April 2026

Tuesday

Parabhava

Chithirai

Sevvai

Theypirai

Dwadasitill 2.43 pm, then Trayodasi

Sathayamtill 6.36 am, then Poorattathi

Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Pradosham

Rahu Kalamevening 4.17–5.57

Yamagandammorning 9.39–11.19

Kuligaiafternoon 12.58–2.38

ChandrashtamamUntil 12.08 am (next day): Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, AyilyamThen: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarter

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

afternoon 2.38–4.17night 8.57–10.16

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, 6.20 am to 8.59 am 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

6.20–8.59 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

11.19 am–12.48 pmClear of every caution

12.32–1.24 pm; Tyajyam and Kuligai also run

2.38–4.17 pmClear of every caution

2.38–4.17 pm, inside the clear stretch

5.57–7.36 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

8.59–9.53 am

9.39–11.19 am

12.48–2.22 pm

12.58–2.38 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

4.17–5.57 pm

11.53 pm–12.36 am, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Wednesday 12.08 am

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka Rasi.

Then

from 12.08 am, until Friday 2.33 am

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha 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

Sunrise6.20 am

Sunset7.36 pm

Moonrise5.14 am (next day)

Moonset4.31 pm

SunMesha Rasi

MoonKumbha Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

Wednesday 15 April: Masa Sivaratri.

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)
	Dwadasi, till 2.43 pm 20–58 nazhigai	Trayodasi
	Sathayam, till 6.36 am 0–40 nazhigai Poorattathi, till 5.53 am (next day) 58–55 nazhigai	Uthirattathi
	Brahma Yogam, till 3.55 am (next day) 54–01 nazhigai	Indra Yogam
	Taitila Karanam, till 2.43 pm 20–58 nazhigai Gara Karanam, till 1.58 am (next day) 49–06 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Edison

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.55–5.37 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.59–9.53 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.39–11.19 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.32–1.24 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.48–2.22 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.58–2.38 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.17–5.57 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.08–11.40 pm	A favourable window
	11.53 pm–12.36 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam6.20

Labam¹8.00

Dhanam²9.40

Sugam³11.19

Soram12.58

Uthi2.38

Visham4.17

Amirtham5.57

Night

Soram7.36

Uthi8.57

Visham10.16

Amirtham⁴11.38

Rogam12.57

Labam2.18

Dhanam3.39

Sugam4.59

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 Tyajyam; 4 Durmuhurtham.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Bhauma Vāsara · Śatabhiṣaj (Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā from 6.36 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	6.20 am	6.24 am
Mesha	6.24 am	7.47 am
Vrishabha	7.47 am	9.35 am
Mithuna	9.35 am	11.53 am
Kataka	11.53 am	2.25 pm
Simha	2.25 pm	4.56 pm
Kanya	4.56 pm	7.27 pm
Tula	7.27 pm	10.00 pm
Vrischika	10.00 pm	12.26 am
Dhanu	12.26 am	2.26 am
Makara	2.26 am	3.57 am
Kumbha	3.57 am	5.10 am
Meena	5.10 am	6.19 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai6.20

Suriya7.27

Sukran8.33

Budhan9.39

Chandra10.46

Sani11.52

Guru12.58

Sevvai2.05

Suriya3.11

Sukran4.17

Budhan5.23

Chandra6.30

Night

Sani7.36

Guru8.30

Sevvai9.23

Suriya10.17

Sukran11.10

Budhan12.04

Chandra12.57

Sani1.51

Guru2.45

Sevvai3.38

Suriya4.32

Sukran5.25

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

Also

	North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk
	In force all day, until Wednesday 12.08 am