Shastra Panchangam
February 2027
14
Sunday
Parabhava
Maasi
2
Nyayiru

Valarpirai
Ashtamitill 12.42 am (next day), then Navami
Karthigaitill 4.47 am (next day), then Rohini
Rahu Kalamevening 4.30–6.00
Yamagandamafternoon 12.00–1.30
Kuligaiafternoon 3.00–4.30
ChandrashtamamUntil 11.29 am: Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Nalla Neram
morning 7.45–8.45afternoon 3.15–4.15
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 10.45–11.45afternoon 1.30–2.30

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, 1.55 pm to 3.23 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 1.29 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

1.55–3.23 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.45–8.45 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs
10.45–11.45 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs
12.04–12.50 pm; Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam also run
1.30–2.30 pm; Yamagandam also runs
3.15–4.15 pm; Kuligai also runs

Avoid

12.26–1.55 pm (printed 12–1.30)
3.23–4.52 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 3–4.30)
4.45–5.33 pm
4.51–6.21 pm (printed 4.30–6)
5.12–6.45 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 11.29 am

Hastham · Uthiram, second to fourth quarters · Chithirai, first to second quarters

For those born in Kanya Rasi.

Then

from 11.29 am, until Tuesday 2.36 pm

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

For those born in Tula 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

Sunrise6.33 am
Sunset6.20 pm
Moonrise11.43 am
Moonset12.46 am (next day)
SunKumbha Rasi
MoonMesha 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

LimbThis dayThen
Nyayiru (Sunday)
Ashtami, till 12.42 am (next day) 45–21 nazhigaiNavami
Karthigai, till 4.47 am (next day) 55–35 nazhigaiRohini
Brahma Yogam, till 3.09 pm 21–29 nazhigaiIndra Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 1.29 pm caution 17–18 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 12.42 am (next day) 45–21 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Kumbakonam

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.56–5.44 amPrayer, meditation, study
12.04–12.50 pmWidely used for beginnings
12.26–1.55 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.23–4.52 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
4.45–5.33 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.51–6.21 pmAvoided for new beginnings
5.12–6.45 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.28–4.00 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi16.33
Amirtham28.02
Rogam9.29
Labam310.59
Dhanam412.27
Sugam1.55
Soram3.23
Visham4.51

Night

Dhanam56.20
Sugam7.52
Soram9.23
Visham10.54
Uthi12.27
Amirtham1.59
Rogam3.29
Labam5.02

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Kumbha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Aṣṭamī · Bhānu Vāsara · Kṛttikā

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 signFromTo
Makara6.33 am6.34 am
Kumbha6.34 am8.17 am
Meena8.17 am9.59 am
Mesha9.59 am11.49 am
Vrishabha11.49 am1.52 pm
Mithuna1.52 pm4.03 pm
Kataka4.03 pm6.11 pm
Simha6.11 pm8.12 pm
Kanya8.12 pm10.12 pm
Tula10.12 pm12.17 am
Vrischika12.17 am2.28 am
Dhanu2.28 am4.35 am
Makara4.35 am6.30 am
Kumbha6.30 am6.33 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya6.33
Sukran7.32
Budhan8.31
Chandra9.30
Sani10.29
Guru11.28
Sevvai12.27
Suriya1.26
Sukran2.24
Budhan3.23
Chandra4.22
Sani5.21

Night

Guru6.20
Sevvai7.21
Suriya8.22
Sukran9.23
Budhan10.24
Chandra11.25
Sani12.27
Guru1.28
Sevvai2.29
Suriya3.30
Sukran4.31
Budhan5.32

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery

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