January 2027

Thursday

Plavanga

Margazhi

23, Amavasai

Viyazhan

Theypirai

Amavasaitill 1.54 am (next day), then Prathamai

Pooradamtill 9.13 am (next day), then Uthiradam

Siddha Yogam

Amavasai

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.30–3.00

Yamagandammorning 6.00–7.30

Kuligaimorning 9.00–10.30

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

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Nalla Neram

morning 10.45–11.45afternoon 12.15–1.15

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.30–11.30evening 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, 10.53 am to 1.44 pm is the best of the day, with the Nalla Neram of 12.15–1.15 pm inside it.

Vyaghata Yogam runs till 3.23 pm Friday.

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.

No kolam on this sheet: it is Amavasai.

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

10.53 am–1.44 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

8.00–9.25 amClear of every caution

10.30–11.30 am; Kuligai also runs

10.45–11.45 am; Kuligai also runs

11.56 am–12.41 pm

12.15–1.15 pm, inside the clear stretch

6.30–7.30 pm; Tyajyam also runs

Avoid

6.33–8.00 am (printed 6–7.30)

9.25–10.53 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 9–10.30)

1.44–3.12 pm (printed 1.30–3)

4.58–6.47 pm

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

MoonriseAfter sunrise on Friday

Moonset5.38 pm

SunDhanu Rasi

MoonDhanu Rasi

This day and the next

Amavasai, the new moon; tarpanam for ancestors in many families.

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
	Viyazhan (Thursday)
	Amavasai, till 1.54 am (next day) 48–23 nazhigai	Prathamai
	Pooradam, till 9.13 am (next day) 66–40 nazhigai	Uthiradam
	Dhruva Yogam, till 2.26 pm 19–43 nazhigai	Vyaghata Yogam
	Chatushpada Karanam, till 12.34 pm 15–03 nazhigai Naga Karanam, till 1.54 am (next day) 48–23 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Kumbakonam

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.53–5.42 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.33–8.00 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.25–10.53 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.56 am–12.41 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.44–3.12 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.58–6.47 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.49–5.36 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹6.33

Sugam8.00

Soram9.25

Uthi10.53

Amirtham12.19

Visham1.44

Rogam3.11

Labam²4.38

Night

Amirtham³6.04

Visham7.37

Rogam9.11

Labam10.46

Dhanam12.19

Sugam1.53

Soram3.25

Uthi5.00

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

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Dakṣiṇāyana · Hemanta Ṛtu · Dhanus Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Amāvāsyā · Guru Vāsara · Pūrvāṣāḍhā

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	7.09 am
Makara	7.09 am	9.03 am
Kumbha	9.03 am	10.47 am
Meena	10.47 am	12.28 pm
Mesha	12.28 pm	2.18 pm
Vrishabha	2.18 pm	4.21 pm
Mithuna	4.21 pm	6.32 pm
Kataka	6.32 pm	8.40 pm
Simha	8.40 pm	10.41 pm
Kanya	10.41 pm	12.41 am
Tula	12.41 am	2.46 am
Vrischika	2.46 am	4.57 am
Dhanu	4.57 am	6.33 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.33

Sevvai7.30

Suriya8.28

Sukran9.26

Budhan10.23

Chandra11.21

Sani12.19

Guru1.16

Sevvai2.14

Suriya3.11

Sukran4.09

Budhan5.07

Night

Chandra6.04

Sani7.07

Guru8.09

Sevvai9.11

Suriya10.14

Sukran11.16

Budhan12.19

Chandra1.21

Sani2.24

Guru3.26

Sevvai4.28

Suriya5.31

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil