava Karanam, till 9.51 am 9–02 nazhigai
Taitila Karanam, till 8.51 pm 36–31 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.34–5.24 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.14–7.40 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.05–10.31 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.34 am–12.18 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.21–2.47 pmAvoided for new beginnings
6.11–7.43 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.18–4.48 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam16.14
Sugam27.40
Soram9.05
Uthi310.31
Amirtham411.56
Visham1.21
Rogam2.46
Labam54.12

Night

Amirtham65.37
Visham7.11
Rogam8.46
Labam10.22
Dhanam11.57
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 Shoola Yogam; 2 Shoola Yogam; 3 Shoola Yogam; 4 Shoola Yogam; 5 Shoola Yogam; 6 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Navamī · Guru Vāsara · Āśleṣā

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1949
2084
2083
5129
1202

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Meena6.14 am6.15 am
Mesha6.15 am8.36 am
Vrishabha8.36 am10.55 am
Mithuna10.55 am12.59 pm
Kataka12.59 pm2.40 pm
Simha2.40 pm4.06 pm
Kanya4.06 pm5.30 pm
Tula5.30 pm7.04 pm
Vrischika7.04 pm8.59 pm
Dhanu8.59 pm11.14 pm
Makara11.14 pm1.35 am
Kumbha1.35 am3.54 am
Meena3.54 am6.11 am
Mesha6.11 am6.15 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.14
Sevvai7.11
Suriya8.08
Sukran9.05
Budhan10.02
Chandra10.59
Sani11.56
Guru12.53
Sevvai1.50
Suriya2.47
Sukran3.43
Budhan4.40

Night

Chandra5.37
Sani6.40
Guru7.44
Sevvai8.47
Suriya9.50
Sukran10.53
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

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