Shastra Panchangam
January 2026
14
Wednesday
Visvavasu
Thai
1
Budhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Margazhi 30 on this day. Here Thai began a day earlier, on Wednesday 14 January.

Theypirai
Ekadasitill 7.23 am, then Dwadasi
Anushamtill 4.34 pm, then Kettai
Siddha Yogam

Thai Pongal · Ekadasi

Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.06–1.19
Yamagandammorning 8.31–9.43
Kuligaimorning 10.54–12.07
ChandrashtamamAshwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarter
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 7.19–8.31evening 4.55–6.42

Computed for Edison, in US Eastern time (EST). 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, 1.19 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Ganda Yogam runs till 9.26 am.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Edison

Computed for Edison, 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

1.19–4.55 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.19–8.31 am; Ganda Yogam also runs
9.43–10.54 amClear of every caution

Avoid

8.31–9.43 am
10.54 am–12.07 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
11.47 am–12.27 pm
12.06–1.19 pm
10.48 pm–12.36 am, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 7.18 pm

Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter

For those born in Mesha 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

Sunrise7.19 am
Sunset4.55 pm
Moonrise5.14 am (next day)
Moonset12.58 pm
SunMakara Rasi
MoonVrischika Rasi

This day and the next

Thai Pongal, Thai 1; pongal is cooked facing the Sun.

Ekadasi, a fasting day in many families.

Thursday 15 January: Pradosham and Mattu Pongal.

In Tamil Nadu, Bhogi is on this day.

In Tamil Nadu, Thai Pongal is on Thursday 15 January.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Edison 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
Budhan (Wednesday)
Ekadasi, till 7.23 am 0–10 nazhigaiDwadasi
Anusham, till 4.34 pm 23–08 nazhigaiKettai
Ganda Yogam, till 9.26 am caution 5–17 nazhigaiVriddhi Yogam
Balava Karanam, till 7.23 am 0–10 nazhigai
Kaulava Karanam, till 8.37 pm 33–16 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Edison

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.24–6.21 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.31–9.43 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.54 am–12.07 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.47 am–12.27 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.06–1.19 pmAvoided for new beginnings
10.48 pm–12.36 amAvoided for new beginnings
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings
No Amirtha Kalam on this dayA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam17.19
Dhanam28.32
Sugam9.43
Soram10.54
Visham12.06
Uthi1.19
Amirtham2.31
Rogam3.42

Night

Uthi4.55
Amirtham6.43
Rogam8.30
Labam310.19
Dhanam412.07
Sugam1.55
Soram3.42
Visham5.30

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Saumya Vāsara · Anurādhā (Jyeṣṭhā from 4.34 pm, computed)

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 signFromTo
Dhanu7.19 am7.24 am
Makara7.24 am8.55 am
Kumbha8.55 am10.08 am
Meena10.08 am11.18 am
Mesha11.18 am12.40 pm
Vrishabha12.40 pm2.29 pm
Mithuna2.29 pm4.47 pm
Kataka4.47 pm7.19 pm
Simha7.19 pm9.50 pm
Kanya9.50 pm12.21 am
Tula12.21 am2.54 am
Vrischika2.54 am5.19 am
Dhanu5.19 am7.19 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan7.19
Chandra8.07
Sani8.55
Guru9.43
Sevvai10.31
Suriya11.19
Sukran12.07
Budhan12.55
Chandra1.43
Sani2.31
Guru3.19
Sevvai4.07

Night

Suriya4.55
Sukran6.07
Budhan7.19
Chandra8.31
Sani9.43
Guru10.55
Sevvai12.07
Suriya1.19
Sukran2.31
Budhan3.43
Chandra4.55
Sani6.07

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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