Shastra Panchangam
April 2026
3
Friday
Visvavasu
Panguni
20
Velli
Theypirai
Dwitiyaitill 5.40 am (next day), then Tritiyai
Chithiraitill 2.55 pm, then Swathi
Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 11.26–1.05
Yamagandamevening 4.20–6.00
Kuligaimorning 8.09–9.48
ChandrashtamamPoorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, Revathi
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.31–8.09night 10.47–11.41

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, 1.05 pm to 4.20 pm is the best of the day.

Vyaghata Yogam runs till 9.39 am.

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

1.05–4.20 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.31–8.09 am; Vyaghata Yogam also runs
9.48–11.26 amClear of every caution
12.39–1.30 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs
6.00–7.37 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

8.09–9.48 am, what begins now is said to repeat
11.26 am–1.05 pm
4.20–6.00 pm
9.01–10.47 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Sunday 12.59 pm

Uthirattathi · Revathi · Poorattathi, fourth quarter

For those born in Meena 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

Sunrise6.31 am
Sunset7.37 pm
Moonrise9.52 pm
MoonsetAfter sunrise on Saturday
SunMeena Rasi
MoonTula Rasi, from 1.59 am

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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
Velli (Friday)
Dwitiyai, till 5.40 am (next day) 57–56 nazhigaiTritiyai
Chithirai, till 2.55 pm 21–02 nazhigaiSwathi
Vyaghata Yogam, till 9.39 am caution 7–49 nazhigaiHarshana Yogam
Taitila Karanam, till 4.53 pm 25–57 nazhigai
Gara Karanam, till 5.40 am (next day) 57–56 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for London

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.04–5.47 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.03–9.45 amA favourable window
8.09–9.48 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.26 am–1.05 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.39–1.30 pmWidely used for beginnings
4.20–6.00 pmAvoided for new beginnings
9.01–10.47 pmAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam16.31
Soram8.09
Uthi9.48
Visham11.26
Amirtham1.05
Rogam2.42
Labam24.21
Dhanam6.00

Night

Rogam7.37
Labam38.59
Dhanam410.21
Sugam11.42
Soram1.03
Uthi2.25
Visham3.46
Amirtham5.08

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Dvitīyā · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Citrā (Svātī from 2.55 pm, 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
Meena6.31 am6.56 am
Mesha6.56 am8.00 am
Vrishabha8.00 am9.37 am
Mithuna9.37 am12.01 pm
Kataka12.01 pm2.49 pm
Simha2.49 pm5.40 pm
Kanya5.40 pm8.30 pm
Tula8.30 pm11.20 pm
Vrischika11.20 pm1.57 am
Dhanu1.57 am3.52 am
Makara3.52 am5.07 am
Kumbha5.07 am6.01 am
Meena6.01 am6.29 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.31
Budhan7.37
Chandra8.42
Sani9.48
Guru10.53
Sevvai11.59
Suriya1.04
Sukran2.10
Budhan3.15
Chandra4.21
Sani5.26
Guru6.32

Night

Sevvai7.37
Suriya8.32
Sukran9.26
Budhan10.20
Chandra11.15
Sani12.09
Guru1.03
Sevvai1.57
Suriya2.52
Sukran3.46
Budhan4.40
Chandra5.35

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery

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