Shastra Panchangam
January 2027
8
Friday
Plavanga
Margazhi
24
Velli
Valarpirai
Prathamaitill 11.04 pm, then Dwitiyai
Uthiradamtill 6.46 am (next day), then Thiruvonam
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 11.06–12.08
Yamagandamafternoon 2.08–3.10
Kuligaimorning 9.04–10.06
ChandrashtamamUntil 10.30 am: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
afternoon 3.10–4.11night 6.10–8.08

Computed for London, 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, 3.10 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Vyaghata Yogam runs till 9.53 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 London

Computed for London, 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

3.10–4.11 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
10.06–11.06 amClear of every caution
11.52 am–12.23 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs
12.08–12.44 pmShort clear window
3.10–4.11 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

9.04–10.06 am, what begins now is said to repeat
11.06 am–12.08 pm
12.44–2.33 pm
2.08–3.10 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 10.30 am

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha Rasi.

Then

from 10.30 am, until Sunday 11.06 pm

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna 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

Sunrise8.04 am
Sunset4.11 pm
Moonrise8.55 am
Moonset4.33 pm
SunDhanu Rasi
MoonDhanu Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for London 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
Velli (Friday)
Prathamai, till 11.04 pm 37–31 nazhigaiDwitiyai
Uthiradam, till 6.46 am (next day) 56–47 nazhigaiThiruvonam
Vyaghata Yogam, till 9.53 am caution 4–31 nazhigaiHarshana Yogam
Kimstughna Karanam, till 9.45 am 4–12 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 11.04 pm 37–31 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for London

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.57–7.00 amPrayer, meditation, study
9.04–10.06 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.06 am–12.08 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.52 am–12.23 pmWidely used for beginnings
12.44–2.33 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.08–3.10 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.34 pm–1.21 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam18.04
Soram9.04
Uthi10.06
Visham11.06
Amirtham212.08
Rogam1.08
Labam32.09
Dhanam3.10

Night

Rogam4.11
Labam6.10
Dhanam8.09
Sugam10.08
Soram12.07
Uthi2.07
Visham4.05
Amirtham6.05

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

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Dakṣiṇāyana · Hemanta Ṛtu · Dhanus Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Prathamā · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Uttarāṣāḍhā

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
Dhanu8.04 am8.32 am
Makara8.32 am9.46 am
Kumbha9.46 am10.40 am
Meena10.40 am11.31 am
Mesha11.31 am12.35 pm
Vrishabha12.35 pm2.13 pm
Mithuna2.13 pm4.36 pm
Kataka4.36 pm7.24 pm
Simha7.24 pm10.15 pm
Kanya10.15 pm1.05 am
Tula1.05 am3.56 am
Vrischika3.56 am6.32 am
Dhanu6.32 am8.03 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran8.04
Budhan8.44
Chandra9.25
Sani10.06
Guru10.46
Sevvai11.27
Suriya12.07
Sukran12.48
Budhan1.28
Chandra2.09
Sani2.50
Guru3.30

Night

Sevvai4.11
Suriya5.30
Sukran6.49
Budhan8.09
Chandra9.28
Sani10.48
Guru12.07
Sevvai1.26
Suriya2.46
Sukran4.05
Budhan5.25
Chandra6.44

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery

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