January 2026

Thursday

Visvavasu

Thai

Viyazhan

Valarpirai

Chaturthitill 2.29 am (next day), then Panchami

Sathayamtill 2.27 pm, then Poorattathi

Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.33–2.55

Yamagandammorning 6.50–8.11

Kuligaimorning 9.31–10.53

ChandrashtamamPunarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

evening 4.15–5.36night 10.34–12.12 (after midnight)

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, 10.53 am to 1.33 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 2.29 am Friday.

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

10.53 am–1.33 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

8.11–9.31 amClear of every caution

11.52 am–12.34 pm

4.15–5.36 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs

Avoid

6.50–8.11 am

9.31–10.53 am, what begins now is said to repeat

1.33–2.55 pm

8.52–10.30 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 8.34 am

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka 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

Sunset5.36 pm

Moonrise9.05 am

Moonset8.54 pm

SunMakara Rasi

MoonKumbha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Limb	This day	Then
	Viyazhan (Thursday)
	Chaturthi, till 2.29 am (next day) 49–08 nazhigai	Panchami
	Sathayam, till 2.27 pm 19–03 nazhigai	Poorattathi
	Variyan Yogam, till 5.38 pm 27–00 nazhigai	Parigha Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 2.41 pm 19–38 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 2.29 am (next day) caution 49–08 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Ayodhya

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.05–5.57 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.50–8.11 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.07–8.44 am 6.32–8.07 am	A favourable window
	9.31–10.53 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.52 am–12.34 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.33–2.55 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.52–10.30 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹6.50

Sugam8.11

Soram9.31

Uthi10.53

Amirtham12.13

Visham1.33

Rogam2.54

Labam²4.15

Night

Amirtham5.36

Visham7.14

Rogam8.54

Labam10.34

Dhanam12.13

Sugam1.52

Soram3.31

Uthi5.11

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Caturthī · Guru Vāsara · Śatabhiṣaj (Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā from 2.27 pm, computed)

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 sign	From	To
Makara	6.50 am	8.09 am
Kumbha	8.09 am	9.39 am
Meena	9.39 am	11.05 am
Mesha	11.05 am	12.42 pm
Vrishabha	12.42 pm	2.39 pm
Mithuna	2.39 pm	4.53 pm
Kataka	4.53 pm	7.12 pm
Simha	7.12 pm	9.27 pm
Kanya	9.27 pm	11.42 pm
Tula	11.42 pm	1.59 am
Vrischika	1.59 am	4.17 am
Dhanu	4.17 am	6.22 am
Makara	6.22 am	6.50 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.50

Sevvai7.44

Suriya8.38

Sukran9.31

Budhan10.25

Chandra11.19

Sani12.13

Guru1.07

Sevvai2.00

Suriya2.54

Sukran3.48

Budhan4.42

Night

Chandra5.36

Sani6.42

Guru7.48

Sevvai8.54

Suriya10.00

Sukran11.07

Budhan12.13

Chandra1.19

Sani2.25

Guru3.31

Sevvai4.37

Suriya5.44

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

Also

	South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil
	In force all day, until Friday 8.34 am