January 2027

Thursday

Plavanga

Margazhi

Viyazhan

Valarpirai

Shashtitill 8.29 am, then Saptami

Uthirattathitill 5.49 pm, then Revathi

Siddha Yogam

Bhogi

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.14–2.16

Yamagandammorning 8.09–9.11

Kuligaimorning 10.11–11.13

ChandrashtamamMagam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarter

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 9.11–10.11evening 4.18–6.16

Computed for Leicester, in UK time (GMT). Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Kuligai from its own sunrise; Gowri Nalla Neram from its sunrise and sunset. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 2.16 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Parigha Yogam runs till 11.53 am.

This is Margazhi, when many families do not hold weddings or griha pravesam. Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Leicester

Computed for Leicester, to the minute. Use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham.

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

2.16–4.18 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

9.11–10.11 am; Parigha Yogam also runs

11.53 am–1.14 pmClear of every caution

11.58 am–12.30 pm

Avoid

8.09–9.11 am

10.11–11.13 am, what begins now is said to repeat

1.14–2.16 pm

6.05–7.44 am, early Friday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 6.22 pm

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha 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

Sunrise8.09 am

Sunset4.18 pm

Moonrise10.23 am

Moonset11.57 pm

SunDhanu Rasi

MoonMeena Rasi

This day and the next

Bhogi, old things are set aside; the house is cleaned.

Friday 15 January: Thai Pongal.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them, set by Leicester's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Leicester 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)
	Shashti, till 8.29 am 0–50 nazhigai	Saptami
	Uthirattathi, till 5.49 pm 24–10 nazhigai	Revathi
	Parigha Yogam, till 11.53 am caution 9–18 nazhigai	Shiva Yogam
	Taitila Karanam, till 8.29 am 0–50 nazhigai Gara Karanam, till 8.42 pm 31–23 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Leicester

Window	Time	Traditional use
	6.03–7.05 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.09–9.11 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.11–11.13 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.58 am–12.30 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.47–2.27 pm	A favourable window
	1.14–2.16 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.05–7.44 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹8.09

Sugam²9.11

Soram10.11

Uthi³11.13

Amirtham12.14

Visham1.14

Rogam2.15

Labam3.18

Night

Amirtham4.18

Visham6.16

Rogam8.15

Labam10.15

Dhanam12.14

Sugam2.13

Soram4.10

Uthi⁴6.10

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

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Dakṣiṇāyana · Hemanta Ṛtu · Dhanus Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Ṣaṣṭhī · Guru Vāsara · Uttaraproṣṭhapadā

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
Dhanu	8.09 am	8.17 am
Makara	8.17 am	9.29 am
Kumbha	9.29 am	10.21 am
Meena	10.21 am	11.09 am
Mesha	11.09 am	12.11 pm
Vrishabha	12.11 pm	1.47 pm
Mithuna	1.47 pm	4.11 pm
Kataka	4.11 pm	7.02 pm
Simha	7.02 pm	9.55 pm
Kanya	9.55 pm	12.47 am
Tula	12.47 am	3.41 am
Vrischika	3.41 am	6.19 am
Dhanu	6.19 am	8.08 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru8.09

Sevvai8.50

Suriya9.31

Sukran10.11

Budhan10.52

Chandra11.33

Sani12.14

Guru12.54

Sevvai1.35

Suriya2.16

Sukran2.57

Budhan3.37

Night

Chandra4.18

Sani5.37

Guru6.57

Sevvai8.16

Suriya9.35

Sukran10.54

Budhan12.13

Chandra1.32

Sani2.52

Guru4.11

Sevvai5.30

Suriya6.49

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

Also

	South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil
	In force all day, until Friday 6.22 pm