April 2027

Friday

Plavanga

Velli

Theypirai

Tritiyaitill 4.21 am (next day), then Chaturthi

Anushamtill 6.57 am (next day), then Kettai

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 10.30–12.00

Yamagandamafternoon 3.00–4.30

Kuligaimorning 7.30–9.00

ChandrashtamamAshwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarter

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Nalla Neram

morning 9.15–10.15evening 4.45–5.45

Gowri Nalla Neram

afternoon 12.15–1.15evening 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, 2.14 pm to 3.17 pm is the best of the day.

Vyatipata Yogam runs till 2.14 pm; Bhadra Karanam runs till 4.22 am Saturday.

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

2.14–3.17 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

9.15–10.15 am; Tyajyam and Vyatipata Yogam also run

11.47 am–12.35 pm; Rahu Kalam and Vyatipata Yogam also run

12.15–1.15 pm; Vyatipata Yogam also runs

4.45–5.45 pm; Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam also run

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

7.30–9.05 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 7.30–9)

9.46–11.29 am

10.37 am–12.11 pm (printed 10.30–12)

3.17–4.51 pm (printed 3–4.30)

Chandrashtamam

until Sunday 8.58 am

Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter

For those born in Mesha 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

Sunrise5.57 am

Sunset6.24 pm

Moonrise8.43 pm

Moonset7.25 am

SunMesha Rasi

MoonVrischika Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Saturday 24 April: Sankatahara Chaturthi.

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
	Velli (Friday)
	Tritiyai, till 4.21 am (next day) 56–00 nazhigai	Chaturthi
	Anusham, till 6.57 am (next day) 62–30 nazhigai	Kettai
	Vyatipata Yogam, till 2.14 pm caution 20–40 nazhigai	Variyan Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 3.55 pm 24–53 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 4.22 am (next day) caution 56–00 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Kumbakonam

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.26–5.11 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.30–9.05 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	9.46–11.29 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.37 am–12.11 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.47 am–12.35 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	3.17–4.51 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.57–9.38 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam¹5.57

Soram7.30

Uthi²9.05

Visham10.37

Amirtham³12.11

Rogam1.44

Labam⁴3.18

Dhanam⁵4.51

Night

Rogam6.24

Labam7.51

Dhanam9.18

Sugam10.45

Soram12.10

Uthi1.38

Visham3.03

Amirtham4.31

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

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Tṛtīyā · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Anurādhā

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	5.57 am	7.21 am
Vrishabha	7.21 am	9.24 am
Mithuna	9.24 am	11.35 am
Kataka	11.35 am	1.43 pm
Simha	1.43 pm	3.45 pm
Kanya	3.45 pm	5.44 pm
Tula	5.44 pm	7.49 pm
Vrischika	7.49 pm	10.01 pm
Dhanu	10.01 pm	12.08 am
Makara	12.08 am	2.03 am
Kumbha	2.03 am	3.46 am
Meena	3.46 am	5.28 am
Mesha	5.28 am	5.57 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran5.57

Budhan7.00

Chandra8.02

Sani9.04

Guru10.06

Sevvai11.09

Suriya12.11

Sukran1.13

Budhan2.15

Chandra3.18

Sani4.20

Guru5.22

Night

Sevvai6.24

Suriya7.22

Sukran8.20

Budhan9.18

Chandra10.15

Sani11.13

Guru12.11

Sevvai1.08

Suriya2.06

Sukran3.04

Budhan4.02

Chandra4.59

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery