January 2027

Monday

Parabhava

Thai

Thingal

Valarpirai

Dasamitill 6.58 am, then Ekadasi

Karthigaitill 5.36 pm, then Rohini

Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Ekadasi

Rahu Kalammorning 6.55–8.39

Yamagandammorning 10.22–12.07

Kuligaiafternoon 1.49–3.34

ChandrashtamamChithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

evening 5.17–7.00night 9.34–10.49

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, 8.39 am to 10.22 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 4.20 am Tuesday.

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

8.39–10.22 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

5.12–6.24 amClear of every caution

11.39 am–12.33 pm; Yamagandam also runs

12.07–12.33 pmShort clear window

1.29–1.49 pmShort clear window

4.15–5.43 pmClear of every caution

5.17–7.00 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs

Avoid

6.24–7.54 am

6.55–8.39 am

10.22 am–12.07 pm

12.33–1.29 pm

1.49–3.34 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

3.19–4.15 pm

Chandrashtamam

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

Sunrise5.12 am

Sunset7.00 pm

Moonrise3.13 pm

Moonset1.16 am (next day)

SunMakara Rasi

MoonVrishabha Rasi, from 12.52 am

This day and the next

Ekadasi, a fasting day in many families.

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
	Thingal (Monday)
	Dasami, till 6.58 am 4–24 nazhigai Ekadasi, till 4.20 am (next day) 57–48 nazhigai	Dwadasi
	Karthigai, till 5.36 pm 30–58 nazhigai	Rohini
	Shubha Yogam, till 6.04 am 2–10 nazhigai Shukla Yogam, till 2.44 am (next day) 53–47 nazhigai	Brahma Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 6.58 am 4–24 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 5.43 pm 31–17 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 4.20 am (next day) caution 57–48 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

Window	Time	Traditional use
	3.51–4.31 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.24–7.54 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.55–8.39 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.22 am–12.07 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.39 am–12.33 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.33–1.29 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.49–3.34 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	3.19–4.15 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.22–4.50 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham¹5.12

Visham6.55

Rogam8.38

Labam²10.23

Dhanam³12.07

Sugam⁴1.50

Soram3.33

Uthi⁵5.17

Night

Sugam7.00

Soram8.16

Uthi9.34

Amirtham10.50

Visham12.06

Rogam1.23

Labam2.40

Dhanam3.57

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Daśamī · Indu Vāsara · Kṛttikā (Rohiṇī from 5.36 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 sign	From	To
Makara	5.12 am	7.21 am
Kumbha	7.21 am	9.40 am
Meena	9.40 am	11.57 am
Mesha	11.57 am	2.18 pm
Vrishabha	2.18 pm	4.37 pm
Mithuna	4.37 pm	6.41 pm
Kataka	6.41 pm	8.22 pm
Simha	8.22 pm	9.48 pm
Kanya	9.48 pm	11.12 pm
Tula	11.12 pm	12.46 am
Vrischika	12.46 am	2.41 am
Dhanu	2.41 am	4.56 am
Makara	4.56 am	5.13 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra5.12

Sani6.21

Guru7.30

Sevvai8.39

Suriya9.48

Sukran10.57

Budhan12.06

Chandra1.15

Sani2.24

Guru3.33

Sevvai4.42

Suriya5.51

Night

Sukran7.00

Budhan7.51

Chandra8.42

Sani9.33

Guru10.24

Sevvai11.15

Suriya12.06

Sukran12.58

Budhan1.49

Chandra2.40

Sani3.31

Guru4.22

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd