Shastra Panchangam
April 2026
29
Wednesday
Parabhava
Chithirai
16
Budhan
Valarpirai
Trayodasitill 10.22 am, then Chaturdasi
Hasthamtill 2.47 pm, then Chithirai
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.55–2.40
Yamagandammorning 7.43–9.28
Kuligaimorning 11.11–12.56
ChandrashtamamUntil 3.45 am (next day): Avittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Poorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, Revathi
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 5.59–7.43evening 7.52–9.07

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, 5.59 am to 7.43 am is the best of the day.

Vajra Yogam runs till 11.26 am Thursday.

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

5.59–7.43 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
5.59–7.43 am, inside the clear stretch
9.28–11.11 amClear of every caution

Avoid

7.43–9.28 am
11.11 am–12.56 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
12.27–1.24 pm
12.55–2.40 pm
11.26 pm–1.11 am, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 3.45 am

Sathayam · Avittam, third to fourth quarters · Poorattathi, first to third quarters

For those born in Kumbha Rasi.

Then

from 3.45 am, until Saturday 3.01 pm

Uthirattathi · Revathi · Poorattathi, fourth quarter

For those born in Meena 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

Sunrise5.59 am
Sunset7.52 pm
Moonrise6.15 pm
Moonset5.00 am (next day)
SunMesha Rasi
MoonKanya Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Thursday 30 April: Pournami.

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 10.22 am 10–59 nazhigaiChaturdasi
Hastham, till 2.47 pm 22–00 nazhigaiChithirai
Harshana Yogam, till 11.22 am 13–27 nazhigaiVajra Yogam
Taitila Karanam, till 10.22 am 10–59 nazhigai
Gara Karanam, till 11.00 pm 42–35 nazhigai
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Edison

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.38–5.18 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.43–9.28 amAvoided for new beginnings
8.22–10.04 amA favourable window
11.11 am–12.56 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
12.27–1.24 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.55–2.40 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.26 pm–1.11 amAvoided for new beginnings
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam5.59
Dhanam17.43
Sugam9.28
Soram11.11
Visham12.55
Uthi22.40
Amirtham34.24
Rogam6.07

Night

Uthi7.52
Amirtham9.08
Rogam10.23
Labam411.39
Dhanam512.55
Sugam2.11
Soram3.26
Visham4.41

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Trayodaśī · Saumya Vāsara · Hasta (Citrā from 2.47 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 signFromTo
Mesha5.59 am6.48 am
Vrishabha6.48 am8.36 am
Mithuna8.36 am10.54 am
Kataka10.54 am1.26 pm
Simha1.26 pm3.57 pm
Kanya3.57 pm6.28 pm
Tula6.28 pm9.01 pm
Vrischika9.01 pm11.27 pm
Dhanu11.27 pm1.27 am
Makara1.27 am2.58 am
Kumbha2.58 am4.11 am
Meena4.11 am5.22 am
Mesha5.22 am5.58 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan5.59
Chandra7.08
Sani8.18
Guru9.27
Sevvai10.37
Suriya11.46
Sukran12.55
Budhan2.05
Chandra3.14
Sani4.23
Guru5.33
Sevvai6.42

Night

Suriya7.52
Sukran8.42
Budhan9.33
Chandra10.23
Sani11.14
Guru12.04
Sevvai12.55
Suriya1.45
Sukran2.36
Budhan3.26
Chandra4.17
Sani5.07

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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