Panchangam 20 Apr 2025 · Chennai
On Sunday 20 April 2025, in Chennai: Tamil date Chithirai 7 (Visuvasu year); thithi Theipirai Sapthami until 3:00 pm, nakshatra Pooradam until 8:12 am; Rahu Kalam 4:30 – 6:00 pm, Nalla Neram 7:30 – 8:30 am and 3:00 – 4:00 pm (Vakya panchangam).
Source: the Vakya almanac (the same for every town in Tamil Nadu); Thirukanitha from Chennai sunrise (13.09°N, 80.28°E) · How we calculate
Vakya panchangam
The traditional reckoning that Tamil Nadu temples and printed calendars follow.Sunday, 20 April 2025 · Visuvasu year
Chithirai 7
சித்திரை 7
Sapthami until 3:00 pm, then Ashtami தேய்பிறை சப்தமி · பிற்பகல் 3:00 வரை, பிறகு அஷ்டமி
Pooradam until 8:12 am, then Uthiradam பூராடம் · காலை 8:12 வரை, பிறகு உத்திராடம்
Soolam · remedy
Soolam: the direction to avoid travelling in that day. Remedy: what to take first if you must go that way.Chandrashtamam
The two and a half days when the Moon is in the eighth sign from your rasi; people of these rasis put off big decisions by tradition.Yogam
One of 27 parts worked out from the Sun's and Moon's positions together; shown with the time it ends.Karanam
Half of a thithi; each thithi has two. Shown with the time it ends.Other methodGowri Nalla Neram
Gowri Nalla Neram: a separate tradition that cuts day and night into eight parts each. Most families go by the almanac's Nalla Neram.
Good parts by the Gowri tradition:
6:00 – 9:00 am10:30 am – 12:00 pm1:30 – 3:00 pm6:00 – 9:00 pm12:00 – 3:00 am (next day)4:30 – 6:00 am (next day)Other methodThirukanitham
: the modern astronomical reckoning, worked out from your city's actual sunrise. Some calendars print it.
- Thithi (lunar day)
- Theipirai Sapthami until 7:01 pm
- (star)
- Pooradam until 11:48 am
- Yogam
- Siddham until 12:12 am (next day)
- Karanam
- Vishti until 6:46 am
- Sunrise · sunset
- 5:53 am · 6:22 pm
- Rahu Kalam
- 4:48 – 6:22 pm
- Yamagandam
- 12:07 – 1:41 pm
- Kuligai
- 3:15 – 4:48 pm
- Good time (Nalla Neram)
- 5:53 – 9:00 am 10:34 am – 12:07 pm 1:41 – 3:15 pm
- Gowri good time
- 5:53 – 9:00 am 10:34 am – 12:07 pm 1:41 – 3:15 pm 6:22 – 9:14 pm 12:07 – 3:00 am (next day) 4:26 – 5:52 am (next day)