January 2027

Thursday

Parabhava

Thai

Viyazhan

Theypirai

Saptamitill 4.03 am (next day), then Ashtami

Chithiraitill 12.33 am (next day), then Swathi

Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.30–3.00

Yamagandammorning 6.00–7.30

Kuligaimorning 9.00–10.30

ChandrashtamamUntil 12.09 pm: Avittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Poorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, Revathi

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

For anything new, 3.53 pm to 4.57 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 3.53 pm; Shoola Yogam runs till 4.14 pm Friday.

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

3.53–4.57 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

10.30–11.30 am; Kuligai and Bhadra Karanam also run

10.45–11.45 am; Kuligai and Bhadra Karanam also run

12.03–12.48 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs

12.15–1.15 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

6.36–8.04 am (printed 6–7.30)

8.08–9.47 am

9.30–10.59 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 9–10.30)

1.52–3.20 pm (printed 1.30–3)

6.28–8.10 am, early Friday

Chandrashtamam

until 12.09 pm

Sathayam · Avittam, third to fourth quarters · Poorattathi, first to third quarters

For those born in Kumbha Rasi.

Then

from 12.09 pm, until Saturday 9.23 pm

Uthirattathi · Revathi · Poorattathi, fourth quarter

For those born in Meena 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

Sunset6.15 pm

Moonrise11.44 pm

Moonset10.49 am

SunMakara Rasi

MoonKanya Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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)
	Saptami, till 4.03 am (next day) 53–38 nazhigai	Ashtami
	Chithirai, till 12.33 am (next day) 44–52 nazhigai	Swathi
	Dhriti Yogam, till 4.58 pm 25–55 nazhigai	Shoola Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 3.53 pm caution 23–12 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 4.03 am (next day) 53–38 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Kumbakonam

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.58–5.46 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.36–8.04 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.08–9.47 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.30–10.59 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	12.03–12.48 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.52–3.20 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.00–7.37 pm	A favourable window
	6.28–8.10 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹6.36

Sugam²8.04

Soram9.30

Uthi³10.59

Amirtham⁴12.26

Visham1.52

Rogam3.19

Labam⁵4.48

Night

Amirtham6.15

Visham7.47

Rogam9.19

Labam10.53

Dhanam12.26

Sugam1.58

Soram3.30

Uthi⁶5.04

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Saptamī · Guru Vāsara · Citrā

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	7.41 am
Kumbha	7.41 am	9.24 am
Meena	9.24 am	11.06 am
Mesha	11.06 am	12.55 pm
Vrishabha	12.55 pm	2.58 pm
Mithuna	2.58 pm	5.10 pm
Kataka	5.10 pm	7.18 pm
Simha	7.18 pm	9.19 pm
Kanya	9.19 pm	11.18 pm
Tula	11.18 pm	1.24 am
Vrischika	1.24 am	3.35 am
Dhanu	3.35 am	5.42 am
Makara	5.42 am	6.36 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.36

Sevvai7.34

Suriya8.33

Sukran9.31

Budhan10.29

Chandra11.27

Sani12.25

Guru1.24

Sevvai2.22

Suriya3.20

Sukran4.18

Budhan5.16

Night

Chandra6.15

Sani7.16

Guru8.18

Sevvai9.20

Suriya10.22

Sukran11.24

Budhan12.25

Chandra1.27

Sani2.29

Guru3.31

Sevvai4.33

Suriya5.34

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil