January 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Margazhi

Velli

Valarpirai

Chaturdasitill 6.54 pm, then Pournami

Mirugaseeridamtill 8.04 pm, then Thiruvathirai

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 11.36–12.59

Yamagandamafternoon 3.40–5.02

Kuligaimorning 8.54–10.16

ChandrashtamamUntil 9.27 am: Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

evening 5.02–6.23night 8.02–9.40

Computed for Dwarka. 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, 12.59 pm to 3.40 pm is the best of the day.

This is Margazhi, when many families do not hold weddings or griha pravesam. Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Dwarka

Computed for Dwarka, 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

12.59–3.40 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.34–8.54 amClear of every caution

10.16–11.36 amClear of every caution

12.37–1.19 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs

5.02–6.23 pmClear of every caution

5.02–6.23 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

8.54–10.16 am, what begins now is said to repeat

11.36 am–12.59 pm

3.40–5.02 pm

3.33–5.00 am, early Saturday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 9.27 am

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

For those born in Tula Rasi.

Then

from 9.27 am, until Sunday 9.44 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

Sunrise7.34 am

Sunset6.23 pm

Moonrise5.16 pm

Moonset7.24 am (next day)

SunDhanu Rasi

MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Saturday 3 January: Pournami and Arudra Darshanam.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them, set by Dwarka's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Dwarka 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
	Velli (Friday)
	Chaturdasi, till 6.54 pm 28–21 nazhigai	Pournami
	Mirugaseeridam, till 8.04 pm 31–16 nazhigai	Thiruvathirai
	Shukla Yogam, till 1.07 pm 13–54 nazhigai	Brahma Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 8.38 am 2–41 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 6.54 pm 28–21 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 5.12 am (next day) caution 54–05 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Dwarka

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.49–6.40 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.54–10.16 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.36 am–12.59 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.17–1.41 pm	A favourable window
	12.37–1.19 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	3.40–5.02 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.33–5.00 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam7.34

Soram8.54

Uthi10.16

Visham11.36

Amirtham12.59

Rogam2.19

Labam¹3.41

Dhanam5.02

Night

Rogam6.23

Labam8.02

Dhanam9.41

Sugam11.20

Soram12.58

Uthi²2.38

Visham4.16

Amirtham5.55

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Hemanta Ṛtu · Dhanus Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Caturdaśī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Mṛgaśīrṣa

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1947

2082

2081

5127

1201

Kaliyuga counted as the Tamil almanac counts the current year. Gujarati Samvat turns the day after Deepavali.

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Dhanu	7.34 am	8.28 am
Makara	8.28 am	10.15 am
Kumbha	10.15 am	11.49 am
Meena	11.49 am	1.20 pm
Mesha	1.20 pm	3.01 pm
Vrishabha	3.01 pm	5.00 pm
Mithuna	5.00 pm	7.13 pm
Kataka	7.13 pm	9.29 pm
Simha	9.29 pm	11.40 pm
Kanya	11.40 pm	1.49 am
Tula	1.49 am	4.03 am
Vrischika	4.03 am	6.19 am
Dhanu	6.19 am	7.34 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran7.34

Budhan8.28

Chandra9.22

Sani10.16

Guru11.10

Sevvai12.04

Suriya12.58

Sukran1.52

Budhan2.46

Chandra3.40

Sani4.34

Guru5.29

Night

Sevvai6.23

Suriya7.29

Sukran8.34

Budhan9.40

Chandra10.46

Sani11.52

Guru12.58

Sevvai2.04

Suriya3.10

Sukran4.16

Budhan5.22

Chandra6.28

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery