April 2027

Saturday

Plavanga

Chithirai

Sani

Valarpirai

Ekadasitill 1.58 pm, then Dwadasi

Magamtill 11.38 am, then Pooram

Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Ekadasi

Rahu Kalammorning 9.33–10.57

Yamagandamafternoon 1.42–3.06

Kuligaimorning 6.48–8.11

ChandrashtamamUthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.57–12.19evening 5.51–7.17

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, 3.06 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 1.59 pm; Ganda Yogam runs till 7.29 am.

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

3.06–5.51 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

10.57 am–12.19 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs

11.58 am–12.41 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs

Avoid

6.48–8.11 am, what begins now is said to repeat

6.48–8.17 am

9.33–10.57 am

1.42–3.06 pm

7.17–8.50 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Sunday 4.23 pm

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

Sunrise6.48 am

Sunset5.51 pm

Moonrise3.47 pm

Moonset3.31 am (next day)

SunMesha Rasi

MoonSimha Rasi

This day and the next

Ekadasi, a fasting day in many families.

Sunday 18 April: Pradosham.

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
	Sani (Saturday)
	Ekadasi, till 1.58 pm 17–56 nazhigai	Dwadasi
	Magam, till 11.38 am 12–06 nazhigai	Pooram
	Ganda Yogam, till 7.29 am caution 1–42 nazhigai Vriddhi Yogam, till 4.54 am (next day) 55–14 nazhigai	Dhruva Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 1.59 pm caution 17–56 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 1.04 am (next day) 45–40 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Melbourne

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.05–5.56 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.48–8.11 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	6.48–8.17 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.22–10.52 am 4.29–6.00 am	A favourable window
	9.33–10.57 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.58 am–12.41 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.42–3.06 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.17–8.50 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Soram6.48

Uthi¹8.11

Visham9.33

Amirtham²10.57

Rogam12.19

Labam³1.43

Dhanam3.06

Sugam4.29

Night

Labam⁴5.51

Dhanam⁵7.29

Sugam9.06

Soram10.42

Uthi12.21

Visham1.57

Amirtham3.35

Soram5.11

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

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Sthira Vāsara · Maghā (Pūrvaphalgunī from 11.38 am, computed)

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1949

2084

2083

5129

1202

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Mesha	6.48 am	9.10 am
Vrishabha	9.10 am	11.33 am
Mithuna	11.33 am	1.35 pm
Kataka	1.35 pm	3.09 pm
Simha	3.09 pm	4.25 pm
Kanya	4.25 pm	5.40 pm
Tula	5.40 pm	7.05 pm
Vrischika	7.05 pm	8.55 pm
Dhanu	8.55 pm	11.13 pm
Makara	11.13 pm	1.41 am
Kumbha	1.41 am	4.09 am
Meena	4.09 am	6.36 am
Mesha	6.36 am	6.49 am

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

Horai

Day

Sani6.48

Guru7.43

Sevvai8.38

Suriya9.34

Sukran10.29

Budhan11.24

Chandra12.20

Sani1.15

Guru2.10

Sevvai3.06

Suriya4.01

Sukran4.56

Night

Budhan5.51

Chandra6.56

Sani8.01

Guru9.06

Sevvai10.11

Suriya11.15

Sukran12.20

Budhan1.25

Chandra2.30

Sani3.34

Guru4.39

Sevvai5.44

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

Also

East on Saturdays; Parigaram: curd