January 2027

Sunday

Parabhava

Thai

Nyayiru

Valarpirai

Navamitill 10.57 am, then Dasami

Bharanitill 9.13 pm, then Karthigai

Kaanum Pongal

Rahu Kalamevening 5.16–6.56

Yamagandamafternoon 12.19–1.59

Kuligaiafternoon 3.37–5.17

ChandrashtamamUntil 2.52 am (next day): Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 5.44–7.22evening 6.56–8.17

Computed for Port Louis, in Mauritius time (MUT). 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, 8.55 am to 12.19 pm 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 Port Louis

Computed for Port Louis, 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

8.55 am–12.19 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

5.44–7.22 amClear of every caution

5.44–7.22 am, inside the clear stretch

11.54 am–12.46 pm; Yamagandam also runs

1.59–3.37 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

7.22–8.55 am

12.19–1.59 pm

3.37–5.17 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

5.10–6.04 pm

5.16–6.56 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Monday 2.52 am

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

For those born in Kanya Rasi.

Then

from 2.52 am, until Wednesday 4.09 am

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

For those born in Tula 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

Sunrise5.44 am

Sunset6.56 pm

Moonrise1.52 pm

Moonset12.57 am (next day)

SunMakara Rasi

MoonMesha Rasi

This day and the next

Kaanum Pongal, visiting family.

Monday 18 January: Ekadasi.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Port Louis 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
	Nyayiru (Sunday)
	Navami, till 10.57 am 13–03 nazhigai	Dasami
	Bharani, till 9.13 pm 38–41 nazhigai	Karthigai
	Sadhya Yogam, till 10.54 am 12–54 nazhigai	Shubha Yogam
	Kaulava Karanam, till 10.57 am 13–03 nazhigai Taitila Karanam, till 10.03 pm 40–46 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Port Louis

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.18–5.00 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.22–8.55 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.54 am–12.46 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.19–1.59 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.37–5.17 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.36–6.08 pm	A favourable window
	5.10–6.04 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.16–6.56 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi5.44

Amirtham¹7.23

Rogam9.01

Labam10.41

Dhanam²12.20

Sugam1.59

Soram3.37

Visham5.16

Night

Dhanam6.56

Sugam8.18

Soram9.38

Visham10.59

Uthi12.21

Amirtham1.42

Rogam3.02

Labam4.24

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Navamī · Bhānu Vāsara · Bharaṇī

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
Makara	5.44 am	7.51 am
Kumbha	7.51 am	10.00 am
Meena	10.00 am	12.08 pm
Mesha	12.08 pm	2.20 pm
Vrishabha	2.20 pm	4.34 pm
Mithuna	4.34 pm	6.40 pm
Kataka	6.40 pm	8.29 pm
Simha	8.29 pm	10.04 pm
Kanya	10.04 pm	11.38 pm
Tula	11.38 pm	1.20 am
Vrischika	1.20 am	3.20 am
Dhanu	3.20 am	5.33 am
Makara	5.33 am	5.44 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya5.44

Sukran6.50

Budhan7.56

Chandra9.02

Sani10.08

Guru11.14

Sevvai12.20

Suriya1.26

Sukran2.32

Budhan3.38

Chandra4.44

Sani5.50

Night

Guru6.56

Sevvai7.50

Suriya8.44

Sukran9.38

Budhan10.32

Chandra11.26

Sani12.20

Guru1.14

Sevvai2.08

Suriya3.02

Sukran3.56

Budhan4.50

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery