Shastra Panchangam
April 2027
4
Sunday
Parabhava
Panguni
21
Nyayiru
Theypirai
Trayodasitill 7.54 pm, then Chaturdasi
Sathayamtill 7.03 am, then Poorattathi
Siddha Yogam

Masa Sivaratri

Rahu Kalamevening 5.52–7.29
Yamagandamafternoon 1.03–2.40
Kuligaievening 4.16–5.53
ChandrashtamamUntil 2.03 am (next day): Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, AyilyamThen: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarter
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.40–8.15evening 7.29–8.51

Computed for Philadelphia, in US Eastern time (EDT). 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, 6.40 am to 1.03 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 Philadelphia

Computed for Philadelphia, 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

6.40 am–1.03 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.40–8.15 am, inside the clear stretch
12.39–1.29 pm; Yamagandam also runs
3.28–4.16 pmShort clear window

Avoid

1.03–2.40 pm
1.47–3.28 pm
4.16–5.53 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
5.45–6.37 pm
5.52–7.29 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Monday 2.03 am

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka Rasi.

Then

from 2.03 am, until Wednesday 8.56 am

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

Sunrise6.40 am
Sunset7.28 pm
Moonrise5.49 am (next day)
Moonset5.16 pm
SunMeena Rasi
MoonKumbha Rasi

This day and the next

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

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Philadelphia 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)
Trayodasi, till 7.54 pm 33–06 nazhigaiChaturdasi
Sathayam, till 7.03 am 0–59 nazhigaiPoorattathi
Shukla Yogam, till 12.18 am (next day) 44–08 nazhigaiBrahma Yogam
Gara Karanam, till 7.30 am 2–06 nazhigai
Vanija Karanam, till 7.54 pm 33–06 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Philadelphia

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.11–5.55 amPrayer, meditation, study
12.39–1.29 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.03–2.40 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.47–3.28 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.16–5.53 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
5.45–6.37 pmAvoided for new beginnings
5.52–7.29 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.53 pm–1.33 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi6.40
Amirtham8.16
Rogam9.51
Labam11.28
Dhanam11.04
Sugam22.40
Soram4.16
Visham5.52

Night

Dhanam37.28
Sugam8.52
Soram10.15
Visham11.39
Uthi1.04
Amirtham2.27
Rogam3.50
Labam5.15

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 · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Trayodaśī · Bhānu Vāsara · Śatabhiṣaj (Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā from 7.03 am, computed)

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

1948
2083
2082
5128
1202

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Meena6.40 am7.08 am
Mesha7.08 am8.31 am
Vrishabha8.31 am10.20 am
Mithuna10.20 am12.38 pm
Kataka12.38 pm3.09 pm
Simha3.09 pm5.40 pm
Kanya5.40 pm8.10 pm
Tula8.10 pm10.42 pm
Vrischika10.42 pm1.07 am
Dhanu1.07 am3.08 am
Makara3.08 am4.39 am
Kumbha4.39 am5.53 am
Meena5.53 am6.38 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya6.40
Sukran7.44
Budhan8.48
Chandra9.52
Sani10.56
Guru12.00
Sevvai1.04
Suriya2.08
Sukran3.12
Budhan4.16
Chandra5.20
Sani6.24

Night

Guru7.28
Sevvai8.24
Suriya9.20
Sukran10.16
Budhan11.11
Chandra12.07
Sani1.03
Guru1.59
Sevvai2.55
Suriya3.51
Sukran4.47
Budhan5.42

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery
In force all day, until Monday 2.03 am

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