April 2026

Friday

Visvavasu

Panguni

Velli

Theypirai

Prathamaitill 8.43 am, then Dwitiyai

Chithiraitill 7.25 pm, then Swathi

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 10.30–12.00

Yamagandamafternoon 3.00–4.30

Kuligaimorning 7.30–9.00

ChandrashtamamUntil 6.29 am: Avittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Poorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, Revathi

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Nalla Neram

morning 9.15–10.15evening 4.45–5.45

Gowri Nalla Neram

afternoon 12.15–1.15evening 6.30–7.30

Tithi and nakshatram computed for Salem. Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam, Kuligai, Nalla Neram and Soolam as Tamil calendars print them. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 4.57 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Vyaghata Yogam runs till 2.09 pm.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Salem

Computed for Salem, to the minute. Use the printed times on the sheet for daily life; use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham. Where they differ, the printed time is shown in brackets.

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

4.57–6.29 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

9.15–10.15 am; Kuligai and Vyaghata Yogam also run

11.57 am–12.45 pm; Rahu Kalam and Vyaghata Yogam also run

12.15–1.15 pm; Rahu Kalam and Vyaghata Yogam also run

2.09–3.24 pmClear of every caution

4.45–5.45 pm; Yamagandam also runs

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

7.44–9.17 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 7.30–9)

10.48 am–12.21 pm (printed 10.30–12)

3.24–4.57 pm (printed 3–4.30)

1.31–3.17 am, early Saturday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 6.29 am

Sathayam · Avittam, third to fourth quarters · Poorattathi, first to third quarters

For those born in Kumbha Rasi.

Then

from 6.29 am, until Sunday 5.29 pm

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

Sunrise6.13 am

Sunset6.29 pm

Moonrise7.36 pm

Moonset6.42 am

SunMeena Rasi

MoonKanya Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Salem 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)
	Prathamai, till 8.43 am 6–15 nazhigai	Dwitiyai
	Chithirai, till 7.25 pm 33–01 nazhigai	Swathi
	Vyaghata Yogam, till 2.09 pm caution 19–50 nazhigai	Harshana Yogam
	Kaulava Karanam, till 8.43 am 6–15 nazhigai Taitila Karanam, till 9.23 pm 37–57 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Salem

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.39–5.25 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.44–9.17 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	10.48 am–12.21 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.57 am–12.45 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.33–2.15 pm	A favourable window
	3.24–4.57 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.31–3.17 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam¹6.13

Soram7.44

Uthi²9.17

Visham10.48

Amirtham³12.21

Rogam1.52

Labam⁴3.25

Dhanam4.57

Night

Rogam6.29

Labam7.57

Dhanam9.25

Sugam10.53

Soram12.20

Uthi⁵1.49

Visham3.16

Amirtham4.45

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Prathamā · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Citrā

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	6.13 am	6.54 am
Mesha	6.54 am	8.43 am
Vrishabha	8.43 am	10.46 am
Mithuna	10.46 am	12.57 pm
Kataka	12.57 pm	3.05 pm
Simha	3.05 pm	5.07 pm
Kanya	5.07 pm	7.07 pm
Tula	7.07 pm	9.13 pm
Vrischika	9.13 pm	11.24 pm
Dhanu	11.24 pm	1.32 am
Makara	1.32 am	3.26 am
Kumbha	3.26 am	5.09 am
Meena	5.09 am	6.12 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.13

Budhan7.14

Chandra8.16

Sani9.17

Guru10.18

Sevvai11.19

Suriya12.21

Sukran1.22

Budhan2.23

Chandra3.25

Sani4.26

Guru5.27

Night

Sevvai6.29

Suriya7.27

Sukran8.26

Budhan9.25

Chandra10.23

Sani11.22

Guru12.20

Sevvai1.19

Suriya2.18

Sukran3.16

Budhan4.15

Chandra5.14

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery