Shastra Panchangam
April 2027
1
Thursday
Parabhava
Panguni
18
Viyazhan

Theypirai
Dasamitill 12.46 am (next day), then Ekadasi
Uthiradamtill 9.26 am, then Thiruvonam
Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.30–3.00
Yamagandammorning 6.00–7.30
Kuligaimorning 9.00–10.30
ChandrashtamamMirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Nalla Neram
morning 10.45–11.45afternoon 12.15–1.15
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 10.30–11.30evening 6.30–7.30

Tithi and nakshatram computed for Kumbakonam. Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam, Kuligai, Nalla Neram and Soolam as Tamil calendars print them. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 7.42 am to 9.13 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 12.46 am Friday.

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


Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Kumbakonam

Computed for Kumbakonam, to the minute. Use the printed times on the sheet for daily life; use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham. Where they differ, the printed time is shown in brackets.

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

7.42–9.13 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
10.30–11.30 am; Kuligai also runs
10.45–11.33 amShort clear window
10.45–11.45 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs
11.53 am–12.40 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs
12.15–1.15 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs
6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

6.10–7.42 am (printed 6–7.30)
9.13–10.45 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 9–10.30)
1.48–3.20 pm (printed 1.30–3)
1.54–3.42 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 1.34 am

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna 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

Sunrise6.10 am
Sunset6.23 pm
Moonrise2.52 am (next day)
Moonset1.51 pm
SunMeena Rasi
MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Friday 2 April: Ekadasi.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Kumbakonam 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
Viyazhan (Thursday)
Dasami, till 12.46 am (next day) 46–31 nazhigaiEkadasi
Uthiradam, till 9.26 am 8–11 nazhigaiThiruvonam
Shiva Yogam, till 8.52 am 6–48 nazhigaiSiddha Yogam
Vanija Karanam, till 11.33 am 13–30 nazhigai
Bhadra Karanam, till 12.46 am (next day) caution 46–31 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Kumbakonam

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.36–5.22 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.10–7.42 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.13–10.45 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.53 am–12.40 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.48–3.20 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.54–3.42 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.39–2.25 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam16.10
Sugam7.42
Soram9.13
Uthi210.45
Amirtham312.17
Visham1.48
Rogam3.20
Labam44.52

Night

Amirtham6.23
Visham7.51
Rogam9.19
Labam10.49
Dhanam12.17
Sugam1.45
Soram3.12
Uthi4.41

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Daśamī · Guru Vāsara · Uttarāṣāḍhā (Śravaṇa from 9.26 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
1202

Kaliyuga counted as the Tamil almanac counts the current year. Gujarati Samvat turns the day after Deepavali.

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Meena6.10 am6.58 am
Mesha6.58 am8.48 am
Vrishabha8.48 am10.51 am
Mithuna10.51 am1.02 pm
Kataka1.02 pm3.10 pm
Simha3.10 pm5.11 pm
Kanya5.11 pm7.11 pm
Tula7.11 pm9.16 pm
Vrischika9.16 pm11.27 pm
Dhanu11.27 pm1.34 am
Makara1.34 am3.29 am
Kumbha3.29 am5.13 am
Meena5.13 am6.09 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.10
Sevvai7.11
Suriya8.12
Sukran9.13
Budhan10.14
Chandra11.15
Sani12.17
Guru1.18
Sevvai2.19
Suriya3.20
Sukran4.21
Budhan5.22

Night

Chandra6.23
Sani7.22
Guru8.21
Sevvai9.20
Suriya10.19
Sukran11.17
Budhan12.16
Chandra1.15
Sani2.14
Guru3.13
Sevvai4.11
Suriya5.10

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil

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