January 2026

Friday

Visvavasu

Thai

Velli

Valarpirai

Panchamitill 1.47 am (next day), then Shashti

Poorattathitill 2.33 pm, then Uthirattathi

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 10.30–12.00

Yamagandamafternoon 3.00–4.30

Kuligaimorning 7.30–9.00

ChandrashtamamUntil 8.34 am: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, AyilyamThen: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarter

Keezhnokku Naaldownward day

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 Salem. 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, 4.50 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Parigha Yogam runs till 4.00 pm.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Salem

Computed for Salem, 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

4.50–6.16 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

9.15–10.15 am; Kuligai and Parigha Yogam also run

12.07–12.52 pm; Rahu Kalam and Parigha Yogam also run

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

4.45–5.45 pm; Yamagandam also runs

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

8.08–9.36 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 7.30–9)

11.02 am–12.30 pm (printed 10.30–12)

3.22–4.50 pm (printed 3–4.30)

12.02–1.38 am, early Saturday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 8.34 am

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka Rasi.

Then

from 8.34 am, until Sunday 1.36 pm

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

Sunrise6.42 am

Sunset6.16 pm

Moonrise9.51 am

Moonset10.07 pm

SunMakara Rasi

MoonKumbha 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 Salem 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)
	Panchami, till 1.47 am (next day) 47–41 nazhigai	Shashti
	Poorattathi, till 2.33 pm 19–38 nazhigai	Uthirattathi
	Parigha Yogam, till 4.00 pm caution 23–13 nazhigai	Shiva Yogam
	Bava Karanam, till 2.11 pm 18–42 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 1.47 am (next day) 47–41 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Salem

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.03–5.52 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.32–8.07 am	A favourable window
	8.08–9.36 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.02 am–12.30 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.07–12.52 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	3.22–4.50 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.02–1.38 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam¹6.42

Soram8.08

Uthi²9.36

Visham11.02

Amirtham³12.30

Rogam1.56

Labam⁴3.23

Dhanam4.50

Night

Rogam6.16

Labam7.50

Dhanam9.23

Sugam⁵10.57

Soram12.29

Uthi2.03

Visham3.35

Amirtham5.09

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Pañcamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā (Uttaraproṣṭhapadā from 2.33 pm, computed)

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	6.42 am	8.05 am
Kumbha	8.05 am	9.48 am
Meena	9.48 am	11.29 am
Mesha	11.29 am	1.18 pm
Vrishabha	1.18 pm	3.21 pm
Mithuna	3.21 pm	5.32 pm
Kataka	5.32 pm	7.40 pm
Simha	7.40 pm	9.42 pm
Kanya	9.42 pm	11.43 pm
Tula	11.43 pm	1.48 am
Vrischika	1.48 am	4.00 am
Dhanu	4.00 am	6.07 am
Makara	6.07 am	6.42 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.42

Budhan7.40

Chandra8.38

Sani9.36

Guru10.34

Sevvai11.31

Suriya12.29

Sukran1.27

Budhan2.25

Chandra3.23

Sani4.21

Guru5.19

Night

Sevvai6.16

Suriya7.19

Sukran8.21

Budhan9.23

Chandra10.25

Sani11.27

Guru12.29

Sevvai1.31

Suriya2.34

Sukran3.36

Budhan4.38

Chandra5.40

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

Also

	A downward day, by the sunrise nakshatram, Poorattathi
	West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery
	In force all day, until 8.34 am