January 2026

Saturday

Visvavasu

Thai

Sani

Tamil Nadu calendars show Thai 17 on this day. Here Thai began a day earlier, on Wednesday 14 January.

Valarpirai

Chaturdasitill 7.23 pm, then Pournami

Punarpoosamtill 3.04 pm, then Poosam

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 9.39–10.56

Yamagandamafternoon 1.27–2.44

Kuligaimorning 7.08–8.24

ChandrashtamamUntil 9.32 am: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, KettaiThen: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarter

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

afternoon 3.59–5.15night 6.59–8.42

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, 10.56 am to 1.27 pm is the best of the day.

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

8.29–9.39 amClear of every caution

11.52 am–12.31 pm

2.44–5.15 pmClear of every caution

3.59–5.15 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

7.08–8.24 am, what begins now is said to repeat

7.08–8.29 am

9.39–10.56 am

1.27–2.44 pm

10.32 pm–12.02 am, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 9.32 am

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika Rasi.

Then

from 9.32 am, until Monday 12.18 pm

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu 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

Sunrise7.08 am

Sunset5.15 pm

Moonrise3.54 pm

Moonset7.03 am (next day)

SunMakara Rasi

MoonMithuna Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Sunday 1 February: Pournami and Thai Poosam.

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
	Sani (Saturday)
	Chaturdasi, till 7.23 pm 30–39 nazhigai	Pournami
	Punarpoosam, till 3.04 pm 19–52 nazhigai	Poosam
	Priti Yogam, till 11.49 pm 41–44 nazhigai	Ayushman Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 8.38 am 3–45 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 7.23 pm 30–39 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 6.14 am (next day) caution 57–46 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Edison

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.17–6.12 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.08–8.24 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	7.08–8.29 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.39–10.56 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.52 am–12.31 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.52–2.20 pm	A favourable window
	1.27–2.44 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.32 pm–12.02 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Soram7.08

Uthi¹8.24

Visham9.39

Amirtham10.56

Rogam12.11

Labam²1.28

Dhanam2.44

Sugam3.59

Night

Labam5.15

Dhanam6.59

Sugam8.43

Soram10.26

Uthi12.11

Visham1.54

Amirtham3.39

Soram5.22

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Caturdaśī · Sthira Vāsara · Punarvasu (Puṣya from 3.04 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 sign	From	To
Makara	7.08 am	7.48 am
Kumbha	7.48 am	9.01 am
Meena	9.01 am	10.11 am
Mesha	10.11 am	11.34 am
Vrishabha	11.34 am	1.22 pm
Mithuna	1.22 pm	3.40 pm
Kataka	3.40 pm	6.12 pm
Simha	6.12 pm	8.43 pm
Kanya	8.43 pm	11.14 pm
Tula	11.14 pm	1.47 am
Vrischika	1.47 am	4.13 am
Dhanu	4.13 am	6.13 am
Makara	6.13 am	7.07 am

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

Horai

Day

Sani7.08

Guru7.58

Sevvai8.49

Suriya9.40

Sukran10.30

Budhan11.21

Chandra12.11

Sani1.02

Guru1.52

Sevvai2.43

Suriya3.34

Sukran4.24

Night

Budhan5.15

Chandra6.24

Sani7.34

Guru8.43

Sevvai9.52

Suriya11.02

Sukran12.11

Budhan1.20

Chandra2.30

Sani3.39

Guru4.48

Sevvai5.57

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

Also

East on Saturdays; Parigaram: curd