Shastra Panchangam
January 2026
1
Thursday
Parabhava
Margazhi
17
Viyazhan
Valarpirai
Trayodasitill 10.23 pm, then Chaturdasi
Rohinitill 10.49 pm, then Mirugaseeridam
Marana Yogam

Pradosham

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.23–2.43
Yamagandammorning 6.50–8.09
Kuligaimorning 9.27–10.46
ChandrashtamamChithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 8.09–9.27evening 5.20–7.00

Computed for Ayodhya. 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, 10.46 am to 1.23 pm is the best of the day.

This is Margazhi, when many families do not hold weddings or griha pravesam. Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Ayodhya

Computed for Ayodhya, 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

10.46 am–1.23 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
8.09–9.27 amClear of every caution
8.09–9.27 am, inside the clear stretch
11.44 am–12.25 pm
2.43–3.42 pmShort clear window
5.08–5.20 pmShort clear window

Avoid

6.50–8.09 am
9.27–10.46 am, what begins now is said to repeat
1.23–2.43 pm
3.42–5.08 pm
3.46–5.12 am, early Friday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 9.27 am

Swathi · Chithirai, third to fourth quarters · Visakam, first to third quarters

For those born in Tula 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

Sunrise6.50 am
Sunset5.20 pm
Moonrise3.04 pm
Moonset5.35 am (next day)
SunDhanu Rasi
MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Ayodhya 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
Viyazhan (Thursday)
Trayodasi, till 10.23 pm 38–52 nazhigaiChaturdasi
Rohini, till 10.49 pm 39–57 nazhigaiMirugaseeridam
Shubha Yogam, till 5.13 pm 25–57 nazhigaiShukla Yogam
Kaulava Karanam, till 12.07 pm 13–12 nazhigai
Taitila Karanam, till 10.23 pm 38–52 nazhigai
Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Ayodhya

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.02–5.55 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.50–8.09 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.27–10.46 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.44 am–12.25 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.23–2.43 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.42–5.08 pmAvoided for new beginnings
7.59–9.23 pmA favourable window
3.46–5.12 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam16.50
Sugam8.09
Soram9.27
Uthi10.46
Amirtham12.05
Visham1.23
Rogam2.42
Labam24.01

Night

Amirtham5.20
Visham7.00
Rogam8.42
Labam10.24
Dhanam12.05
Sugam1.47
Soram3.27
Uthi35.09

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Hemanta Ṛtu · Dhanus Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Trayodaśī · Guru Vāsara · Rohiṇī

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1947
2082
2081
5127
1201

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Dhanu6.50 am7.48 am
Makara7.48 am9.32 am
Kumbha9.32 am11.01 am
Meena11.01 am12.28 pm
Mesha12.28 pm2.05 pm
Vrishabha2.05 pm4.01 pm
Mithuna4.01 pm6.16 pm
Kataka6.16 pm8.34 pm
Simha8.34 pm10.50 pm
Kanya10.50 pm1.04 am
Tula1.04 am3.22 am
Vrischika3.22 am5.40 am
Dhanu5.40 am6.50 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.50
Sevvai7.42
Suriya8.35
Sukran9.27
Budhan10.20
Chandra11.12
Sani12.05
Guru12.57
Sevvai1.50
Suriya2.42
Sukran3.35
Budhan4.27

Night

Chandra5.20
Sani6.27
Guru7.35
Sevvai8.42
Suriya9.50
Sukran10.57
Budhan12.05
Chandra1.12
Sani2.20
Guru3.27
Sevvai4.35
Suriya5.42

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil

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