January 2027

Wednesday

Plavanga

Margazhi

Budhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Margazhi 22 on this day. Here Margazhi began a day later, on Thursday 17 December.

Theypirai

Chaturdasitill 4.45 am (next day), then Amavasai

Kettaitill 8.37 am, then Moolam

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Masa Sivaratri

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.25–3.16

Yamagandammorning 7.55–9.46

Kuligaimorning 11.35–1.26

ChandrashtamamUntil 8.38 am: Ashwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarterThen: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.05–7.55evening 8.46–9.55

Computed for Melbourne, in Melbourne time (AEDT). 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, 3.27 pm to 5.37 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 3.27 pm.

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 Melbourne

Computed for Melbourne, 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

3.27–5.37 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.05–7.55 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs

7.26–8.46 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

7.55–9.46 am

11.35 am–1.26 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

12.56–1.55 pm

1.25–3.16 pm

5.37–7.26 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 8.38 am

Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter

For those born in Mesha Rasi.

Then

from 8.38 am, until Friday 9.30 pm

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha 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

Sunrise6.05 am

Sunset8.46 pm

Moonrise5.07 am (next day)

Moonset7.46 pm

SunDhanu Rasi

MoonVrischika Rasi

This day and the next

Masa Sivaratri, the monthly Sivaratri; worship through the night.

Thursday 7 January: Amavasai.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Melbourne 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)
	Chaturdasi, till 4.45 am (next day) 56–37 nazhigai	Amavasai
	Kettai, till 8.37 am 6–20 nazhigai	Moolam
	Vriddhi Yogam, till 7.02 pm 32–21 nazhigai	Dhruva Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 3.27 pm caution 23–22 nazhigai Shakuni Karanam, till 4.45 am (next day) 56–37 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Melbourne

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.51–5.27 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.55–9.46 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.35 am–1.26 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	12.56–1.55 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.25–3.16 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.37–7.26 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.27–6.14 am	A favourable window
	No Abhijit Muhurtham on this day	Widely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam¹6.05

Dhanam²7.56

Sugam³9.46

Soram11.35

Visham1.25

Uthi⁴3.16

Amirtham⁵5.06

Rogam6.55

Night

Uthi8.46

Amirtham9.56

Rogam11.05

Labam12.16

Dhanam1.26

Sugam2.37

Soram3.46

Visham4.56

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

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Dakṣiṇāyana · Hemanta Ṛtu · Dhanus Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Caturdaśī · Saumya Vāsara · Jyeṣṭhā (Mūla from 8.37 am, computed)

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

1949

2084

5129

1202

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Dhanu	6.05 am	6.54 am
Makara	6.54 am	9.22 am
Kumbha	9.22 am	11.50 am
Meena	11.50 am	2.17 pm
Mesha	2.17 pm	4.47 pm
Vrishabha	4.47 pm	7.10 pm
Mithuna	7.10 pm	9.12 pm
Kataka	9.12 pm	10.46 pm
Simha	10.46 pm	12.03 am
Kanya	12.03 am	1.17 am
Tula	1.17 am	2.42 am
Vrischika	2.42 am	4.33 am
Dhanu	4.33 am	6.06 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan6.05

Chandra7.19

Sani8.32

Guru9.45

Sevvai10.59

Suriya12.12

Sukran1.26

Budhan2.39

Chandra3.52

Sani5.06

Guru6.19

Sevvai7.33

Night

Suriya8.46

Sukran9.33

Budhan10.19

Chandra11.06

Sani11.53

Guru12.39

Sevvai1.26

Suriya2.13

Sukran2.59

Budhan3.46

Chandra4.33

Sani5.19

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk