April 2026

Tuesday

Visvavasu

Panguni

Sevvai

Tamil Nadu calendars show Panguni 24 on this day. Here Panguni began a day earlier, on Saturday 14 March.

Theypirai

Panchamitill 7.05 am, then Shashti

Kettaitill 8.24 pm, then Moolam

Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Rahu Kalamevening 4.14–5.52

Yamagandammorning 9.45–11.23

Kuligaiafternoon 1.00–2.38

ChandrashtamamUntil 8.25 pm: Ashwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarterThen: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 11.23–1.00night 8.52–10.14

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, 6.47 am to 9.06 am is the best of the day.

Vyatipata Yogam runs till 6.47 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

6.47–9.06 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

11.23 am–1.00 pmClear of every caution

11.23 am–1.00 pm, inside the clear stretch

12.35–1.25 pm; Kuligai also runs

2.38–4.14 pmClear of every caution

5.52–7.29 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

9.06–9.59 am

9.45–11.23 am

1.00–2.38 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

4.14–5.52 pm

11.53 pm–12.38 am, in the evening

5.22–7.10 am, early Wednesday

Chandrashtamam

until 8.25 pm

Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter

For those born in Mesha Rasi.

Then

from 8.25 pm, until Friday 8.35 am

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

Sunrise6.31 am

Sunset7.29 pm

Moonrise1.33 am (next day)

Moonset9.09 am

SunMeena Rasi

MoonVrischika Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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
	Sevvai (Tuesday)
	Panchami, till 7.05 am 1–25 nazhigai	Shashti
	Kettai, till 8.24 pm 34–44 nazhigai	Moolam
	Vyatipata Yogam, till 6.47 am caution 0–38 nazhigai	Variyan Yogam
	Taitila Karanam, till 7.05 am 1–25 nazhigai Gara Karanam, till 8.19 pm 34–31 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Edison

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.03–5.47 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	9.06–9.59 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.45–11.23 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.32 am–12.18 pm	A favourable window
	12.35–1.25 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.00–2.38 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.14–5.52 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.53 pm–12.38 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.22–7.10 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam6.31

Labam¹8.09

Dhanam²9.46

Sugam11.23

Soram1.00

Uthi2.38

Visham4.14

Amirtham5.52

Night

Soram7.29

Uthi8.52

Visham10.14

Amirtham³11.37

Rogam12.59

Labam2.22

Dhanam3.45

Sugam⁴5.08

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Pañcamī · Bhauma Vāsara · Jyeṣṭhā

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	6.31 am	6.52 am
Mesha	6.52 am	8.14 am
Vrishabha	8.14 am	10.03 am
Mithuna	10.03 am	12.21 pm
Kataka	12.21 pm	2.52 pm
Simha	2.52 pm	5.24 pm
Kanya	5.24 pm	7.55 pm
Tula	7.55 pm	10.27 pm
Vrischika	10.27 pm	12.53 am
Dhanu	12.53 am	2.54 am
Makara	2.54 am	4.24 am
Kumbha	4.24 am	5.38 am
Meena	5.38 am	6.30 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai6.31

Suriya7.36

Sukran8.41

Budhan9.46

Chandra10.50

Sani11.55

Guru1.00

Sevvai2.05

Suriya3.10

Sukran4.14

Budhan5.19

Chandra6.24

Night

Sani7.29

Guru8.24

Sevvai9.19

Suriya10.14

Sukran11.09

Budhan12.04

Chandra12.59

Sani1.54

Guru2.49

Sevvai3.44

Suriya4.40

Sukran5.35

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

Also

North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk