April 2026

Tuesday

Parabhava

Chithirai

Sevvai

Valarpirai

Panchamitill 1.20 am (next day), then Shashti

Mirugaseeridamtill 11.59 pm, then Thiruvathirai

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 3.00–4.30

Yamagandammorning 9.00–10.30

Kuligaiafternoon 12.00–1.30

ChandrashtamamUntil 1.01 pm: Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Nalla Neram

morning 7.45–8.45evening 4.45–5.45

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.45–11.45evening 6.30–7.30

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 12.17 pm is the best of the day.

Atiganda Yogam runs till 9.09 am Wednesday.

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

6.07–7.14 amClear of every caution

7.45–8.45 am; Tyajyam and Durmuhurtham also run

10.45–11.45 am; Yamagandam also runs

11.54 am–12.42 pm; Kuligai and Atiganda Yogam also run

4.45–5.45 pm; Rahu Kalam and Atiganda Yogam also run

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

7.14–8.42 am

8.35–9.25 am

9.12–10.46 am (printed 9–10.30)

12.17–1.51 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 12–1.30)

3.23–4.56 pm (printed 3–4.30)

11.07–11.55 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 1.01 pm

Swathi · Chithirai, third to fourth quarters · Visakam, first to third quarters

For those born in Tula Rasi.

Then

from 1.01 pm, until Thursday 3.14 pm

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika 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

Sunrise6.07 am

Sunset6.29 pm

Moonrise9.32 am

Moonset10.34 pm

SunMesha Rasi

MoonVrishabha 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
	Sevvai (Tuesday)
	Panchami, till 1.20 am (next day) 48–05 nazhigai	Shashti
	Mirugaseeridam, till 11.59 pm 44–40 nazhigai	Thiruvathirai
	Shobhana Yogam, till 12.31 pm 16–02 nazhigai	Atiganda Yogam
	Bava Karanam, till 2.45 pm 21–36 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 1.20 am (next day) 48–05 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Tirunelveli

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.34–5.20 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.14–8.42 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.35–9.25 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.12–10.46 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.54 am–12.42 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.17–1.51 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	3.23–4.56 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.59–5.25 pm	A favourable window
	11.07–11.55 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam6.07

Labam¹7.40

Dhanam²9.13

Sugam10.46

Soram12.17

Uthi³1.51

Visham3.23

Amirtham⁴4.56

Night

Soram6.29

Uthi7.56

Visham9.23

Amirtham⁵10.51

Rogam12.17

Labam1.45

Dhanam3.12

Sugam4.40

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Pañcamī · Bhauma Vāsara · Mṛgaśīrṣa

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	6.07 am	7.38 am
Vrishabha	7.38 am	9.42 am
Mithuna	9.42 am	11.52 am
Kataka	11.52 am	1.59 pm
Simha	1.59 pm	3.58 pm
Kanya	3.58 pm	5.56 pm
Tula	5.56 pm	8.00 pm
Vrischika	8.00 pm	10.10 pm
Dhanu	10.10 pm	12.18 am
Makara	12.18 am	2.14 am
Kumbha	2.14 am	3.59 am
Meena	3.59 am	5.43 am
Mesha	5.43 am	6.06 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai6.07

Suriya7.09

Sukran8.10

Budhan9.12

Chandra10.14

Sani11.16

Guru12.18

Sevvai1.20

Suriya2.21

Sukran3.23

Budhan4.25

Chandra5.27

Night

Sani6.29

Guru7.27

Sevvai8.25

Suriya9.23

Sukran10.21

Budhan11.19

Chandra12.18

Sani1.16

Guru2.14

Sevvai3.12

Suriya4.10

Sukran5.08

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

Also

North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk