April 2026

Friday

Visvavasu

Panguni

Velli

Tamil Nadu calendars show Panguni 27 on this day. Here Panguni began a day earlier, on Saturday 14 March.

Theypirai

Ashtamitill 12.46 pm, then Navami

Uthiradamtill 3.10 am (next day), then Thiruvonam

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 11.48–1.24

Yamagandamevening 4.35–6.11

Kuligaimorning 8.36–10.13

ChandrashtamamUntil 7.35 am: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 7.01–8.36night 9.11–10.35

Computed for Sugar Land, in US Central time (CDT). 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, 1.24 pm to 4.35 pm 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 Sugar Land

Computed for Sugar Land, 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

1.24–4.35 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.01–8.36 amClear of every caution

7.01–8.36 am, inside the clear stretch

11.27–11.48 amShort clear window

12.59–1.49 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs

6.11–7.47 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

8.36–10.13 am, what begins now is said to repeat

9.42–11.27 am

11.48 am–1.24 pm

4.35–6.11 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 7.35 am

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha Rasi.

Then

from 7.35 am, until Sunday 5.15 pm

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna 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

Sunrise7.01 am

Sunset7.47 pm

Moonrise3.32 am (next day)

Moonset1.02 pm

SunMeena Rasi

MoonDhanu Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Sugar Land 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
	Velli (Friday)
	Ashtami, till 12.46 pm 14–23 nazhigai	Navami
	Uthiradam, till 3.10 am (next day) 50–24 nazhigai	Thiruvonam
	Shiva Yogam, till 8.01 am 2–29 nazhigai	Siddha Yogam
	Kaulava Karanam, till 12.46 pm 14–23 nazhigai Taitila Karanam, till 1.32 am (next day) 46–19 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Sugar Land

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.32–6.16 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.36–10.13 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	9.42–11.27 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.48 am–1.24 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.59–1.49 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	4.35–6.11 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.11–9.55 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam7.01

Soram8.36

Uthi¹10.13

Visham11.48

Amirtham1.24

Rogam2.59

Labam²4.36

Dhanam6.11

Night

Rogam7.47

Labam9.11

Dhanam10.36

Sugam12.00

Soram1.23

Uthi2.48

Visham4.11

Amirtham5.36

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Aṣṭamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Uttarāṣāḍhā

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	7.01 am	7.16 am
Mesha	7.16 am	8.50 am
Vrishabha	8.50 am	10.45 am
Mithuna	10.45 am	1.00 pm
Kataka	1.00 pm	3.21 pm
Simha	3.21 pm	5.39 pm
Kanya	5.39 pm	7.57 pm
Tula	7.57 pm	10.17 pm
Vrischika	10.17 pm	12.36 am
Dhanu	12.36 am	2.40 am
Makara	2.40 am	4.21 am
Kumbha	4.21 am	5.48 am
Meena	5.48 am	7.00 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran7.01

Budhan8.05

Chandra9.09

Sani10.13

Guru11.16

Sevvai12.20

Suriya1.24

Sukran2.28

Budhan3.32

Chandra4.35

Sani5.39

Guru6.43

Night

Sevvai7.47

Suriya8.43

Sukran9.39

Budhan10.35

Chandra11.31

Sani12.27

Guru1.23

Sevvai2.20

Suriya3.16

Sukran4.12

Budhan5.08

Chandra6.04

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery