Shastra Panchangam
January 2027
28
Thursday
Parabhava
Thai
14
Viyazhan
Theypirai
Saptamitill 12.33 am (next day), then Ashtami
Chithiraitill 9.03 pm, then Swathi
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.50–3.33
Yamagandammorning 5.21–7.03
Kuligaimorning 8.44–10.27
ChandrashtamamUntil 8.39 am: Avittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Poorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, Revathi
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Gowri Nalla Neram
evening 5.15–6.57night 10.51–12.09 (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, 12.23 pm to 1.27 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 12.23 pm; Shoola Yogam runs till 12.44 pm Friday.

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

12.23–1.27 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
11.42 am–12.35 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs
5.15–6.57 pm; Shoola Yogam also runs

Avoid

4.38–6.17 am, from before sunrise
5.21–7.03 am
8.44–10.27 am, what begins now is said to repeat
1.50–3.33 pm
2.58–4.40 am, early Friday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 8.39 am

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

For those born in Kumbha Rasi.

Then

from 8.39 am, until Saturday 5.53 pm

Uthirattathi · Revathi · Poorattathi, fourth quarter

For those born in Meena 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

Sunrise5.21 am
Sunset6.57 pm
Moonrise10.40 pm
Moonset11.24 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

LimbThis dayThen
Viyazhan (Thursday)
Saptami, till 12.33 am (next day) 48–00 nazhigaiAshtami
Chithirai, till 9.03 pm 39–14 nazhigaiSwathi
Dhriti Yogam, till 1.28 pm 20–18 nazhigaiShoola Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 12.23 pm caution 17–35 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 12.33 am (next day) 48–00 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

WindowTimeTraditional use
3.58–4.39 amPrayer, meditation, study
4.38–6.17 amAvoided for new beginnings
5.21–7.03 amAvoided for new beginnings
8.44–10.27 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.42 am–12.35 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.50–3.33 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.30–4.07 pmA favourable window
2.58–4.40 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam15.21
Sugam27.03
Soram8.44
Uthi310.27
Amirtham412.09
Visham1.50
Rogam3.32
Labam55.15

Night

Amirtham6.57
Visham8.14
Rogam9.32
Labam10.51
Dhanam12.09
Sugam1.28
Soram2.45
Uthi64.04

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Tyajyam, Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam; 2 Bhadra Karanam; 3 Bhadra Karanam; 4 Bhadra Karanam and Shoola Yogam; 5 Shoola Yogam; 6 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Saptamī · Guru Vāsara · Citrā

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 signFromTo
Makara5.21 am6.42 am
Kumbha6.42 am9.00 am
Meena9.00 am11.18 am
Mesha11.18 am1.38 pm
Vrishabha1.38 pm3.58 pm
Mithuna3.58 pm6.01 pm
Kataka6.01 pm7.43 pm
Simha7.43 pm9.09 pm
Kanya9.09 pm10.32 pm
Tula10.32 pm12.06 am
Vrischika12.06 am2.01 am
Dhanu2.01 am4.16 am
Makara4.16 am5.22 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru5.21
Sevvai6.29
Suriya7.37
Sukran8.45
Budhan9.53
Chandra11.01
Sani12.09
Guru1.17
Sevvai2.25
Suriya3.33
Sukran4.41
Budhan5.49

Night

Chandra6.57
Sani7.49
Guru8.41
Sevvai9.33
Suriya10.25
Sukran11.17
Budhan12.09
Chandra1.01
Sani1.53
Guru2.45
Sevvai3.37
Suriya4.29

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil

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