Shastra Panchangam
April 2026
8
Wednesday
Visvavasu
Panguni
25
Budhan

Theypirai
Shashtitill 7.02 pm, then Saptami
Moolamtill 8.49 am (next day), then Pooradam
Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.00–1.30
Yamagandammorning 7.30–9.00
Kuligaimorning 10.30–12.00
ChandrashtamamKarthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Nalla Neram
morning 9.15–10.15evening 4.45–5.45
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 10.45–11.45evening 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, 6.10 am to 7.42 am is the best of the day.

Parigha Yogam runs till 5.59 pm Thursday.

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

6.10–7.42 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
9.15–10.46 amClear of every caution
9.15–10.15 am, inside the clear stretch
10.45–11.45 am; Kuligai also runs
1.52–2.52 pmClear of every caution
4.40–5.10 pmShort clear window
4.45–5.45 pm; Parigha Yogam also runs
6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

7.42–9.15 am (printed 7.30–9)
10.46 am–12.20 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 10.30–12)
11.54 am–12.44 pm
12.19–1.52 pm (printed 12–1.30)
2.52–4.40 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 6.05 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

Sunrise6.10 am
Sunset6.29 pm
Moonrise11.53 pm
Moonset10.26 am
SunMeena Rasi
MoonDhanu Rasi, from 5.54 am

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

LimbThis dayThen
Budhan (Wednesday)
Shashti, till 7.02 pm 32–12 nazhigaiSaptami
Moolam, till 8.49 am (next day) 66–39 nazhigaiPooradam
Variyan Yogam, till 5.10 pm 27–32 nazhigaiParigha Yogam
Vanija Karanam, till 7.02 pm 32–12 nazhigai
Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Salem

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.37–5.23 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.42–9.15 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.46 am–12.20 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.54 am–12.44 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.19–1.52 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.52–4.40 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.39–3.25 amA favourable window
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam6.10
Dhanam17.43
Sugam9.15
Soram10.46
Visham12.19
Uthi21.52
Amirtham33.25
Rogam4.56

Night

Uthi6.29
Amirtham7.57
Rogam9.23
Labam10.52
Dhanam12.20
Sugam1.47
Soram3.14
Visham4.41

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Ṣaṣṭhī · Saumya Vāsara · Mūla

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
Meena6.10 am6.34 am
Mesha6.34 am8.23 am
Vrishabha8.23 am10.26 am
Mithuna10.26 am12.37 pm
Kataka12.37 pm2.46 pm
Simha2.46 pm4.47 pm
Kanya4.47 pm6.48 pm
Tula6.48 pm8.53 pm
Vrischika8.53 pm11.05 pm
Dhanu11.05 pm1.12 am
Makara1.12 am3.06 am
Kumbha3.06 am4.49 am
Meena4.49 am6.09 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan6.10
Chandra7.11
Sani8.13
Guru9.15
Sevvai10.16
Suriya11.18
Sukran12.19
Budhan1.21
Chandra2.23
Sani3.24
Guru4.26
Sevvai5.27

Night

Suriya6.29
Sukran7.27
Budhan8.26
Chandra9.24
Sani10.22
Guru11.21
Sevvai12.19
Suriya1.17
Sukran2.16
Budhan3.14
Chandra4.13
Sani5.11

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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