Shastra Panchangam
April 2027
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Monday
Plavanga
Chithirai
6, Pournami
Thingal

Valarpirai
Chaturdasitill 4.22 pm, then Pournami
Hasthamtill 4.11 pm, then Chithirai

Pournami

Rahu Kalammorning 7.56–9.41
Yamagandammorning 11.24–1.09
Kuligaiafternoon 2.52–4.37
ChandrashtamamUntil 4.02 am (next day): Avittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Poorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, Revathi
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
evening 6.21–8.05night 10.37–11.52

Computed for Seattle, 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, 9.41 am to 11.24 am is the best of the day.

Vyaghata Yogam runs till 7.15 am; Bhadra Karanam runs till 3.52 am Tuesday.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.


Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Seattle

Computed for Seattle, 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

9.41–11.24 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.15–7.56 amShort clear window
12.42–1.36 pm; Yamagandam also runs
1.09–1.36 pmShort clear window
2.33–2.52 pmShort clear window
6.21–8.05 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs

Avoid

7.56–9.41 am
11.24 am–1.09 pm
1.36–2.33 pm
2.52–4.37 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
4.23–5.19 pm
12.06–1.43 am, early Tuesday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 4.02 am

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

For those born in Kumbha Rasi.

Then

from 4.02 am, until Thursday 10.48 am

Uthirattathi · Revathi · Poorattathi, fourth quarter

For those born in Meena 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

Sunrise6.13 am
Sunset8.05 pm
Moonrise7.20 pm
Moonset5.32 am (next day)
SunMesha Rasi
MoonKanya Rasi

This day and the next

Pournami, the full moon.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Seattle 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

LimbThis dayThen
Thingal (Monday)
Chaturdasi, till 4.22 pm 25–24 nazhigaiPournami
Hastham, till 4.11 pm 24–57 nazhigaiChithirai
Vyaghata Yogam, till 7.15 am caution 2–35 nazhigai
Harshana Yogam, till 5.17 am (next day) 57–45 nazhigai
Vajra Yogam
Vanija Karanam, till 4.22 pm 25–24 nazhigai
Bhadra Karanam, till 3.52 am (next day) caution 54–10 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Seattle

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.52–5.32 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.56–9.41 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.20–11.53 amA favourable window
11.24 am–1.09 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.42–1.36 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.36–2.33 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.52–4.37 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
4.23–5.19 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.06–1.43 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham16.13
Visham7.56
Rogam9.40
Labam211.25
Dhanam31.09
Sugam42.53
Soram4.36
Uthi56.21

Night

Sugam8.05
Soram9.20
Uthi10.37
Amirtham611.53
Visham1.07
Rogam2.23
Labam3.40
Dhanam4.56

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

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Caturdaśī · Indu Vāsara · Hasta (Citrā from 4.11 pm, computed)

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1949
2084
2083
5129
1202

Kaliyuga counted as the Tamil almanac counts the current year. Gujarati Samvat turns the day after Deepavali.

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Mesha6.13 am7.19 am
Vrishabha7.19 am9.01 am
Mithuna9.01 am11.22 am
Kataka11.22 am2.04 pm
Simha2.04 pm4.47 pm
Kanya4.47 pm7.29 pm
Tula7.29 pm10.12 pm
Vrischika10.12 pm12.44 am
Dhanu12.44 am2.42 am
Makara2.42 am4.03 am
Kumbha4.03 am5.05 am
Meena5.05 am6.04 am
Mesha6.04 am6.11 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra6.13
Sani7.22
Guru8.32
Sevvai9.41
Suriya10.50
Sukran12.00
Budhan1.09
Chandra2.18
Sani3.28
Guru4.37
Sevvai5.46
Suriya6.56

Night

Sukran8.05
Budhan8.55
Chandra9.46
Sani10.36
Guru11.27
Sevvai12.17
Suriya1.08
Sukran1.58
Budhan2.49
Chandra3.40
Sani4.30
Guru5.21

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd

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