April 2026

Wednesday

Visvavasu

Panguni

19, Pournami

Budhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Panguni 18 on this day. Here Panguni began a day earlier, on Saturday 14 March.

Valarpirai

Pournamitill 7.12 pm, then Prathamai

Hasthamtill 5.09 am (next day), then Chithirai

Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Pournami

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.13–2.49

Yamagandammorning 8.29–10.05

Kuligaimorning 11.38–1.14

ChandrashtamamAvittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.54–8.29evening 7.33–8.57

Computed for San Francisco, 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, 2.49 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 Francisco

Computed for San Francisco, 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

2.49–7.33 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.54–8.29 amClear of every caution

6.54–8.29 am, inside the clear stretch

10.05–11.38 amClear of every caution

Avoid

8.29–10.05 am

11.38 am–1.14 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

12.40–2.22 pm

12.48–1.39 pm

1.13–2.49 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 5.59 pm

Sathayam · Avittam, third to fourth quarters · Poorattathi, first to third quarters

For those born in Kumbha 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

Sunrise6.54 am

Sunset7.33 pm

Moonrise7.38 pm

Moonset6.52 am (next day)

SunMeena Rasi

MoonKanya Rasi

This day and the next

Pournami, the full moon.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for San Francisco 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)
	Pournami, till 7.12 pm 30–46 nazhigai	Prathamai
	Hastham, till 5.09 am (next day) 55–40 nazhigai	Chithirai
	Dhruva Yogam, till 1.50 am (next day) 47–21 nazhigai	Vyaghata Yogam
	Bava Karanam, till 7.12 pm 30–46 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for San Francisco

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.24–6.08 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.29–10.05 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.38 am–1.14 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	12.40–2.22 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.48–1.39 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.13–2.49 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.49 pm–12.30 am	A favourable window
	No Abhijit Muhurtham on this day	Widely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam6.54

Dhanam¹8.30

Sugam10.05

Soram11.38

Visham1.13

Uthi2.49

Amirtham4.24

Rogam5.58

Night

Uthi7.33

Amirtham8.58

Rogam10.22

Labam11.48

Dhanam1.13

Sugam2.38

Soram4.02

Visham5.27

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Pūrṇimā · Saumya Vāsara · Hasta

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	6.54 am	7.30 am
Mesha	7.30 am	8.56 am
Vrishabha	8.56 am	10.46 am
Mithuna	10.46 am	1.03 pm
Kataka	1.03 pm	3.32 pm
Simha	3.32 pm	6.00 pm
Kanya	6.00 pm	8.27 pm
Tula	8.27 pm	10.56 pm
Vrischika	10.56 pm	1.20 am
Dhanu	1.20 am	3.21 am
Makara	3.21 am	4.55 am
Kumbha	4.55 am	6.12 am
Meena	6.12 am	6.53 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan6.54

Chandra7.58

Sani9.01

Guru10.04

Sevvai11.07

Suriya12.11

Sukran1.14

Budhan2.17

Chandra3.20

Sani4.23

Guru5.27

Sevvai6.30

Night

Suriya7.33

Sukran8.30

Budhan9.26

Chandra10.23

Sani11.20

Guru12.16

Sevvai1.13

Suriya2.10

Sukran3.06

Budhan4.03

Chandra5.00

Sani5.56

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk