January 2027

Friday

Plavanga

Margazhi

Velli

Valarpirai

Prathamaitill 4.34 am (next day), then Dwitiyai

Pooradamtill 9.13 am, then Uthiradam

Rahu Kalammorning 10.30–12.00

Yamagandamafternoon 3.00–4.30

Kuligaimorning 7.30–9.00

ChandrashtamamUntil 4.00 pm: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Nalla Neram

morning 9.15–10.15evening 4.45–5.45

Gowri Nalla Neram

afternoon 12.15–1.15evening 6.30–7.30

Tithi and nakshatram computed for Rameswaram. Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam, Kuligai, Nalla Neram and Soolam as Tamil calendars print them. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 4.41 pm to sunset is the best of the day, with the Nalla Neram of 4.45–5.45 pm inside it.

Vyaghata Yogam runs till 3.23 pm.

This is Margazhi, when many families do not hold weddings or griha pravesam. Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Rameswaram

Computed for Rameswaram, to the minute. Use the printed times on the sheet for daily life; use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham. Where they differ, the printed time is shown in brackets.

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

4.41–6.08 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

9.15–10.15 am; Kuligai and Vyaghata Yogam also run

11.56 am–12.42 pm; Rahu Kalam and Vyaghata Yogam also run

12.15–1.15 pm; Rahu Kalam and Vyaghata Yogam also run

4.45–5.45 pm, inside the clear stretch

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

7.57–9.25 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 7.30–9)

10.52 am–12.20 pm (printed 10.30–12)

3.13–4.41 pm (printed 3–4.30)

6.14–8.03 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 4.00 pm

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha Rasi.

Then

from 4.00 pm, until Monday 4.36 am

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna 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

Sunrise6.31 am

Sunset6.08 pm

Moonrise6.52 am

Moonset6.33 pm

SunDhanu Rasi

MoonDhanu Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Rameswaram 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)
	Prathamai, till 4.34 am (next day) 55–08 nazhigai	Dwitiyai
	Pooradam, till 9.13 am 6–46 nazhigai	Uthiradam
	Vyaghata Yogam, till 3.23 pm caution 22–08 nazhigai	Harshana Yogam
	Kimstughna Karanam, till 3.15 pm 21–50 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 4.34 am (next day) 55–08 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Rameswaram

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.52–5.41 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.57–9.25 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	10.52 am–12.20 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.56 am–12.42 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	3.13–4.41 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.14–8.03 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.04–6.51 am	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam¹6.31

Soram7.57

Uthi²9.25

Visham10.52

Amirtham³12.20

Rogam1.46

Labam⁴3.14

Dhanam4.41

Night

Rogam6.08

Labam⁵7.41

Dhanam9.14

Sugam10.47

Soram12.19

Uthi1.53

Visham3.25

Amirtham4.59

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

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Dakṣiṇāyana · Hemanta Ṛtu · Dhanus Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Prathamā · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Pūrvāṣāḍhā (Uttarāṣāḍhā from 9.13 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	6.31 am	7.02 am
Makara	7.02 am	8.58 am
Kumbha	8.58 am	10.43 am
Meena	10.43 am	12.26 pm
Mesha	12.26 pm	2.17 pm
Vrishabha	2.17 pm	4.20 pm
Mithuna	4.20 pm	6.31 pm
Kataka	6.31 pm	8.38 pm
Simha	8.38 pm	10.38 pm
Kanya	10.38 pm	12.36 am
Tula	12.36 am	2.40 am
Vrischika	2.40 am	4.51 am
Dhanu	4.51 am	6.31 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.31

Budhan7.29

Chandra8.27

Sani9.25

Guru10.23

Sevvai11.21

Suriya12.19

Sukran1.17

Budhan2.15

Chandra3.14

Sani4.12

Guru5.10

Night

Sevvai6.08

Suriya7.10

Sukran8.12

Budhan9.14

Chandra10.16

Sani11.17

Guru12.19

Sevvai1.21

Suriya2.23

Sukran3.25

Budhan4.27

Chandra5.29

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery