January 2026

Friday

Visvavasu

Thai

Velli

Tamil Nadu calendars show Thai 2 on this day. Here Thai began a day earlier, on Wednesday 14 January.

Theypirai

Trayodasitill 11.52 am, then Chaturdasi

Moolamtill 9.42 pm, then Pooradam

Masa Sivaratri · Kaanum Pongal

Rahu Kalammorning 10.53–12.06

Yamagandamafternoon 2.30–3.43

Kuligaimorning 8.29–9.42

ChandrashtamamKarthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 7.17–8.29night 6.43–7.56

Computed for New York, in US Eastern time (EST). 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, 7.17 am to 8.29 am is the best of the day.

Vyaghata Yogam runs till 10.49 am Saturday; Bhadra Karanam runs till 12.47 am Saturday.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for New York

Computed for New York, 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

7.17–8.29 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.17–8.29 am, inside the clear stretch

9.42–10.36 amShort clear window

11.47 am–12.25 pm; Rahu Kalam, Vyaghata Yogam and Bhadra Karanam also run

Avoid

8.29–9.42 am, what begins now is said to repeat

10.53 am–12.06 pm

2.30–3.43 pm

7.56–9.43 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Sunday 6.12 am

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

Sunrise7.17 am

Sunset4.55 pm

Moonrise6.54 am (next day)

Moonset2.33 pm

SunMakara Rasi

MoonDhanu Rasi

This day and the next

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

Kaanum Pongal, visiting family.

In Tamil Nadu, Mattu Pongal is on this day.

In Tamil Nadu, Kaanum Pongal is on Saturday 17 January.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for New York 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
	Velli (Friday)
	Trayodasi, till 11.52 am 11–28 nazhigai	Chaturdasi
	Moolam, till 9.42 pm 36–04 nazhigai	Pooradam
	Dhruva Yogam, till 10.37 am 8–19 nazhigai	Vyaghata Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 11.52 am 11–28 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 12.47 am (next day) caution 43–44 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for New York

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.23–6.19 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.29–9.42 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	10.53 am–12.06 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.47 am–12.25 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	2.30–3.43 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.40–4.25 pm	A favourable window
	7.56–9.43 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam7.17

Soram8.29

Uthi¹9.42

Visham10.53

Amirtham²12.06

Rogam1.18

Labam³2.31

Dhanam⁴3.43

Night

Rogam4.55

Labam⁵6.43

Dhanam⁶8.31

Sugam10.19

Soram12.05

Uthi1.54

Visham3.41

Amirtham5.29

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Trayodaśī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Mūla

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 sign	From	To
Makara	7.17 am	8.46 am
Kumbha	8.46 am	9.58 am
Meena	9.58 am	11.09 am
Mesha	11.09 am	12.31 pm
Vrishabha	12.31 pm	2.19 pm
Mithuna	2.19 pm	4.37 pm
Kataka	4.37 pm	7.09 pm
Simha	7.09 pm	9.41 pm
Kanya	9.41 pm	12.12 am
Tula	12.12 am	2.45 am
Vrischika	2.45 am	5.11 am
Dhanu	5.11 am	7.11 am
Makara	7.11 am	7.17 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran7.17

Budhan8.05

Chandra8.53

Sani9.42

Guru10.30

Sevvai11.18

Suriya12.06

Sukran12.54

Budhan1.42

Chandra2.30

Sani3.19

Guru4.07

Night

Sevvai4.55

Suriya6.07

Sukran7.18

Budhan8.30

Chandra9.42

Sani10.54

Guru12.06

Sevvai1.18

Suriya2.29

Sukran3.41

Budhan4.53

Chandra6.05

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery