Shastra Panchangam
April 2026
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Wednesday
Parabhava
Chithirai
2
Budhan
Theypirai
Trayodasitill 1.02 pm, then Chaturdasi
Uthirattathitill 4.29 am (next day), then Revathi
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Masa Sivaratri

Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.57–2.38
Yamagandammorning 7.58–9.39
Kuligaimorning 11.18–12.58
ChandrashtamamMagam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarter
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.19–7.58evening 7.37–8.57

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, 6.19 am to 7.58 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 11.57 pm.

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

6.19–7.58 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.19–7.58 am, inside the clear stretch
9.39–11.18 amClear of every caution

Avoid

7.58–9.39 am
11.18 am–12.58 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
12.31–1.25 pm
12.57–2.38 pm
2.55–4.26 pm

Chandrashtamam

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

Sunrise6.19 am
Sunset7.37 pm
Moonrise5.38 am (next day)
Moonset5.42 pm
SunMesha Rasi
MoonMeena Rasi, from 12.08 am

This day and the next

Masa Sivaratri, the monthly Sivaratri; worship through the night.

Thursday 16 April: Amavasai.

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

LimbThis dayThen
Budhan (Wednesday)
Trayodasi, till 1.02 pm 16–48 nazhigaiChaturdasi
Uthirattathi, till 4.29 am (next day) 55–29 nazhigaiRevathi
Indra Yogam, till 1.08 am (next day) 47–05 nazhigaiVaidhriti Yogam
Vanija Karanam, till 1.02 pm 16–48 nazhigai
Bhadra Karanam, till 11.57 pm caution 44–06 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Edison

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.54–5.35 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.58–9.39 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.18 am–12.58 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
12.31–1.25 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.57–2.38 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.55–4.26 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.58 pm–1.28 amA favourable window
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam6.19
Dhanam17.59
Sugam9.39
Soram11.18
Visham12.57
Uthi22.38
Amirtham34.18
Rogam5.57

Night

Uthi7.37
Amirtham8.58
Rogam10.17
Labam11.38
Dhanam12.58
Sugam2.18
Soram3.37
Visham4.57

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Trayodaśī · Saumya Vāsara · Uttaraproṣṭhapadā

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 signFromTo
Meena6.19 am6.20 am
Mesha6.20 am7.43 am
Vrishabha7.43 am9.31 am
Mithuna9.31 am11.49 am
Kataka11.49 am2.21 pm
Simha2.21 pm4.52 pm
Kanya4.52 pm7.23 pm
Tula7.23 pm9.56 pm
Vrischika9.56 pm12.22 am
Dhanu12.22 am2.22 am
Makara2.22 am3.53 am
Kumbha3.53 am5.06 am
Meena5.06 am6.17 am
Mesha6.17 am6.17 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan6.19
Chandra7.25
Sani8.32
Guru9.38
Sevvai10.45
Suriya11.51
Sukran12.58
Budhan2.04
Chandra3.11
Sani4.18
Guru5.24
Sevvai6.31

Night

Suriya7.37
Sukran8.30
Budhan9.24
Chandra10.17
Sani11.11
Guru12.04
Sevvai12.57
Suriya1.51
Sukran2.44
Budhan3.37
Chandra4.31
Sani5.24

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk
In force all day, until Friday 2.33 am

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