Shastra Panchangam
January 2027
28
Thursday
Parabhava
Thai
14
Viyazhan
Theypirai
Shashtitill 9.24 am, then Saptami
Chithiraitill 6.03 am (next day), then Swathi
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 3.18–5.05
Yamagandammorning 6.28–8.15
Kuligaimorning 10.00–11.47
ChandrashtamamUntil 5.39 pm: Avittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Poorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, Revathi
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Gowri Nalla Neram
evening 6.51–8.37night 12.20–1.33 (after midnight)

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, 8.15 am to 9.24 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 9.23 pm.

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

8.15–9.24 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
1.05–2.00 pm; Tyajyam and Bhadra Karanam also run
6.51–8.37 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs

Avoid

6.28–8.15 am
10.00–11.47 am, what begins now is said to repeat
1.38–3.17 pm
3.18–5.05 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 5.39 pm

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

For those born in Kumbha Rasi.

Then

from 5.39 pm, until Sunday 2.53 am

Uthirattathi · Revathi · Poorattathi, fourth quarter

For those born in Meena 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

Sunrise6.28 am
Sunset8.37 pm
Moonrise11.41 pm
Moonset12.39 pm
SunMakara Rasi
MoonKanya Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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
Viyazhan (Thursday)
Shashti, till 9.24 am 7–20 nazhigaiSaptami
Chithirai, till 6.03 am (next day) 58–54 nazhigaiSwathi
Dhriti Yogam, till 10.28 pm 39–57 nazhigaiShoola Yogam
Vanija Karanam, till 9.24 am 7–20 nazhigai
Bhadra Karanam, till 9.23 pm caution 37–14 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Melbourne

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.10–5.48 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.28–8.15 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.00–11.47 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
1.05–2.00 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.38–3.17 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.18–5.05 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.30 pm–1.07 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam16.28
Sugam28.15
Soram10.00
Uthi311.47
Amirtham41.33
Visham3.18
Rogam5.04
Labam56.51

Night

Amirtham8.37
Visham9.51
Rogam11.05
Labam12.20
Dhanam1.34
Sugam2.48
Soram4.01
Uthi5.16

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Ṣaṣṭhī · Guru Vāsara · Citrā

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
Makara6.28 am7.56 am
Kumbha7.56 am10.24 am
Meena10.24 am12.51 pm
Mesha12.51 pm3.20 pm
Vrishabha3.20 pm5.44 pm
Mithuna5.44 pm7.45 pm
Kataka7.45 pm9.19 pm
Simha9.19 pm10.36 pm
Kanya10.36 pm11.50 pm
Tula11.50 pm1.16 am
Vrischika1.16 am3.06 am
Dhanu3.06 am5.23 am
Makara5.23 am6.29 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.28
Sevvai7.39
Suriya8.50
Sukran10.00
Budhan11.11
Chandra12.22
Sani1.33
Guru2.43
Sevvai3.54
Suriya5.05
Sukran6.16
Budhan7.26

Night

Chandra8.37
Sani9.26
Guru10.16
Sevvai11.05
Suriya11.54
Sukran12.44
Budhan1.33
Chandra2.23
Sani3.12
Guru4.01
Sevvai4.51
Suriya5.40

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil

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