Shastra Panchangam
April 2026
1
Wednesday
Visvavasu
Panguni
19, Pournami
Budhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Panguni 18 on this day. Here Panguni began a day earlier, on Saturday 14 March.

Valarpirai
Pournamitill 10.12 pm, then Prathamai
Uthiramtill 6.48 am, then Hastham
Amirtha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Pournami

Rahu Kalammorning 11.56–1.28
Yamagandammorning 7.22–8.54
Kuligaimorning 10.25–11.57
ChandrashtamamAvittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 5.51–7.22evening 6.02–7.30

Computed for Georgetown, in Guyana time. 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, 1.28 pm to 3.40 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 9.52 am.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Georgetown

Computed for Georgetown, 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

1.28–3.40 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
5.51–7.22 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs
9.52–10.25 amShort clear window
5.22–6.02 pmShort clear window

Avoid

7.22–8.54 am
10.25–11.57 am, what begins now is said to repeat
11.32 am–12.21 pm
11.56 am–1.28 pm
3.40–5.22 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 8.59 pm

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

For those born in Kumbha 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

Sunrise5.51 am
Sunset6.02 pm
Moonrise5.51 pm
MoonsetAfter sunrise on Thursday
SunMeena Rasi
MoonKanya Rasi

This day and the next

Pournami, the full moon.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them, set by Georgetown's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Georgetown 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)
Pournami, till 10.12 pm 40–54 nazhigaiPrathamai
Uthiram, till 6.48 am 2–22 nazhigaiHastham
Dhruva Yogam, till 4.50 am (next day) 57–29 nazhigaiVyaghata Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 9.52 am caution 10–01 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 10.12 pm 40–54 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Georgetown

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.17–5.03 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.22–8.54 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.25–11.57 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.32 am–12.21 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.56 am–1.28 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.40–5.22 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.49–3.30 amA favourable window
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam15.51
Dhanam27.23
Sugam38.54
Soram10.25
Visham11.56
Uthi1.28
Amirtham43.00
Rogam4.30

Night

Uthi6.02
Amirtham7.31
Rogam8.59
Labam10.28
Dhanam11.57
Sugam1.25
Soram2.53
Visham4.21

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Pūrṇimā · Saumya Vāsara · Uttaraphalgunī (Hasta from 6.48 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 signFromTo
Meena5.51 am6.39 am
Mesha6.39 am8.31 am
Vrishabha8.31 am10.36 am
Mithuna10.36 am12.46 pm
Kataka12.46 pm2.52 pm
Simha2.52 pm4.49 pm
Kanya4.49 pm6.46 pm
Tula6.46 pm8.48 pm
Vrischika8.48 pm10.57 pm
Dhanu10.57 pm1.05 am
Makara1.05 am3.03 am
Kumbha3.03 am4.50 am
Meena4.50 am5.50 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan5.51
Chandra6.52
Sani7.53
Guru8.54
Sevvai9.55
Suriya10.55
Sukran11.56
Budhan12.57
Chandra1.58
Sani2.59
Guru4.00
Sevvai5.01

Night

Suriya6.02
Sukran7.01
Budhan8.00
Chandra8.59
Sani9.58
Guru10.57
Sevvai11.56
Suriya12.55
Sukran1.54
Budhan2.53
Chandra3.52
Sani4.51

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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