April 2026

Sunday

Visvavasu

Panguni

Nyayiru

Theypirai

Tritiyaitill 12.00 pm, then Chaturthi

Visakamtill 12.08 am (next day), then Anusham

Marana Yogam

Sankatahara Chaturthi

Rahu Kalamevening 4.30–6.00

Yamagandamafternoon 12.00–1.30

Kuligaiafternoon 3.00–4.30

ChandrashtamamUntil 5.29 pm: Poorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, RevathiThen: Ashwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarter

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Nalla Neram

morning 7.45–8.45afternoon 3.15–4.15

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.45–11.45afternoon 1.30–2.30

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, 2.44 pm to 3.24 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 12.01 pm; Vajra Yogam runs till 2.44 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

2.44–3.24 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.45–8.45 am; Bhadra Karanam and Vajra Yogam also run

10.45–11.45 am; Bhadra Karanam and Vajra Yogam also run

11.56 am–12.44 pm; Yamagandam, Bhadra Karanam and Vajra Yogam also run

1.30–2.30 pm; Yamagandam and Vajra Yogam also run

3.15–4.15 pm; Kuligai also runs

Avoid

12.20–1.53 pm (printed 12–1.30)

3.24–4.57 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 3–4.30)

4.50–5.40 pm

4.56–6.29 pm (printed 4.30–6)

4.36–6.24 am, early Monday

Chandrashtamam

until 5.29 pm

Uthirattathi · Revathi · Poorattathi, fourth quarter

For those born in Meena Rasi.

Then

from 5.29 pm, until Wednesday 5.55 am

Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter

For those born in Mesha 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

Sunrise6.12 am

Sunset6.29 pm

Moonrise9.17 pm

Moonset8.03 am

SunMeena Rasi

MoonTula Rasi

This day and the next

Sankatahara Chaturthi, Ganesha worship; the fast ends at moonrise.

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
	Nyayiru (Sunday)
	Tritiyai, till 12.00 pm 14–32 nazhigai	Chaturthi
	Visakam, till 12.08 am (next day) 44–52 nazhigai	Anusham
	Vajra Yogam, till 2.44 pm caution 21–21 nazhigai	Siddhi Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 12.01 pm caution 14–32 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 1.04 am (next day) 47–11 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Salem

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.38–5.24 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	11.56 am–12.44 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.20–1.53 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.25–4.10 pm	A favourable window
	3.24–4.57 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.50–5.40 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.56–6.29 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.36–6.24 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi¹6.12

Amirtham²7.44

Rogam9.15

Labam³10.49

Dhanam⁴12.21

Sugam⁵1.53

Soram3.24

Visham4.56

Night

Dhanam6.29

Sugam7.57

Soram9.24

Visham10.52

Uthi12.20

Amirtham1.48

Rogam3.15

Labam⁶4.44

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Tṛtīyā · Bhānu Vāsara · Viśākhā

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	6.12 am	6.46 am
Mesha	6.46 am	8.35 am
Vrishabha	8.35 am	10.38 am
Mithuna	10.38 am	12.49 pm
Kataka	12.49 pm	2.57 pm
Simha	2.57 pm	4.59 pm
Kanya	4.59 pm	7.00 pm
Tula	7.00 pm	9.05 pm
Vrischika	9.05 pm	11.16 pm
Dhanu	11.16 pm	1.24 am
Makara	1.24 am	3.18 am
Kumbha	3.18 am	5.01 am
Meena	5.01 am	6.11 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya6.12

Sukran7.13

Budhan8.14

Chandra9.16

Sani10.17

Guru11.19

Sevvai12.20

Suriya1.22

Sukran2.23

Budhan3.25

Chandra4.26

Sani5.27

Night

Guru6.29

Sevvai7.27

Suriya8.26

Sukran9.24

Budhan10.23

Chandra11.21

Sani12.20

Guru1.18

Sevvai2.17

Suriya3.15

Sukran4.14

Budhan5.13

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery