Shastra Panchangam
January 2027
6
Wednesday
Plavanga
Margazhi
22
Budhan
Theypirai
Chaturdasitill 7.45 pm, then Amavasai
Moolamtill 2.38 am (next day), then Pooradam
Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.01–1.47
Yamagandammorning 6.46–8.32
Kuligaimorning 10.16–12.02
ChandrashtamamKarthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 5.02–6.46evening 7.01–8.16

Computed for Durban, in South Africa time (SAST). 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, 1.47 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 6.27 am.

This is Margazhi, when many families do not hold weddings or griha pravesam. Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Durban

Computed for Durban, 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

1.47–7.01 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
5.02–6.46 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs
6.27–6.46 amShort clear window
8.32–8.37 amShort clear window

Avoid

6.46–8.32 am
8.37–10.26 am
10.16 am–12.02 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
11.33 am–12.30 pm
12.01–1.47 pm
12.50–2.39 am, early Thursday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 12.30 pm

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha 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

Sunrise5.02 am
Sunset7.01 pm
Moonrise4.26 am (next day)
Moonset6.11 pm
SunDhanu Rasi
MoonDhanu Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Thursday 7 January: Amavasai.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Durban 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)
Chaturdasi, till 7.45 pm 36–46 nazhigaiAmavasai
Moolam, till 2.38 am (next day) 54–00 nazhigaiPooradam
Vriddhi Yogam, till 10.02 am 12–30 nazhigaiDhruva Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 6.27 am caution 3–31 nazhigai
Shakuni Karanam, till 7.45 pm 36–46 nazhigai
Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

WindowTimeTraditional use
3.42–4.21 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.46–8.32 amAvoided for new beginnings
8.37–10.26 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.16 am–12.02 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.33 am–12.30 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.01–1.47 pmAvoided for new beginnings
7.27–9.14 pmA favourable window
12.50–2.39 amAvoided for new beginnings
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam15.02
Dhanam26.47
Sugam38.32
Soram10.16
Visham12.01
Uthi1.47
Amirtham3.32
Rogam5.16

Night

Uthi7.01
Amirtham8.17
Rogam9.31
Labam10.47
Dhanam412.02
Sugam51.18
Soram2.32
Visham3.47

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Bhadra Karanam; 2 Yamagandam; 3 Tyajyam; 4 Tyajyam; 5 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Dakṣiṇāyana · Hemanta Ṛtu · Dhanus Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Caturdaśī · Saumya Vāsara · Mūla

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1949
2084
2084
5129
1202

Kaliyuga counted as the Tamil almanac counts the current year. Gujarati Samvat turns the day after Deepavali.

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Dhanu5.02 am5.47 am
Makara5.47 am8.08 am
Kumbha8.08 am10.27 am
Meena10.27 am12.44 pm
Mesha12.44 pm3.05 pm
Vrishabha3.05 pm5.24 pm
Mithuna5.24 pm7.28 pm
Kataka7.28 pm9.09 pm
Simha9.09 pm10.35 pm
Kanya10.35 pm11.59 pm
Tula11.59 pm1.33 am
Vrischika1.33 am3.28 am
Dhanu3.28 am5.03 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan5.02
Chandra6.12
Sani7.22
Guru8.32
Sevvai9.42
Suriya10.52
Sukran12.02
Budhan1.11
Chandra2.21
Sani3.31
Guru4.41
Sevvai5.51

Night

Suriya7.01
Sukran7.51
Budhan8.41
Chandra9.32
Sani10.22
Guru11.12
Sevvai12.02
Suriya12.52
Sukran1.42
Budhan2.32
Chandra3.22
Sani4.12

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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