April 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Chithirai

Velli

Theypirai

Amavasaitill 7.52 am, then Prathamai

Ashwinitill 12.13 am (next day), then Bharani

Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 11.17–12.58

Yamagandamevening 4.18–5.59

Kuligaimorning 7.56–9.37

ChandrashtamamUthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.16–7.56night 10.18–11.37

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, 6.16 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Vishkambha Yogam runs till 6.16 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

6.16–7.39 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.16–7.56 am; Vishkambha Yogam also runs

12.31–1.24 pm; Rahu Kalam and Vishkambha Yogam also run

Avoid

7.56–9.37 am, what begins now is said to repeat

11.17 am–12.58 pm

4.18–5.59 pm

8.35–10.03 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

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

Sunrise6.16 am

Sunset7.39 pm

MoonriseAfter sunrise on Saturday

Moonset8.14 pm

SunMesha Rasi

MoonMesha Rasi, from 2.32 am

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Amavasai runs till 7.52 am; the Amavasai day here is on Thursday 16 April.

In Tamil Nadu, Amavasai is 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
	Velli (Friday)
	Amavasai, till 7.52 am 4–00 nazhigai Prathamai, till 4.41 am (next day) 56–07 nazhigai	Dwitiyai
	Ashwini, till 12.13 am (next day) 44–55 nazhigai	Bharani
	Vishkambha Yogam, till 6.16 pm caution 30–01 nazhigai	Priti Yogam
	Naga Karanam, till 7.52 am 4–00 nazhigai Kimstughna Karanam, till 6.18 pm 30–08 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 4.41 am (next day) 56–07 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Edison

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.51–5.33 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.56–9.37 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.17 am–12.58 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.31–1.24 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	4.18–5.59 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.43–7.09 pm	A favourable window
	8.35–10.03 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam¹6.16

Soram7.56

Uthi²9.37

Visham11.17

Amirtham³12.58

Rogam2.37

Labam⁴4.19

Dhanam⁵5.59

Night

Rogam7.39

Labam⁶8.59

Dhanam10.18

Sugam11.38

Soram12.56

Uthi2.17

Visham3.35

Amirtham4.55

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Vishkambha Yogam; 2 Vishkambha Yogam; 3 Vishkambha Yogam; 4 Yamagandam and Vishkambha Yogam; 5 Vishkambha Yogam; 6 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Amāvāsyā · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Aśvinī

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	6.16 am	7.35 am
Vrishabha	7.35 am	9.23 am
Mithuna	9.23 am	11.41 am
Kataka	11.41 am	2.13 pm
Simha	2.13 pm	4.45 pm
Kanya	4.45 pm	7.16 pm
Tula	7.16 pm	9.48 pm
Vrischika	9.48 pm	12.14 am
Dhanu	12.14 am	2.14 am
Makara	2.14 am	3.45 am
Kumbha	3.45 am	4.58 am
Meena	4.58 am	6.09 am
Mesha	6.09 am	6.14 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.16

Budhan7.23

Chandra8.30

Sani9.37

Guru10.44

Sevvai11.51

Suriya12.57

Sukran2.04

Budhan3.11

Chandra4.18

Sani5.25

Guru6.32

Night

Sevvai7.39

Suriya8.32

Sukran9.25

Budhan10.18

Chandra11.11

Sani12.04

Guru12.57

Sevvai1.50

Suriya2.43

Sukran3.36

Budhan4.28

Chandra5.21

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery