Shastra Panchangam
January 2026
17
Saturday
Visvavasu
Thai
4
Sani

Tamil Nadu calendars show Thai 3 on this day. Here Thai began a day earlier, on Wednesday 14 January.

Theypirai
Chaturdasitill 1.34 pm, then Amavasai
Pooradamtill 11.44 pm, then Uthiradam
Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 9.42–10.56
Yamagandamafternoon 1.20–2.34
Kuligaimorning 7.18–8.31
ChandrashtamamUntil 6.12 am (next day): Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
afternoon 3.46–4.58night 6.46–8.32

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, 10.56 am to 1.20 pm is the best of the day.

Vyaghata Yogam runs till 10.49 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

10.56 am–1.20 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
11.49 am–12.27 pm
2.34–4.58 pmClear of every caution
3.46–4.58 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

7.18–8.31 am, what begins now is said to repeat
7.18–8.36 am
8.07–9.52 am
9.42–10.56 am
1.20–2.34 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Sunday 6.12 am

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

For those born in Vrishabha Rasi.

Then

from 6.12 am, until Tuesday 3.06 pm

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna 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

Sunrise7.18 am
Sunset4.58 pm
MoonriseAfter sunrise on Sunday
Moonset3.37 pm
SunMakara Rasi
MoonDhanu Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Sunday 18 January: Amavasai.

In Tamil Nadu, Kaanum Pongal is on this day.

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
Sani (Saturday)
Chaturdasi, till 1.34 pm 15–42 nazhigaiAmavasai
Pooradam, till 11.44 pm 41–07 nazhigaiUthiradam
Vyaghata Yogam, till 10.49 am caution 8–46 nazhigaiHarshana Yogam
Shakuni Karanam, till 1.34 pm 15–42 nazhigai
Chatushpada Karanam, till 2.16 am (next day) 47–27 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Edison

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.24–6.20 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.18–8.31 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
7.18–8.36 amAvoided for new beginnings
8.07–9.52 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.42–10.56 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.49 am–12.27 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.20–2.34 pmAvoided for new beginnings
6.32–8.16 pmA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Soram7.18
Uthi18.31
Visham9.42
Amirtham10.56
Rogam12.07
Labam21.21
Dhanam2.34
Sugam3.46

Night

Labam4.58
Dhanam6.46
Sugam8.33
Soram10.20
Uthi12.08
Visham1.55
Amirtham3.43
Soram5.29

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Caturdaśī · Sthira Vāsara · Pūrvāṣāḍhā

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
Makara7.18 am8.43 am
Kumbha8.43 am9.56 am
Meena9.56 am11.06 am
Mesha11.06 am12.29 pm
Vrishabha12.29 pm2.17 pm
Mithuna2.17 pm4.35 pm
Kataka4.35 pm7.07 pm
Simha7.07 pm9.38 pm
Kanya9.38 pm12.09 am
Tula12.09 am2.42 am
Vrischika2.42 am5.08 am
Dhanu5.08 am7.08 am
Makara7.08 am7.17 am

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

Horai

Day

Sani7.18
Guru8.06
Sevvai8.55
Suriya9.43
Sukran10.31
Budhan11.20
Chandra12.08
Sani12.56
Guru1.45
Sevvai2.33
Suriya3.21
Sukran4.10

Night

Budhan4.58
Chandra6.10
Sani7.21
Guru8.33
Sevvai9.45
Suriya10.56
Sukran12.08
Budhan1.19
Chandra2.31
Sani3.43
Guru4.54
Sevvai6.06

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

Also

East on Saturdays; Parigaram: curd

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