Centurion Panchangam 17 April 2026
Friday, 17 April 2026 · Chithirai 4, Parabhava year
Gauteng, South Africa
Your day at a glance
Time in Centurion
Rahu Kalam: 10:41 AM – 12:07 PMTap 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. | 10:41 AM – 12:07 PM |
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Yamagandam?Another avoid-window. Tradition says things begun now don’t finish well, so big starts and journeys wait. | 2:58 PM – 4:24 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. | 7:49 AM – 9:15 AM |
Auspicious times
Abhijit Muhurtham?The midday power slot around local noon — considered good for almost anything. Not used on Wednesdays. | 11:44 AM – 12:30 PM |
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Brahma Muhurtham?The calm window before dawn, prized for study, meditation and yoga. | 4:43 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. | 6:24 AM – 7:49 AM Sugam9:15 AM – 10:41 AM Uthi12:07 PM – 1:33 PM Amirdha2:58 PM – 4:24 PM Laabam4:24 PM – 5:50 PM DhanamGowri Panchangam → |
Five limbs of the day
| Day | Friday |
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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. | Amavasya until 1:51 PM then Shukla Prathama |
Nakshatra?The star-zone the Moon is passing through. There are 27; the one at your birth is your birth star. | Revati (Revathi) until 8:32 AM then Ashwini (Aswini) until 6:12 AM (18 Apr) then Bharani |
Yoga?One of 27 combinations of the Sun’s and Moon’s positions, each with its own flavour for the day. | Vishkambha until 12:15 AM (18 Apr) then Priti |
Karana?Half a tithi. Eleven kinds cycle through the month; Vishti (Bhadra) is the one people avoid. | Naga until 1:51 PM then Kimstughna until 12:18 AM (18 Apr) then Bava |
Moon sign (Rasi)?The zodiac sign (rasi) the Moon is in right now. It moves on every 2¼ days. | Meena (Pisces) until 8:32 AM then Mesha (Aries) |
| Sun sign | Mesha (Aries) |
| Lunar month (amanta) | Chaitra, Krishna 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. | Simha (Leo) until 8:32 AM then Kanya (Virgo) |
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
- 6:24 AM – 7:49 AMSugamComfort — generally good
- 7:49 AM – 9:15 AMSoramLinked with loss — avoid
- 9:15 AM – 10:41 AMUthiGood for effort and new work
- 10:41 AM – 12:07 PMVishamPoison — avoid
- 12:07 PM – 1:33 PMAmirdhaThe best slot — go for it
- 1:33 PM – 2:58 PMRogamLinked with illness — avoid
- 2:58 PM – 4:24 PMLaabamGain — good for business
- 4:24 PM – 5:50 PMDhanamWealth — good for money matters
Gowri Panchangam – Night
- 5:50 PM – 7:24 PMRogamLinked with illness — avoid
- 7:24 PM – 8:59 PMLaabamGain — good for business
- 8:59 PM – 10:33 PMDhanamWealth — good for money matters
- 10:33 PM – 12:07 AM (18 Apr)SugamComfort — generally good
- 12:07 AM – 1:41 AM (18 Apr)SoramLinked with loss — avoid
- 1:41 AM – 3:16 AM (18 Apr)UthiGood for effort and new work
- 3:16 AM – 4:50 AM (18 Apr)VishamPoison — avoid
- 4:50 AM – 6:24 AM (18 Apr)AmirdhaThe best slot — go for it
About today’s panchangam for Centurion
In Centurion on Friday, 17 April 2026, the sun rises at 6:24 AM and sets at 5:50 PM. Rahu Kalam runs 10:41 AM – 12:07 PM, Yamagandam 2:58 PM – 4:24 PM and Gulikai Kalam 7:49 AM – 9:15 AM. 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 Amavasya tithi and Revati (Revathi) nakshatra. The Tamil date is Chithirai 4, 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 Centurion (SAST). Calculated astronomically (Thirukanitha / Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsa) for the exact coordinates of Centurion.