January 2026

Saturday

Visvavasu

Thai

Sani

Valarpirai

Shashtitill 12.40 am (next day), then Saptami

Uthirattathitill 2.16 pm, then Revathi

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 9.00–10.30

Yamagandamafternoon 1.30–3.00

Kuligaimorning 6.00–7.30

ChandrashtamamMagam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarter

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Nalla Neram

morning 7.45–8.45evening 4.45–5.45

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.45–11.45night 9.30–10.30

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, 11.03 am to 1.56 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 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

11.03 am–1.56 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.45–8.45 am; Kuligai and Durmuhurtham also run

8.15–9.35 amClear of every caution

10.45–11.45 am; Rahu Kalam also runs

12.07–12.52 pm

3.24–6.17 pmClear of every caution

4.45–5.45 pm, inside the clear stretch

9.30–10.30 pm

Avoid

6.42–8.09 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 6–7.30)

6.42–8.15 am

9.35–11.03 am (printed 9–10.30)

1.56–3.24 pm (printed 1.30–3)

1.56–3.30 am, early Sunday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

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

Sunset6.17 pm

Moonrise10.31 am

Moonset10.58 pm

SunMakara Rasi

MoonMeena 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
	Sani (Saturday)
	Shashti, till 12.40 am (next day) 44–56 nazhigai	Saptami
	Uthirattathi, till 2.16 pm 18–55 nazhigai	Revathi
	Shiva Yogam, till 2.02 pm 18–19 nazhigai	Siddha Yogam
	Kaulava Karanam, till 1.16 pm 16–26 nazhigai Taitila Karanam, till 12.40 am (next day) 44–56 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Salem

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.03–5.52 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.42–8.09 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	6.42–8.15 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.32–11.06 am	A favourable window
	9.35–11.03 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.07–12.52 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.56–3.24 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.56–3.30 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Soram6.42

Uthi¹8.09

Visham9.35

Amirtham11.03

Rogam12.29

Labam²1.57

Dhanam3.24

Sugam4.51

Night

Labam6.17

Dhanam7.51

Sugam9.24

Soram10.56

Uthi³12.30

Visham2.02

Amirtham3.36

Soram5.08

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Ṣaṣṭhī · Sthira Vāsara · Uttaraproṣṭhapadā (Revatī from 2.16 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	8.01 am
Kumbha	8.01 am	9.44 am
Meena	9.44 am	11.25 am
Mesha	11.25 am	1.14 pm
Vrishabha	1.14 pm	3.17 pm
Mithuna	3.17 pm	5.28 pm
Kataka	5.28 pm	7.37 pm
Simha	7.37 pm	9.38 pm
Kanya	9.38 pm	11.39 pm
Tula	11.39 pm	1.44 am
Vrischika	1.44 am	3.56 am
Dhanu	3.56 am	6.03 am
Makara	6.03 am	6.42 am

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

Horai

Day

Sani6.42

Guru7.40

Sevvai8.38

Suriya9.36

Sukran10.34

Budhan11.32

Chandra12.29

Sani1.27

Guru2.25

Sevvai3.23

Suriya4.21

Sukran5.19

Night

Budhan6.17

Chandra7.19

Sani8.21

Guru9.23

Sevvai10.25

Suriya11.27

Sukran12.29

Budhan1.32

Chandra2.34

Sani3.36

Guru4.38

Sevvai5.40

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

Also

	East on Saturdays; Parigaram: curd
	In force all day, until Sunday 1.36 pm