April 2026

Thursday

Parabhava

Chithirai

3, Amavasai

Viyazhan

Theypirai

Chaturdasitill 10.42 am, then Amavasai

Revathitill 2.32 am (next day), then Ashwini

Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Amavasai

Rahu Kalamafternoon 2.37–4.18

Yamagandammorning 6.17–7.58

Kuligaimorning 9.37–11.18

ChandrashtamamUntil 2.33 am (next day): Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarterThen: Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 7.58–9.37evening 7.38–8.57

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

Keep new beginnings small on this day.

Vaidhriti Yogam runs all day, till 9.52 pm. No part of the day is clear of every caution. If something cannot wait, prefer a good part of the Gowri Panchangam and ask your family's jyotishi.

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

No kolam on this sheet: it is Amavasai.

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

7.58–9.37 am; Vaidhriti Yogam also runs

12.32–1.24 pm; Vaidhriti Yogam also runs

Avoid

6.17–7.58 am

9.37–11.18 am, what begins now is said to repeat

2.37–4.18 pm

3.30–4.59 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 2.33 am

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha Rasi.

Then

from 2.33 am, until Sunday 3.02 am

Hastham · Uthiram, second to fourth quarters · Chithirai, first to second quarters

For those born in Kanya 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

Sunrise6.17 am

Sunset7.38 pm

Moonrise6.05 am (next day)

Moonset6.57 pm

SunMesha Rasi

MoonMeena Rasi

This day and the next

Amavasai, the new moon; tarpanam for ancestors in many families.

In Tamil Nadu, Amavasai is on Friday 17 April.

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
	Viyazhan (Thursday)
	Chaturdasi, till 10.42 am 11–02 nazhigai	Amavasai
	Revathi, till 2.32 am (next day) 50–41 nazhigai	Ashwini
	Vaidhriti Yogam, till 9.52 pm caution 38–59 nazhigai	Vishkambha Yogam
	Shakuni Karanam, till 10.42 am 11–02 nazhigai Chatushpada Karanam, till 9.20 pm 37–39 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Edison

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.52–5.34 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.17–7.58 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.37–11.18 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	12.32–1.24 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	2.37–4.18 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.30–4.59 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.21–1.48 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹6.17

Sugam²7.58

Soram9.37

Uthi³11.18

Amirtham⁴12.58

Visham2.37

Rogam4.17

Labam⁵5.59

Night

Amirtham7.38

Visham8.57

Rogam10.17

Labam11.38

Dhanam12.57

Sugam2.17

Soram3.36

Uthi4.57

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Yamagandam and Vaidhriti Yogam; 2 Vaidhriti Yogam; 3 Vaidhriti Yogam; 4 Vaidhriti Yogam; 5 Vaidhriti Yogam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Caturdaśī · Guru Vāsara · Revatī

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
Mesha	6.17 am	7.39 am
Vrishabha	7.39 am	9.27 am
Mithuna	9.27 am	11.45 am
Kataka	11.45 am	2.17 pm
Simha	2.17 pm	4.49 pm
Kanya	4.49 pm	7.19 pm
Tula	7.19 pm	9.52 pm
Vrischika	9.52 pm	12.18 am
Dhanu	12.18 am	2.18 am
Makara	2.18 am	3.49 am
Kumbha	3.49 am	5.02 am
Meena	5.02 am	6.13 am
Mesha	6.13 am	6.16 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.17

Sevvai7.24

Suriya8.31

Sukran9.38

Budhan10.44

Chandra11.51

Sani12.58

Guru2.04

Sevvai3.11

Suriya4.18

Sukran5.25

Budhan6.31

Night

Chandra7.38

Sani8.31

Guru9.24

Sevvai10.18

Suriya11.11

Sukran12.04

Budhan12.57

Chandra1.50

Sani2.43

Guru3.36

Sevvai4.30

Suriya5.23

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

Also

	South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil
	In force all day, until Friday 2.33 am