Shastra Panchangam
April 2027
5
Monday
Parabhava
Panguni
22
Thingal

Theypirai
Chaturdasitill 4.11 am (next day), then Amavasai
Poorattathitill 4.17 pm, then Uthirattathi
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Masa Sivaratri

Rahu Kalammorning 7.39–9.14
Yamagandammorning 10.47–12.22
Kuligaiafternoon 1.55–3.29
ChandrashtamamUntil 10.03 am: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, AyilyamThen: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarter
Keezhnokku Naaldownward day
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
evening 5.03–6.37night 9.29–10.54

Computed for Sharjah, in Gulf time (GST). 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, 4.08 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 4.08 pm.

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


Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Sharjah

Computed for Sharjah, 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

4.08–6.37 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
11.57 am–12.46 pm; Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam also run
5.03–6.37 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

7.39–9.14 am
10.47 am–12.22 pm
12.46–1.37 pm
1.55–3.29 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
3.16–4.07 pm
2.07–3.47 am, early Tuesday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 10.03 am

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka Rasi.

Then

from 10.03 am, until Wednesday 4.56 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
Sunset6.37 pm
Moonrise5.28 am (next day)
Moonset5.12 pm
SunMeena Rasi
MoonKumbha Rasi

This day and the next

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

Tuesday 6 April: Amavasai.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Sharjah 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 4.11 am (next day) 55–15 nazhigaiAmavasai
Poorattathi, till 4.17 pm 25–29 nazhigaiUthirattathi
Shukla Yogam, till 8.18 am 5–30 nazhigaiBrahma Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 4.08 pm caution 25–04 nazhigai
Shakuni Karanam, till 4.11 am (next day) 55–15 nazhigai
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Sharjah

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.34–5.20 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.39–9.14 amAvoided for new beginnings
7.53–9.33 amA favourable window
10.47 am–12.22 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.57 am–12.46 pmWidely used for beginnings
12.46–1.37 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.55–3.29 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
3.16–4.07 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.07–3.47 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham16.06
Visham7.39
Rogam9.13
Labam210.48
Dhanam312.22
Sugam41.56
Soram3.28
Uthi5.03

Night

Sugam6.37
Soram8.02
Uthi9.29
Amirtham10.55
Visham12.20
Rogam1.46
Labam53.13
Dhanam4.39

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Caturdaśī · Indu Vāsara · Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā (Uttaraproṣṭhapadā from 4.17 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
1202

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Meena6.06 am6.37 am
Mesha6.37 am8.16 am
Vrishabha8.16 am10.13 am
Mithuna10.13 am12.27 pm
Kataka12.27 pm2.44 pm
Simha2.44 pm4.58 pm
Kanya4.58 pm7.11 pm
Tula7.11 pm9.28 pm
Vrischika9.28 pm11.45 pm
Dhanu11.45 pm1.49 am
Makara1.49 am3.34 am
Kumbha3.34 am5.05 am
Meena5.05 am6.05 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra6.06
Sani7.09
Guru8.11
Sevvai9.14
Suriya10.16
Sukran11.19
Budhan12.21
Chandra1.24
Sani2.26
Guru3.29
Sevvai4.32
Suriya5.34

Night

Sukran6.37
Budhan7.34
Chandra8.31
Sani9.29
Guru10.26
Sevvai11.23
Suriya12.21
Sukran1.18
Budhan2.16
Chandra3.13
Sani4.10
Guru5.08

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

Also

A downward day, by the sunrise nakshatram, Poorattathi
East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd
In force all day, until 10.03 am

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