January 2027

Friday

Parabhava

Thai

8, Pournami

Velli

Valarpirai

Pournamitill 5.47 pm, then Prathamai

Punarpoosamtill 10.25 am, then Poosam

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Pournami · Thai Poosam

Rahu Kalammorning 10.30–12.00

Yamagandamafternoon 3.00–4.30

Kuligaimorning 7.30–9.00

ChandrashtamamMoolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarter

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, 1.51 pm to 3.17 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 7.39 am; Vishkambha Yogam runs till 1.51 pm.

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

1.51–3.17 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

9.15–10.15 am; Kuligai and Vishkambha Yogam also run

12.01–12.47 pm; Rahu Kalam and Vishkambha Yogam also run

12.15–1.15 pm; Rahu Kalam and Vishkambha Yogam also run

4.45–5.27 pmShort clear window

4.45–5.45 pm; Tyajyam also runs

6.30–7.30 pm; Tyajyam also runs

Avoid

8.02–9.30 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 7.30–9)

10.56 am–12.24 pm (printed 10.30–12)

3.17–4.45 pm (printed 3–4.30)

5.27–6.52 pm

Chandrashtamam

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

Sunset6.12 pm

Moonrise6.14 pm

MoonsetAfter sunrise on Saturday

SunMakara Rasi

MoonKataka Rasi, from 5.10 am

This day and the next

Pournami, the full moon.

Thai Poosam, Murugan's day; kavadi.

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)
	Pournami, till 5.47 pm 27–59 nazhigai	Prathamai
	Punarpoosam, till 10.25 am 9–34 nazhigai	Poosam
	Vishkambha Yogam, till 1.51 pm caution 18–07 nazhigai	Priti Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 7.39 am caution 2–36 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 5.47 pm 27–59 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 3.59 am (next day) 53–26 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Kumbakonam

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.57–5.46 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.02–9.30 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	8.20–9.43 am 1.54–3.18 am	A favourable window
	10.56 am–12.24 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.01–12.47 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	3.17–4.45 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.27–6.52 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam¹6.36

Soram8.02

Uthi²9.30

Visham10.56

Amirtham³12.24

Rogam1.50

Labam⁴3.18

Dhanam⁵4.45

Night

Rogam6.12

Labam7.45

Dhanam9.18

Sugam10.51

Soram12.23

Uthi1.57

Visham3.30

Amirtham5.04

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Pūrṇimā · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Punarvasu (Puṣya from 10.25 am, 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	8.04 am
Kumbha	8.04 am	9.48 am
Meena	9.48 am	11.29 am
Mesha	11.29 am	1.19 pm
Vrishabha	1.19 pm	3.22 pm
Mithuna	3.22 pm	5.33 pm
Kataka	5.33 pm	7.41 pm
Simha	7.41 pm	9.42 pm
Kanya	9.42 pm	11.42 pm
Tula	11.42 pm	1.47 am
Vrischika	1.47 am	3.58 am
Dhanu	3.58 am	6.06 am
Makara	6.06 am	6.36 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.36

Budhan7.34

Chandra8.32

Sani9.30

Guru10.28

Sevvai11.26

Suriya12.24

Sukran1.22

Budhan2.20

Chandra3.18

Sani4.16

Guru5.14

Night

Sevvai6.12

Suriya7.14

Sukran8.16

Budhan9.18

Chandra10.20

Sani11.22

Guru12.24

Sevvai1.26

Suriya2.28

Sukran3.30

Budhan4.32

Chandra5.34

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery