January 2027

Tuesday

Parabhava

Thai

Sevvai

Valarpirai

Ekadasitill 7.50 am, then Dwadasi

Rohinitill 6.55 pm, then Mirugaseeridam

Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 3.00–4.30

Yamagandammorning 9.00–10.30

Kuligaiafternoon 12.00–1.30

ChandrashtamamUntil 5.39 am (next day): Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Nalla Neram

morning 7.45–8.45evening 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, 1.50 pm to 3.16 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 7.50 am.

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

1.50–3.16 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.45–8.45 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs

7.50–8.54 amClear of every caution

10.45–11.45 am; Yamagandam and Tyajyam also run

10.57–11.38 amShort clear window

12.00–12.46 pm; Tyajyam and Kuligai also run

4.44–6.10 pmClear of every caution

4.45–5.45 pm, inside the clear stretch

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

8.54–9.41 am

9.29–10.57 am (printed 9–10.30)

11.38 am–1.06 pm

12.23–1.50 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 12–1.30)

3.16–4.44 pm (printed 3–4.30)

11.08–11.59 pm, in the evening

11.53 pm–1.20 am, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Wednesday 5.39 am

Swathi · Chithirai, third to fourth quarters · Visakam, first to third quarters

For those born in Tula Rasi.

Then

from 5.39 am, until Friday 5.11 am

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika 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

Sunrise6.36 am

Sunset6.10 pm

Moonrise2.53 pm

Moonset4.04 am (next day)

SunMakara Rasi

MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Wednesday 20 January: Pradosham.

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
	Sevvai (Tuesday)
	Ekadasi, till 7.50 am 3–06 nazhigai Dwadasi, till 4.42 am (next day) 55–15 nazhigai	Trayodasi
	Rohini, till 6.55 pm 30–47 nazhigai	Mirugaseeridam
	Brahma Yogam, till 2.28 am (next day) 49–40 nazhigai	Indra Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 7.50 am caution 3–06 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 6.19 pm 29–19 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 4.42 am (next day) 55–15 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Kumbakonam

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.57–5.45 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.54–9.41 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.29–10.57 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.38 am–1.06 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.00–12.46 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.23–1.50 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	3.16–4.44 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.00–5.27 pm	A favourable window
	11.08–11.59 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.53 pm–1.20 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam6.36

Labam¹8.03

Dhanam²9.30

Sugam³10.57

Soram12.23

Uthi1.50

Visham3.16

Amirtham4.44

Night

Soram6.10

Uthi7.44

Visham9.16

Amirtham⁴10.50

Rogam12.23

Labam1.57

Dhanam3.30

Sugam5.03

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Bhauma Vāsara · Rohiṇī

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	6.36 am	8.16 am
Kumbha	8.16 am	10.00 am
Meena	10.00 am	11.41 am
Mesha	11.41 am	1.31 pm
Vrishabha	1.31 pm	3.34 pm
Mithuna	3.34 pm	5.45 pm
Kataka	5.45 pm	7.53 pm
Simha	7.53 pm	9.54 pm
Kanya	9.54 pm	11.54 pm
Tula	11.54 pm	1.59 am
Vrischika	1.59 am	4.10 am
Dhanu	4.10 am	6.18 am
Makara	6.18 am	6.36 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai6.36

Suriya7.34

Sukran8.31

Budhan9.29

Chandra10.27

Sani11.25

Guru12.23

Sevvai1.21

Suriya2.19

Sukran3.17

Budhan4.15

Chandra5.13

Night

Sani6.10

Guru7.13

Sevvai8.15

Suriya9.17

Sukran10.19

Budhan11.21

Chandra12.23

Sani1.25

Guru2.27

Sevvai3.29

Suriya4.32

Sukran5.34

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

Also

North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk