January 2027

Thursday

Parabhava

Thai

Viyazhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Margazhi 30 on this day. Here Thai began a day earlier, on Thursday 14 January.

Valarpirai

Saptamitill 1.44 am (next day), then Ashtami

Uthirattathitill 10.49 am, then Revathi

Siddha Yogam

Thai Pongal

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.53–3.11

Yamagandammorning 7.32–8.49

Kuligaimorning 10.04–11.22

ChandrashtamamMagam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarter

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

evening 4.27–5.43night 12.44–2.21 (after midnight)

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, 3.11 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

3.11–5.43 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

8.49–10.04 amClear of every caution

11.22 am–1.53 pmClear of every caution

12.18–12.57 pm

4.27–5.43 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

7.32–8.49 am

10.04–11.22 am, what begins now is said to repeat

1.53–3.11 pm

11.05 pm–12.44 am, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 11.22 am

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha 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

Sunrise7.32 am

Sunset5.43 pm

Moonrise11.10 am

Moonset12.16 am (next day)

SunDhanu Rasi

MoonMeena Rasi

This day and the next

Thai Pongal, Thai 1; pongal is cooked facing the Sun.

Friday 15 January: Mattu Pongal.

In Tamil Nadu, Bhogi is on this day.

In Tamil Nadu, Thai Pongal is on Friday 15 January.

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
	Viyazhan (Thursday)
	Saptami, till 1.44 am (next day) 45–30 nazhigai	Ashtami
	Uthirattathi, till 10.49 am 8–12 nazhigai	Revathi
	Shiva Yogam, till 3.48 am (next day) 50–41 nazhigai	Siddha Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 1.42 pm 15–25 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 1.44 am (next day) 45–30 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Phoenix

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.42–6.36 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.32–8.49 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.04–11.22 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	12.18–12.57 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.53–3.11 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.05 pm–12.44 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	No Amirtha Kalam on this day	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹7.32

Sugam8.49

Soram10.04

Uthi11.22

Amirtham12.38

Visham1.53

Rogam3.10

Labam4.27

Night

Amirtham5.43

Visham7.26

Rogam9.10

Labam²10.54

Dhanam³12.38

Sugam2.22

Soram4.04

Uthi5.49

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Saptamī · Guru Vāsara · Uttaraproṣṭhapadā (Revatī from 10.49 am, computed)

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 sign	From	To
Dhanu	7.32 am	7.37 am
Makara	7.37 am	9.15 am
Kumbha	9.15 am	10.37 am
Meena	10.37 am	11.57 am
Mesha	11.57 am	1.27 pm
Vrishabha	1.27 pm	3.20 pm
Mithuna	3.20 pm	5.36 pm
Kataka	5.36 pm	8.01 pm
Simha	8.01 pm	10.23 pm
Kanya	10.23 pm	12.45 am
Tula	12.45 am	3.09 am
Vrischika	3.09 am	5.30 am
Dhanu	5.30 am	7.32 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru7.32

Sevvai8.23

Suriya9.14

Sukran10.05

Budhan10.56

Chandra11.47

Sani12.37

Guru1.28

Sevvai2.19

Suriya3.10

Sukran4.01

Budhan4.52

Night

Chandra5.43

Sani6.52

Guru8.01

Sevvai9.10

Suriya10.19

Sukran11.28

Budhan12.37

Chandra1.46

Sani2.56

Guru4.05

Sevvai5.14

Suriya6.23

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

Also

	South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil
	In force all day, until Friday 11.22 am