Shastra Panchangam
January 2026
29
Thursday
Visvavasu
Thai
16
Viyazhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Thai 15 on this day. Here Thai began a day earlier, on Wednesday 14 January.

Valarpirai
Dwadasitill 12.40 am (next day), then Trayodasi
Mirugaseeridamtill 7.00 pm, then Thiruvathirai
Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.26–2.42
Yamagandammorning 7.10–8.25
Kuligaimorning 9.40–10.56
ChandrashtamamUntil 8.02 am: Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 8.25–9.40evening 5.12–6.56

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, 8.25 am to 9.40 am is the best of the day.

Vaidhriti Yogam runs till 6.29 am Friday.

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

8.25–9.40 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
8.25–9.40 am, inside the clear stretch
11.51 am–12.31 pm; Vaidhriti Yogam also runs

Avoid

7.10–8.25 am
9.40–10.56 am, what begins now is said to repeat
1.26–2.42 pm
2.40–4.09 am, early Friday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 8.02 am

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

For those born in Tula Rasi.

Then

from 8.02 am, until Saturday 9.32 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

Sunrise7.10 am
Sunset5.12 pm
Moonrise1.27 pm
Moonset5.33 am (next day)
SunMakara Rasi
MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Friday 30 January: Pradosham.

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
Viyazhan (Thursday)
Dwadasi, till 12.40 am (next day) 43–47 nazhigaiTrayodasi
Mirugaseeridam, till 7.00 pm 29–36 nazhigaiThiruvathirai
Indra Yogam, till 9.58 am 7–00 nazhigai
Vaidhriti Yogam, till 6.29 am (next day) caution 58–20 nazhigai		Vishkambha Yogam
Bava Karanam, till 2.03 pm 17–14 nazhigai
Balava Karanam, till 12.40 am (next day) 43–47 nazhigai
Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Edison

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.18–6.13 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.10–8.25 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.40–10.56 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
10.57 am–12.24 pmA favourable window
11.51 am–12.31 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.26–2.42 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.40–4.09 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam17.10
Sugam8.25
Soram9.40
Uthi210.56
Amirtham312.11
Visham1.26
Rogam2.41
Labam43.58

Night

Amirtham5.12
Visham6.56
Rogam8.41
Labam10.26
Dhanam12.11
Sugam51.56
Soram3.39
Uthi5.25

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Guru 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 signFromTo
Makara7.10 am7.56 am
Kumbha7.56 am9.09 am
Meena9.09 am10.19 am
Mesha10.19 am11.42 am
Vrishabha11.42 am1.30 pm
Mithuna1.30 pm3.48 pm
Kataka3.48 pm6.20 pm
Simha6.20 pm8.51 pm
Kanya8.51 pm11.22 pm
Tula11.22 pm1.55 am
Vrischika1.55 am4.20 am
Dhanu4.20 am6.21 am
Makara6.21 am7.09 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru7.10
Sevvai8.00
Suriya8.50
Sukran9.40
Budhan10.31
Chandra11.21
Sani12.11
Guru1.01
Sevvai1.51
Suriya2.42
Sukran3.32
Budhan4.22

Night

Chandra5.12
Sani6.22
Guru7.32
Sevvai8.41
Suriya9.51
Sukran11.01
Budhan12.11
Chandra1.20
Sani2.30
Guru3.40
Sevvai4.49
Suriya5.59

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil

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