Shastra Panchangam
April 2026
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Wednesday
Visvavasu
Panguni
18, Pournami
Budhan
Valarpirai
Pournamitill 3.12 am (next day), then Prathamai
Uthiramtill 11.48 am, then Hastham
Amirtha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Pournami

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.04–2.43
Yamagandammorning 8.13–9.51
Kuligaimorning 11.27–1.05
ChandrashtamamAvittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.36–8.13evening 7.34–8.40

Computed for London, in UK time (BST). 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, 2.52 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 2.52 pm.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for London

Computed for London, 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

2.52–7.34 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.36–8.13 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs

Avoid

8.13–9.51 am
11.27 am–1.05 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
12.38–1.31 pm
1.04–2.43 pm
8.40–10.22 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 1.59 am

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

Sunrise6.36 am
Sunset7.34 pm
Moonrise7.21 pm
Moonset6.17 am (next day)
SunMeena Rasi
MoonKanya Rasi

This day and the next

Pournami, the full moon.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for London 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 3.12 am (next day) 51–35 nazhigaiPrathamai
Uthiram, till 11.48 am 13–01 nazhigaiHastham
Vriddhi Yogam, till 10.21 am 9–24 nazhigaiDhruva Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 2.52 pm caution 20–40 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 3.12 am (next day) 51–35 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for London

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.08–5.51 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.13–9.51 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.27 am–1.05 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
12.38–1.31 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.04–2.43 pmAvoided for new beginnings
8.40–10.22 pmAvoided for new beginnings
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings
No Amirtha Kalam on this dayA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam16.36
Dhanam28.14
Sugam39.51
Soram11.27
Visham1.04
Uthi42.43
Amirtham4.20
Rogam5.56

Night

Uthi57.34
Amirtham68.57
Rogam10.18
Labam11.42
Dhanam1.04
Sugam2.27
Soram3.48
Visham5.11

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 Bhadra Karanam; 5 Tyajyam; 6 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Pūrṇimā · Saumya Vāsara · Uttaraphalgunī (Hasta from 11.48 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
Meena6.36 am7.04 am
Mesha7.04 am8.08 am
Vrishabha8.08 am9.45 am
Mithuna9.45 am12.08 pm
Kataka12.08 pm2.57 pm
Simha2.57 pm5.48 pm
Kanya5.48 pm8.38 pm
Tula8.38 pm11.28 pm
Vrischika11.28 pm2.05 am
Dhanu2.05 am4.00 am
Makara4.00 am5.15 am
Kumbha5.15 am6.09 am
Meena6.09 am6.33 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan6.36
Chandra7.41
Sani8.45
Guru9.50
Sevvai10.55
Suriya12.00
Sukran1.05
Budhan2.10
Chandra3.15
Sani4.19
Guru5.24
Sevvai6.29

Night

Suriya7.34
Sukran8.29
Budhan9.24
Chandra10.19
Sani11.14
Guru12.09
Sevvai1.04
Suriya1.59
Sukran2.54
Budhan3.49
Chandra4.44
Sani5.39

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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