January 2027

Friday

Parabhava

Thai

Velli

Valarpirai

Saptamitill 2.14 pm, then Ashtami

Revathitill 11.51 pm, then Ashwini

Amirtha Yogam

Thai Pongal

Rahu Kalammorning 10.30–12.00

Yamagandamafternoon 3.00–4.30

Kuligaimorning 7.30–9.00

ChandrashtamamUntil 11.52 pm: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarterThen: Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Nalla Neram

morning 9.15–10.15evening 4.45–5.45

Gowri Nalla Neram

afternoon 12.15–1.15evening 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, 6.35 am to 8.01 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 2.05 am Saturday.

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

6.35–8.01 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

9.15–10.15 am; Kuligai also runs

9.29–10.55 amClear of every caution

11.59 am–12.44 pm; Rahu Kalam and Tyajyam also run

12.15–1.15 pm; Rahu Kalam and Tyajyam also run

1.14–2.13 pmShort clear window

4.45–5.45 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

8.01–9.29 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 7.30–9)

10.55 am–12.22 pm (printed 10.30–12)

11.35 am–1.14 pm

3.15–4.42 pm (printed 3–4.30)

Chandrashtamam

until 11.52 pm

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha Rasi.

Then

from 11.52 pm, until Monday 4.22 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

Sunrise6.35 am

Sunset6.08 pm

Moonrise11.27 am

Moonset12.02 am (next day)

SunMakara Rasi

MoonMeena Rasi

This day and the next

Thai Pongal, Thai 1; pongal is cooked facing the Sun.

Saturday 16 January: Mattu Pongal.

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
	Velli (Friday)
	Saptami, till 2.14 pm 19–07 nazhigai	Ashtami
	Revathi, till 11.51 pm 43–10 nazhigai	Ashwini
	Shiva Yogam, till 4.18 pm 24–18 nazhigai	Siddha Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 2.14 pm 19–07 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 2.05 am (next day) caution 48–43 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Kumbakonam

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.56–5.45 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.01–9.29 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	10.55 am–12.22 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.35 am–1.14 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.59 am–12.44 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	3.15–4.42 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.25–11.02 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam6.35

Soram8.01

Uthi9.29

Visham10.55

Amirtham¹12.22

Rogam1.48

Labam²3.16

Dhanam³4.42

Night

Rogam6.08

Labam7.42

Dhanam9.16

Sugam10.49

Soram12.21

Uthi1.56

Visham3.28

Amirtham5.02

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Saptamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Revatī

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

1948

2083

2082

5128

1202

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Dhanu	6.35 am	6.37 am
Makara	6.37 am	8.32 am
Kumbha	8.32 am	10.15 am
Meena	10.15 am	11.57 am
Mesha	11.57 am	1.47 pm
Vrishabha	1.47 pm	3.50 pm
Mithuna	3.50 pm	6.01 pm
Kataka	6.01 pm	8.09 pm
Simha	8.09 pm	10.10 pm
Kanya	10.10 pm	12.10 am
Tula	12.10 am	2.15 am
Vrischika	2.15 am	4.26 am
Dhanu	4.26 am	6.33 am
Makara	6.33 am	6.35 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.35

Budhan7.33

Chandra8.31

Sani9.28

Guru10.26

Sevvai11.24

Suriya12.22

Sukran1.20

Budhan2.17

Chandra3.15

Sani4.13

Guru5.11

Night

Sevvai6.08

Suriya7.11

Sukran8.13

Budhan9.15

Chandra10.17

Sani11.20

Guru12.22

Sevvai1.24

Suriya2.26

Sukran3.29

Budhan4.31

Chandra5.33

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

Also

	West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery
	In force all day, until 11.52 pm