Shastra Panchangam
January 2027
13
Wednesday
Plavanga
Margazhi
29
Budhan
Valarpirai
Panchamitill 9.32 am, then Shashti
Poorattathitill 6.35 pm, then Uthirattathi
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.04–1.49
Yamagandammorning 6.51–8.36
Kuligaimorning 10.20–12.05
ChandrashtamamUntil 12.11 pm: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, AyilyamThen: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarter
Keezhnokku Naaldownward day
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 8.36–10.20evening 7.01–8.17

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, 8.36 am to 10.20 am is the best of the day.

Parigha Yogam runs till 1.53 pm Thursday.

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

8.36–10.20 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
5.08–6.51 amClear of every caution
8.36–10.20 am, inside the clear stretch
1.49–2.24 pmShort clear window

Avoid

6.51–8.36 am
10.20 am–12.05 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
11.36 am–12.33 pm
12.04–1.49 pm
4.40–6.22 am, early Thursday

Chandrashtamam

until 12.11 pm

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka Rasi.

Then

from 12.11 pm, until Friday 8.22 pm

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha 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

Sunrise5.08 am
Sunset7.01 pm
Moonrise10.00 am
Moonset10.06 pm
SunDhanu Rasi
MoonKumbha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Thursday 14 January: Bhogi.

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)
Panchami, till 9.32 am 11–02 nazhigaiShashti
Poorattathi, till 6.35 pm 33–37 nazhigaiUthirattathi
Variyan Yogam, till 2.24 pm 23–11 nazhigaiParigha Yogam
Balava Karanam, till 9.32 am 11–02 nazhigai
Kaulava Karanam, till 10.06 pm 42–24 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

WindowTimeTraditional use
3.47–4.27 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.51–8.36 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.58–11.41 amA favourable window
10.20 am–12.05 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.36 am–12.33 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.04–1.49 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.40–6.22 amAvoided for new beginnings
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam5.08
Dhanam16.52
Sugam8.36
Soram10.20
Visham12.04
Uthi21.49
Amirtham33.33
Rogam5.16

Night

Uthi7.01
Amirtham8.18
Rogam9.32
Labam10.49
Dhanam12.05
Sugam1.21
Soram2.36
Visham3.52

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

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Dakṣiṇāyana · Hemanta Ṛtu · Dhanus Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Pañcamī · Saumya Vāsara · Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā (Uttaraproṣṭhapadā from 6.35 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
Dhanu5.08 am5.19 am
Makara5.19 am7.41 am
Kumbha7.41 am9.59 am
Meena9.59 am12.17 pm
Mesha12.17 pm2.37 pm
Vrishabha2.37 pm4.57 pm
Mithuna4.57 pm7.00 pm
Kataka7.00 pm8.42 pm
Simha8.42 pm10.08 pm
Kanya10.08 pm11.31 pm
Tula11.31 pm1.05 am
Vrischika1.05 am3.00 am
Dhanu3.00 am5.08 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan5.08
Chandra6.17
Sani7.26
Guru8.36
Sevvai9.45
Suriya10.55
Sukran12.04
Budhan1.14
Chandra2.23
Sani3.33
Guru4.42
Sevvai5.52

Night

Suriya7.01
Sukran7.52
Budhan8.42
Chandra9.33
Sani10.24
Guru11.14
Sevvai12.05
Suriya12.55
Sukran1.46
Budhan2.37
Chandra3.27
Sani4.18

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

Also

A downward day, by the sunrise nakshatram, Poorattathi
North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk
In force all day, until 12.11 pm

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