January 2027

Monday

Parabhava

Thai

Thingal

Theypirai

Tritiyaitill 8.11 am, then Chaturthi

Pooramtill 1.03 am (next day), then Uthiram

Siddha Yogam

Sankatahara Chaturthi

Rahu Kalammorning 7.30–9.00

Yamagandammorning 10.30–12.00

Kuligaiafternoon 1.30–3.00

ChandrashtamamUthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Nalla Neram

morning 6.15–7.15evening 4.45–5.45

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 9.15–10.15night 7.30–8.30

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

Bhadra Karanam runs till 8.11 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

3.54–6.13 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.15–7.15 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs

9.15–10.15 am; Rahu Kalam and Tyajyam also run

9.31–10.08 amShort clear window

12.02–12.47 pm; Yamagandam also runs

12.25–12.47 pmShort clear window

1.35–1.51 pmShort clear window

4.45–5.45 pm, inside the clear stretch

7.30–8.30 pm

Avoid

8.03–9.31 am (printed 7.30–9)

10.08–11.39 am

10.57 am–12.25 pm (printed 10.30–12)

12.47–1.35 pm

1.51–3.19 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 1.30–3)

3.07–3.54 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 6.46 am

Thiruvonam · Uthiradam, second to fourth quarters · Avittam, first to second quarters

For those born in Makara 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

Sunset6.13 pm

Moonrise9.10 pm

Moonset8.44 am

SunMakara Rasi

MoonSimha Rasi

This day and the next

Sankatahara Chaturthi, Ganesha worship; the fast ends at moonrise.

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
	Thingal (Monday)
	Tritiyai, till 8.11 am 3–57 nazhigai Chaturthi, till 6.01 am (next day) 58–31 nazhigai	Panchami
	Pooram, till 1.03 am (next day) 46–08 nazhigai	Uthiram
	Shobhana Yogam, till 10.54 pm 40–45 nazhigai	Atiganda Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 8.11 am caution 3–57 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 7.01 pm 31–02 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 6.01 am (next day) 58–31 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Kumbakonam

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.58–5.46 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.03–9.31 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.08–11.39 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.57 am–12.25 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.02–12.47 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.47–1.35 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.51–3.19 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	3.07–3.54 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.06–8.34 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham¹6.36

Visham8.03

Rogam9.30

Labam²10.58

Dhanam³12.25

Sugam⁴1.52

Soram3.18

Uthi4.47

Night

Sugam6.13

Soram7.46

Uthi9.19

Amirtham10.52

Visham12.24

Rogam1.57

Labam3.31

Dhanam5.04

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Tṛtīyā · Indu Vāsara · Pūrvaphalgunī

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	7.53 am
Kumbha	7.53 am	9.36 am
Meena	9.36 am	11.18 am
Mesha	11.18 am	1.07 pm
Vrishabha	1.07 pm	3.10 pm
Mithuna	3.10 pm	5.21 pm
Kataka	5.21 pm	7.29 pm
Simha	7.29 pm	9.31 pm
Kanya	9.31 pm	11.30 pm
Tula	11.30 pm	1.35 am
Vrischika	1.35 am	3.47 am
Dhanu	3.47 am	5.54 am
Makara	5.54 am	6.36 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra6.36

Sani7.34

Guru8.32

Sevvai9.30

Suriya10.29

Sukran11.27

Budhan12.25

Chandra1.23

Sani2.21

Guru3.19

Sevvai4.17

Suriya5.15

Night

Sukran6.13

Budhan7.15

Chandra8.17

Sani9.19

Guru10.21

Sevvai11.23

Suriya12.25

Sukran1.27

Budhan2.29

Chandra3.30

Sani4.32

Guru5.34

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd