January 2026

Tuesday

Parabhava

Margazhi

Sevvai

Theypirai

Chaturthitill 5.23 pm, then Panchami

Magamtill 10.27 pm, then Pooram

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 2.29–3.45

Yamagandammorning 9.28–10.44

Kuligaimorning 11.59–1.15

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

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

afternoon 1.15–2.29night 6.45–8.29

Computed for Los Angeles, in US Pacific time (PST). 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, 6.59 am to 8.58 am is the best of the day.

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 Los Angeles

Computed for Los Angeles, 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

6.59–8.58 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

11.40 am–12.19 pm; Tyajyam and Kuligai also run

1.15–2.29 pmClear of every caution

1.15–2.29 pm, inside the clear stretch

3.45–4.59 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

8.58–9.39 am

9.28–10.44 am

10.37 am–12.12 pm

11.59 am–1.15 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

2.29–3.45 pm

10.35–11.32 pm, in the evening

6.35–8.14 am, early Wednesday

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 5.10 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

Sunrise6.59 am

Sunset4.59 pm

Moonrise8.59 pm

Moonset9.27 am

SunDhanu Rasi

MoonSimha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Los Angeles 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
	Sevvai (Tuesday)
	Chaturthi, till 5.23 pm 26–00 nazhigai	Panchami
	Magam, till 10.27 pm 38–39 nazhigai	Pooram
	Ayushman Yogam, till 5.04 am (next day) 55–12 nazhigai	Saubhagya Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 5.23 pm 26–00 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 5.07 am (next day) 55–21 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Los Angeles

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.07–6.02 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.58–9.39 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.28–10.44 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.37 am–12.12 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.40 am–12.19 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	11.59 am–1.15 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	2.29–3.45 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.05–9.39 pm	A favourable window
	10.35–11.32 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.35–8.14 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam6.59

Labam¹8.14

Dhanam²9.29

Sugam³10.44

Soram11.59

Uthi1.15

Visham2.29

Amirtham3.45

Night

Soram4.59

Uthi6.45

Visham8.29

Amirtham⁴10.15

Rogam11.59

Labam1.45

Dhanam3.29

Sugam⁵5.14

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Hemanta Ṛtu · Dhanus Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Caturthī · Bhauma Vāsara · Maghā

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1947

2082

2081

5127

1201

Kaliyuga counted as the Tamil almanac counts the current year. Gujarati Samvat turns the day after Deepavali.

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Dhanu	6.59 am	7.34 am
Makara	7.34 am	9.11 am
Kumbha	9.11 am	10.33 am
Meena	10.33 am	11.51 am
Mesha	11.51 am	1.21 pm
Vrishabha	1.21 pm	3.14 pm
Mithuna	3.14 pm	5.30 pm
Kataka	5.30 pm	7.55 pm
Simha	7.55 pm	10.18 pm
Kanya	10.18 pm	12.41 am
Tula	12.41 am	3.06 am
Vrischika	3.06 am	5.27 am
Dhanu	5.27 am	6.59 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai6.59

Suriya7.49

Sukran8.39

Budhan9.29

Chandra10.19

Sani11.09

Guru11.59

Sevvai12.49

Suriya1.39

Sukran2.29

Budhan3.19

Chandra4.09

Night

Sani4.59

Guru6.09

Sevvai7.19

Suriya8.29

Sukran9.39

Budhan10.49

Chandra11.59

Sani1.09

Guru2.19

Sevvai3.29

Suriya4.39

Sukran5.49

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

Also

North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk