Shastra Panchangam
April 2026
5
Sunday
Visvavasu
Panguni
22
Nyayiru
Theypirai
Tritiyaitill 7.30 am, then Chaturthi
Visakamtill 7.38 pm, then Anusham
Marana Yogam

Sankatahara Chaturthi

Rahu Kalamevening 6.01–7.41
Yamagandamafternoon 1.03–2.43
Kuligaievening 4.22–6.02
ChandrashtamamUntil 12.59 pm: Poorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, RevathiThen: Ashwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarter
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 8.06–9.45evening 7.41–9.01

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, 10.14 am to 1.03 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 7.31 am; Vajra Yogam runs till 10.14 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

10.14 am–1.03 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
8.06–9.45 am; Vajra Yogam also runs
12.38–1.30 pm; Yamagandam also runs
2.43–4.22 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

1.03–2.43 pm
4.22–6.02 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
5.54–6.48 pm
6.01–7.41 pm
12.06–1.54 am, early Monday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 12.59 pm

Uthirattathi · Revathi · Poorattathi, fourth quarter

For those born in Meena Rasi.

Then

from 12.59 pm, until Wednesday 1.25 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

Sunrise6.27 am
Sunset7.41 pm
Moonrise12.22 am (next day)
Moonset7.01 am
SunMeena Rasi
MoonTula Rasi

This day and the next

Sankatahara Chaturthi, Ganesha worship; the fast ends at moonrise.

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
Nyayiru (Sunday)
Tritiyai, till 7.30 am 2–39 nazhigaiChaturthi
Visakam, till 7.38 pm 33–01 nazhigaiAnusham
Vajra Yogam, till 10.14 am caution 9–29 nazhigaiSiddhi Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 7.31 am caution 2–39 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 8.34 pm 35–20 nazhigai
Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for London

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.01–5.43 amPrayer, meditation, study
9.55–11.40 amA favourable window
12.38–1.30 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.03–2.43 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.22–6.02 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
5.54–6.48 pmAvoided for new beginnings
6.01–7.41 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.06–1.54 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi16.27
Amirtham28.06
Rogam9.45
Labam11.25
Dhanam31.04
Sugam2.43
Soram4.22
Visham6.01

Night

Dhanam7.41
Sugam9.02
Soram10.21
Visham11.42
Uthi41.03
Amirtham2.24
Rogam3.43
Labam5.05

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Tṛtīyā · Bhānu Vāsara · Viśākhā (Anurādhā from 7.38 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
Meena6.27 am6.48 am
Mesha6.48 am7.52 am
Vrishabha7.52 am9.29 am
Mithuna9.29 am11.53 am
Kataka11.53 am2.41 pm
Simha2.41 pm5.32 pm
Kanya5.32 pm8.22 pm
Tula8.22 pm11.13 pm
Vrischika11.13 pm1.49 am
Dhanu1.49 am3.45 am
Makara3.45 am4.59 am
Kumbha4.59 am5.53 am
Meena5.53 am6.24 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya6.27
Sukran7.33
Budhan8.39
Chandra9.45
Sani10.51
Guru11.58
Sevvai1.04
Suriya2.10
Sukran3.16
Budhan4.22
Chandra5.28
Sani6.35

Night

Guru7.41
Sevvai8.34
Suriya9.28
Sukran10.22
Budhan11.15
Chandra12.09
Sani1.03
Guru1.56
Sevvai2.50
Suriya3.44
Sukran4.37
Budhan5.31

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery

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