April 2026

Friday

Visvavasu

Panguni

Velli

Tamil Nadu calendars show Panguni 20 on this day. Here Panguni began a day earlier, on Saturday 14 March.

Theypirai

Dwitiyaitill 11.40 pm, then Tritiyai

Chithiraitill 8.55 am, then Swathi

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 11.55–1.31

Yamagandamevening 4.39–6.15

Kuligaimorning 8.46–10.21

ChandrashtamamPoorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, Revathi

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 7.12–8.46night 9.14–10.39

Computed for Plano, in US Central time (CDT). 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, 7.12 am to 8.46 am 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 Plano

Computed for Plano, 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

7.12–8.46 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.12–8.46 am, inside the clear stretch

10.21–11.55 amClear of every caution

1.05–1.55 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs

1.31–3.01 pmClear of every caution

6.15–7.49 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

8.46–10.21 am, what begins now is said to repeat

11.55 am–1.31 pm

3.01–4.47 pm

4.39–6.15 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Sunday 6.59 am

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

Sunrise7.12 am

Sunset7.49 pm

Moonrise9.45 pm

Moonset7.40 am

SunMeena Rasi

MoonTula Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Plano 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 11.40 pm 41–12 nazhigai	Tritiyai
	Chithirai, till 8.55 am 4–19 nazhigai	Swathi
	Harshana Yogam, till 3.47 am (next day) 51–32 nazhigai	Vajra Yogam
	Taitila Karanam, till 10.53 am 9–14 nazhigai Gara Karanam, till 11.40 pm 41–12 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Plano

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.41–6.26 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.46–10.21 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.55 am–1.31 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.05–1.55 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	3.01–4.47 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.39–6.15 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.30–3.14 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam7.12

Soram8.46

Uthi10.21

Visham11.55

Amirtham¹1.31

Rogam3.04

Labam²4.40

Dhanam6.15

Night

Rogam7.49

Labam9.14

Dhanam10.40

Sugam12.05

Soram1.29

Uthi2.55

Visham4.19

Amirtham5.46

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Dvitīyā · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Citrā (Svātī from 8.55 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

1201

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Meena	7.12 am	7.44 am
Mesha	7.44 am	9.15 am
Vrishabha	9.15 am	11.09 am
Mithuna	11.09 am	1.24 pm
Kataka	1.24 pm	3.48 pm
Simha	3.48 pm	6.10 pm
Kanya	6.10 pm	8.32 pm
Tula	8.32 pm	10.55 pm
Vrischika	10.55 pm	1.16 am
Dhanu	1.16 am	3.19 am
Makara	3.19 am	4.58 am
Kumbha	4.58 am	6.20 am
Meena	6.20 am	7.10 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran7.12

Budhan8.15

Chandra9.18

Sani10.21

Guru11.24

Sevvai12.27

Suriya1.30

Sukran2.33

Budhan3.36

Chandra4.40

Sani5.43

Guru6.46

Night

Sevvai7.49

Suriya8.46

Sukran9.42

Budhan10.39

Chandra11.36

Sani12.33

Guru1.30

Sevvai2.26

Suriya3.23

Sukran4.20

Budhan5.17

Chandra6.14

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery