April 2026

Saturday

Parabhava

Chithirai

Sani

Valarpirai

Prathamaitill 2.11 pm, then Dwitiyai

Ashwinitill 9.43 am, then Bharani

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 9.00–10.30

Yamagandamafternoon 1.30–3.00

Kuligaimorning 6.00–7.30

ChandrashtamamUthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Nalla Neram

morning 7.45–8.45evening 4.45–5.45

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.45–11.45night 9.30–10.30

Tithi and nakshatram computed for Tirunelveli. Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam, Kuligai, Nalla Neram and Soolam as Tamil calendars print them. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 10.46 am to 1.50 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 Tirunelveli

Computed for Tirunelveli, to the minute. Use the printed times on the sheet for daily life; use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham. Where they differ, the printed time is shown in brackets.

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

10.46 am–1.50 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.45–8.45 am; Durmuhurtham also runs

7.47–9.13 amClear of every caution

10.45–11.45 am; Rahu Kalam also runs

11.54 am–12.43 pm

3.24–6.17 pmClear of every caution

4.45–5.45 pm, inside the clear stretch

9.30–10.30 pm

Avoid

6.05–7.33 am, from before sunrise

6.08–7.41 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 6–7.30)

6.08–7.47 am

9.13–10.46 am (printed 9–10.30)

1.50–3.24 pm (printed 1.30–3)

6.17–7.44 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Sunday 12.32 pm

Hastham · Uthiram, second to fourth quarters · Chithirai, first to second quarters

For those born in Kanya 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

Sunrise6.08 am

Sunset6.29 pm

Moonrise6.35 am

Moonset7.19 pm

SunMesha Rasi

MoonMesha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Tirunelveli 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
	Sani (Saturday)
	Prathamai, till 2.11 pm 20–08 nazhigai	Dwitiyai
	Ashwini, till 9.43 am 8–57 nazhigai	Bharani
	Priti Yogam, till 11.56 pm 44–31 nazhigai	Ayushman Yogam
	Bava Karanam, till 2.11 pm 20–08 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 12.31 am (next day) 45–58 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Tirunelveli

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.35–5.21 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.05–7.33 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.08–7.41 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	6.08–7.47 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.13–10.46 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.54 am–12.43 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.50–3.24 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.17–7.44 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.53–4.18 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Soram6.08

Uthi¹7.41

Visham9.13

Amirtham10.46

Rogam12.18

Labam²1.51

Dhanam3.24

Sugam³4.57

Night

Labam⁴6.29

Dhanam7.57

Sugam9.24

Soram10.50

Uthi12.19

Visham1.45

Amirtham3.13

Soram4.40

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Prathamā · Sthira Vāsara · Aśvinī (Bharaṇī from 9.43 am, 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 sign	From	To
Mesha	6.08 am	7.50 am
Vrishabha	7.50 am	9.53 am
Mithuna	9.53 am	12.04 pm
Kataka	12.04 pm	2.11 pm
Simha	2.11 pm	4.10 pm
Kanya	4.10 pm	6.08 pm
Tula	6.08 pm	8.11 pm
Vrischika	8.11 pm	10.22 pm
Dhanu	10.22 pm	12.30 am
Makara	12.30 am	2.26 am
Kumbha	2.26 am	4.11 am
Meena	4.11 am	5.54 am
Mesha	5.54 am	6.08 am

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

Horai

Day

Sani6.08

Guru7.10

Sevvai8.12

Suriya9.13

Sukran10.15

Budhan11.17

Chandra12.18

Sani1.20

Guru2.22

Sevvai3.24

Suriya4.25

Sukran5.27

Night

Budhan6.29

Chandra7.27

Sani8.25

Guru9.23

Sevvai10.22

Suriya11.20

Sukran12.18

Budhan1.16

Chandra2.15

Sani3.13

Guru4.11

Sevvai5.09

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

Also

East on Saturdays; Parigaram: curd