Shastra Panchangam
April 2026
26
Sunday
Parabhava
Chithirai
13
Nyayiru
Valarpirai
Dasamitill 10.37 pm, then Ekadasi
Magamtill 12.57 am (next day), then Pooram
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalamevening 4.19–5.40
Yamagandamafternoon 12.17–1.39
Kuligaiafternoon 2.58–4.20
ChandrashtamamUthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.56–8.16evening 5.40–7.19

Computed for Melbourne, in Melbourne time (AEST). 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, 6.56 am to 12.17 pm is the best of the day.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Melbourne

Computed for Melbourne, 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

6.56 am–12.17 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.56–8.16 am, inside the clear stretch
11.57 am–12.39 pm; Yamagandam also runs
2.24–2.58 pmShort clear window

Avoid

12.17–1.39 pm
12.46–2.24 pm
2.58–4.20 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
4.13–4.57 pm
4.19–5.40 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 8.06 am

Thiruvonam · Uthiradam, second to fourth quarters · Avittam, first to second quarters

For those born in Makara 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

Sunrise6.56 am
Sunset5.39 pm
Moonrise3.01 pm
Moonset2.09 am (next day)
SunMesha Rasi
MoonSimha Rasi, from 12.35 am

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Monday 27 April: Ekadasi.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them, set by Melbourne's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Melbourne 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)
Dasami, till 10.37 pm 39–12 nazhigaiEkadasi
Magam, till 12.57 am (next day) 45–02 nazhigaiPooram
Vriddhi Yogam, till 2.58 am (next day) 50–03 nazhigaiDhruva Yogam
Taitila Karanam, till 10.44 am 9–30 nazhigai
Gara Karanam, till 10.37 pm 39–12 nazhigai
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Melbourne

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.10–6.03 amPrayer, meditation, study
11.57 am–12.39 pmWidely used for beginnings
12.17–1.39 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.46–2.24 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.58–4.20 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
4.13–4.57 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.19–5.40 pmAvoided for new beginnings
10.32 pm–12.08 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi6.56
Amirtham8.17
Rogam9.36
Labam10.58
Dhanam112.18
Sugam21.39
Soram2.58
Visham4.19

Night

Dhanam35.39
Sugam7.20
Soram8.58
Visham10.38
Uthi12.19
Amirtham1.58
Rogam3.37
Labam5.18

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Daśamī · Bhānu Vāsara · Maghā

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
Mesha6.56 am8.33 am
Vrishabha8.33 am10.57 am
Mithuna10.57 am12.58 pm
Kataka12.58 pm2.32 pm
Simha2.32 pm3.49 pm
Kanya3.49 pm5.03 pm
Tula5.03 pm6.29 pm
Vrischika6.29 pm8.19 pm
Dhanu8.19 pm10.36 pm
Makara10.36 pm1.05 am
Kumbha1.05 am3.33 am
Meena3.33 am6.00 am
Mesha6.00 am6.57 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya6.56
Sukran7.50
Budhan8.43
Chandra9.37
Sani10.31
Guru11.24
Sevvai12.18
Suriya1.11
Sukran2.05
Budhan2.59
Chandra3.52
Sani4.46

Night

Guru5.39
Sevvai6.46
Suriya7.52
Sukran8.59
Budhan10.05
Chandra11.12
Sani12.18
Guru1.25
Sevvai2.31
Suriya3.38
Sukran4.44
Budhan5.50

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery

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