January 2027

Saturday

Parabhava

Thai

Sani

Valarpirai

Ashtamitill 1.44 pm, then Navami

Ashwinitill 11.39 pm, then Bharani

Siddha Yogam

Mattu Pongal

Rahu Kalammorning 9.00–10.30

Yamagandamafternoon 1.30–3.00

Kuligaimorning 6.00–7.30

ChandrashtamamUthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Nalla Neram

morning 7.45–8.45evening 4.45–5.45

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.45–11.45night 9.30–10.30

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, 3.16 pm to sunset is the best of the day, with the Nalla Neram of 4.45–5.45 pm inside it.

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

3.16–6.09 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.45–8.45 am; Kuligai and Durmuhurtham also run

8.08–9.28 amClear of every caution

10.45–11.45 am; Rahu Kalam also runs

10.56 am–1.48 pmClear of every caution

11.59 am–12.45 pm

4.45–5.45 pm, inside the clear stretch

9.30–10.30 pm

Avoid

6.35–8.02 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 6–7.30)

6.35–8.08 am

9.28–10.56 am (printed 9–10.30)

1.48–3.16 pm (printed 1.30–3)

7.41–9.17 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

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

Sunset6.09 pm

Moonrise12.10 pm

Moonset12.56 am (next day)

SunMakara Rasi

MoonMesha Rasi

This day and the next

Mattu Pongal, for the cattle.

Sunday 17 January: Kaanum 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
	Sani (Saturday)
	Ashtami, till 1.44 pm 17–51 nazhigai	Navami
	Ashwini, till 11.39 pm 42–39 nazhigai	Bharani
	Siddha Yogam, till 2.39 pm 20–09 nazhigai	Sadhya Yogam
	Bava Karanam, till 1.44 pm 17–51 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 1.11 am (next day) 46–29 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Kumbakonam

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.56–5.45 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.35–8.02 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	6.35–8.08 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.28–10.56 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.59 am–12.45 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.48–3.16 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.31–6.05 pm	A favourable window
	7.41–9.17 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Soram6.35

Uthi¹8.02

Visham9.28

Amirtham10.56

Rogam12.22

Labam²1.49

Dhanam3.16

Sugam4.43

Night

Labam³6.09

Dhanam⁴7.43

Sugam⁵9.16

Soram10.48

Uthi12.23

Visham1.55

Amirtham3.29

Soram5.02

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Aṣṭamī · Sthira Vāsara · Aśvinī

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
Makara	6.35 am	8.28 am
Kumbha	8.28 am	10.11 am
Meena	10.11 am	11.53 am
Mesha	11.53 am	1.43 pm
Vrishabha	1.43 pm	3.46 pm
Mithuna	3.46 pm	5.57 pm
Kataka	5.57 pm	8.05 pm
Simha	8.05 pm	10.06 pm
Kanya	10.06 pm	12.06 am
Tula	12.06 am	2.11 am
Vrischika	2.11 am	4.22 am
Dhanu	4.22 am	6.29 am
Makara	6.29 am	6.35 am

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

Horai

Day

Sani6.35

Guru7.33

Sevvai8.31

Suriya9.29

Sukran10.26

Budhan11.24

Chandra12.22

Sani1.20

Guru2.18

Sevvai3.16

Suriya4.13

Sukran5.11

Night

Budhan6.09

Chandra7.11

Sani8.13

Guru9.16

Sevvai10.18

Suriya11.20

Sukran12.22

Budhan1.24

Chandra2.27

Sani3.29

Guru4.31

Sevvai5.33

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

Also

East on Saturdays; Parigaram: curd