Shastra Panchangam
January 2027
15
Friday
Parabhava
Thai
2
Velli

Tamil Nadu calendars show Thai 1 on this day. Here Thai began a day earlier, on Thursday 14 January.

Valarpirai
Ashtamitill 3.14 am (next day), then Navami
Revathitill 1.21 pm, then Ashwini
Amirtha Yogam

Mattu Pongal

Rahu Kalammorning 11.30–12.42
Yamagandamafternoon 3.03–4.15
Kuligaimorning 9.09–10.21
ChandrashtamamUntil 1.22 pm: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarterThen: Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 7.58–9.09night 7.15–9.03

Computed for Detroit, in US Eastern time (EST). 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, 4.15 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 3.35 pm.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Detroit

Computed for Detroit, 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

4.15–5.25 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.58–9.09 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs
12.23–1.00 pm; Rahu Kalam and Bhadra Karanam also run

Avoid

9.09–10.21 am, what begins now is said to repeat
11.30 am–12.42 pm
3.03–4.15 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 1.22 pm

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha Rasi.

Then

from 1.22 pm, until Sunday 5.52 pm

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

Sunrise7.58 am
Sunset5.25 pm
Moonrise11.27 am
Moonset1.36 am (next day)
SunMakara Rasi
MoonMeena Rasi

This day and the next

Mattu Pongal, for the cattle.

Saturday 16 January: Kaanum Pongal.

In Tamil Nadu, Thai Pongal is on this day.

In Tamil Nadu, Mattu Pongal is on Saturday 16 January.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them, set by Detroit's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Detroit 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)
Ashtami, till 3.14 am (next day) 48–09 nazhigaiNavami
Revathi, till 1.21 pm 13–27 nazhigaiAshwini
Siddha Yogam, till 4.09 am (next day) 50–27 nazhigaiSadhya Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 3.35 pm caution 19–01 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 3.14 am (next day) 48–09 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Detroit

WindowTimeTraditional use
6.02–7.00 amPrayer, meditation, study
9.09–10.21 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
10.55 am–12.32 pm
6.01–7.35 am		A favourable window
11.30 am–12.42 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.23–1.00 pmWidely used for beginnings
3.03–4.15 pmAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam17.58
Soram9.09
Uthi210.21
Visham11.30
Amirtham312.42
Rogam1.52
Labam43.04
Dhanam4.15

Night

Rogam5.25
Labam7.15
Dhanam9.04
Sugam10.53
Soram12.41
Uthi2.31
Visham4.19
Amirtham6.09

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 Bhadra Karanam; 4 Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Aṣṭamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Revatī (Aśvinī from 1.21 pm, 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
Dhanu7.58 am8.01 am
Makara8.01 am9.29 am
Kumbha9.29 am10.40 am
Meena10.40 am11.48 am
Mesha11.48 am1.07 pm
Vrishabha1.07 pm2.54 pm
Mithuna2.54 pm5.13 pm
Kataka5.13 pm7.47 pm
Simha7.47 pm10.21 pm
Kanya10.21 pm12.55 am
Tula12.55 am3.30 am
Vrischika3.30 am5.57 am
Dhanu5.57 am7.57 am
Makara7.57 am7.58 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran7.58
Budhan8.46
Chandra9.33
Sani10.20
Guru11.07
Sevvai11.55
Suriya12.42
Sukran1.29
Budhan2.16
Chandra3.03
Sani3.51
Guru4.38

Night

Sevvai5.25
Suriya6.38
Sukran7.51
Budhan9.03
Chandra10.16
Sani11.29
Guru12.42
Sevvai1.54
Suriya3.07
Sukran4.20
Budhan5.32
Chandra6.45

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery
In force all day, until 1.22 pm

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