April 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Chithirai

Velli

Valarpirai

Ashtamitill 9.52 am, then Navami

Poosamtill 10.45 am, then Ayilyam

Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 11.13–12.57

Yamagandamevening 4.21–6.04

Kuligaimorning 7.48–9.31

ChandrashtamamMoolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarter

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.06–7.48night 9.04–10.20

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.

Shoola Yogam runs till 3.55 pm; Ganda Yogam runs till 2.14 pm Saturday. 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.

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

6.06–7.48 am; Shoola Yogam also runs

12.29–1.23 pm; Rahu Kalam and Shoola Yogam also run

Avoid

7.48–9.31 am, what begins now is said to repeat

11.13 am–12.57 pm

4.21–6.04 pm

11.27 pm–1.03 am, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 10.35 am

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu 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

Sunrise6.06 am

Sunset7.46 pm

Moonrise12.43 pm

Moonset3.09 am (next day)

SunMesha Rasi

MoonKataka 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
	Velli (Friday)
	Ashtami, till 9.52 am 9–27 nazhigai	Navami
	Poosam, till 10.45 am 11–38 nazhigai	Ayilyam
	Shoola Yogam, till 3.55 pm caution 24–33 nazhigai	Ganda Yogam
	Bava Karanam, till 9.52 am 9–27 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 9.21 pm 38–11 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Edison

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.43–5.24 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.48–9.31 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.13 am–12.57 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.29–1.23 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	4.21–6.04 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.27 pm–1.03 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	No Amirtha Kalam on this day	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam¹6.06

Soram7.48

Uthi²9.31

Visham11.13

Amirtham³12.57

Rogam2.38

Labam⁴4.22

Dhanam⁵6.04

Night

Rogam7.46

Labam9.04

Dhanam⁶10.21

Sugam⁷11.39

Soram12.55

Uthi2.13

Visham3.29

Amirtham4.48

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Shoola Yogam; 2 Shoola Yogam; 3 Shoola Yogam; 4 Yamagandam and Ganda Yogam; 5 Ganda Yogam; 6 Tyajyam; 7 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Aṣṭamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Puṣya (Āśleṣā from 10.45 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
Mesha	6.06 am	7.07 am
Vrishabha	7.07 am	8.56 am
Mithuna	8.56 am	11.14 am
Kataka	11.14 am	1.46 pm
Simha	1.46 pm	4.17 pm
Kanya	4.17 pm	6.48 pm
Tula	6.48 pm	9.21 pm
Vrischika	9.21 pm	11.46 pm
Dhanu	11.46 pm	1.47 am
Makara	1.47 am	3.18 am
Kumbha	3.18 am	4.31 am
Meena	4.31 am	5.41 am
Mesha	5.41 am	6.04 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.06

Budhan7.14

Chandra8.22

Sani9.31

Guru10.39

Sevvai11.48

Suriya12.56

Sukran2.04

Budhan3.13

Chandra4.21

Sani5.30

Guru6.38

Night

Sevvai7.46

Suriya8.38

Sukran9.29

Budhan10.21

Chandra11.12

Sani12.04

Guru12.55

Sevvai1.47

Suriya2.38

Sukran3.30

Budhan4.21

Chandra5.13

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery