Shastra Panchangam
April 2026
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Wednesday
Parabhava
Chithirai
2
Budhan
Theypirai
Trayodasitill 1.02 am (next day), then Chaturdasi
Poorattathitill 5.53 pm, then Uthirattathi
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Pradosham · Masa Sivaratri

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.04–2.36
Yamagandammorning 8.31–10.03
Kuligaimorning 11.33–1.05
ChandrashtamamUntil 12.08 pm: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, AyilyamThen: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarter
Keezhnokku Naaldownward day
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 7.00–8.31evening 7.09–8.37

Computed for Singapore, in Singapore time (SGT). 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, 2.36 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 Singapore

Computed for Singapore, 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

2.36–7.09 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.00–8.31 amClear of every caution
7.00–8.31 am, inside the clear stretch
10.03–11.33 amClear of every caution

Avoid

8.31–10.03 am
11.33 am–1.05 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
12.40–1.29 pm
1.04–2.36 pm
2.55–4.26 am, early Thursday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 12.08 pm

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka Rasi.

Then

from 12.08 pm, until Friday 2.33 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

Sunrise7.00 am
Sunset7.09 pm
Moonrise5.45 am (next day)
Moonset5.13 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, set by Singapore's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Singapore 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
Budhan (Wednesday)
Trayodasi, till 1.02 am (next day) 45–04 nazhigaiChaturdasi
Poorattathi, till 5.53 pm 27–12 nazhigaiUthirattathi
Brahma Yogam, till 3.55 pm 22–18 nazhigaiIndra Yogam
Gara Karanam, till 1.58 pm 17–23 nazhigai
Vanija Karanam, till 1.02 am (next day) 45–04 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Singapore

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.26–6.12 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.31–10.03 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.08–11.40 amA favourable window
11.33 am–1.05 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
12.40–1.29 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.04–2.36 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.55–4.26 amAvoided for new beginnings
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam7.00
Dhanam18.32
Sugam10.03
Soram11.33
Visham1.04
Uthi2.36
Amirtham4.07
Rogam5.37

Night

Uthi7.09
Amirtham8.38
Rogam10.06
Labam11.36
Dhanam1.05
Sugam22.34
Soram4.02
Visham5.31

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 · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Trayodaśī · Saumya Vāsara · Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā (Uttaraproṣṭhapadā from 5.53 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 signFromTo
Meena7.00 am7.01 am
Mesha7.01 am8.57 am
Vrishabha8.57 am11.04 am
Mithuna11.04 am1.14 pm
Kataka1.14 pm3.16 pm
Simha3.16 pm5.09 pm
Kanya5.09 pm7.01 pm
Tula7.01 pm8.59 pm
Vrischika8.59 pm11.06 pm
Dhanu11.06 pm1.16 am
Makara1.16 am3.16 am
Kumbha3.16 am5.07 am
Meena5.07 am6.57 am
Mesha6.57 am7.00 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan7.00
Chandra8.01
Sani9.02
Guru10.02
Sevvai11.03
Suriya12.04
Sukran1.05
Budhan2.05
Chandra3.06
Sani4.07
Guru5.08
Sevvai6.08

Night

Suriya7.09
Sukran8.08
Budhan9.08
Chandra10.07
Sani11.06
Guru12.05
Sevvai1.05
Suriya2.04
Sukran3.03
Budhan4.02
Chandra5.02
Sani6.01

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 12.08 pm

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