January 2027

Friday

Parabhava

Thai

Velli

Valarpirai

Saptamitill 8.44 am, then Ashtami

Revathitill 6.21 pm, then Ashwini

Amirtha Yogam

Thai Pongal

Rahu Kalammorning 11.15–12.18

Yamagandamafternoon 2.20–3.22

Kuligaimorning 9.12–10.14

ChandrashtamamUntil 6.22 pm: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarterThen: Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

afternoon 3.22–4.24night 6.22–8.20

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, 8.11 am to 8.43 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 8.35 pm.

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

8.11–8.43 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

12.01–12.33 pm; Rahu Kalam and Bhadra Karanam also run

3.22–4.24 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs

Avoid

9.12–10.14 am, what begins now is said to repeat

11.15 am–12.18 pm

2.20–3.22 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 6.22 pm

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha Rasi.

Then

from 6.22 pm, until Sunday 10.52 pm

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

Sunrise8.11 am

Sunset4.24 pm

Moonrise10.38 am

Moonset1.20 am (next day)

SunMakara Rasi

MoonMeena Rasi

This day and the next

Thai Pongal, Thai 1; pongal is cooked facing the Sun.

Saturday 16 January: Mattu Pongal.

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
	Velli (Friday)
	Saptami, till 8.44 am 1–23 nazhigai Ashtami, till 8.14 am (next day) 60–09 nazhigai	Navami
	Revathi, till 6.21 pm 25–28 nazhigai	Ashwini
	Shiva Yogam, till 10.48 am 6–34 nazhigai	Siddha Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 8.44 am 1–23 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 8.35 pm caution 31–01 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 8.14 am (next day) 60–09 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Birmingham

Window	Time	Traditional use
	6.05–7.07 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	9.12–10.14 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.15 am–12.18 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.01–12.33 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	2.20–3.22 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.55–5.32 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam¹8.11

Soram9.12

Uthi²10.14

Visham11.15

Amirtham³12.18

Rogam1.18

Labam⁴2.21

Dhanam⁵3.22

Night

Rogam4.24

Labam6.22

Dhanam8.21

Sugam10.19

Soram12.16

Uthi2.15

Visham4.13

Amirtham6.12

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Saptamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Revatī

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	8.11 am	8.16 am
Makara	8.16 am	9.28 am
Kumbha	9.28 am	10.20 am
Meena	10.20 am	11.09 am
Mesha	11.09 am	12.11 pm
Vrishabha	12.11 pm	1.47 pm
Mithuna	1.47 pm	4.11 pm
Kataka	4.11 pm	7.01 pm
Simha	7.01 pm	9.54 pm
Kanya	9.54 pm	12.46 am
Tula	12.46 am	3.39 am
Vrischika	3.39 am	6.17 am
Dhanu	6.17 am	8.10 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran8.11

Budhan8.52

Chandra9.33

Sani10.14

Guru10.55

Sevvai11.36

Suriya12.17

Sukran12.58

Budhan1.39

Chandra2.20

Sani3.01

Guru3.42

Night

Sevvai4.24

Suriya5.42

Sukran7.01

Budhan8.20

Chandra9.39

Sani10.58

Guru12.17

Sevvai1.36

Suriya2.54

Sukran4.13

Budhan5.32

Chandra6.51

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

Also

	West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery
	In force all day, until 6.22 pm