Brakpan Panchangam 20 April 2026
Monday, 20 April 2026 · Chithirai 7, Parabhava year
Gauteng, South Africa
Your day at a glance
Time in Brakpan
Rahu Kalam: 7:50 AM – 9:15 AMTap any colour on the dial to see what it means
Times to avoid
Rahu Kalam?About 90 minutes each day when people avoid starting anything new — signing, buying, setting out. Work already in progress is fine. | 7:50 AM – 9:15 AM |
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Yamagandam?Another avoid-window. Tradition says things begun now don’t finish well, so big starts and journeys wait. | 10:40 AM – 12:05 PM |
Gulikai Kalam?Whatever you do in Gulikai is said to repeat. Skipped for things you never want again (loans, funerals); some use it for things they do. | 1:31 PM – 2:56 PM |
Auspicious times
Abhijit Muhurtham?The midday power slot around local noon — considered good for almost anything. Not used on Wednesdays. | 11:43 AM – 12:28 PM |
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Brahma Muhurtham?The calm window before dawn, prized for study, meditation and yoga. | 4:44 AM – 5:34 AM |
Nalla Neram?The Tamil way to pick a good time: day and night are each cut into 8 slots, and every slot has a name that says whether it’s good or not. | 6:25 AM – 7:50 AM Amirdha10:40 AM – 12:05 PM Laabam12:05 PM – 1:31 PM Dhanam1:31 PM – 2:56 PM Sugam4:21 PM – 5:46 PM UthiGowri Panchangam → |
Five limbs of the day
| Day | Monday |
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Tithi?The lunar day. Each time the Moon pulls 12° further from the Sun a new tithi begins — 30 in a lunar month, so it can change at any hour. | Shukla Chaturthi until 12:45 AM (21 Apr) then Shukla Panchami |
Nakshatra?The star-zone the Moon is passing through. There are 27; the one at your birth is your birth star. | Rohini until 10:38 PM then Mrigashira (Mirugasirisham) |
Yoga?One of 27 combinations of the Sun’s and Moon’s positions, each with its own flavour for the day. | Saubhagya until 12:41 PM then Shobhana |
Karana?Half a tithi. Eleven kinds cycle through the month; Vishti (Bhadra) is the one people avoid. | Vanija until 2:19 PM then Vishti (Bhadra) until 12:45 AM (21 Apr) then Bava |
Moon sign (Rasi)?The zodiac sign (rasi) the Moon is in right now. It moves on every 2¼ days. | Rishabha (Taurus) all day |
| Sun sign | Mesha (Aries) |
| Lunar month (amanta) | Vaishakha, Shukla Paksha |
Chandrashtama for?If this is your moon sign, the Moon is in your 8th house — tradition says keep it low-key and put off big decisions. | Thula (Libra) all day |
Nalla Neram – Gowri Panchangam?
The Tamil way to pick a good time: day and night are each cut into 8 slots, and every slot has a name that says whether it’s good or not.
Nalla Neram – Gowri Panchangam?
The Tamil way to pick a good time: day and night are each cut into 8 slots, and every slot has a name that says whether it’s good or not.
Gowri Panchangam – Daytime
- 6:25 AM – 7:50 AMAmirdhaThe best slot — go for it
- 7:50 AM – 9:15 AMVishamPoison — avoid
- 9:15 AM – 10:40 AMRogamLinked with illness — avoid
- 10:40 AM – 12:05 PMLaabamGain — good for business
- 12:05 PM – 1:31 PMDhanamWealth — good for money matters
- 1:31 PM – 2:56 PMSugamComfort — generally good
- 2:56 PM – 4:21 PMSoramLinked with loss — avoid
- 4:21 PM – 5:46 PMUthiGood for effort and new work
Gowri Panchangam – Night
- 5:46 PM – 7:21 PMSugamComfort — generally good
- 7:21 PM – 8:56 PMSoramLinked with loss — avoid
- 8:56 PM – 10:31 PMUthiGood for effort and new work
- 10:31 PM – 12:06 AM (21 Apr)AmirdhaThe best slot — go for it
- 12:06 AM – 1:41 AM (21 Apr)VishamPoison — avoid
- 1:41 AM – 3:15 AM (21 Apr)RogamLinked with illness — avoid
- 3:15 AM – 4:50 AM (21 Apr)LaabamGain — good for business
- 4:50 AM – 6:25 AM (21 Apr)DhanamWealth — good for money matters
About today’s panchangam for Brakpan
In Brakpan on Monday, 20 April 2026, the sun rises at 6:25 AM and sets at 5:46 PM. Rahu Kalam runs 7:50 AM – 9:15 AM, Yamagandam 10:40 AM – 12:05 PM and Gulikai Kalam 1:31 PM – 2:56 PM. These periods, like the good-time slots, are found by dividing the time between local sunrise and sunset into eight equal parts — which is why they shift from city to city and day to day, and why a fixed “7:30 to 9:00” chart is only an approximation.
The day begins at sunrise with Shukla Chaturthi tithi and Rohini nakshatra. The Tamil date is Chithirai 7, Parabhava year.
Rahu Kalam for the next 7 days · Today’s hora timings · Monthly calendar · How these are calculated
All times are local time in Brakpan (SAST). Calculated astronomically (Thirukanitha / Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsa) for the exact coordinates of Brakpan.