April 2026

Tuesday

Parabhava

Chithirai

Sevvai

Valarpirai

Panchamitill 8.50 pm, then Shashti

Mirugaseeridamtill 7.29 pm, then Thiruvathirai

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalamevening 4.33–6.21

Yamagandammorning 9.25–11.13

Kuligaiafternoon 12.59–2.47

ChandrashtamamUntil 8.31 am: Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 11.13–12.59night 9.21–10.33

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, 5.52 am to 8.01 am is the best of the day.

Atiganda Yogam runs till 4.39 am Wednesday.

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

5.52–8.01 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

11.13 am–12.59 pm; Atiganda Yogam also runs

12.32–1.28 pm; Kuligai and Atiganda Yogam also run

Avoid

8.43–9.41 am

9.25–11.13 am

12.59–2.47 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

4.33–6.21 pm

12.00–12.40 am, early Wednesday, before sunrise

3.15–4.45 am, early Wednesday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 8.31 am

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

For those born in Tula Rasi.

Then

from 8.31 am, until Thursday 10.44 am

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika 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

Sunrise5.52 am

Sunset8.07 pm

Moonrise7.56 am

Moonset1.59 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

Limb	This day	Then
	Sevvai (Tuesday)
	Panchami, till 8.50 pm 37–29 nazhigai	Shashti
	Mirugaseeridam, till 7.29 pm 34–05 nazhigai	Thiruvathirai
	Shobhana Yogam, till 8.01 am 5–24 nazhigai Atiganda Yogam, till 4.39 am (next day) caution 57–01 nazhigai	Sukarma Yogam
	Bava Karanam, till 10.15 am 10–59 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 8.50 pm 37–29 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for London

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.34–5.12 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.43–9.41 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.25–11.13 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.29 am–12.55 pm	A favourable window
	12.32–1.28 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.59–2.47 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.33–6.21 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.00–12.40 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.15–4.45 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam5.52

Labam¹7.39

Dhanam²9.26

Sugam³11.13

Soram12.59

Uthi⁴2.47

Visham4.33

Amirtham⁵6.21

Night

Soram8.07

Uthi9.21

Visham10.33

Amirtham⁶11.46

Rogam12.58

Labam⁷2.12

Dhanam⁸3.25

Sugam⁹4.38

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Durmuhurtham and Atiganda Yogam; 2 Durmuhurtham, Yamagandam and Atiganda Yogam; 3 Atiganda Yogam; 4 Atiganda Yogam; 5 Atiganda Yogam; 6 Durmuhurtham; 7 Tyajyam; 8 Tyajyam; 9 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Pañcamī · Bhauma Vāsara · Mṛgaśīrṣa (Ārdrā from 7.29 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 sign	From	To
Mesha	5.52 am	6.49 am
Vrishabha	6.49 am	8.27 am
Mithuna	8.27 am	10.50 am
Kataka	10.50 am	1.38 pm
Simha	1.38 pm	4.29 pm
Kanya	4.29 pm	7.19 pm
Tula	7.19 pm	10.10 pm
Vrischika	10.10 pm	12.46 am
Dhanu	12.46 am	2.42 am
Makara	2.42 am	3.56 am
Kumbha	3.56 am	4.50 am
Meena	4.50 am	5.41 am
Mesha	5.41 am	5.50 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai5.52

Suriya7.03

Sukran8.15

Budhan9.26

Chandra10.37

Sani11.48

Guru1.00

Sevvai2.11

Suriya3.22

Sukran4.34

Budhan5.45

Chandra6.56

Night

Sani8.07

Guru8.56

Sevvai9.45

Suriya10.33

Sukran11.22

Budhan12.10

Chandra12.59

Sani1.47

Guru2.36

Sevvai3.24

Suriya4.13

Sukran5.01

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

Also

North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk