Shastra Panchangam
January 2027
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Sunday
Parabhava
Thai
10
Nyayiru
Theypirai
Tritiyaitill 2.41 am (next day), then Chaturthi
Magamtill 9.11 pm, then Pooram
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 3.34–4.39
Yamagandamafternoon 12.19–1.25
Kuligaiafternoon 2.29–3.35
ChandrashtamamUthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 8.01–9.05evening 4.39–6.33

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, 8.01 am to 10.17 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 2.41 am Monday.

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

8.01–10.17 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
8.01–9.05 am, inside the clear stretch
11.45 am–12.19 pmShort clear window
12.03–12.37 pm; Yamagandam also runs
1.25–2.29 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

10.17–11.45 am
12.19–1.25 pm
2.29–3.35 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
3.29–4.05 pm
3.34–4.39 pm
4.38–6.09 am, early Monday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 1.16 am

Thiruvonam · Uthiradam, second to fourth quarters · Avittam, first to second quarters

For those born in Makara 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

Sunrise8.01 am
Sunset4.39 pm
Moonrise7.50 pm
Moonset8.51 am
SunMakara Rasi
MoonSimha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Monday 25 January: Sankatahara Chaturthi.

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
Nyayiru (Sunday)
Tritiyai, till 2.41 am (next day) 46–43 nazhigaiChaturthi
Magam, till 9.11 pm 32–58 nazhigaiPooram
Saubhagya Yogam, till 8.33 pm 31–23 nazhigaiShobhana Yogam
Vanija Karanam, till 4.00 pm 20–00 nazhigai
Bhadra Karanam, till 2.41 am (next day) caution 46–43 nazhigai
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Birmingham

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.58–6.59 amPrayer, meditation, study
10.17–11.45 amAvoided for new beginnings
12.03–12.37 pmWidely used for beginnings
12.19–1.25 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.29–3.35 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
3.29–4.05 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.34–4.39 pmAvoided for new beginnings
7.01–8.27 pmA favourable window
4.38–6.09 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi8.01
Amirtham9.06
Rogam10.10
Labam111.16
Dhanam212.20
Sugam1.25
Soram2.29
Visham3.34

Night

Dhanam4.39
Sugam6.34
Soram8.29
Visham10.24
Uthi12.20
Amirtham2.15
Rogam4.09
Labam36.05

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Tṛtīyā · Bhānu Vāsara · Maghā

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
Makara8.01 am8.52 am
Kumbha8.52 am9.44 am
Meena9.44 am10.33 am
Mesha10.33 am11.35 am
Vrishabha11.35 am1.11 pm
Mithuna1.11 pm3.35 pm
Kataka3.35 pm6.26 pm
Simha6.26 pm9.19 pm
Kanya9.19 pm12.11 am
Tula12.11 am3.04 am
Vrischika3.04 am5.42 am
Dhanu5.42 am7.36 am
Makara7.36 am7.59 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya8.01
Sukran8.44
Budhan9.27
Chandra10.10
Sani10.54
Guru11.37
Sevvai12.20
Suriya1.03
Sukran1.46
Budhan2.29
Chandra3.13
Sani3.56

Night

Guru4.39
Sevvai5.56
Suriya7.12
Sukran8.29
Budhan9.46
Chandra11.02
Sani12.19
Guru1.36
Sevvai2.53
Suriya4.09
Sukran5.26
Budhan6.43

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery

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