April 2026

Monday

Visvavasu

Panguni

Thingal

Theypirai

Chaturthitill 2.11 pm, then Panchami

Anushamtill 2.57 am (next day), then Kettai

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 7.30–9.00

Yamagandammorning 10.30–12.00

Kuligaiafternoon 1.30–3.00

ChandrashtamamAshwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarter

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Nalla Neram

morning 6.15–7.15evening 4.45–5.45

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 9.15–10.15night 7.30–8.30

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, 9.16 am to 10.47 am is the best of the day.

Vyatipata Yogam runs till 4.17 pm Tuesday.

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

9.16–10.47 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.15–7.15 am; Tyajyam also runs

6.24–7.43 amClear of every caution

9.15–10.15 am; Rahu Kalam also runs

11.56 am–12.44 pm; Yamagandam also runs

12.20–12.44 pmShort clear window

1.34–1.52 pmShort clear window

4.45–5.45 pm; Vyatipata Yogam also runs

7.30–8.30 pm

Avoid

4.36–6.24 am, from before sunrise

7.43–9.16 am (printed 7.30–9)

10.47 am–12.20 pm (printed 10.30–12)

12.44–1.34 pm

1.52–3.25 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 1.30–3)

3.12–4.02 pm

Chandrashtamam

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

Sunrise6.11 am

Sunset6.29 pm

Moonrise10.09 pm

Moonset8.47 am

SunMeena Rasi

MoonVrischika 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
	Thingal (Monday)
	Chaturthi, till 2.11 pm 20–01 nazhigai	Panchami
	Anusham, till 2.57 am (next day) 51–56 nazhigai	Kettai
	Siddhi Yogam, till 3.25 pm 23–06 nazhigai	Vyatipata Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 2.11 pm 20–01 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 3.22 am (next day) 52–59 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Salem

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.36–6.24 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.38–5.24 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.43–9.16 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.47 am–12.20 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.56 am–12.44 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.44–1.34 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.52–3.25 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	3.12–4.02 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.20–5.06 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham¹6.11

Visham7.43

Rogam9.15

Labam²10.48

Dhanam³12.20

Sugam⁴1.53

Soram3.24

Uthi⁵4.57

Night

Sugam6.29

Soram7.56

Uthi9.25

Amirtham10.52

Visham12.19

Rogam1.47

Labam3.16

Dhanam4.43

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Caturthī · Indu Vāsara · Anurādhā

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	6.11 am	6.42 am
Mesha	6.42 am	8.31 am
Vrishabha	8.31 am	10.34 am
Mithuna	10.34 am	12.45 pm
Kataka	12.45 pm	2.53 pm
Simha	2.53 pm	4.55 pm
Kanya	4.55 pm	6.56 pm
Tula	6.56 pm	9.01 pm
Vrischika	9.01 pm	11.13 pm
Dhanu	11.13 pm	1.20 am
Makara	1.20 am	3.14 am
Kumbha	3.14 am	4.57 am
Meena	4.57 am	6.10 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra6.11

Sani7.13

Guru8.14

Sevvai9.15

Suriya10.17

Sukran11.18

Budhan12.20

Chandra1.21

Sani2.23

Guru3.24

Sevvai4.26

Suriya5.27

Night

Sukran6.29

Budhan7.27

Chandra8.26

Sani9.24

Guru10.23

Sevvai11.21

Suriya12.20

Sukran1.18

Budhan2.17

Chandra3.15

Sani4.13

Guru5.12

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd