January 2026

Saturday

Visvavasu

Thai

Sani

Tamil Nadu calendars show Thai 10 on this day. Here Thai began a day earlier, on Wednesday 14 January.

Valarpirai

Shashtitill 12.10 pm, then Saptami

Revathitill 1.06 am (next day), then Ashwini

Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 10.04–11.23

Yamagandamafternoon 1.58–3.17

Kuligaimorning 7.29–8.47

ChandrashtamamUntil 1.06 am (next day): Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarterThen: Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 11.23–12.40evening 5.52–7.34

Computed for Phoenix, in Arizona time (MST). 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, 3.17 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 Phoenix

Computed for Phoenix, 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

3.17–5.52 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

8.52–10.04 amClear of every caution

11.23 am–1.26 pmClear of every caution

11.23 am–12.40 pm, inside the clear stretch

12.20–1.01 pm

Avoid

7.29–8.47 am, what begins now is said to repeat

7.29–8.52 am

10.04–11.23 am

1.26–3.00 pm

1.58–3.17 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Sunday 1.06 am

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha Rasi.

Then

from 1.06 am, until Tuesday 4.16 am

Hastham · Uthiram, second to fourth quarters · Chithirai, first to second quarters

For those born in Kanya 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

Sunrise7.29 am

Sunset5.52 pm

Moonrise10.46 am

Moonset12.01 am (next day)

SunMakara Rasi

MoonMeena Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Phoenix 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
	Sani (Saturday)
	Shashti, till 12.10 pm 11–45 nazhigai	Saptami
	Revathi, till 1.06 am (next day) 44–04 nazhigai	Ashwini
	Siddha Yogam, till 11.16 pm 39–29 nazhigai	Sadhya Yogam
	Taitila Karanam, till 12.10 pm 11–45 nazhigai Gara Karanam, till 11.29 pm 40–00 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Phoenix

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.40–6.34 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.29–8.47 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	7.29–8.52 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.04–11.23 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.20–1.01 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.26–3.00 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.58–3.17 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.46 pm–12.19 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Soram7.29

Uthi¹8.47

Visham10.04

Amirtham11.23

Rogam12.40

Labam²1.59

Dhanam3.17

Sugam4.35

Night

Labam5.52

Dhanam7.35

Sugam9.17

Soram10.58

Uthi12.41

Visham2.22

Amirtham4.05

Soram5.46

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Ṣaṣṭhī · Sthira Vāsara · Revatī

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	7.29 am	8.35 am
Kumbha	8.35 am	9.57 am
Meena	9.57 am	11.17 am
Mesha	11.17 am	12.47 pm
Vrishabha	12.47 pm	2.40 pm
Mithuna	2.40 pm	4.56 pm
Kataka	4.56 pm	7.20 pm
Simha	7.20 pm	9.43 pm
Kanya	9.43 pm	12.05 am
Tula	12.05 am	2.29 am
Vrischika	2.29 am	4.50 am
Dhanu	4.50 am	6.53 am
Makara	6.53 am	7.28 am

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

Horai

Day

Sani7.29

Guru8.21

Sevvai9.13

Suriya10.05

Sukran10.57

Budhan11.49

Chandra12.41

Sani1.33

Guru2.25

Sevvai3.17

Suriya4.09

Sukran5.00

Night

Budhan5.52

Chandra7.00

Sani8.08

Guru9.16

Sevvai10.24

Suriya11.32

Sukran12.40

Budhan1.48

Chandra2.56

Sani4.04

Guru5.12

Sevvai6.20

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

Also

	East on Saturdays; Parigaram: curd
	In force all day, until Sunday 1.06 am