April 2027

Tuesday

Plavanga

Chithirai

7, Pournami

Sevvai

Valarpirai

Pournamitill 6.27 pm, then Prathamai

Chithiraitill 6.59 pm, then Swathi

Siddha Yogam

Pournami

Rahu Kalamevening 4.22–6.04

Yamagandammorning 9.37–11.19

Kuligaiafternoon 12.59–2.41

ChandrashtamamUntil 7.02 am: Avittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Poorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, Revathi

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 11.19–12.59night 9.03–10.21

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, 6.52 am to 8.17 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 6.52 am; Vajra Yogam runs till 6.41 am Wednesday.

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

6.52–8.17 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

11.19 am–12.59 pm; Vajra Yogam also runs

12.33–1.26 pm; Kuligai and Vajra Yogam also run

Avoid

8.57–9.52 am

9.37–11.19 am

12.59–2.41 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

4.22–6.04 pm

11.56 pm–12.39 am, in the evening

12.38–2.16 am, early Wednesday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 7.02 am

Sathayam · Avittam, third to fourth quarters · Poorattathi, first to third quarters

For those born in Kumbha Rasi.

Then

from 7.02 am, until Thursday 1.48 pm

Uthirattathi · Revathi · Poorattathi, fourth quarter

For those born in Meena 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

Sunrise6.16 am

Sunset7.44 pm

Moonrise7.58 pm

Moonset6.05 am (next day)

SunMesha Rasi

MoonKanya Rasi

This day and the next

Pournami, the full moon.

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

Limb	This day	Then
	Sevvai (Tuesday)
	Pournami, till 6.27 pm 30–31 nazhigai	Prathamai
	Chithirai, till 6.59 pm 31–50 nazhigai	Swathi
	Harshana Yogam, till 8.17 am 5–04 nazhigai	Vajra Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 6.52 am caution 1–29 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 6.27 pm 30–31 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 6.10 am (next day) 59–50 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Philadelphia

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.52–5.33 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.57–9.52 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.37–11.19 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.33–1.26 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.38–2.13 pm	A favourable window
	12.59–2.41 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.22–6.04 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.56 pm–12.39 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.38–2.16 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam6.16

Labam¹7.57

Dhanam²9.38

Sugam³11.19

Soram12.59

Uthi⁴2.41

Visham4.22

Amirtham⁵6.04

Night

Soram7.44

Uthi9.03

Visham10.21

Amirtham⁶11.41

Rogam12.59

Labam2.18

Dhanam3.37

Sugam4.56

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Durmuhurtham and Vajra Yogam; 2 Durmuhurtham, Yamagandam and Vajra Yogam; 3 Vajra Yogam; 4 Vajra Yogam; 5 Vajra Yogam; 6 Durmuhurtham and Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Pūrṇimā · Bhauma Vāsara · Citrā (Svātī from 6.59 pm, 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	6.16 am	7.28 am
Vrishabha	7.28 am	9.17 am
Mithuna	9.17 am	11.35 am
Kataka	11.35 am	2.06 pm
Simha	2.06 pm	4.37 pm
Kanya	4.37 pm	7.07 pm
Tula	7.07 pm	9.39 pm
Vrischika	9.39 pm	12.04 am
Dhanu	12.04 am	2.05 am
Makara	2.05 am	3.36 am
Kumbha	3.36 am	4.50 am
Meena	4.50 am	6.02 am
Mesha	6.02 am	6.14 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai6.16

Suriya7.23

Sukran8.30

Budhan9.38

Chandra10.45

Sani11.53

Guru1.00

Sevvai2.07

Suriya3.15

Sukran4.22

Budhan5.29

Chandra6.37

Night

Sani7.44

Guru8.37

Sevvai9.29

Suriya10.22

Sukran11.14

Budhan12.07

Chandra12.59

Sani1.52

Guru2.44

Sevvai3.37

Suriya4.29

Sukran5.22

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

Also

North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk