March 2027

Friday

Parabhava

Maasi

Velli

Valarpirai

Chaturthitill 9.28 am, then Panchami

Bharanitill 5.33 am (next day), then Karthigai

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 10.50–12.18

Yamagandamafternoon 3.12–4.40

Kuligaimorning 7.56–9.24

ChandrashtamamUthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.29–7.56night 7.39–9.11

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, 12.18 pm to 3.12 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 9.28 am; Vaidhriti Yogam runs till 2.01 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

12.18–3.12 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.29–7.56 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs

9.28–10.50 amClear of every caution

11.55 am–12.41 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs

Avoid

7.56–9.24 am, what begins now is said to repeat

10.50 am–12.18 pm

3.12–4.40 pm

3.20–4.56 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 11.26 am

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

Sunrise6.29 am

Sunset6.06 pm

Moonrise7.26 am

Moonset11.40 pm

SunKumbha Rasi

MoonMesha 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

Limb	This day	Then
	Velli (Friday)
	Chaturthi, till 9.28 am 7–27 nazhigai	Panchami
	Bharani, till 5.33 am (next day) 57–45 nazhigai	Karthigai
	Indra Yogam, till 4.05 pm 24–01 nazhigai	Vaidhriti Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 9.28 am caution 7–27 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 8.59 pm 36–18 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Birmingham

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.51–5.39 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.56–9.24 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	10.50 am–12.18 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.55 am–12.41 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	3.12–4.40 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.20–4.56 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.50–2.23 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam¹6.29

Soram7.56

Uthi²9.24

Visham10.50

Amirtham12.18

Rogam1.44

Labam³3.13

Dhanam⁴4.40

Night

Rogam6.06

Labam7.39

Dhanam9.12

Sugam10.45

Soram12.16

Uthi1.50

Visham3.21

Amirtham4.55

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 Yamagandam, Tyajyam and Vaidhriti Yogam; 4 Tyajyam and Vaidhriti Yogam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Kumbha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Caturthī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Bharaṇī

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
Kumbha	6.29 am	6.40 am
Meena	6.40 am	7.29 am
Mesha	7.29 am	8.30 am
Vrishabha	8.30 am	10.07 am
Mithuna	10.07 am	12.31 pm
Kataka	12.31 pm	3.21 pm
Simha	3.21 pm	6.14 pm
Kanya	6.14 pm	9.06 pm
Tula	9.06 pm	11.59 pm
Vrischika	11.59 pm	2.37 am
Dhanu	2.37 am	4.32 am
Makara	4.32 am	5.44 am
Kumbha	5.44 am	6.27 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.29

Budhan7.27

Chandra8.25

Sani9.24

Guru10.22

Sevvai11.20

Suriya12.18

Sukran1.16

Budhan2.14

Chandra3.12

Sani4.10

Guru5.08

Night

Sevvai6.06

Suriya7.08

Sukran8.10

Budhan9.12

Chandra10.13

Sani11.15

Guru12.17

Sevvai1.18

Suriya2.20

Sukran3.22

Budhan4.24

Chandra5.25

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery