April 2026

Thursday

Visvavasu

Panguni

Viyazhan

Theypirai

Saptamitill 9.20 pm, then Ashtami

Moolamtill 8.49 am, then Pooradam

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.30–3.00

Yamagandammorning 6.00–7.30

Kuligaimorning 9.00–10.30

ChandrashtamamKarthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Nalla Neram

morning 10.45–11.45afternoon 12.15–1.15

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.30–11.30evening 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, 5.59 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 8.14 am; Parigha Yogam runs till 5.59 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

5.59–6.29 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

10.30–11.30 am; Kuligai and Parigha Yogam also run

10.45–11.45 am; Kuligai and Parigha Yogam also run

11.55 am–12.43 pm; Parigha Yogam also runs

12.15–1.15 pm; Parigha Yogam also runs

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

6.09–7.42 am (printed 6–7.30)

7.00–8.49 am

9.14–10.47 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 9–10.30)

1.51–3.25 pm (printed 1.30–3)

7.28–9.16 pm, in the evening

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

Sunrise6.09 am

Sunset6.29 pm

Moonrise12.43 am (next day)

Moonset11.18 am

SunMeena Rasi

MoonDhanu 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
	Viyazhan (Thursday)
	Saptami, till 9.20 pm 37–58 nazhigai	Ashtami
	Moolam, till 8.49 am 6–39 nazhigai	Pooradam
	Parigha Yogam, till 5.59 pm caution 29–33 nazhigai	Shiva Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 8.14 am caution 5–10 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 9.20 pm 37–58 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Salem

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.36–5.22 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.09–7.42 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.00–8.49 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.14–10.47 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.55 am–12.43 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.51–3.25 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.28–9.16 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.09–7.54 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹6.09

Sugam²7.42

Soram9.14

Uthi³10.47

Amirtham⁴12.20

Visham1.51

Rogam3.24

Labam⁵4.57

Night

Amirtham⁶6.29

Visham7.56

Rogam9.23

Labam10.52

Dhanam12.19

Sugam1.47

Soram3.13

Uthi4.42

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Saptamī · Guru Vāsara · Mūla (Pūrvāṣāḍhā from 8.49 am, computed)

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	6.09 am	6.30 am
Mesha	6.30 am	8.19 am
Vrishabha	8.19 am	10.22 am
Mithuna	10.22 am	12.33 pm
Kataka	12.33 pm	2.42 pm
Simha	2.42 pm	4.43 pm
Kanya	4.43 pm	6.44 pm
Tula	6.44 pm	8.49 pm
Vrischika	8.49 pm	11.01 pm
Dhanu	11.01 pm	1.08 am
Makara	1.08 am	3.02 am
Kumbha	3.02 am	4.45 am
Meena	4.45 am	6.09 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.09

Sevvai7.11

Suriya8.13

Sukran9.14

Budhan10.16

Chandra11.17

Sani12.19

Guru1.21

Sevvai2.22

Suriya3.24

Sukran4.26

Budhan5.27

Night

Chandra6.29

Sani7.27

Guru8.26

Sevvai9.24

Suriya10.22

Sukran11.20

Budhan12.19

Chandra1.17

Sani2.15

Guru3.14

Sevvai4.12

Suriya5.10

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil