January 2026

Monday

Visvavasu

Thai

Thingal

Tamil Nadu calendars show Thai 5 on this day. Here Thai began a day earlier, on Wednesday 14 January.

Valarpirai

Prathamaitill 12.45 pm, then Dwitiyai

Thiruvonamtill 11.37 pm, then Avittam

Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 8.13–9.31

Yamagandammorning 10.47–12.04

Kuligaiafternoon 1.20–2.38

ChandrashtamamMirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.57–8.13evening 5.11–6.54

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, 3.09 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Vajra Yogam runs till 7.16 am.

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

3.09–5.11 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.57–8.13 am; Vajra Yogam also runs

7.16–8.13 amShort clear window

9.31–10.47 amClear of every caution

11.44 am–12.24 pm; Yamagandam also runs

12.04–12.24 pmShort clear window

1.06–1.20 pmShort clear window

Avoid

8.13–9.31 am

10.47 am–12.04 pm

12.24–1.06 pm

1.20–2.38 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

2.27–3.09 pm

3.45–5.26 am, early Tuesday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 12.06 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

Sunrise6.57 am

Sunset5.11 pm

Moonrise7.50 am

Moonset6.09 pm

SunMakara Rasi

MoonMakara 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
	Thingal (Monday)
	Prathamai, till 12.45 pm 14–30 nazhigai	Dwitiyai
	Thiruvonam, till 11.37 pm 41–41 nazhigai	Avittam
	Vajra Yogam, till 7.16 am caution 0–47 nazhigai Siddhi Yogam, till 6.31 am (next day) 58–57 nazhigai	Vyatipata Yogam
	Bava Karanam, till 12.45 pm 14–30 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 1.02 am (next day) 45–13 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Los Angeles

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.07–6.01 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.13–9.31 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.47 am–12.04 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.44 am–12.24 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.24–1.06 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.41–2.21 pm	A favourable window
	1.20–2.38 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	2.27–3.09 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.45–5.26 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham¹6.57

Visham8.13

Rogam9.30

Labam²10.48

Dhanam³12.04

Sugam⁴1.21

Soram2.37

Uthi3.55

Night

Sugam5.11

Soram6.54

Uthi8.38

Amirtham10.21

Visham12.03

Rogam1.46

Labam⁵3.31

Dhanam⁶5.14

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Prathamā · Indu Vāsara · Śravaṇa

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
Makara	6.57 am	8.20 am
Kumbha	8.20 am	9.41 am
Meena	9.41 am	11.00 am
Mesha	11.00 am	12.30 pm
Vrishabha	12.30 pm	2.23 pm
Mithuna	2.23 pm	4.39 pm
Kataka	4.39 pm	7.04 pm
Simha	7.04 pm	9.27 pm
Kanya	9.27 pm	11.50 pm
Tula	11.50 pm	2.14 am
Vrischika	2.14 am	4.36 am
Dhanu	4.36 am	6.39 am
Makara	6.39 am	6.56 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra6.57

Sani7.48

Guru8.39

Sevvai9.30

Suriya10.22

Sukran11.13

Budhan12.04

Chandra12.55

Sani1.46

Guru2.37

Sevvai3.29

Suriya4.20

Night

Sukran5.11

Budhan6.20

Chandra7.29

Sani8.37

Guru9.46

Sevvai10.55

Suriya12.04

Sukran1.13

Budhan2.21

Chandra3.30

Sani4.39

Guru5.48

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd