Panchangam 3 Apr 2028 · Chennai
On Monday 3 April 2028, in Chennai: Tamil date Panguni 21 (Plavanga year); thithi Valarpirai Ashtami until 8:17 am, nakshatra Punarpoosam until 9:21 pm; Rahu Kalam 7:30 – 9:00 am, Nalla Neram 6:30 – 7:30 am and 4:30 – 5:30 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.Monday, 3 April 2028 · Plavanga year
Panguni 21
பங்குனி 21
Ashtami until 8:17 am, then Navami வளர்பிறை அஷ்டமி · காலை 8:17 வரை, பிறகு நவமி
Punarpoosam until 9:21 pm, then Poosam புனர்பூசம் · இரவு 9:21 வரை, பிறகு பூசம்
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 – 7:30 am12:00 – 3:00 pm4:30 – 7:30 pm9:00 pm – 12:00 am (next day)3:00 – 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)
- Valarpirai Ashtami until 12:00 pm
- (star)
- Punarpoosam until 1:00 am (next day)
- Yogam
- Athikandam until 7:10 pm
- Karanam
- Bava until 12:00 pm
- Sunrise · sunset
- 6:03 am · 6:20 pm
- Rahu Kalam
- 7:35 – 9:07 am
- Yamagandam
- 10:40 am – 12:12 pm
- Kuligai
- 1:44 – 3:16 pm
- Good time (Nalla Neram)
- 6:03 – 7:35 am 12:12 – 3:16 pm 4:48 – 6:20 pm
- Gowri good time
- 6:03 – 7:35 am 12:12 – 3:16 pm 4:48 – 7:48 pm 9:16 pm – 12:11 am (next day) 3:07 – 6:02 am (next day)