Shastra Panchangam
April 2026
20
Monday
Parabhava
Chithirai
7
Thingal
Valarpirai
Chaturthitill 11.45 pm, then Panchami
Rohinitill 9.39 pm, then Mirugaseeridam
Amirtha Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 7.40–9.28
Yamagandammorning 11.13–1.00
Kuligaiafternoon 2.46–4.33
ChandrashtamamChithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 5.54–7.40evening 8.06–9.19

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, 5.54 am to 7.40 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 11.46 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

5.54–7.40 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
5.54–7.40 am, inside the clear stretch
9.28–11.13 amClear of every caution
12.32–1.28 pm; Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam also run
1.00–1.19 pmShort clear window

Avoid

7.40–9.28 am
11.13 am–1.00 pm
1.28–2.26 pm
2.27–3.54 pm
2.46–4.33 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
4.18–5.16 pm
2.44–4.12 am, early Tuesday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 8.31 am

Swathi · Chithirai, third to fourth quarters · Visakam, first to third quarters

For those born in Tula 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

Sunrise5.54 am
Sunset8.06 pm
Moonrise7.03 am
Moonset12.55 am (next day)
SunMesha Rasi
MoonVrishabha Rasi

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
Thingal (Monday)
Chaturthi, till 11.45 pm 44–42 nazhigaiPanchami
Rohini, till 9.39 pm 39–25 nazhigaiMirugaseeridam
Saubhagya Yogam, till 11.41 am 14–29 nazhigaiShobhana Yogam
Vanija Karanam, till 1.20 pm 18–36 nazhigai
Bhadra Karanam, till 11.46 pm caution 44–42 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for London

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.36–5.14 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.40–9.28 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.13 am–1.00 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.32–1.28 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.28–2.26 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.27–3.54 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.46–4.33 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
4.18–5.16 pmAvoided for new beginnings
6.47–8.12 pmA favourable window
2.44–4.12 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham5.54
Visham7.40
Rogam9.27
Labam111.14
Dhanam21.00
Sugam32.47
Soram4.32
Uthi46.20

Night

Sugam8.06
Soram9.19
Uthi10.33
Amirtham11.46
Visham12.58
Rogam2.12
Labam53.26
Dhanam4.39

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Caturthī · Indu Vāsara · Rohiṇī

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
Mesha5.54 am6.53 am
Vrishabha6.53 am8.30 am
Mithuna8.30 am10.54 am
Kataka10.54 am1.42 pm
Simha1.42 pm4.33 pm
Kanya4.33 pm7.23 pm
Tula7.23 pm10.14 pm
Vrischika10.14 pm12.50 am
Dhanu12.50 am2.46 am
Makara2.46 am4.00 am
Kumbha4.00 am4.54 am
Meena4.54 am5.45 am
Mesha5.45 am5.52 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra5.54
Sani7.05
Guru8.16
Sevvai9.27
Suriya10.38
Sukran11.49
Budhan1.00
Chandra2.11
Sani3.22
Guru4.33
Sevvai5.44
Suriya6.55

Night

Sukran8.06
Budhan8.55
Chandra9.44
Sani10.32
Guru11.21
Sevvai12.10
Suriya12.59
Sukran1.48
Budhan2.37
Chandra3.25
Sani4.14
Guru5.03

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd

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