January 2026

Sunday

Visvavasu

Thai

Nyayiru

Tamil Nadu calendars show Thai 11 on this day. Here Thai began a day earlier, on Wednesday 14 January.

Valarpirai

Saptamitill 12.41 pm, then Ashtami

Ashwinitill 2.03 am (next day), then Bharani

Rahu Kalamafternoon 3.53–5.08

Yamagandamafternoon 12.10–1.25

Kuligaiafternoon 2.38–3.54

ChandrashtamamUthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 7.13–8.27evening 5.08–6.53

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, 7.13 am to 12.10 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 11.48 pm.

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

7.13 am–12.10 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.13–8.27 am, inside the clear stretch

11.51 am–12.30 pm; Yamagandam also runs

Avoid

12.10–1.25 pm

2.38–3.54 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

3.48–4.28 pm

3.53–5.08 pm

10.13–11.46 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 6.16 am

Hastham · Uthiram, second to fourth quarters · Chithirai, first to second quarters

For those born in Kanya 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

Sunrise7.13 am

Sunset5.08 pm

Moonrise10.32 am

Moonset12.46 am (next day)

SunMakara Rasi

MoonMesha Rasi, from 3.06 am

This day and the next

No major observance 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

Limb	This day	Then
	Nyayiru (Sunday)
	Saptami, till 12.41 pm 13–40 nazhigai	Ashtami
	Ashwini, till 2.03 am (next day) 47–07 nazhigai	Bharani
	Sadhya Yogam, till 10.42 pm 38–43 nazhigai	Shubha Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 12.41 pm 13–40 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 11.48 pm caution 41–28 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Edison

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.20–6.16 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	11.51 am–12.30 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.10–1.25 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.38–3.54 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	3.48–4.28 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.53–5.08 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.10–8.41 pm	A favourable window
	10.13–11.46 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi7.13

Amirtham8.28

Rogam9.41

Labam10.56

Dhanam¹12.11

Sugam²1.25

Soram2.38

Visham3.53

Night

Dhanam5.08

Sugam6.54

Soram8.38

Visham10.24

Uthi12.10

Amirtham1.56

Rogam3.40

Labam5.27

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Saptamī · Bhānu Vāsara · Aśvinī

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
Makara	7.13 am	8.11 am
Kumbha	8.11 am	9.25 am
Meena	9.25 am	10.35 am
Mesha	10.35 am	11.57 am
Vrishabha	11.57 am	1.46 pm
Mithuna	1.46 pm	4.04 pm
Kataka	4.04 pm	6.35 pm
Simha	6.35 pm	9.07 pm
Kanya	9.07 pm	11.38 pm
Tula	11.38 pm	2.10 am
Vrischika	2.10 am	4.36 am
Dhanu	4.36 am	6.37 am
Makara	6.37 am	7.12 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya7.13

Sukran8.02

Budhan8.52

Chandra9.42

Sani10.31

Guru11.21

Sevvai12.10

Suriya1.00

Sukran1.49

Budhan2.39

Chandra3.28

Sani4.18

Night

Guru5.08

Sevvai6.18

Suriya7.28

Sukran8.39

Budhan9.49

Chandra10.59

Sani12.10

Guru1.20

Sevvai2.31

Suriya3.41

Sukran4.51

Budhan6.02

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery