Shastra Panchangam
January 2026
28
Wednesday
Visvavasu
Thai
15
Budhan

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

Valarpirai
Ekadasitill 1.26 am (next day), then Dwadasi
Rohinitill 7.02 pm, then Mirugaseeridam
Siddha Yogam

Ekadasi

Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.41–2.01
Yamagandammorning 8.45–10.04
Kuligaimorning 11.22–12.42
ChandrashtamamUntil 6.02 am (next day): Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 7.27–8.45evening 5.56–7.37

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, 7.27 am to 8.45 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 1.26 am Thursday.

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

7.27–8.45 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.27–8.45 am, inside the clear stretch
10.04–11.22 amClear of every caution
2.01–2.47 pmShort clear window

Avoid

8.45–10.04 am
11.22 am–12.42 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
11.40 am–1.09 pm
12.20–1.03 pm
12.41–2.01 pm
12.09–1.38 am, early Thursday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 6.02 am

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

For those born in Tula Rasi.

Then

from 6.02 am, until Saturday 7.32 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

Sunrise7.27 am
Sunset5.56 pm
Moonrise1.29 pm
Moonset4.41 am (next day)
SunMakara Rasi
MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

Ekadasi, a fasting day in many families.

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

LimbThis dayThen
Budhan (Wednesday)
Ekadasi, till 1.26 am (next day) 44–59 nazhigaiDwadasi
Rohini, till 7.02 pm 28–59 nazhigaiMirugaseeridam
Brahma Yogam, till 11.24 am 9–54 nazhigaiIndra Yogam
Vanija Karanam, till 2.47 pm 18–22 nazhigai
Bhadra Karanam, till 1.26 am (next day) caution 44–59 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Phoenix

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.39–6.32 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.45–10.04 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.22 am–12.42 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.40 am–1.09 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.20–1.03 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.41–2.01 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.06–5.33 pmA favourable window
12.09–1.38 amAvoided for new beginnings
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam7.27
Dhanam18.46
Sugam10.04
Soram11.22
Visham12.41
Uthi22.01
Amirtham33.19
Rogam4.37

Night

Uthi5.56
Amirtham7.38
Rogam9.18
Labam411.00
Dhanam512.42
Sugam2.23
Soram4.03
Visham5.44

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; 5 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Saumya Vāsara · Rohiṇī

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 signFromTo
Makara7.27 am8.19 am
Kumbha8.19 am9.41 am
Meena9.41 am11.01 am
Mesha11.01 am12.31 pm
Vrishabha12.31 pm2.24 pm
Mithuna2.24 pm4.40 pm
Kataka4.40 pm7.05 pm
Simha7.05 pm9.27 pm
Kanya9.27 pm11.49 pm
Tula11.49 pm2.13 am
Vrischika2.13 am4.34 am
Dhanu4.34 am6.37 am
Makara6.37 am7.26 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan7.27
Chandra8.19
Sani9.12
Guru10.04
Sevvai10.56
Suriya11.49
Sukran12.41
Budhan1.34
Chandra2.26
Sani3.19
Guru4.11
Sevvai5.04

Night

Suriya5.56
Sukran7.04
Budhan8.11
Chandra9.19
Sani10.26
Guru11.34
Sevvai12.41
Suriya1.49
Sukran2.56
Budhan4.04
Chandra5.11
Sani6.18

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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