January 2027

Wednesday

Plavanga

Margazhi

Budhan

Theypirai

Chaturdasitill 11.15 pm, then Amavasai

Moolamtill 6.08 am (next day), then Pooradam

Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.00–1.30

Yamagandammorning 7.30–9.00

Kuligaimorning 10.30–12.00

ChandrashtamamKarthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Nalla Neram

morning 9.15–10.15evening 4.45–5.45

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.45–11.45evening 6.30–7.30

Tithi and nakshatram computed for Kumbakonam. Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam, Kuligai, Nalla Neram and Soolam as Tamil calendars print them. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 1.56 pm to sunset is the best of the day, with the Nalla Neram of 4.45–5.45 pm inside it.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 9.57 am.

This is Margazhi, when many families do not hold weddings or griha pravesam. Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Kumbakonam

Computed for Kumbakonam, to the minute. Use the printed times on the sheet for daily life; use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham. Where they differ, the printed time is shown in brackets.

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

1.56–6.04 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

9.15–10.15 am; Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam also run

9.57–10.51 amShort clear window

10.45–11.45 am; Kuligai also runs

4.45–5.45 pm, inside the clear stretch

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

7.58–9.26 am (printed 7.30–9)

10.51 am–12.19 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 10.30–12)

11.55 am–12.42 pm

12.07–1.56 pm

12.18–1.45 pm (printed 12–1.30)

4.20–6.09 am, early Thursday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 4.00 pm

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

For those born in Vrishabha 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

Sunrise6.33 am

Sunset6.04 pm

Moonrise6.07 am (next day)

Moonset4.46 pm

SunDhanu Rasi

MoonDhanu Rasi, from 3.07 am

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Thursday 7 January: Amavasai.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Kumbakonam 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
	Budhan (Wednesday)
	Chaturdasi, till 11.15 pm 41–45 nazhigai	Amavasai
	Moolam, till 6.08 am (next day) 58–59 nazhigai	Pooradam
	Vriddhi Yogam, till 1.32 pm 17–29 nazhigai	Dhruva Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 9.57 am caution 8–29 nazhigai Shakuni Karanam, till 11.15 pm 41–45 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Kumbakonam

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.53–5.42 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.58–9.26 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.51 am–12.19 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.55 am–12.42 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.07–1.56 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.18–1.45 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.57 pm–12.44 am	A favourable window
	4.20–6.09 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	No Abhijit Muhurtham on this day	Widely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam¹6.33

Dhanam²7.59

Sugam³9.26

Soram10.51

Visham12.18

Uthi⁴1.45

Amirtham3.11

Rogam4.37

Night

Uthi6.04

Amirtham7.38

Rogam9.10

Labam10.45

Dhanam12.19

Sugam1.52

Soram3.25

Visham4.59

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

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Dakṣiṇāyana · Hemanta Ṛtu · Dhanus Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Caturdaśī · Saumya Vāsara · Mūla

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1949

2084

5129

1202

Kaliyuga counted as the Tamil almanac counts the current year. Gujarati Samvat turns the day after Deepavali.

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Dhanu	6.33 am	7.13 am
Makara	7.13 am	9.07 am
Kumbha	9.07 am	10.51 am
Meena	10.51 am	12.32 pm
Mesha	12.32 pm	2.22 pm
Vrishabha	2.22 pm	4.25 pm
Mithuna	4.25 pm	6.36 pm
Kataka	6.36 pm	8.44 pm
Simha	8.44 pm	10.45 pm
Kanya	10.45 pm	12.45 am
Tula	12.45 am	2.50 am
Vrischika	2.50 am	5.01 am
Dhanu	5.01 am	6.33 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan6.33

Chandra7.30

Sani8.28

Guru9.25

Sevvai10.23

Suriya11.21

Sukran12.18

Budhan1.16

Chandra2.13

Sani3.11

Guru4.08

Sevvai5.06

Night

Suriya6.04

Sukran7.06

Budhan8.09

Chandra9.11

Sani10.13

Guru11.16

Sevvai12.18

Suriya1.21

Sukran2.23

Budhan3.26

Chandra4.28

Sani5.30

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk