Shastra Panchangam
January 2027
27
Wednesday
Parabhava
Thai
13
Budhan
Theypirai
Shashtitill 10.24 pm, then Saptami
Hasthamtill 6.26 pm, then Chithirai
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.20–1.27
Yamagandammorning 9.02–10.09
Kuligaimorning 11.14–12.21
ChandrashtamamUntil 6.39 am (next day): Avittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Poorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, Revathi
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 7.57–9.02evening 4.44–6.38

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, 1.27 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

1.27–4.44 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.57–9.02 amClear of every caution
7.57–9.02 am, inside the clear stretch
10.09–11.14 amClear of every caution

Avoid

9.02–10.09 am
11.14 am–12.21 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
12.02–12.39 pm
12.20–1.27 pm
2.38–4.17 am, early Thursday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 6.39 am

Sathayam · Avittam, third to fourth quarters · Poorattathi, first to third quarters

For those born in Kumbha Rasi.

Then

from 6.39 am, until Saturday 3.53 pm

Uthirattathi · Revathi · Poorattathi, fourth quarter

For those born in Meena 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

Sunrise7.57 am
Sunset4.44 pm
Moonrise12.01 am (next day)
Moonset9.28 am
SunMakara Rasi
MoonKanya 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

LimbThis dayThen
Budhan (Wednesday)
Shashti, till 10.24 pm 36–11 nazhigaiSaptami
Hastham, till 6.26 pm 26–16 nazhigaiChithirai
Sukarma Yogam, till 12.49 pm 12–12 nazhigaiDhriti Yogam
Gara Karanam, till 10.38 am 6–43 nazhigai
Vanija Karanam, till 10.24 pm 36–11 nazhigai
Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Birmingham

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.55–6.55 amPrayer, meditation, study
9.02–10.09 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.14 am–12.21 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
12.02–12.39 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.20–1.27 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.29–2.04 pmA favourable window
2.38–4.17 amAvoided for new beginnings
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam7.57
Dhanam19.03
Sugam10.09
Soram11.14
Visham12.20
Uthi1.27
Amirtham2.33
Rogam3.38

Night

Uthi4.44
Amirtham6.39
Rogam8.32
Labam10.26
Dhanam12.20
Sugam22.14
Soram4.07
Visham6.01

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Ṣaṣṭhī · Saumya Vāsara · Hasta

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
Makara7.57 am8.41 am
Kumbha8.41 am9.33 am
Meena9.33 am10.22 am
Mesha10.22 am11.23 am
Vrishabha11.23 am1.00 pm
Mithuna1.00 pm3.24 pm
Kataka3.24 pm6.14 pm
Simha6.14 pm9.07 pm
Kanya9.07 pm11.59 pm
Tula11.59 pm2.52 am
Vrischika2.52 am5.30 am
Dhanu5.30 am7.25 am
Makara7.25 am7.55 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan7.57
Chandra8.41
Sani9.25
Guru10.09
Sevvai10.53
Suriya11.37
Sukran12.21
Budhan1.04
Chandra1.48
Sani2.32
Guru3.16
Sevvai4.00

Night

Suriya4.44
Sukran6.00
Budhan7.16
Chandra8.32
Sani9.48
Guru11.04
Sevvai12.20
Suriya1.36
Sukran2.52
Budhan4.08
Chandra5.23
Sani6.39

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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