Shastra Panchangam
April 2027
16
Friday
Plavanga
Chithirai
3
Velli

Tamil Nadu calendars show Panguni 33 on this day. Here Chithirai began on Wednesday 14 April.

Valarpirai
Dasamitill 7.52 am, then Ekadasi
Magamtill 3.38 am (next day), then Pooram
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Ekadasi

Rahu Kalammorning 10.30–11.56
Yamagandamafternoon 2.45–4.11
Kuligaimorning 7.40–9.06
ChandrashtamamUthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.15–7.40night 7.12–8.46

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.

Ganda Yogam runs all day, till 11.29 pm. 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

6.15–7.40 am; Ganda Yogam also runs
11.33 am–12.18 pm; Rahu Kalam and Ganda Yogam also run

Avoid

7.40–9.06 am, what begins now is said to repeat
10.30–11.56 am
2.45–4.11 pm
4.13–5.45 pm

Chandrashtamam

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

Sunrise6.15 am
Sunset5.36 pm
Moonrise2.54 pm
Moonset2.26 am (next day)
SunMesha Rasi
MoonSimha Rasi, from 4.48 am

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

LimbThis dayThen
Velli (Friday)
Dasami, till 7.52 am 4–03 nazhigai
Ekadasi, till 5.58 am (next day) 59–17 nazhigai		Dwadasi
Magam, till 3.38 am (next day) 53–27 nazhigaiPooram
Ganda Yogam, till 11.29 pm caution 43–03 nazhigaiVriddhi Yogam
Gara Karanam, till 7.52 am 4–03 nazhigai
Vanija Karanam, till 6.54 pm 31–38 nazhigai
Bhadra Karanam, till 5.59 am (next day) caution 59–17 nazhigai
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.34–5.24 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.40–9.06 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
10.30–11.56 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.33 am–12.18 pmWidely used for beginnings
2.45–4.11 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.13–5.45 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.22–2.52 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam16.15
Soram7.40
Uthi29.06
Visham10.30
Amirtham311.56
Rogam1.20
Labam42.46
Dhanam54.11

Night

Rogam5.36
Labam7.12
Dhanam8.47
Sugam10.21
Soram11.55
Uthi1.31
Visham3.05
Amirtham4.41

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

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Daśamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Maghā

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
Mesha6.15 am8.32 am
Vrishabha8.32 am10.51 am
Mithuna10.51 am12.55 pm
Kataka12.55 pm2.36 pm
Simha2.36 pm4.02 pm
Kanya4.02 pm5.26 pm
Tula5.26 pm7.00 pm
Vrischika7.00 pm8.55 pm
Dhanu8.55 pm11.10 pm
Makara11.10 pm1.31 am
Kumbha1.31 am3.50 am
Meena3.50 am6.07 am
Mesha6.07 am6.16 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.15
Budhan7.12
Chandra8.09
Sani9.05
Guru10.02
Sevvai10.59
Suriya11.56
Sukran12.52
Budhan1.49
Chandra2.46
Sani3.43
Guru4.39

Night

Sevvai5.36
Suriya6.39
Sukran7.43
Budhan8.46
Chandra9.49
Sani10.53
Guru11.56
Sevvai12.59
Suriya2.02
Sukran3.06
Budhan4.09
Chandra5.12

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery

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