Shastra Panchangam
April 2026
9
Thursday
Visvavasu
Panguni
26
Viyazhan
Theypirai
Saptamitill 6.50 pm, then Ashtami
Moolamtill 6.19 am, then Pooradam
Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.29–3.05
Yamagandammorning 5.37–7.12
Kuligaimorning 8.46–10.21
ChandrashtamamKarthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 7.12–8.46evening 6.46–7.38

Computed for Riyadh, in Arabia time (AST). 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, 3.29 pm to 4.58 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 5.44 am; Parigha Yogam runs till 3.29 pm.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Riyadh

Computed for Riyadh, 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

3.29–4.58 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.12–8.46 am; Parigha Yogam also runs
11.30 am–12.20 pm; Parigha Yogam also runs

Avoid

4.30–6.19 am, from before sunrise
5.37–7.12 am
8.46–10.21 am, what begins now is said to repeat
1.29–3.05 pm
4.58–6.46 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 3.35 pm

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha 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

Sunrise5.37 am
Sunset6.13 pm
Moonrise12.53 am (next day)
Moonset10.26 am
SunMeena Rasi
MoonDhanu Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Riyadh 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
Viyazhan (Thursday)
Saptami, till 6.50 pm 33–04 nazhigaiAshtami
Moolam, till 6.19 am 1–44 nazhigaiPooradam
Parigha Yogam, till 3.29 pm caution 24–39 nazhigaiShiva Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 5.44 am caution 0–15 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 6.50 pm 33–04 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Riyadh

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.06–4.51 amPrayer, meditation, study
4.30–6.19 amAvoided for new beginnings
5.37–7.12 amAvoided for new beginnings
8.46–10.21 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.30 am–12.20 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.29–3.05 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.58–6.46 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.39–5.24 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam15.37
Sugam27.12
Soram8.46
Uthi310.21
Amirtham411.56
Visham1.29
Rogam3.04
Labam54.39

Night

Amirtham66.13
Visham7.38
Rogam9.03
Labam10.30
Dhanam11.55
Sugam1.20
Soram2.45
Uthi4.11

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Saptamī · Guru Vāsara · Mūla (Pūrvāṣāḍhā from 6.19 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 signFromTo
Meena5.37 am5.56 am
Mesha5.56 am7.35 am
Vrishabha7.35 am9.32 am
Mithuna9.32 am11.46 am
Kataka11.46 am2.03 pm
Simha2.03 pm4.17 pm
Kanya4.17 pm6.29 pm
Tula6.29 pm8.45 pm
Vrischika8.45 pm11.02 pm
Dhanu11.02 pm1.06 am
Makara1.06 am2.52 am
Kumbha2.52 am4.23 am
Meena4.23 am5.36 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru5.37
Sevvai6.40
Suriya7.43
Sukran8.46
Budhan9.49
Chandra10.52
Sani11.55
Guru12.58
Sevvai2.01
Suriya3.04
Sukran4.07
Budhan5.10

Night

Chandra6.13
Sani7.10
Guru8.07
Sevvai9.04
Suriya10.01
Sukran10.58
Budhan11.55
Chandra12.51
Sani1.48
Guru2.45
Sevvai3.42
Suriya4.39

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil

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