Shastra Panchangam
February 2027
2
Tuesday
Parabhava
Thai
19
Sevvai
Theypirai
Ekadasitill 7.41 am, then Dwadasi
Kettaitill 5.52 am, then Moolam
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Ekadasi

Rahu Kalamafternoon 3.31–5.13
Yamagandammorning 8.47–10.29
Kuligaiafternoon 12.09–1.51
ChandrashtamamUntil 5.52 am: Ashwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarterThen: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
evening 5.13–6.54night 8.13–9.31

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 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Vyaghata Yogam runs till 2.18 pm.

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

5.13–6.54 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
11.43 am–12.36 pm; Kuligai and Vyaghata Yogam also run
2.18–2.53 pmShort clear window
5.13–6.54 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

8.06–9.01 am
8.47–10.29 am
12.09–1.51 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
2.53–4.42 pm
3.31–5.13 pm
11.06–11.49 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 5.52 am

Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter

For those born in Mesha Rasi.

Then

from 5.52 am, until Thursday 6.49 pm

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha 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

Sunrise5.25 am
Sunset6.54 pm
Moonrise2.20 am (next day)
Moonset4.07 pm
SunMakara Rasi
MoonVrischika Rasi

This day and the next

Ekadasi, a fasting day in many families.

Wednesday 3 February: 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

LimbThis dayThen
Sevvai (Tuesday)
Ekadasi, till 7.41 am 5–39 nazhigaiDwadasi
Kettai, till 5.52 am 1–07 nazhigaiMoolam
Vyaghata Yogam, till 2.18 pm caution 22–11 nazhigaiHarshana Yogam
Balava Karanam, till 7.41 am 5–39 nazhigai
Kaulava Karanam, till 9.00 pm 38–56 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Durban

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.01–4.42 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.06–9.01 amAvoided for new beginnings
8.47–10.29 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.43 am–12.36 pmWidely used for beginnings
12.09–1.51 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
2.53–4.42 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.31–5.13 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.06–11.49 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.44–3.31 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam5.25
Labam17.07
Dhanam28.48
Sugam310.29
Soram12.09
Uthi41.51
Visham3.31
Amirtham5.13

Night

Soram6.54
Uthi8.13
Visham9.31
Amirtham510.51
Rogam12.09
Labam1.29
Dhanam2.48
Sugam4.07

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Bhauma Vāsara · Jyeṣṭhā (Mūla from 5.52 am, 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 signFromTo
Makara5.25 am6.22 am
Kumbha6.22 am8.41 am
Meena8.41 am10.58 am
Mesha10.58 am1.19 pm
Vrishabha1.19 pm3.38 pm
Mithuna3.38 pm5.42 pm
Kataka5.42 pm7.23 pm
Simha7.23 pm8.49 pm
Kanya8.49 pm10.13 pm
Tula10.13 pm11.47 pm
Vrischika11.47 pm1.42 am
Dhanu1.42 am3.57 am
Makara3.57 am5.26 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai5.25
Suriya6.32
Sukran7.40
Budhan8.47
Chandra9.55
Sani11.02
Guru12.09
Sevvai1.17
Suriya2.24
Sukran3.31
Budhan4.39
Chandra5.46

Night

Sani6.54
Guru7.46
Sevvai8.39
Suriya9.32
Sukran10.24
Budhan11.17
Chandra12.10
Sani1.02
Guru1.55
Sevvai2.48
Suriya3.41
Sukran4.33

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

Also

North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk

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