Shastra Panchangam
January 2027
16
Saturday
Parabhava
Thai
2
Sani
Valarpirai
Ashtamitill 9.14 pm, then Navami
Revathitill 7.21 am, then Ashwini
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Mattu Pongal

Rahu Kalammorning 9.54–11.43
Yamagandamafternoon 3.18–5.07
Kuligaimorning 6.18–8.07
ChandrashtamamUntil 7.22 am: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarterThen: Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 11.43–1.30evening 8.42–9.54

Computed for Auckland, in New Zealand time (NZDT). Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Kuligai from its own sunrise; Gowri Nalla Neram from its sunrise and sunset. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 11.43 am to 3.18 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 9.35 am.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Auckland

Computed for Auckland, to the minute. Use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham.

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

11.43 am–3.18 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
9.35–9.54 amShort clear window
11.43 am–1.30 pm, inside the clear stretch
1.02–1.59 pm
5.07–8.42 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

6.18–8.07 am, what begins now is said to repeat
6.18–8.14 am
9.54–11.43 am
3.18–5.07 pm
3.11–4.47 am, early Sunday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 7.22 am

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha Rasi.

Then

from 7.22 am, until Monday 11.52 am

Hastham · Uthiram, second to fourth quarters · Chithirai, first to second quarters

For those born in Kanya 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

Sunrise6.18 am
Sunset8.42 pm
Moonrise2.09 pm
Moonset12.38 am (next day)
SunMakara Rasi
MoonMeena Rasi

This day and the next

Mattu Pongal, for the cattle.

Sunday 17 January: Kaanum Pongal.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them, set by Auckland's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Auckland 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

LimbThis dayThen
Sani (Saturday)
Ashtami, till 9.14 pm 37–16 nazhigaiNavami
Revathi, till 7.21 am 2–37 nazhigaiAshwini
Siddha Yogam, till 10.09 pm 39–35 nazhigaiSadhya Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 9.35 am caution 8–10 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 9.14 pm 37–16 nazhigai
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Auckland

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.55–6.32 am
12.01–1.35 am		A favourable window
5.02–5.39 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.18–8.07 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
6.18–8.14 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.54–11.43 amAvoided for new beginnings
1.02–1.59 pmWidely used for beginnings
3.18–5.07 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.11–4.47 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Soram6.18
Uthi18.07
Visham9.54
Amirtham11.43
Rogam1.30
Labam23.19
Dhanam5.07
Sugam6.55

Night

Labam8.42
Dhanam9.55
Sugam11.07
Soram12.18
Uthi1.31
Visham2.42
Amirtham33.56
Soram5.07

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Aṣṭamī · Sthira Vāsara · Revatī (Aśvinī from 7.21 am, computed)

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
1202

Kaliyuga counted as the Tamil almanac counts the current year. Gujarati Samvat turns the day after Deepavali.

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Makara6.18 am8.46 am
Kumbha8.46 am11.12 am
Meena11.12 am1.38 pm
Mesha1.38 pm4.06 pm
Vrishabha4.06 pm6.29 pm
Mithuna6.29 pm8.31 pm
Kataka8.31 pm10.06 pm
Simha10.06 pm11.24 pm
Kanya11.24 pm12.39 am
Tula12.39 am2.06 am
Vrischika2.06 am3.57 am
Dhanu3.57 am6.14 am
Makara6.14 am6.19 am

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

Horai

Day

Sani6.18
Guru7.30
Sevvai8.42
Suriya9.54
Sukran11.06
Budhan12.18
Chandra1.30
Sani2.42
Guru3.54
Sevvai5.06
Suriya6.18
Sukran7.30

Night

Budhan8.42
Chandra9.30
Sani10.18
Guru11.06
Sevvai11.55
Suriya12.43
Sukran1.31
Budhan2.19
Chandra3.07
Sani3.55
Guru4.43
Sevvai5.31

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

Also

East on Saturdays; Parigaram: curd
In force all day, until 7.22 am

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