April 2026

Wednesday

Parabhava

Chithirai

Budhan

Valarpirai

Shashtitill 10.20 am, then Saptami

Thiruvathiraitill 9.43 am, then Punarpoosam

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.47–2.27

Yamagandammorning 7.49–9.29

Kuligaimorning 11.08–12.48

ChandrashtamamUntil 2.44 am (next day): Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, KettaiThen: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarter

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 9.29–11.08evening 7.24–8.44

Computed for San Diego, in US Pacific time (PDT). Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Kuligai from its own sunrise; Gowri Nalla Neram from its sunrise and sunset. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 2.27 pm to sunset 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 San Diego

Computed for San Diego, to the minute. Use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham.

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

2.27–7.24 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.11–7.49 amClear of every caution

9.29–11.08 amClear of every caution

9.29–11.08 am, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

7.49–9.29 am

11.08 am–12.48 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

12.20–1.14 pm

12.47–2.27 pm

9.05–10.37 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 2.44 am

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika Rasi.

Then

from 2.44 am, until Saturday 7.35 am

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu 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

Sunset7.24 pm

Moonrise10.42 am

Moonset1.31 am (next day)

SunMesha Rasi

MoonMithuna Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them, set by San Diego's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for San Diego 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)
	Shashti, till 10.20 am 10–24 nazhigai	Saptami
	Thiruvathirai, till 9.43 am 8–52 nazhigai	Punarpoosam
	Sukarma Yogam, till 5.38 pm 28–39 nazhigai	Dhriti Yogam
	Taitila Karanam, till 10.20 am 10–24 nazhigai Gara Karanam, till 9.16 pm 37–45 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for San Diego

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.45–5.27 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.49–9.29 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.08 am–12.48 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	12.20–1.14 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.47–2.27 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.05–10.37 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	No Abhijit Muhurtham on this day	Widely used for beginnings
	No Amirtha Kalam on this day	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam6.11

Dhanam¹7.50

Sugam9.29

Soram11.08

Visham12.47

Uthi2.27

Amirtham4.06

Rogam5.44

Night

Uthi7.24

Amirtham²8.45

Rogam10.05

Labam11.27

Dhanam12.47

Sugam2.08

Soram3.28

Visham4.48

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Ṣaṣṭhī · Saumya Vāsara · Ārdrā (Punarvasu from 9.43 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
Mesha	6.11 am	7.23 am
Vrishabha	7.23 am	9.16 am
Mithuna	9.16 am	11.32 am
Kataka	11.32 am	1.56 pm
Simha	1.56 pm	4.17 pm
Kanya	4.17 pm	6.38 pm
Tula	6.38 pm	9.02 pm
Vrischika	9.02 pm	11.23 pm
Dhanu	11.23 pm	1.25 am
Makara	1.25 am	3.04 am
Kumbha	3.04 am	4.27 am
Meena	4.27 am	5.48 am
Mesha	5.48 am	6.09 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan6.11

Chandra7.17

Sani8.23

Guru9.29

Sevvai10.35

Suriya11.41

Sukran12.47

Budhan1.53

Chandra3.00

Sani4.06

Guru5.12

Sevvai6.18

Night

Suriya7.24

Sukran8.18

Budhan9.12

Chandra10.05

Sani10.59

Guru11.53

Sevvai12.47

Suriya1.41

Sukran2.34

Budhan3.28

Chandra4.22

Sani5.16

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk