Shastra Panchangam
April 2027
17
Saturday
Plavanga
Chithirai
4
Sani
Valarpirai
Dwadasitill 4.13 am (next day), then Trayodasi
Pooramtill 2.36 am (next day), then Uthiram
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 9.05–10.31
Yamagandamafternoon 1.20–2.46
Kuligaimorning 6.16–7.41
ChandrashtamamUthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
afternoon 2.46–4.10evening 5.35–7.10

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, 2.46 pm to sunset 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

2.46–5.35 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.47–9.05 amClear of every caution
10.31–11.17 amShort clear window
11.33 am–12.18 pm; Tyajyam also runs
12.50–1.20 pmShort clear window
2.46–4.10 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

6.16–7.41 am, what begins now is said to repeat
6.16–7.47 am
9.05–10.31 am
11.17 am–12.50 pm
1.20–2.46 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

Sunrise6.16 am
Sunset5.35 pm
Moonrise3.27 pm
Moonset3.30 am (next day)
SunMesha Rasi
MoonSimha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Sunday 18 April: Pradosham.

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
Sani (Saturday)
Dwadasi, till 4.13 am (next day) 54–51 nazhigaiTrayodasi
Pooram, till 2.36 am (next day) 50–50 nazhigaiUthiram
Vriddhi Yogam, till 8.54 pm 36–35 nazhigaiDhruva Yogam
Bava Karanam, till 5.04 pm 27–01 nazhigai
Balava Karanam, till 4.13 am (next day) 54–51 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.35–5.25 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.16–7.41 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
6.16–7.47 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.05–10.31 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.17 am–12.50 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.33 am–12.18 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.20–2.46 pmAvoided for new beginnings
8.29–10.00 pmA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Soram6.16
Uthi17.41
Visham9.05
Amirtham210.31
Rogam11.55
Labam31.21
Dhanam2.46
Sugam4.11

Night

Labam5.35
Dhanam7.11
Sugam8.46
Soram10.20
Uthi11.56
Visham1.30
Amirtham3.06
Soram4.41

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

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Sthira Vāsara · Pūrvaphalgunī

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
Mesha6.16 am8.28 am
Vrishabha8.28 am10.47 am
Mithuna10.47 am12.51 pm
Kataka12.51 pm2.32 pm
Simha2.32 pm3.58 pm
Kanya3.58 pm5.22 pm
Tula5.22 pm6.56 pm
Vrischika6.56 pm8.51 pm
Dhanu8.51 pm11.06 pm
Makara11.06 pm1.27 am
Kumbha1.27 am3.46 am
Meena3.46 am6.03 am
Mesha6.03 am6.16 am

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

Horai

Day

Sani6.16
Guru7.12
Sevvai8.09
Suriya9.06
Sukran10.02
Budhan10.59
Chandra11.55
Sani12.52
Guru1.49
Sevvai2.45
Suriya3.42
Sukran4.38

Night

Budhan5.35
Chandra6.39
Sani7.42
Guru8.45
Sevvai9.49
Suriya10.52
Sukran11.56
Budhan12.59
Chandra2.03
Sani3.06
Guru4.09
Sevvai5.13

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

Also

East on Saturdays; Parigaram: curd

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