Shastra Panchangam
January 2027
20
Wednesday
Parabhava
Thai
6
Budhan
Valarpirai
Dwadasitill 10.12 am, then Trayodasi
Mirugaseeridamtill 9.47 pm, then Thiruvathirai
Siddha Yogam

Pradosham

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.30–3.19
Yamagandammorning 8.07–9.56
Kuligaimorning 11.42–1.31
ChandrashtamamUntil 11.09 am: Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
afternoon 3.19–5.06evening 8.42–9.54

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, 3.19 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 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

3.19–8.42 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.50–8.07 amClear of every caution
9.56–11.42 amClear of every caution
3.19–5.06 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

5.23–6.50 am, from before sunrise
8.07–9.56 am
11.42 am–1.31 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
1.01–2.00 pm
1.30–3.19 pm
5.10–6.36 am, early Thursday

Chandrashtamam

until 11.09 am

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

For those born in Tula Rasi.

Then

from 11.09 am, until Friday 10.41 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

Sunrise6.19 am
Sunset8.42 pm
Moonrise7.00 pm
Moonset4.02 am (next day)
SunMakara Rasi
MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

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

LimbThis dayThen
Budhan (Wednesday)
Dwadasi, till 10.12 am 9–41 nazhigaiTrayodasi
Mirugaseeridam, till 9.47 pm 38–39 nazhigaiThiruvathirai
Brahma Yogam, till 7.58 am 4–06 nazhigai
Indra Yogam, till 3.54 am (next day) 53–53 nazhigai		Vaidhriti Yogam
Balava Karanam, till 10.12 am 9–41 nazhigai
Kaulava Karanam, till 8.29 pm 35–23 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Melbourne

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.03–5.40 amPrayer, meditation, study
5.23–6.50 amAvoided for new beginnings
8.07–9.56 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.42 am–1.31 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
1.01–2.00 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.30–3.19 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.58–3.22 pmA favourable window
5.10–6.36 amAvoided for new beginnings
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam16.19
Dhanam28.08
Sugam9.56
Soram11.42
Visham1.30
Uthi3.19
Amirtham5.07
Rogam6.54

Night

Uthi8.42
Amirtham9.55
Rogam11.06
Labam12.19
Dhanam1.32
Sugam2.44
Soram3.55
Visham5.08

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Saumya Vāsara · Mṛgaśīrṣa

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
Makara6.19 am8.27 am
Kumbha8.27 am10.55 am
Meena10.55 am1.22 pm
Mesha1.22 pm3.52 pm
Vrishabha3.52 pm6.15 pm
Mithuna6.15 pm8.17 pm
Kataka8.17 pm9.51 pm
Simha9.51 pm11.07 pm
Kanya11.07 pm12.22 am
Tula12.22 am1.47 am
Vrischika1.47 am3.38 am
Dhanu3.38 am5.55 am
Makara5.55 am6.20 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan6.19
Chandra7.31
Sani8.43
Guru9.55
Sevvai11.07
Suriya12.19
Sukran1.31
Budhan2.43
Chandra3.55
Sani5.06
Guru6.18
Sevvai7.30

Night

Suriya8.42
Sukran9.30
Budhan10.19
Chandra11.07
Sani11.55
Guru12.43
Sevvai1.31
Suriya2.19
Sukran3.08
Budhan3.56
Chandra4.44
Sani5.32

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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