April 2026

Tuesday

Parabhava

Chithirai

Sevvai

Valarpirai

Panchamitill 11.50 pm, then Shashti

Mirugaseeridamtill 10.29 pm, then Thiruvathirai

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 3.01–4.29

Yamagandammorning 9.15–10.43

Kuligaiafternoon 12.08–1.36

ChandrashtamamUntil 11.31 am: Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

evening 4.29–5.55night 7.29–9.01

Computed for Port Louis, in Mauritius time (MUT). 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 8.40 am is the best of the day.

Atiganda Yogam runs till 7.39 am Wednesday.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Port Louis

Computed for Port Louis, 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

7.12–8.40 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

10.43–11.01 amShort clear window

11.46 am–12.31 pm; Kuligai and Atiganda Yogam also run

4.29–5.55 pm; Atiganda Yogam also runs

Avoid

5.44–7.12 am, from before sunrise

8.40–9.28 am

9.15–10.43 am

12.08–1.36 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

3.01–4.29 pm

10.53–11.44 pm, in the evening

6.15–7.45 am, early Wednesday

Chandrashtamam

until 11.31 am

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

For those born in Tula Rasi.

Then

from 11.31 am, until Thursday 1.44 pm

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika 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

Sunrise6.23 am

Sunset5.55 pm

Moonrise10.34 am

Moonset9.22 pm

SunMesha Rasi

MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Port Louis 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)
	Panchami, till 11.50 pm 43–39 nazhigai	Shashti
	Mirugaseeridam, till 10.29 pm 40–15 nazhigai	Thiruvathirai
	Shobhana Yogam, till 11.01 am 11–37 nazhigai	Atiganda Yogam
	Bava Karanam, till 1.15 pm 17–11 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 11.50 pm 43–39 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Port Louis

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.43–5.32 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	5.44–7.12 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.40–9.28 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.15–10.43 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.46 am–12.31 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.08–1.36 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	2.29–3.55 pm	A favourable window
	3.01–4.29 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.53–11.44 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.15–7.45 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam6.23

Labam¹7.50

Dhanam²9.16

Sugam³10.43

Soram12.08

Uthi⁴1.36

Visham3.01

Amirtham⁵4.29

Night

Soram5.55

Uthi7.29

Visham9.01

Amirtham⁶10.36

Rogam12.08

Labam1.43

Dhanam3.16

Sugam⁷4.50

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Durmuhurtham; 2 Durmuhurtham and Yamagandam; 3 Atiganda Yogam; 4 Atiganda Yogam; 5 Atiganda Yogam; 6 Durmuhurtham; 7 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Pañcamī · Bhauma Vāsara · Mṛgaśīrṣa

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	6.23 am	8.09 am
Vrishabha	8.09 am	10.24 am
Mithuna	10.24 am	12.30 pm
Kataka	12.30 pm	2.18 pm
Simha	2.18 pm	3.54 pm
Kanya	3.54 pm	5.27 pm
Tula	5.27 pm	7.10 pm
Vrischika	7.10 pm	9.09 pm
Dhanu	9.09 pm	11.22 pm
Makara	11.22 pm	1.36 am
Kumbha	1.36 am	3.45 am
Meena	3.45 am	5.53 am
Mesha	5.53 am	6.23 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai6.23

Suriya7.20

Sukran8.18

Budhan9.16

Chandra10.13

Sani11.11

Guru12.09

Sevvai1.06

Suriya2.04

Sukran3.02

Budhan3.59

Chandra4.57

Night

Sani5.55

Guru6.57

Sevvai7.59

Suriya9.02

Sukran10.04

Budhan11.06

Chandra12.09

Sani1.11

Guru2.13

Sevvai3.16

Suriya4.18

Sukran5.21

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

Also

North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk