Shastra Panchangam
April 2026
15
Wednesday
Parabhava
Chithirai
2
Budhan
Theypirai
Trayodasitill 6.02 pm, then Chaturdasi
Poorattathitill 10.53 am, then Uthirattathi
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Masa Sivaratri

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.01–2.46
Yamagandammorning 7.48–9.33
Kuligaimorning 11.16–1.02
ChandrashtamamMagam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarter
Keezhnokku Naaldownward day
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.05–7.48night 9.26–10.28

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, 2.46 pm to 6.01 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 4.57 am Thursday.

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

2.46–6.01 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.05–7.48 amClear of every caution
6.05–7.48 am, inside the clear stretch
9.33–11.16 amClear of every caution

Avoid

7.48–9.33 am
11.16 am–1.02 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
12.33–1.29 pm
1.01–2.46 pm
7.55–9.26 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 7.33 am

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha 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

Sunrise6.05 am
Sunset7.57 pm
Moonrise5.28 am (next day)
Moonset5.33 pm
SunMesha Rasi
MoonMeena Rasi, from 5.08 am

This day and the next

Masa Sivaratri, the monthly Sivaratri; worship through the night.

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)
Trayodasi, till 6.02 pm 29–55 nazhigaiChaturdasi
Poorattathi, till 10.53 am 12–01 nazhigaiUthirattathi
Brahma Yogam, till 8.55 am 7–07 nazhigai
Indra Yogam, till 6.08 am (next day) 60–12 nazhigai		Vaidhriti Yogam
Gara Karanam, till 6.58 am 2–12 nazhigai
Vanija Karanam, till 6.02 pm 29–55 nazhigai
Bhadra Karanam, till 4.57 am (next day) caution 57–14 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for London

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.44–5.24 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.48–9.33 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.16 am–1.02 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
12.33–1.29 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.01–2.46 pmAvoided for new beginnings
7.55–9.26 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.58–6.28 amA favourable window
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam6.05
Dhanam17.49
Sugam9.33
Soram11.16
Visham1.01
Uthi2.46
Amirtham24.30
Rogam6.13

Night

Uthi37.57
Amirtham49.14
Rogam10.28
Labam11.45
Dhanam1.00
Sugam2.16
Soram3.31
Visham4.46

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Trayodaśī · Saumya Vāsara · Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā (Uttaraproṣṭhapadā from 10.53 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
Meena6.05 am6.09 am
Mesha6.09 am7.13 am
Vrishabha7.13 am8.50 am
Mithuna8.50 am11.13 am
Kataka11.13 am2.02 pm
Simha2.02 pm4.52 pm
Kanya4.52 pm7.43 pm
Tula7.43 pm10.33 pm
Vrischika10.33 pm1.10 am
Dhanu1.10 am3.05 am
Makara3.05 am4.19 am
Kumbha4.19 am5.14 am
Meena5.14 am6.03 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan6.05
Chandra7.14
Sani8.23
Guru9.33
Sevvai10.42
Suriya11.52
Sukran1.01
Budhan2.10
Chandra3.20
Sani4.29
Guru5.39
Sevvai6.48

Night

Suriya7.57
Sukran8.48
Budhan9.38
Chandra10.29
Sani11.19
Guru12.10
Sevvai1.00
Suriya1.50
Sukran2.41
Budhan3.31
Chandra4.22
Sani5.12

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

Also

A downward day, by the sunrise nakshatram, Poorattathi
North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk
In force all day, until Friday 7.33 am

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