January 2027

Tuesday

Parabhava

Thai

Sevvai

Valarpirai

Dwadasitill 1.12 am (next day), then Trayodasi

Rohinitill 3.25 pm, then Mirugaseeridam

Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 3.33–5.17

Yamagandammorning 8.39–10.23

Kuligaiafternoon 12.06–1.50

ChandrashtamamUntil 2.09 am (next day): Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.23–12.06night 1.24–2.40 (after midnight)

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, 5.13 am to 7.58 am 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

5.13–7.58 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

10.23 am–12.06 pmClear of every caution

10.23 am–12.06 pm, inside the clear stretch

11.39 am–12.33 pm; Kuligai also runs

1.50–3.33 pmClear of every caution

5.17–7.00 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

7.58–8.54 am

8.08–9.36 am

8.39–10.23 am

12.06–1.50 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

3.33–5.17 pm

8.23–9.50 pm, in the evening

11.05–11.47 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Wednesday 2.09 am

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

For those born in Tula Rasi.

Then

from 2.09 am, until Friday 1.41 am

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika 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

Sunrise5.13 am

Sunset7.00 pm

Moonrise4.23 pm

Moonset2.18 am (next day)

SunMakara Rasi

MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Wednesday 20 January: Pradosham.

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
	Sevvai (Tuesday)
	Dwadasi, till 1.12 am (next day) 49–56 nazhigai	Trayodasi
	Rohini, till 3.25 pm 25–29 nazhigai	Mirugaseeridam
	Brahma Yogam, till 10.58 pm 44–21 nazhigai	Indra Yogam
	Bava Karanam, till 2.49 pm 24–00 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 1.12 am (next day) 49–56 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

Window	Time	Traditional use
	3.52–4.31 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.58–8.54 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.08–9.36 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.39–10.23 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.39 am–12.33 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.06–1.50 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	12.30–1.57 pm 4.58–6.22 am	A favourable window
	3.33–5.17 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.23–9.50 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.05–11.47 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam5.13

Labam¹6.57

Dhanam²8.40

Sugam10.23

Soram12.06

Uthi1.50

Visham3.33

Amirtham5.17

Night

Soram7.00

Uthi³8.17

Visham9.33

Amirtham⁴10.51

Rogam12.06

Labam1.24

Dhanam2.41

Sugam3.57

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Bhauma Vāsara · Rohiṇī (Mṛgaśīrṣa from 3.25 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	5.13 am	7.17 am
Kumbha	7.17 am	9.36 am
Meena	9.36 am	11.53 am
Mesha	11.53 am	2.14 pm
Vrishabha	2.14 pm	4.33 pm
Mithuna	4.33 pm	6.37 pm
Kataka	6.37 pm	8.18 pm
Simha	8.18 pm	9.44 pm
Kanya	9.44 pm	11.08 pm
Tula	11.08 pm	12.42 am
Vrischika	12.42 am	2.37 am
Dhanu	2.37 am	4.52 am
Makara	4.52 am	5.14 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai5.13

Suriya6.22

Sukran7.31

Budhan8.40

Chandra9.48

Sani10.57

Guru12.06

Sevvai1.15

Suriya2.24

Sukran3.33

Budhan4.42

Chandra5.51

Night

Sani7.00

Guru7.51

Sevvai8.42

Suriya9.33

Sukran10.25

Budhan11.16

Chandra12.07

Sani12.58

Guru1.49

Sevvai2.40

Suriya3.31

Sukran4.22

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

Also

North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk