Shastra Panchangam
February 2027
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Sunday
Parabhava
Maasi
9
Nyayiru
Theypirai
Prathamaitill 12.34 pm, then Dwitiyai
Pooramtill 10.25 pm, then Uthiram
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam
Rahu Kalamevening 4.18–5.43
Yamagandamafternoon 12.06–1.31
Kuligaiafternoon 2.54–4.19
ChandrashtamamUntil 4.01 am (next day): Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Avittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 10.43–12.06evening 5.43–7.18

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, 9.11 am to 12.06 pm 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

9.11 am–12.06 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.31–7.42 amClear of every caution
10.43 am–12.06 pm, inside the clear stretch
11.45 am–12.29 pm; Yamagandam also runs
1.31–2.54 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

7.42–9.11 am
12.06–1.31 pm
2.54–4.19 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
4.13–4.58 pm
4.18–5.43 pm
5.11–6.42 am, early Monday

Chandrashtamam

until Monday 4.01 am

Thiruvonam · Uthiradam, second to fourth quarters · Avittam, first to second quarters

For those born in Makara Rasi.

Then

from 4.01 am, until Wednesday 8.01 am

Sathayam · Avittam, third to fourth quarters · Poorattathi, first to third quarters

For those born in Kumbha 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

Sunrise6.31 am
Sunset5.43 pm
Moonrise7.00 pm
Moonset6.47 am
SunKumbha 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

LimbThis dayThen
Nyayiru (Sunday)
Prathamai, till 12.34 pm 15–08 nazhigaiDwitiyai
Pooram, till 10.25 pm 39–47 nazhigaiUthiram
Sukarma Yogam, till 6.32 pm 30–05 nazhigaiDhriti Yogam
Kaulava Karanam, till 12.34 pm 15–08 nazhigai
Taitila Karanam, till 11.18 pm 41–59 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Los Angeles

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.49–5.39 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.42–9.11 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.45 am–12.29 pmWidely used for beginnings
12.06–1.31 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.54–4.19 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
4.13–4.58 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.18–5.43 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.33–6.00 pmA favourable window
5.11–6.42 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi16.31
Amirtham27.55
Rogam9.18
Labam10.43
Dhanam312.07
Sugam1.31
Soram2.54
Visham4.18

Night

Dhanam5.43
Sugam7.19
Soram8.54
Visham10.30
Uthi12.07
Amirtham1.43
Rogam3.18
Labam44.54

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Kumbha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Prathamā · Bhānu Vāsara · Pūrvaphalgunī

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
Kumbha6.31 am7.33 am
Meena7.33 am8.52 am
Mesha8.52 am10.21 am
Vrishabha10.21 am12.14 pm
Mithuna12.14 pm2.30 pm
Kataka2.30 pm4.55 pm
Simha4.55 pm7.18 pm
Kanya7.18 pm9.41 pm
Tula9.41 pm12.06 am
Vrischika12.06 am2.27 am
Dhanu2.27 am4.30 am
Makara4.30 am6.07 am
Kumbha6.07 am6.30 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya6.31
Sukran7.27
Budhan8.23
Chandra9.19
Sani10.15
Guru11.11
Sevvai12.07
Suriya1.03
Sukran1.59
Budhan2.55
Chandra3.51
Sani4.47

Night

Guru5.43
Sevvai6.46
Suriya7.50
Sukran8.54
Budhan9.58
Chandra11.02
Sani12.06
Guru1.10
Sevvai2.14
Suriya3.18
Sukran4.22
Budhan5.26

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery

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