April 2026

Friday

Visvavasu

Panguni

Velli

Theypirai

Ashtamitill 11.16 pm, then Navami

Pooradamtill 11.28 am, then Uthiradam

Rahu Kalammorning 10.30–12.00

Yamagandamafternoon 3.00–4.30

Kuligaimorning 7.30–9.00

ChandrashtamamUntil 6.05 pm: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

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, 12.19 pm to 3.23 pm is the best of the day.

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

12.19–3.23 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.09–7.41 amClear of every caution

9.14–10.46 amClear of every caution

9.15–10.15 am, inside the clear stretch

11.55 am–12.43 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs

12.15–1.15 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs

4.45–5.45 pm; Yamagandam also runs

4.57–6.29 pmClear of every caution

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

7.41–9.14 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 7.30–9)

10.46 am–12.19 pm (printed 10.30–12)

3.23–4.57 pm (printed 3–4.30)

8.12–9.57 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 6.05 pm

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha Rasi.

Then

from 6.05 pm, until Monday 3.45 am

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna 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

Moonrise1.29 am (next day)

Moonset12.11 pm

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
	Velli (Friday)
	Ashtami, till 11.16 pm 42–50 nazhigai	Navami
	Pooradam, till 11.28 am 13–19 nazhigai	Uthiradam
	Shiva Yogam, till 6.31 pm 30–56 nazhigai	Siddha Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 10.22 am 10–33 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 11.16 pm 42–50 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Salem

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.36–5.22 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.09–7.54 am	A favourable window
	7.41–9.14 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	10.46 am–12.19 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.55 am–12.43 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	3.23–4.57 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.12–9.57 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam6.09

Soram7.41

Uthi9.14

Visham10.46

Amirtham12.19

Rogam1.51

Labam¹3.24

Dhanam4.57

Night

Rogam6.29

Labam²7.57

Dhanam³9.24

Sugam10.52

Soram12.18

Uthi1.46

Visham3.13

Amirtham4.41

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 · Aṣṭamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Pūrvāṣāḍhā (Uttarāṣāḍhā from 11.28 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	6.26 am
Mesha	6.26 am	8.15 am
Vrishabha	8.15 am	10.18 am
Mithuna	10.18 am	12.29 pm
Kataka	12.29 pm	2.38 pm
Simha	2.38 pm	4.40 pm
Kanya	4.40 pm	6.40 pm
Tula	6.40 pm	8.46 pm
Vrischika	8.46 pm	10.57 pm
Dhanu	10.57 pm	1.04 am
Makara	1.04 am	2.58 am
Kumbha	2.58 am	4.41 am
Meena	4.41 am	6.08 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.09

Budhan7.10

Chandra8.12

Sani9.14

Guru10.15

Sevvai11.17

Suriya12.19

Sukran1.21

Budhan2.22

Chandra3.24

Sani4.26

Guru5.27

Night

Sevvai6.29

Suriya7.27

Sukran8.26

Budhan9.24

Chandra10.22

Sani11.20

Guru12.19

Sevvai1.17

Suriya2.15

Sukran3.13

Budhan4.12

Chandra5.10

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery