January 2027

Sunday

Plavanga

Margazhi

Nyayiru

Valarpirai

Tritiyaitill 3.59 am (next day), then Chaturthi

Thiruvonamtill 9.42 am, then Avittam

Amirtha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 3.15–4.16

Yamagandamafternoon 12.15–1.16

Kuligaiafternoon 2.15–3.16

ChandrashtamamUntil 11.06 pm: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 8.14–9.14evening 4.16–6.15

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, 1.16 pm to 2.09 pm is the best of the day.

Vajra Yogam runs till 11.33 am.

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

1.16–2.09 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

8.14–9.14 am; Vajra Yogam also runs

11.33 am–12.15 pmShort clear window

12.00–12.31 pm; Yamagandam also runs

Avoid

12.15–1.16 pm

2.09–3.56 pm

2.15–3.16 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

3.11–3.44 pm

3.15–4.16 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 11.06 pm

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 11.06 pm, until Wednesday 10.11 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

Sunrise8.14 am

Sunset4.16 pm

Moonrise9.43 am

Moonset7.03 pm

SunDhanu Rasi

MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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
	Nyayiru (Sunday)
	Tritiyai, till 3.59 am (next day) 49–22 nazhigai	Chaturthi
	Thiruvonam, till 9.42 am 3–39 nazhigai	Avittam
	Vajra Yogam, till 11.33 am caution 8–16 nazhigai	Siddhi Yogam
	Taitila Karanam, till 2.50 pm 16–30 nazhigai Gara Karanam, till 3.59 am (next day) 49–22 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Birmingham

Window	Time	Traditional use
	6.07–7.10 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	12.00–12.31 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.15–1.16 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.09–3.56 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.15–3.16 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	3.11–3.44 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.15–4.16 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.50–2.36 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi¹8.14

Amirtham²9.15

Rogam10.14

Labam³11.15

Dhanam⁴12.16

Sugam⁵1.16

Soram2.15

Visham3.15

Night

Dhanam4.16

Sugam6.16

Soram8.15

Visham10.15

Uthi12.15

Amirtham2.15

Rogam4.14

Labam6.15

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Vajra Yogam; 2 Vajra Yogam; 3 Vajra Yogam; 4 Yamagandam; 5 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Dakṣiṇāyana · Hemanta Ṛtu · Dhanus Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Tṛtīyā · Bhānu Vāsara · Śravaṇa (Dhaniṣṭhā from 9.42 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 sign	From	To
Dhanu	8.14 am	8.35 am
Makara	8.35 am	9.47 am
Kumbha	9.47 am	10.39 am
Meena	10.39 am	11.28 am
Mesha	11.28 am	12.30 pm
Vrishabha	12.30 pm	2.06 pm
Mithuna	2.06 pm	4.30 pm
Kataka	4.30 pm	7.21 pm
Simha	7.21 pm	10.14 pm
Kanya	10.14 pm	1.06 am
Tula	1.06 am	3.59 am
Vrischika	3.59 am	6.37 am
Dhanu	6.37 am	8.14 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya8.14

Sukran8.55

Budhan9.35

Chandra10.15

Sani10.55

Guru11.35

Sevvai12.15

Suriya12.55

Sukran1.35

Budhan2.16

Chandra2.56

Sani3.36

Night

Guru4.16

Sevvai5.36

Suriya6.56

Sukran8.15

Budhan9.35

Chandra10.55

Sani12.15

Guru1.35

Sevvai2.54

Suriya4.14

Sukran5.34

Budhan6.54

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

Also

	West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery
	In force from 11.05 pm, until Sunday 10.11 am