Shastra Panchangam
January 2026
28
Wednesday
Visvavasu
Thai
15
Budhan

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

Valarpirai
Ekadasitill 12.26 am (next day), then Dwadasi
Rohinitill 6.02 pm, then Mirugaseeridam
Siddha Yogam

Ekadasi

Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.06–1.25
Yamagandammorning 8.10–9.30
Kuligaimorning 10.47–12.07
ChandrashtamamUntil 5.02 am (next day): Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.52–8.10evening 5.20–7.01

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, 6.52 am to 8.10 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 12.26 am Thursday.

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

6.52–8.10 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.52–8.10 am, inside the clear stretch
9.30–10.40 amClear of every caution
1.25–1.47 pmShort clear window

Avoid

8.10–9.30 am
10.40 am–12.09 pm
10.47 am–12.07 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
11.45 am–12.28 pm
12.06–1.25 pm
11.09 pm–12.38 am, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 5.02 am

Swathi · Chithirai, third to fourth quarters · Visakam, first to third quarters

For those born in Tula Rasi.

Then

from 5.02 am, until Saturday 6.32 am

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika 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

Sunrise6.52 am
Sunset5.20 pm
Moonrise12.53 pm
Moonset4.09 am (next day)
SunMakara Rasi
MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

Ekadasi, a fasting day in many families.

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

LimbThis dayThen
Budhan (Wednesday)
Ekadasi, till 12.26 am (next day) 43–54 nazhigaiDwadasi
Rohini, till 6.02 pm 27–55 nazhigaiMirugaseeridam
Brahma Yogam, till 10.24 am 8–50 nazhigaiIndra Yogam
Vanija Karanam, till 1.47 pm 17–18 nazhigai
Bhadra Karanam, till 12.26 am (next day) caution 43–54 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Los Angeles

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.04–5.58 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.10–9.30 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.40 am–12.09 pmAvoided for new beginnings
10.47 am–12.07 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.45 am–12.28 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.06–1.25 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.06–4.33 pmA favourable window
11.09 pm–12.38 amAvoided for new beginnings
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam6.52
Dhanam18.11
Sugam29.30
Soram10.47
Visham12.06
Uthi31.25
Amirtham42.44
Rogam4.01

Night

Uthi5.20
Amirtham7.02
Rogam8.42
Labam510.25
Dhanam612.06
Sugam1.48
Soram3.28
Visham5.10

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Saumya Vāsara · Rohiṇī

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 signFromTo
Makara6.52 am7.45 am
Kumbha7.45 am9.06 am
Meena9.06 am10.25 am
Mesha10.25 am11.55 am
Vrishabha11.55 am1.47 pm
Mithuna1.47 pm4.03 pm
Kataka4.03 pm6.28 pm
Simha6.28 pm8.52 pm
Kanya8.52 pm11.14 pm
Tula11.14 pm1.39 am
Vrischika1.39 am4.01 am
Dhanu4.01 am6.03 am
Makara6.03 am6.52 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan6.52
Chandra7.45
Sani8.37
Guru9.29
Sevvai10.22
Suriya11.14
Sukran12.06
Budhan12.58
Chandra1.51
Sani2.43
Guru3.35
Sevvai4.28

Night

Suriya5.20
Sukran6.28
Budhan7.35
Chandra8.43
Sani9.51
Guru10.58
Sevvai12.06
Suriya1.13
Sukran2.21
Budhan3.29
Chandra4.36
Sani5.44

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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