Shastra Panchangam
April 2027
25
Sunday
Plavanga
Chithirai
12
Nyayiru
Theypirai
Panchamitill 4.07 am (next day), then Shashti
Moolamtill 8.00 am (next day), then Pooradam
Amirtha Yogam
Rahu Kalamevening 4.03–5.27
Yamagandammorning 11.53–1.18
Kuligaiafternoon 2.40–4.04
ChandrashtamamKarthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 7.44–9.07evening 5.27–7.03

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, 10.42 am to 11.53 am is the best of the day.

Parigha Yogam runs till 10.42 am.

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

10.42–11.53 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.44–9.07 am; Parigha Yogam also runs
11.32 am–12.15 pm; Yamagandam also runs
1.18–2.18 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

11.53 am–1.18 pm
2.18–4.05 pm
2.40–4.04 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
3.58–4.43 pm
4.03–5.27 pm
6.13–8.01 am, early Monday

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 5.42 pm

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha 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

Sunrise6.21 am
Sunset5.27 pm
Moonrise8.47 pm
Moonset10.33 am
SunMesha Rasi
MoonDhanu Rasi, from 5.28 am

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
Nyayiru (Sunday)
Panchami, till 4.07 am (next day) 54–25 nazhigaiShashti
Moolam, till 8.00 am (next day) 64–07 nazhigaiPooradam
Parigha Yogam, till 10.42 am caution 10–51 nazhigaiShiva Yogam
Kaulava Karanam, till 3.06 pm 21–53 nazhigai
Taitila Karanam, till 4.07 am (next day) 54–25 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.38–5.29 amPrayer, meditation, study
11.32 am–12.15 pmWidely used for beginnings
11.53 am–1.18 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.18–4.05 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.40–4.04 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
3.58–4.43 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.03–5.27 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.56–2.41 amA favourable window
6.13–8.01 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi16.21
Amirtham27.44
Rogam9.07
Labam310.31
Dhanam411.54
Sugam51.18
Soram2.40
Visham4.03

Night

Dhanam5.27
Sugam7.04
Soram8.40
Visham10.17
Uthi11.55
Amirtham1.31
Rogam3.07
Labam64.45

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Parigha Yogam; 2 Parigha Yogam; 3 Parigha Yogam; 4 Yamagandam; 5 Tyajyam; 6 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Pañcamī · Bhānu Vāsara · Mūla

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
Mesha6.21 am7.56 am
Vrishabha7.56 am10.16 am
Mithuna10.16 am12.19 pm
Kataka12.19 pm2.01 pm
Simha2.01 pm3.27 pm
Kanya3.27 pm4.50 pm
Tula4.50 pm6.24 pm
Vrischika6.24 pm8.19 pm
Dhanu8.19 pm10.34 pm
Makara10.34 pm12.56 am
Kumbha12.56 am3.14 am
Meena3.14 am5.32 am
Mesha5.32 am6.21 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya6.21
Sukran7.16
Budhan8.12
Chandra9.07
Sani10.03
Guru10.58
Sevvai11.54
Suriya12.49
Sukran1.45
Budhan2.40
Chandra3.36
Sani4.31

Night

Guru5.27
Sevvai6.31
Suriya7.36
Sukran8.41
Budhan9.45
Chandra10.50
Sani11.54
Guru12.59
Sevvai2.03
Suriya3.08
Sukran4.12
Budhan5.17

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery

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