April 2026

Sunday

Visvavasu

Panguni

Nyayiru

Tamil Nadu calendars show Panguni 22 on this day. Here Panguni began a day earlier, on Saturday 14 March.

Theypirai

Chaturthitill 4.41 am (next day), then Panchami

Visakamtill 2.38 pm, then Anusham

Marana Yogam

Sankatahara Chaturthi

Rahu Kalamevening 5.50–7.27

Yamagandamafternoon 1.00–2.38

Kuligaievening 4.13–5.51

ChandrashtamamUntil 7.59 am: Poorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, RevathiThen: Ashwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarter

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.34–8.11night 8.54–10.13

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, 6.34 am to 1.00 pm 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 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

6.34 am–1.00 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.34–8.11 am, inside the clear stretch

12.35–1.26 pm; Yamagandam also runs

2.38–4.13 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

1.00–2.38 pm

4.13–5.51 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

5.43–6.36 pm

5.50–7.27 pm

7.06–8.54 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 7.59 am

Uthirattathi · Revathi · Poorattathi, fourth quarter

For those born in Meena Rasi.

Then

from 7.59 am, until Tuesday 8.25 pm

Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter

For those born in Mesha 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

Sunrise6.34 am

Sunset7.27 pm

Moonrise11.38 pm

Moonset7.51 am

SunMeena Rasi

MoonTula Rasi

This day and the next

Sankatahara Chaturthi, Ganesha worship; the fast ends at moonrise.

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
	Nyayiru (Sunday)
	Chaturthi, till 4.41 am (next day) 55–20 nazhigai	Panchami
	Visakam, till 2.38 pm 20–10 nazhigai	Anusham
	Siddhi Yogam, till 5.55 am (next day) 58–26 nazhigai	Vyatipata Yogam
	Bava Karanam, till 3.34 pm 22–29 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 4.41 am (next day) 55–20 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Edison

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.55–6.40 am 5.50–7.36 am	A favourable window
	5.06–5.49 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	12.35–1.26 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.00–2.38 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.13–5.51 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	5.43–6.36 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.50–7.27 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.06–8.54 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi6.34

Amirtham8.12

Rogam9.47

Labam11.25

Dhanam¹1.01

Sugam2.38

Soram4.13

Visham5.50

Night

Dhanam²7.27

Sugam³8.50

Soram10.13

Visham11.36

Uthi1.00

Amirtham2.24

Rogam3.46

Labam5.10

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Caturthī · Bhānu Vāsara · Viśākhā (Anurādhā from 2.38 pm, 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	6.34 am	7.00 am
Mesha	7.00 am	8.22 am
Vrishabha	8.22 am	10.10 am
Mithuna	10.10 am	12.28 pm
Kataka	12.28 pm	3.00 pm
Simha	3.00 pm	5.32 pm
Kanya	5.32 pm	8.03 pm
Tula	8.03 pm	10.35 pm
Vrischika	10.35 pm	1.01 am
Dhanu	1.01 am	3.02 am
Makara	3.02 am	4.32 am
Kumbha	4.32 am	5.45 am
Meena	5.45 am	6.33 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya6.34

Sukran7.39

Budhan8.43

Chandra9.48

Sani10.52

Guru11.56

Sevvai1.01

Suriya2.05

Sukran3.09

Budhan4.14

Chandra5.18

Sani6.22

Night

Guru7.27

Sevvai8.22

Suriya9.18

Sukran10.13

Budhan11.09

Chandra12.04

Sani1.00

Guru1.55

Sevvai2.51

Suriya3.46

Sukran4.42

Budhan5.37

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery