Shastra Panchangam
January 2027
20
Wednesday
Parabhava
Thai
6
Budhan
Valarpirai
Trayodasitill 7.42 pm, then Chaturdasi
Mirugaseeridamtill 10.47 am, then Thiruvathirai
Siddha Yogam

Pradosham

Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.18–1.23
Yamagandammorning 9.08–10.13
Kuligaimorning 11.15–12.19
ChandrashtamamVisakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 8.06–9.08evening 4.32–6.10

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, 1.23 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

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

1.23–4.32 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
8.06–9.08 amClear of every caution
8.06–9.08 am, inside the clear stretch
10.13–11.15 amClear of every caution

Avoid

9.08–10.13 am
11.15 am–12.19 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
12.01–12.36 pm
12.18–1.23 pm
6.10–7.36 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 11.41 pm

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika 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

Sunrise8.06 am
Sunset4.32 pm
Moonrise1.42 pm
Moonset7.35 am (next day)
SunMakara Rasi
MoonMithuna Rasi, from 12.09 am

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

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

LimbThis dayThen
Budhan (Wednesday)
Trayodasi, till 7.42 pm 29–03 nazhigaiChaturdasi
Mirugaseeridam, till 10.47 am 6–45 nazhigai
Thiruvathirai, till 7.54 am (next day) 59–34 nazhigai		Punarpoosam
Indra Yogam, till 4.54 pm 22–01 nazhigaiVaidhriti Yogam
Kaulava Karanam, till 9.29 am 3–29 nazhigai
Taitila Karanam, till 7.42 pm 29–03 nazhigai
Gara Karanam, till 5.52 am (next day) 54–29 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Birmingham

WindowTimeTraditional use
6.01–7.03 amPrayer, meditation, study
9.08–10.13 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.15 am–12.19 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
12.01–12.36 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.18–1.23 pmAvoided for new beginnings
6.10–7.36 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.07 pm–12.30 amA favourable window
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam8.06
Dhanam19.09
Sugam10.13
Soram11.15
Visham12.18
Uthi1.23
Amirtham2.26
Rogam3.28

Night

Uthi24.32
Amirtham36.29
Rogam8.25
Labam10.22
Dhanam12.19
Sugam2.15
Soram4.11
Visham6.07

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 · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Trayodaśī · Saumya Vāsara · Mṛgaśīrṣa (Ārdrā from 10.47 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 signFromTo
Makara8.06 am9.08 am
Kumbha9.08 am10.00 am
Meena10.00 am10.49 am
Mesha10.49 am11.51 am
Vrishabha11.51 am1.27 pm
Mithuna1.27 pm3.51 pm
Kataka3.51 pm6.42 pm
Simha6.42 pm9.34 pm
Kanya9.34 pm12.27 am
Tula12.27 am3.19 am
Vrischika3.19 am5.58 am
Dhanu5.58 am7.52 am
Makara7.52 am8.05 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan8.06
Chandra8.48
Sani9.30
Guru10.12
Sevvai10.54
Suriya11.37
Sukran12.19
Budhan1.01
Chandra1.43
Sani2.25
Guru3.07
Sevvai3.50

Night

Suriya4.32
Sukran5.50
Budhan7.07
Chandra8.25
Sani9.43
Guru11.00
Sevvai12.18
Suriya1.36
Sukran2.54
Budhan4.11
Chandra5.29
Sani6.47

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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