January 2027

Sunday

Parabhava

Thai

Nyayiru

Theypirai

Dwitiyaitill 7.28 am, then Tritiyai

Magamtill 11.11 pm, then Pooram

Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamevening 5.15–6.59

Yamagandamafternoon 12.07–1.51

Kuligaiafternoon 3.33–5.16

ChandrashtamamUthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 5.17–6.59evening 6.59–8.15

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, 5.17 am to 12.07 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 4.41 am Monday.

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

5.17 am–12.07 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

5.17–6.59 am, inside the clear stretch

11.41 am–12.35 pm; Yamagandam and Tyajyam also run

1.51–3.33 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

12.07–1.51 pm

12.17–1.45 pm

3.33–5.16 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

5.08–6.04 pm

5.15–6.59 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 3.16 am

Thiruvonam · Uthiradam, second to fourth quarters · Avittam, first to second quarters

For those born in Makara 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

Sunrise5.17 am

Sunset6.58 pm

Moonrise8.33 pm

Moonset7.10 am

SunMakara Rasi

MoonSimha Rasi, from 1.24 am

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Monday 25 January: Sankatahara Chaturthi.

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)
	Dwitiyai, till 7.28 am 5–27 nazhigai Tritiyai, till 4.41 am (next day) 58–27 nazhigai	Chaturthi
	Magam, till 11.11 pm 44–44 nazhigai	Pooram
	Saubhagya Yogam, till 10.33 pm 43–09 nazhigai	Shobhana Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 7.28 am 5–27 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 6.00 pm 31–47 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 4.41 am (next day) caution 58–27 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

Window	Time	Traditional use
	3.55–4.35 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	11.41 am–12.35 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.07–1.51 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.17–1.45 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.33–5.16 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	5.08–6.04 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.15–6.59 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.01–10.27 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi5.17

Amirtham7.00

Rogam8.42

Labam10.26

Dhanam¹12.08

Sugam1.51

Soram3.33

Visham5.15

Night

Dhanam²6.58

Sugam8.16

Soram9.33

Visham10.50

Uthi12.09

Amirtham1.26

Rogam2.43

Labam4.01

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Dvitīyā · Bhānu Vāsara · Maghā

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	5.17 am	6.57 am
Kumbha	6.57 am	9.16 am
Meena	9.16 am	11.34 am
Mesha	11.34 am	1.54 pm
Vrishabha	1.54 pm	4.13 pm
Mithuna	4.13 pm	6.17 pm
Kataka	6.17 pm	7.58 pm
Simha	7.58 pm	9.24 pm
Kanya	9.24 pm	10.48 pm
Tula	10.48 pm	12.22 am
Vrischika	12.22 am	2.17 am
Dhanu	2.17 am	4.32 am
Makara	4.32 am	5.18 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya5.17

Sukran6.26

Budhan7.34

Chandra8.42

Sani9.51

Guru10.59

Sevvai12.08

Suriya1.16

Sukran2.25

Budhan3.33

Chandra4.41

Sani5.50

Night

Guru6.58

Sevvai7.50

Suriya8.42

Sukran9.33

Budhan10.25

Chandra11.17

Sani12.08

Guru1.00

Sevvai1.51

Suriya2.43

Sukran3.35

Budhan4.26

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery