January 2026

Wednesday

Visvavasu

Thai

Budhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Thai 7 on this day. Here Thai began a day earlier, on Wednesday 14 January.

Valarpirai

Tritiyaitill 1.18 pm, then Chaturthi

Sathayamtill 12.57 am (next day), then Poorattathi

Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.04–1.22

Yamagandammorning 8.13–9.31

Kuligaimorning 10.47–12.05

ChandrashtamamPunarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 9.31–10.47evening 5.13–6.55

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

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

1.22–5.13 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.56–7.49 amShort clear window

9.31–10.47 amClear of every caution

9.31–10.47 am, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

7.49–9.27 am

8.13–9.31 am

10.47 am–12.05 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

11.43 am–12.26 pm

12.04–1.22 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 7.04 pm

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka 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

Sunrise6.56 am

Sunset5.13 pm

Moonrise8.50 am

Moonset8.15 pm

SunMakara Rasi

MoonKumbha 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
	Budhan (Wednesday)
	Tritiyai, till 1.18 pm 15–54 nazhigai	Chaturthi
	Sathayam, till 12.57 am (next day) 45–04 nazhigai	Poorattathi
	Variyan Yogam, till 4.08 am (next day) 53–01 nazhigai	Parigha Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 1.18 pm 15–54 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 1.11 am (next day) 45–39 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Los Angeles

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.07–6.01 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.49–9.27 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.13–9.31 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.47 am–12.05 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.43 am–12.26 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.04–1.22 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.37–7.14 pm	A favourable window
	No Abhijit Muhurtham on this day	Widely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam¹6.56

Dhanam²8.14

Sugam9.31

Soram10.47

Visham12.04

Uthi1.22

Amirtham2.39

Rogam3.55

Night

Uthi5.13

Amirtham6.56

Rogam8.38

Labam10.22

Dhanam12.05

Sugam1.48

Soram3.29

Visham5.12

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Tṛtīyā · Saumya Vāsara · Śatabhiṣaj

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	6.56 am	8.12 am
Kumbha	8.12 am	9.34 am
Meena	9.34 am	10.52 am
Mesha	10.52 am	12.22 pm
Vrishabha	12.22 pm	2.15 pm
Mithuna	2.15 pm	4.31 pm
Kataka	4.31 pm	6.56 pm
Simha	6.56 pm	9.19 pm
Kanya	9.19 pm	11.42 pm
Tula	11.42 pm	2.07 am
Vrischika	2.07 am	4.28 am
Dhanu	4.28 am	6.31 am
Makara	6.31 am	6.56 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan6.56

Chandra7.47

Sani8.39

Guru9.30

Sevvai10.22

Suriya11.13

Sukran12.05

Budhan12.56

Chandra1.47

Sani2.39

Guru3.30

Sevvai4.22

Night

Suriya5.13

Sukran6.22

Budhan7.30

Chandra8.39

Sani9.47

Guru10.56

Sevvai12.04

Suriya1.13

Sukran2.21

Budhan3.30

Chandra4.38

Sani5.47

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

Also

	North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk
	In force all day, until Thursday 7.04 pm