April 2026

Monday

Parabhava

Chithirai

Thingal

Valarpirai

Chaturthitill 6.45 pm, then Panchami

Rohinitill 4.39 pm, then Mirugaseeridam

Amirtha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 7.52–9.35

Yamagandammorning 11.15–12.57

Kuligaiafternoon 2.38–4.20

ChandrashtamamUntil 3.31 am (next day): Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.11–7.52evening 7.42–9.00

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, 6.11 am to 7.52 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 6.46 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

6.11–7.52 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.11–7.52 am, inside the clear stretch

12.30–1.23 pm; Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam also run

6.46–7.42 pmShort clear window

Avoid

7.52–9.35 am

9.27–10.54 am

11.15 am–12.57 pm

1.23–2.18 pm

2.38–4.20 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

4.06–5.01 pm

9.44–11.12 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 3.31 am

Swathi · Chithirai, third to fourth quarters · Visakam, first to third quarters

For those born in Tula Rasi.

Then

from 3.31 am, until Thursday 5.44 am

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika 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

Sunrise6.11 am

Sunset7.42 pm

Moonrise8.05 am

Moonset12.07 am (next day)

SunMesha Rasi

MoonVrishabha 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
	Thingal (Monday)
	Chaturthi, till 6.45 pm 31–27 nazhigai	Panchami
	Rohini, till 4.39 pm 26–10 nazhigai	Mirugaseeridam
	Saubhagya Yogam, till 6.41 am 1–15 nazhigai Shobhana Yogam, till 3.01 am (next day) 52–08 nazhigai	Atiganda Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 8.20 am 5–22 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 6.46 pm caution 31–27 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 5.15 am (next day) 57–43 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Edison

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.48–5.29 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.52–9.35 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.27–10.54 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.15 am–12.57 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.30–1.23 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.23–2.18 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.47–3.12 pm	A favourable window
	2.38–4.20 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.06–5.01 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.44–11.12 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham6.11

Visham7.52

Rogam9.34

Labam¹11.16

Dhanam²12.57

Sugam³2.39

Soram4.19

Uthi⁴6.01

Night

Sugam7.42

Soram9.00

Uthi⁵10.20

Amirtham11.38

Visham12.56

Rogam2.14

Labam3.34

Dhanam4.52

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam; 2 Durmuhurtham and Bhadra Karanam; 3 Kuligai, Durmuhurtham and Bhadra Karanam; 4 Bhadra Karanam; 5 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Caturthī · Indu Vāsara · Rohiṇī (Mṛgaśīrṣa from 4.39 pm, 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
Mesha	6.11 am	7.23 am
Vrishabha	7.23 am	9.11 am
Mithuna	9.11 am	11.29 am
Kataka	11.29 am	2.01 pm
Simha	2.01 pm	4.33 pm
Kanya	4.33 pm	7.04 pm
Tula	7.04 pm	9.36 pm
Vrischika	9.36 pm	12.02 am
Dhanu	12.02 am	2.03 am
Makara	2.03 am	3.33 am
Kumbha	3.33 am	4.47 am
Meena	4.47 am	5.57 am
Mesha	5.57 am	6.10 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra6.11

Sani7.19

Guru8.27

Sevvai9.34

Suriya10.42

Sukran11.49

Budhan12.57

Chandra2.04

Sani3.12

Guru4.20

Sevvai5.27

Suriya6.35

Night

Sukran7.42

Budhan8.35

Chandra9.27

Sani10.19

Guru11.12

Sevvai12.04

Suriya12.56

Sukran1.48

Budhan2.41

Chandra3.33

Sani4.25

Guru5.18

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd