January 2027

Wednesday

Plavanga

Margazhi

Budhan

Theypirai

Chaturdasitill 5.45 pm, then Amavasai

Moolamtill 12.38 am (next day), then Pooradam

Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.13–1.13

Yamagandammorning 9.15–10.15

Kuligaimorning 11.14–12.14

ChandrashtamamKarthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.15–11.14evening 4.10–6.11

Computed for Birmingham, in UK time (GMT). 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, 1.13 pm to sunset 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 Birmingham

Computed for Birmingham, 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

1.13–4.10 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

8.26–9.15 amShort clear window

10.15–11.14 amShort clear window

10.15–11.14 am, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

6.37–8.26 am, from before sunrise

9.15–10.15 am

11.14 am–12.14 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

11.57 am–12.30 pm

12.13–1.13 pm

10.50 pm–12.39 am, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 10.30 am

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha 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

Sunrise8.17 am

Sunset4.10 pm

MoonriseAfter sunrise on Thursday

Moonset2.17 pm

SunDhanu Rasi

MoonDhanu Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Thursday 7 January: Amavasai.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Birmingham 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
	Budhan (Wednesday)
	Chaturdasi, till 5.45 pm 23–41 nazhigai	Amavasai
	Moolam, till 12.38 am (next day) 40–56 nazhigai	Pooradam
	Dhruva Yogam, till 8.56 am (next day) 61–41 nazhigai	Vyaghata Yogam
	Shakuni Karanam, till 5.45 pm 23–41 nazhigai Chatushpada Karanam, till 7.04 am (next day) 57–00 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Birmingham

Window	Time	Traditional use
	6.08–7.12 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.37–8.26 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.15–10.15 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.14 am–12.14 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.57 am–12.30 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.13–1.13 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.27–7.14 pm	A favourable window
	10.50 pm–12.39 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	No Abhijit Muhurtham on this day	Widely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam¹8.17

Dhanam²9.16

Sugam10.15

Soram11.14

Visham12.13

Uthi1.13

Amirtham2.12

Rogam3.11

Night

Uthi4.10

Amirtham6.12

Rogam8.11

Labam³10.13

Dhanam⁴12.14

Sugam2.14

Soram4.14

Visham6.15

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Tyajyam; 2 Yamagandam; 3 Tyajyam; 4 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Dakṣiṇāyana · Hemanta Ṛtu · Dhanus Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Caturdaśī · Saumya Vāsara · Mūla

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

1949

2084

5129

1202

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Dhanu	8.17 am	8.51 am
Makara	8.51 am	10.03 am
Kumbha	10.03 am	10.55 am
Meena	10.55 am	11.44 am
Mesha	11.44 am	12.46 pm
Vrishabha	12.46 pm	2.22 pm
Mithuna	2.22 pm	4.46 pm
Kataka	4.46 pm	7.37 pm
Simha	7.37 pm	10.29 pm
Kanya	10.29 pm	1.22 am
Tula	1.22 am	4.14 am
Vrischika	4.14 am	6.53 am
Dhanu	6.53 am	8.16 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan8.17

Chandra8.56

Sani9.35

Guru10.15

Sevvai10.54

Suriya11.34

Sukran12.13

Budhan12.53

Chandra1.32

Sani2.12

Guru2.51

Sevvai3.31

Night

Suriya4.10

Sukran5.31

Budhan6.51

Chandra8.12

Sani9.32

Guru10.53

Sevvai12.13

Suriya1.34

Sukran2.54

Budhan4.15

Chandra5.35

Sani6.56

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk