April 2026

Sunday

Parabhava

Chithirai

Nyayiru

Valarpirai

Tritiyaitill 6.58 pm, then Chaturthi

Karthigaitill 4.05 pm, then Rohini

Rahu Kalamevening 5.23–7.03

Yamagandamafternoon 12.27–2.07

Kuligaiafternoon 3.45–5.24

ChandrashtamamChithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 7.32–9.10evening 7.03–8.23

Computed for Phoenix, in Arizona time (MST). 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, 6.49 am to 12.27 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 Phoenix

Computed for Phoenix, 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

6.49 am–12.27 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.32–9.10 am, inside the clear stretch

12.02–12.53 pm; Yamagandam also runs

2.07–3.45 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

5.22–6.49 am, from before sunrise

12.27–2.07 pm

3.45–5.24 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

5.17–6.10 pm

5.23–7.03 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 12.31 am

Swathi · Chithirai, third to fourth quarters · Visakam, first to third quarters

For those born in Tula 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

Sunrise5.53 am

Sunset7.02 pm

Moonrise7.13 am

Moonset10.08 pm

SunMesha Rasi

MoonVrishabha Rasi, from 12.01 am

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Phoenix 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
	Nyayiru (Sunday)
	Tritiyai, till 6.58 pm 32–45 nazhigai	Chaturthi
	Karthigai, till 4.05 pm 25–33 nazhigai	Rohini
	Ayushman Yogam, till 7.32 am 4–08 nazhigai Saubhagya Yogam, till 3.41 am (next day) 54–34 nazhigai	Shobhana Yogam
	Taitila Karanam, till 8.38 am 6–54 nazhigai Gara Karanam, till 6.58 pm 32–45 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 5.20 am (next day) 58–41 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Phoenix

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.26–5.09 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	5.22–6.49 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.02–12.53 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.27–2.07 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.57–3.22 pm	A favourable window
	3.45–5.24 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	5.17–6.10 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.23–7.03 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi¹5.53

Amirtham7.32

Rogam9.10

Labam10.49

Dhanam²12.28

Sugam2.07

Soram3.45

Visham5.23

Night

Dhanam³7.02

Sugam8.24

Soram9.44

Visham11.05

Uthi12.27

Amirtham1.49

Rogam3.09

Labam4.31

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Tṛtīyā · Bhānu Vāsara · Kṛttikā (Rohiṇī from 4.05 pm, 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

1201

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Mesha	5.53 am	7.13 am
Vrishabha	7.13 am	9.06 am
Mithuna	9.06 am	11.22 am
Kataka	11.22 am	1.46 pm
Simha	1.46 pm	4.09 pm
Kanya	4.09 pm	6.30 pm
Tula	6.30 pm	8.55 pm
Vrischika	8.55 pm	11.16 pm
Dhanu	11.16 pm	1.19 am
Makara	1.19 am	2.57 am
Kumbha	2.57 am	4.19 am
Meena	4.19 am	5.38 am
Mesha	5.38 am	5.52 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya5.53

Sukran6.59

Budhan8.04

Chandra9.10

Sani10.16

Guru11.22

Sevvai12.28

Suriya1.33

Sukran2.39

Budhan3.45

Chandra4.51

Sani5.57

Night

Guru7.02

Sevvai7.57

Suriya8.51

Sukran9.45

Budhan10.39

Chandra11.33

Sani12.27

Guru1.21

Sevvai2.15

Suriya3.09

Sukran4.03

Budhan4.57

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery