January 2027

Wednesday

Parabhava

Thai

Budhan

Theypirai

Shashtitill 12.24 am (next day), then Saptami

Hasthamtill 8.26 pm, then Chithirai

Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.08–1.51

Yamagandammorning 7.01–8.45

Kuligaimorning 10.26–12.09

ChandrashtamamAvittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 8.45–10.26evening 6.57–8.14

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, 1.51 pm to sunset 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

1.51–6.57 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.33–7.01 amShort clear window

8.45–10.26 amClear of every caution

8.45–10.26 am, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

4.57–6.33 am, from before sunrise

7.01–8.45 am

10.26 am–12.09 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

11.41 am–12.36 pm

12.08–1.51 pm

4.38–6.17 am, early Thursday

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 8.39 am

Sathayam · Avittam, third to fourth quarters · Poorattathi, first to third quarters

For those born in Kumbha 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

Sunrise5.20 am

Sunset6.57 pm

Moonrise10.08 pm

Moonset10.23 am

SunMakara Rasi

MoonKanya Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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
	Budhan (Wednesday)
	Shashti, till 12.24 am (next day) 47–40 nazhigai	Saptami
	Hastham, till 8.26 pm 37–45 nazhigai	Chithirai
	Sukarma Yogam, till 2.49 pm 23–43 nazhigai	Dhriti Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 12.38 pm 18–15 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 12.24 am (next day) 47–40 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

Window	Time	Traditional use
	3.57–4.38 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	4.57–6.33 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.01–8.45 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.26 am–12.09 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.41 am–12.36 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.08–1.51 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.29–4.04 pm	A favourable window
	4.38–6.17 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	No Abhijit Muhurtham on this day	Widely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam¹5.20

Dhanam²7.02

Sugam8.45

Soram10.26

Visham12.08

Uthi1.51

Amirtham3.33

Rogam5.14

Night

Uthi6.57

Amirtham8.15

Rogam9.32

Labam10.51

Dhanam12.09

Sugam1.27

Soram2.44

Visham4.02

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 · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Ṣaṣṭhī · Saumya Vāsara · Hasta

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	5.20 am	6.46 am
Kumbha	6.46 am	9.04 am
Meena	9.04 am	11.22 am
Mesha	11.22 am	1.42 pm
Vrishabha	1.42 pm	4.02 pm
Mithuna	4.02 pm	6.05 pm
Kataka	6.05 pm	7.47 pm
Simha	7.47 pm	9.13 pm
Kanya	9.13 pm	10.36 pm
Tula	10.36 pm	12.10 am
Vrischika	12.10 am	2.05 am
Dhanu	2.05 am	4.20 am
Makara	4.20 am	5.21 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan5.20

Chandra6.28

Sani7.36

Guru8.44

Sevvai9.52

Suriya11.00

Sukran12.08

Budhan1.16

Chandra2.25

Sani3.33

Guru4.41

Sevvai5.49

Night

Suriya6.57

Sukran7.49

Budhan8.41

Chandra9.33

Sani10.25

Guru11.17

Sevvai12.09

Suriya1.01

Sukran1.53

Budhan2.45

Chandra3.37

Sani4.29

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk