January 2027

Thursday

Parabhava

Thai

Viyazhan

Valarpirai

Chaturdasitill 9.31 pm, then Pournami

Thiruvathiraitill 1.24 pm, then Punarpoosam

Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.30–3.00

Yamagandammorning 6.00–7.30

Kuligaimorning 9.00–10.30

ChandrashtamamUntil 5.11 am (next day): Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, KettaiThen: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarter

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

Keep new beginnings small on this day.

Vaidhriti Yogam runs till 6.09 pm; Vishkambha Yogam runs till 1.51 pm Friday. No part of the day is clear of every caution. If something cannot wait, prefer the printed Nalla Neram and ask your family's jyotishi.

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

10.30–11.30 am; Kuligai and Vaidhriti Yogam also run

10.45–11.45 am; Kuligai and Vaidhriti Yogam also run

12.01–12.46 pm; Vaidhriti Yogam also runs

12.15–1.15 pm; Vaidhriti Yogam also runs

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

6.36–8.03 am (printed 6–7.30)

9.29–10.57 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 9–10.30)

1.50–3.18 pm (printed 1.30–3)

11.54 pm–1.19 am, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 5.11 am

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika Rasi.

Then

from 5.11 am, until Sunday 4.54 am

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu 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

Sunset6.11 pm

Moonrise5.07 pm

Moonset6.12 am (next day)

SunMakara Rasi

MoonMithuna Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Friday 22 January: Pournami and Thai Poosam.

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)
	Chaturdasi, till 9.31 pm 37–16 nazhigai	Pournami
	Thiruvathirai, till 1.24 pm 17–01 nazhigai	Punarpoosam
	Vaidhriti Yogam, till 6.09 pm caution 28–51 nazhigai	Vishkambha Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 11.22 am 11–56 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 9.31 pm 37–16 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Kumbakonam

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.57–5.46 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.36–8.03 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.29–10.57 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	12.01–12.46 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.50–3.18 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.54 pm–1.19 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	No Amirtha Kalam on this day	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹6.36

Sugam²8.03

Soram9.29

Uthi³10.57

Amirtham⁴12.24

Visham1.50

Rogam3.17

Labam⁵4.45

Night

Amirtham6.11

Visham7.44

Rogam9.17

Labam⁶10.51

Dhanam⁷12.24

Sugam1.57

Soram3.29

Uthi5.03

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Yamagandam and Vaidhriti Yogam; 2 Vaidhriti Yogam; 3 Vaidhriti Yogam; 4 Vaidhriti Yogam; 5 Vaidhriti Yogam and Vishkambha Yogam; 6 Tyajyam; 7 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Caturdaśī · Guru Vāsara · Ārdrā (Punarvasu from 1.24 pm, computed)

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	8.08 am
Kumbha	8.08 am	9.52 am
Meena	9.52 am	11.33 am
Mesha	11.33 am	1.23 pm
Vrishabha	1.23 pm	3.26 pm
Mithuna	3.26 pm	5.37 pm
Kataka	5.37 pm	7.45 pm
Simha	7.45 pm	9.46 pm
Kanya	9.46 pm	11.46 pm
Tula	11.46 pm	1.51 am
Vrischika	1.51 am	4.02 am
Dhanu	4.02 am	6.10 am
Makara	6.10 am	6.36 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.36

Sevvai7.34

Suriya8.32

Sukran9.30

Budhan10.28

Chandra11.26

Sani12.24

Guru1.22

Sevvai2.20

Suriya3.18

Sukran4.16

Budhan5.13

Night

Chandra6.11

Sani7.13

Guru8.16

Sevvai9.18

Suriya10.20

Sukran11.22

Budhan12.24

Chandra1.26

Sani2.28

Guru3.30

Sevvai4.32

Suriya5.34

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil