Shastra Panchangam
April 2027
27
Tuesday
Plavanga
Chithirai
14
Sevvai
Theypirai
Saptamitill 12.01 am (next day), then Ashtami
Uthiradamtill 5.01 am (next day), then Thiruvonam
Rahu Kalamevening 4.29–6.12
Yamagandammorning 9.38–11.22
Kuligaiafternoon 1.03–2.47
ChandrashtamamUntil 8.42 am: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
afternoon 2.47–4.29night 9.12–10.28

Computed for Sacramento, in US Pacific time (PDT). 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, 2.47 pm to 4.29 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 10.44 am.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Sacramento

Computed for Sacramento, 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

2.47–4.29 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
12.37–1.31 pm; Tyajyam and Kuligai also run
12.46–1.03 pmShort clear window
2.47–4.29 pm, inside the clear stretch
6.12–7.54 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

8.57–9.53 am
9.38–11.22 am
10.57 am–12.46 pm
1.03–2.47 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
4.29–6.12 pm
12.01–12.43 am, early Wednesday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 8.42 am

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

For those born in Vrishabha Rasi.

Then

from 8.42 am, until Thursday 9.25 pm

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna 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

Sunrise6.13 am
Sunset7.54 pm
Moonrise2.19 am (next day)
Moonset11.11 am
SunMesha Rasi
MoonDhanu Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Sacramento 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
Sevvai (Tuesday)
Saptami, till 12.01 am (next day) 44–31 nazhigaiAshtami
Uthiradam, till 5.01 am (next day) 57–01 nazhigaiThiruvonam
Sadhya Yogam, till 4.15 am (next day) 55–06 nazhigaiShubha Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 10.44 am caution 11–16 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 12.01 am (next day) 44–31 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Sacramento

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.51–5.32 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.57–9.53 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.38–11.22 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.57 am–12.46 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.37–1.31 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.03–2.47 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
4.29–6.12 pmAvoided for new beginnings
9.48–11.35 pmA favourable window
12.01–12.43 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam6.13
Labam17.57
Dhanam29.39
Sugam311.22
Soram1.03
Uthi2.47
Visham4.29
Amirtham6.12

Night

Soram7.54
Uthi9.12
Visham10.28
Amirtham411.47
Rogam1.03
Labam2.21
Dhanam3.38
Sugam4.55

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

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Saptamī · Bhauma Vāsara · Uttarāṣāḍhā

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 signFromTo
Mesha6.13 am7.09 am
Vrishabha7.09 am8.59 am
Mithuna8.59 am11.16 am
Kataka11.16 am1.46 pm
Simha1.46 pm4.15 pm
Kanya4.15 pm6.43 pm
Tula6.43 pm9.13 pm
Vrischika9.13 pm11.37 pm
Dhanu11.37 pm1.38 am
Makara1.38 am3.11 am
Kumbha3.11 am4.27 am
Meena4.27 am5.40 am
Mesha5.40 am6.12 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai6.13
Suriya7.22
Sukran8.30
Budhan9.39
Chandra10.47
Sani11.56
Guru1.04
Sevvai2.12
Suriya3.21
Sukran4.29
Budhan5.38
Chandra6.46

Night

Sani7.54
Guru8.46
Sevvai9.37
Suriya10.29
Sukran11.20
Budhan12.12
Chandra1.03
Sani1.55
Guru2.46
Sevvai3.38
Suriya4.29
Sukran5.21

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

Also

North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk

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