April 2027

Monday

Parabhava

Panguni

Thingal

Theypirai

Trayodasitill 9.54 am, then Chaturdasi

Poorattathitill 10.17 pm, then Uthirattathi

Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Masa Sivaratri

Rahu Kalammorning 8.03–9.30

Yamagandammorning 10.56–12.23

Kuligaiafternoon 1.49–3.16

ChandrashtamamUntil 4.03 pm: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, AyilyamThen: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarter

Keezhnokku Naaldownward day

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.37–8.03evening 6.09–7.42

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, 6.37 am to 8.03 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 10.08 pm.

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

6.37–8.03 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.37–8.03 am, inside the clear stretch

9.30–9.53 amShort clear window

12.00–12.45 pm; Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam also run

Avoid

8.03–9.30 am

10.56 am–12.23 pm

12.45–1.32 pm

1.49–3.16 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

3.04–3.51 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 4.03 pm

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka Rasi.

Then

from 4.03 pm, until Wednesday 10.56 pm

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

Sunrise6.37 am

Sunset6.09 pm

Moonrise5.41 am (next day)

Moonset4.56 pm

SunMeena Rasi

MoonKumbha Rasi

This day and the next

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

Tuesday 6 April: Amavasai.

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

Limb	This day	Then
	Thingal (Monday)
	Trayodasi, till 9.54 am 8–12 nazhigai	Chaturdasi
	Poorattathi, till 10.17 pm 39–09 nazhigai	Uthirattathi
	Shukla Yogam, till 2.18 pm 19–12 nazhigai	Brahma Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 9.54 am 8–12 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 10.08 pm caution 38–44 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Melbourne

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.58–5.47 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.03–9.30 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.56 am–12.23 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.00–12.45 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.45–1.32 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.49–3.16 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	1.53–3.33 pm	A favourable window
	3.04–3.51 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham6.37

Visham8.03

Rogam9.29

Labam¹10.57

Dhanam²12.23

Sugam³1.50

Soram3.15

Uthi⁴4.43

Night

Sugam6.09

Soram7.42

Uthi9.16

Amirtham10.50

Visham12.23

Rogam1.56

Labam3.31

Dhanam5.05

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Trayodaśī · Indu Vāsara · Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā

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

1202

Kaliyuga counted as the Tamil almanac counts the current year. Gujarati Samvat turns the day after Deepavali.

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Meena	6.37 am	7.28 am
Mesha	7.28 am	9.57 am
Vrishabha	9.57 am	12.21 pm
Mithuna	12.21 pm	2.22 pm
Kataka	2.22 pm	3.56 pm
Simha	3.56 pm	5.13 pm
Kanya	5.13 pm	6.27 pm
Tula	6.27 pm	7.52 pm
Vrischika	7.52 pm	9.43 pm
Dhanu	9.43 pm	12.00 am
Makara	12.00 am	2.29 am
Kumbha	2.29 am	4.56 am
Meena	4.56 am	6.38 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra6.37

Sani7.35

Guru8.32

Sevvai9.30

Suriya10.27

Sukran11.25

Budhan12.23

Chandra1.20

Sani2.18

Guru3.16

Sevvai4.13

Suriya5.11

Night

Sukran6.09

Budhan7.11

Chandra8.13

Sani9.16

Guru10.18

Sevvai11.21

Suriya12.23

Sukran1.26

Budhan2.28

Chandra3.30

Sani4.33

Guru5.35

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

Also

	A downward day, by the sunrise nakshatram, Poorattathi
	East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd
	In force all day, until 4.03 pm