April 2026

Wednesday

Visvavasu

Panguni

19, Pournami

Budhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Panguni 18 on this day. Here Panguni began a day earlier, on Saturday 14 March.

Valarpirai

Pournamitill 10.12 pm, then Prathamai

Uthiramtill 6.48 am, then Hastham

Amirtha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Pournami

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.01–2.37

Yamagandammorning 8.16–9.52

Kuligaimorning 11.26–1.02

ChandrashtamamAvittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.41–8.16evening 7.23–8.47

Computed for Edison, in US Eastern time (EDT). 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, 5.22 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 9.52 am.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Edison

Computed for Edison, 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

5.22–7.23 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.41–8.16 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs

9.52–11.26 amClear of every caution

2.37–3.40 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

8.16–9.52 am

11.26 am–1.02 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

12.36–1.28 pm

1.01–2.37 pm

3.40–5.22 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 8.59 pm

Sathayam · Avittam, third to fourth quarters · Poorattathi, first to third quarters

For those born in Kumbha 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

Sunrise6.41 am

Sunset7.23 pm

Moonrise7.20 pm

Moonset6.33 am (next day)

SunMeena Rasi

MoonKanya Rasi

This day and the next

Pournami, the full moon.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them, set by Edison's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Edison 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
	Budhan (Wednesday)
	Pournami, till 10.12 pm 38–50 nazhigai	Prathamai
	Uthiram, till 6.48 am 0–17 nazhigai	Hastham
	Dhruva Yogam, till 4.50 am (next day) 55–26 nazhigai	Vyaghata Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 9.52 am caution 7–56 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 10.12 pm 38–50 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Edison

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.11–5.55 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.16–9.52 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.26 am–1.02 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	12.36–1.28 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.01–2.37 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.40–5.22 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.49–3.30 am	A favourable window
	No Abhijit Muhurtham on this day	Widely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam¹6.41

Dhanam²8.17

Sugam9.52

Soram11.26

Visham1.01

Uthi³2.37

Amirtham⁴4.13

Rogam5.47

Night

Uthi7.23

Amirtham8.48

Rogam10.11

Labam11.37

Dhanam1.01

Sugam2.26

Soram3.50

Visham5.14

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Pūrṇimā · Saumya Vāsara · Uttaraphalgunī (Hasta from 6.48 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

1201

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Meena	6.41 am	7.16 am
Mesha	7.16 am	8.38 am
Vrishabha	8.38 am	10.26 am
Mithuna	10.26 am	12.44 pm
Kataka	12.44 pm	3.16 pm
Simha	3.16 pm	5.48 pm
Kanya	5.48 pm	8.18 pm
Tula	8.18 pm	10.51 pm
Vrischika	10.51 pm	1.17 am
Dhanu	1.17 am	3.17 am
Makara	3.17 am	4.48 am
Kumbha	4.48 am	6.01 am
Meena	6.01 am	6.39 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan6.41

Chandra7.44

Sani8.48

Guru9.51

Sevvai10.55

Suriya11.58

Sukran1.02

Budhan2.05

Chandra3.09

Sani4.12

Guru5.16

Sevvai6.19

Night

Suriya7.23

Sukran8.19

Budhan9.15

Chandra10.12

Sani11.08

Guru12.05

Sevvai1.01

Suriya1.57

Sukran2.54

Budhan3.50

Chandra4.47

Sani5.43

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk