April 2026

Wednesday

Parabhava

Chithirai

Budhan

Theypirai

Trayodasitill 10.32 pm, then Chaturdasi

Poorattathitill 3.23 pm, then Uthirattathi

Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Pradosham · Masa Sivaratri

Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.00–1.30

Yamagandammorning 7.30–9.00

Kuligaimorning 10.30–12.00

ChandrashtamamUntil 9.38 am: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, AyilyamThen: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarter

Keezhnokku Naaldownward day

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, 1.51 pm to sunset is the best of the day, with the Nalla Neram of 4.45–5.45 pm inside it.

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

1.51–6.29 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.06–7.38 amClear of every caution

9.12–10.44 amClear of every caution

9.15–10.15 am, inside the clear stretch

10.45–11.45 am; Kuligai also runs

4.45–5.45 pm, inside the clear stretch

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

7.38–9.12 am (printed 7.30–9)

10.44 am–12.18 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 10.30–12)

11.52 am–12.43 pm

12.17–1.51 pm (printed 12–1.30)

12.25–1.56 am, early Thursday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 9.38 am

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka Rasi.

Then

from 9.38 am, until Friday 12.03 pm

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha 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

Sunrise6.06 am

Sunset6.29 pm

Moonrise4.58 am (next day)

Moonset4.30 pm

SunMesha Rasi

MoonKumbha Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

Masa Sivaratri, the monthly Sivaratri; worship through the night.

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
	Budhan (Wednesday)
	Trayodasi, till 10.32 pm 41–06 nazhigai	Chaturdasi
	Poorattathi, till 3.23 pm 23–13 nazhigai	Uthirattathi
	Brahma Yogam, till 1.25 pm 18–19 nazhigai	Indra Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 11.28 am 13–25 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 10.32 pm 41–06 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Salem

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.33–5.19 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.38–9.12 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.38–9.10 am	A favourable window
	10.44 am–12.18 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.52 am–12.43 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.17–1.51 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.25–1.56 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	No Abhijit Muhurtham on this day	Widely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam6.06

Dhanam¹7.39

Sugam9.12

Soram10.44

Visham12.17

Uthi1.51

Amirtham3.24

Rogam4.56

Night

Uthi6.29

Amirtham7.57

Rogam9.23

Labam10.51

Dhanam²12.18

Sugam³1.45

Soram3.11

Visham4.38

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

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Trayodaśī · Saumya Vāsara · Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā (Uttaraproṣṭhapadā from 3.23 pm, 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	6.06 am	6.07 am
Mesha	6.07 am	7.56 am
Vrishabha	7.56 am	9.58 am
Mithuna	9.58 am	12.10 pm
Kataka	12.10 pm	2.18 pm
Simha	2.18 pm	4.20 pm
Kanya	4.20 pm	6.20 pm
Tula	6.20 pm	8.26 pm
Vrischika	8.26 pm	10.37 pm
Dhanu	10.37 pm	12.45 am
Makara	12.45 am	2.39 am
Kumbha	2.39 am	4.22 am
Meena	4.22 am	6.03 am
Mesha	6.03 am	6.05 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan6.06

Chandra7.08

Sani8.10

Guru9.12

Sevvai10.14

Suriya11.16

Sukran12.18

Budhan1.20

Chandra2.21

Sani3.23

Guru4.25

Sevvai5.27

Night

Suriya6.29

Sukran7.27

Budhan8.25

Chandra9.23

Sani10.21

Guru11.19

Sevvai12.17

Suriya1.15

Sukran2.13

Budhan3.11

Chandra4.09

Sani5.07

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

Also

	A downward day, by the sunrise nakshatram, Poorattathi
	North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk
	In force all day, until 9.38 am