January 2027

Sunday

Parabhava

Thai

Nyayiru

Valarpirai

Navamitill 8.57 am, then Dasami

Bharanitill 7.13 pm, then Karthigai

Kaanum Pongal

Rahu Kalamevening 5.16–7.01

Yamagandamafternoon 12.05–1.50

Kuligaiafternoon 3.33–5.17

ChandrashtamamUntil 12.52 am (next day): Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.55–8.38evening 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, 6.55 am to 12.05 pm is the best of the day.

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

6.55 am–12.05 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

5.11–5.22 amShort clear window

6.55–8.38 am, inside the clear stretch

11.39 am–12.33 pm; Yamagandam also runs

1.50–3.33 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

5.22–6.55 am

12.05–1.50 pm

3.33–5.17 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

5.09–6.06 pm

5.16–7.01 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Monday 12.52 am

Hastham · Uthiram, second to fourth quarters · Chithirai, first to second quarters

For those born in Kanya Rasi.

Then

from 12.52 am, until Wednesday 2.09 am

Swathi · Chithirai, third to fourth quarters · Visakam, first to third quarters

For those born in Tula 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

Sunrise5.11 am

Sunset7.01 pm

Moonrise2.04 pm

Moonset12.24 am (next day)

SunMakara Rasi

MoonMesha Rasi

This day and the next

Kaanum Pongal, visiting family.

Monday 18 January: Ekadasi.

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

Limb	This day	Then
	Nyayiru (Sunday)
	Navami, till 8.57 am 9–25 nazhigai	Dasami
	Bharani, till 7.13 pm 35–03 nazhigai	Karthigai
	Sadhya Yogam, till 8.54 am 9–16 nazhigai	Shubha Yogam
	Kaulava Karanam, till 8.57 am 9–25 nazhigai Taitila Karanam, till 8.03 pm 37–08 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

Window	Time	Traditional use
	3.50–4.30 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	5.22–6.55 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.39 am–12.33 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.05–1.50 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.36–4.08 pm	A favourable window
	3.33–5.17 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	5.09–6.06 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.16–7.01 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi¹5.11

Amirtham6.55

Rogam8.38

Labam10.23

Dhanam²12.06

Sugam1.50

Soram3.33

Visham5.16

Night

Dhanam7.01

Sugam8.17

Soram9.33

Visham10.49

Uthi12.07

Amirtham1.23

Rogam2.38

Labam3.56

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Navamī · Bhānu 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
Makara	5.11 am	7.25 am
Kumbha	7.25 am	9.43 am
Meena	9.43 am	12.01 pm
Mesha	12.01 pm	2.22 pm
Vrishabha	2.22 pm	4.41 pm
Mithuna	4.41 pm	6.45 pm
Kataka	6.45 pm	8.26 pm
Simha	8.26 pm	9.52 pm
Kanya	9.52 pm	11.16 pm
Tula	11.16 pm	12.50 am
Vrischika	12.50 am	2.45 am
Dhanu	2.45 am	5.00 am
Makara	5.00 am	5.12 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya5.11

Sukran6.20

Budhan7.29

Chandra8.38

Sani9.47

Guru10.57

Sevvai12.06

Suriya1.15

Sukran2.24

Budhan3.33

Chandra4.42

Sani5.51

Night

Guru7.01

Sevvai7.51

Suriya8.42

Sukran9.33

Budhan10.24

Chandra11.15

Sani12.06

Guru12.57

Sevvai1.48

Suriya2.39

Sukran3.30

Budhan4.21

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery