Shastra Panchangam
February 2027
26
Friday
Parabhava
Maasi
14
Velli
Theypirai
Shashtitill 3.14 pm, then Saptami
Visakamtill 6.10 am (next day), then Anusham
Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 11.00–12.21
Yamagandamafternoon 3.00–4.21
Kuligaimorning 8.20–9.41
ChandrashtamamUntil 11.45 pm: Poorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, RevathiThen: Ashwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarter
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
evening 4.21–5.41night 7.21–9.00

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, 12.22 pm to 3.00 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 3.44 am Saturday; Vyaghata Yogam runs till 4.39 pm Saturday.

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

12.22–3.00 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.01–8.20 amClear of every caution
9.41–10.39 amShort clear window
12.00–12.42 pm; Tyajyam and Rahu Kalam also run
4.21–5.41 pm; Bhadra Karanam and Vyaghata Yogam also run

Avoid

8.20–9.41 am, what begins now is said to repeat
10.39 am–12.22 pm
11.00 am–12.21 pm
3.00–4.21 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 11.45 pm

Uthirattathi · Revathi · Poorattathi, fourth quarter

For those born in Meena Rasi.

Then

from 11.45 pm, until Monday 10.58 am

Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter

For those born in Mesha 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

Sunrise7.01 am
Sunset5.41 pm
Moonrise1.38 am (next day)
Moonset8.19 am
SunKumbha Rasi
MoonTula 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
Velli (Friday)
Shashti, till 3.14 pm 20–33 nazhigaiSaptami
Visakam, till 6.10 am (next day) 57–58 nazhigaiAnusham
Dhruva Yogam, till 4.49 pm 24–33 nazhigaiVyaghata Yogam
Vanija Karanam, till 3.14 pm 20–33 nazhigai
Bhadra Karanam, till 3.44 am (next day) caution 51–52 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Birmingham

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.14–6.07 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.20–9.41 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
10.39 am–12.22 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.00 am–12.21 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.00–12.42 pmWidely used for beginnings
3.00–4.21 pmAvoided for new beginnings
8.51–10.32 pmA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam7.01
Soram8.20
Uthi19.41
Visham11.00
Amirtham212.21
Rogam1.40
Labam33.01
Dhanam44.21

Night

Rogam5.41
Labam7.21
Dhanam9.01
Sugam10.41
Soram12.19
Uthi2.00
Visham3.39
Amirtham5.19

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Kumbha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Ṣaṣṭhī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Viśākhā

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
Kumbha7.01 am7.35 am
Meena7.35 am8.24 am
Mesha8.24 am9.26 am
Vrishabha9.26 am11.02 am
Mithuna11.02 am1.26 pm
Kataka1.26 pm4.16 pm
Simha4.16 pm7.09 pm
Kanya7.09 pm10.01 pm
Tula10.01 pm12.54 am
Vrischika12.54 am3.32 am
Dhanu3.32 am5.27 am
Makara5.27 am6.39 am
Kumbha6.39 am6.59 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran7.01
Budhan7.54
Chandra8.48
Sani9.41
Guru10.34
Sevvai11.28
Suriya12.21
Sukran1.14
Budhan2.08
Chandra3.01
Sani3.54
Guru4.48

Night

Sevvai5.41
Suriya6.47
Sukran7.54
Budhan9.00
Chandra10.07
Sani11.13
Guru12.20
Sevvai1.26
Suriya2.33
Sukran3.39
Budhan4.46
Chandra5.52

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery

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