April 2027

Sunday

Plavanga

Nyayiru

Valarpirai

Dwadasitill 7.43 am, then Trayodasi

Pooramtill 6.06 am, then Uthiram

Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Pradosham

Rahu Kalamevening 4.30–6.00

Yamagandamafternoon 12.00–1.30

Kuligaiafternoon 3.00–4.30

ChandrashtamamUntil 11.53 am: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Avittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Nalla Neram

morning 7.45–8.45afternoon 3.15–4.15

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.45–11.45afternoon 1.30–2.30

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, 6.00 am to 12.11 pm is the best of the day, with the Nalla Neram of 7.45–8.45 am inside it.

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

6.00 am–12.11 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.45–8.45 am, inside the clear stretch

10.45–11.45 am, inside the clear stretch

11.48 am–12.36 pm; Yamagandam also runs

1.30–2.30 pm; Yamagandam and Tyajyam also run

2.36–3.17 pmShort clear window

3.15–4.15 pm; Kuligai also runs

Avoid

12.11–1.45 pm (printed 12–1.30)

1.02–2.36 pm

3.17–4.51 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 3–4.30)

4.44–5.35 pm

4.50–6.24 pm (printed 4.30–6)

Chandrashtamam

until 11.53 am

Thiruvonam · Uthiradam, second to fourth quarters · Avittam, first to second quarters

For those born in Makara Rasi.

Then

from 11.53 am, until Tuesday 4.32 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

Sunrise6.00 am

Sunset6.24 pm

Moonrise4.15 pm

Moonset4.25 am (next day)

SunMesha Rasi

MoonSimha Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

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

Limb	This day	Then
	Nyayiru (Sunday)
	Dwadasi, till 7.43 am 4–17 nazhigai	Trayodasi
	Pooram, till 6.06 am 0–15 nazhigai Uthiram, till 5.15 am (next day) 58–10 nazhigai	Hastham
	Dhruva Yogam, till 9.58 pm 39–57 nazhigai	Vyaghata Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 7.43 am 4–17 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 6.54 pm 32–16 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Kumbakonam

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.28–5.13 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	11.48 am–12.36 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.11–1.45 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.02–2.36 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.17–4.51 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.44–5.35 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.50–6.24 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.19–11.51 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi6.00

Amirtham7.33

Rogam9.05

Labam10.39

Dhanam¹12.12

Sugam²1.45

Soram3.17

Visham4.50

Night

Dhanam6.24

Sugam7.51

Soram9.17

Visham10.44

Uthi12.12

Amirtham1.39

Rogam3.05

Labam4.33

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

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Bhānu Vāsara · Pūrvaphalgunī (Uttaraphalgunī from 6.06 am, computed)

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1949

2084

2083

5129

1202

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Mesha	6.00 am	7.41 am
Vrishabha	7.41 am	9.44 am
Mithuna	9.44 am	11.55 am
Kataka	11.55 am	2.03 pm
Simha	2.03 pm	4.04 pm
Kanya	4.04 pm	6.04 pm
Tula	6.04 pm	8.09 pm
Vrischika	8.09 pm	10.20 pm
Dhanu	10.20 pm	12.28 am
Makara	12.28 am	2.22 am
Kumbha	2.22 am	4.06 am
Meena	4.06 am	5.47 am
Mesha	5.47 am	5.59 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya6.00

Sukran7.02

Budhan8.04

Chandra9.06

Sani10.08

Guru11.10

Sevvai12.12

Suriya1.14

Sukran2.16

Budhan3.18

Chandra4.20

Sani5.22

Night

Guru6.24

Sevvai7.22

Suriya8.20

Sukran9.18

Budhan10.16

Chandra11.14

Sani12.12

Guru1.10

Sevvai2.08

Suriya3.06

Sukran4.04

Budhan5.01

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery