April 2027

Friday

Plavanga

Chithirai

Velli

Theypirai

Dwitiyaitill 8.08 am, then Tritiyai

Visakamtill 10.03 am, then Anusham

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 10.57–12.19

Yamagandamafternoon 3.00–4.23

Kuligaimorning 8.14–9.36

ChandrashtamamAshwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarter

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.53–8.14night 7.23–9.01

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

Keep new beginnings small on this day.

Vyatipata Yogam runs all day, till 6.44 pm. No part of the day is clear of every caution. If something cannot wait, prefer a good part of the Gowri Panchangam and ask your family's jyotishi.

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

6.53–8.14 am; Vyatipata Yogam also runs

11.57 am–12.40 pm; Rahu Kalam and Vyatipata Yogam also run

Avoid

8.14–9.36 am, what begins now is said to repeat

10.57 am–12.19 pm

2.16–3.59 pm

3.00–4.23 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Sunday 1.28 pm

Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter

For those born in Mesha 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

Sunrise6.53 am

Sunset5.44 pm

Moonrise6.51 pm

Moonset9.08 am

SunMesha Rasi

MoonVrischika Rasi, from 3.47 am

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Saturday 24 April: Sankatahara Chaturthi.

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
	Velli (Friday)
	Dwitiyai, till 8.08 am 3–06 nazhigai	Tritiyai
	Visakam, till 10.03 am 7–54 nazhigai	Anusham
	Vyatipata Yogam, till 6.44 pm caution 29–35 nazhigai	Variyan Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 8.08 am 3–06 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 8.25 pm 33–47 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Melbourne

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.09–6.00 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.14–9.36 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	10.57 am–12.19 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.57 am–12.40 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	2.16–3.59 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.00–4.23 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.27–2.08 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam¹6.53

Soram8.14

Uthi²9.36

Visham10.57

Amirtham³12.19

Rogam1.39

Labam⁴3.01

Dhanam⁵4.23

Night

Rogam5.44

Labam7.23

Dhanam9.02

Sugam10.40

Soram12.18

Uthi1.58

Visham3.36

Amirtham5.16

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

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Dvitīyā · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Viśākhā (Anurādhā from 10.03 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	6.53 am	8.46 am
Vrishabha	8.46 am	11.10 am
Mithuna	11.10 am	1.11 pm
Kataka	1.11 pm	2.45 pm
Simha	2.45 pm	4.02 pm
Kanya	4.02 pm	5.16 pm
Tula	5.16 pm	6.42 pm
Vrischika	6.42 pm	8.32 pm
Dhanu	8.32 pm	10.49 pm
Makara	10.49 pm	1.18 am
Kumbha	1.18 am	3.46 am
Meena	3.46 am	6.13 am
Mesha	6.13 am	6.54 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.53

Budhan7.47

Chandra8.42

Sani9.36

Guru10.30

Sevvai11.24

Suriya12.18

Sukran1.13

Budhan2.07

Chandra3.01

Sani3.55

Guru4.49

Night

Sevvai5.44

Suriya6.49

Sukran7.55

Budhan9.01

Chandra10.07

Sani11.13

Guru12.19

Sevvai1.25

Suriya2.31

Sukran3.36

Budhan4.42

Chandra5.48

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery