January 2026

Sunday

Visvavasu

Thai

Nyayiru

Valarpirai

Saptamitill 11.11 pm, then Ashtami

Revathitill 1.36 pm, then Ashwini

Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamevening 4.30–6.00

Yamagandamafternoon 12.00–1.30

Kuligaiafternoon 3.00–4.30

ChandrashtamamUntil 1.36 pm: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarterThen: Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Nalla Neram

morning 7.45–8.45afternoon 3.15–4.15

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.45–11.45afternoon 1.30–2.30

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, 6.42 am to 12.29 pm is the best of the day, with the Nalla Neram of 7.45–8.45 am inside it.

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

6.42 am–12.29 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.45–8.45 am, inside the clear stretch

10.45–11.45 am, inside the clear stretch

12.07–12.52 pm; Yamagandam also runs

1.30–2.30 pm; Yamagandam also runs

1.57–3.23 pmClear of every caution

3.15–4.15 pm; Kuligai also runs

Avoid

12.29–1.57 pm (printed 12–1.30)

3.23–4.51 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 3–4.30)

4.44–5.31 pm

4.50–6.18 pm (printed 4.30–6)

Chandrashtamam

until 1.36 pm

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha Rasi.

Then

from 1.36 pm, until Tuesday 4.46 pm

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

For those born in Kanya 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

Moonrise11.12 am

Moonset11.52 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
	Nyayiru (Sunday)
	Saptami, till 11.11 pm 41–12 nazhigai	Ashtami
	Revathi, till 1.36 pm 17–15 nazhigai	Ashwini
	Siddha Yogam, till 11.46 am 12–39 nazhigai	Sadhya Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 11.59 am 13–11 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 11.11 pm 41–12 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Salem

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.03–5.52 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	11.16 am–12.49 pm 5.40–7.11 am	A favourable window
	12.07–12.52 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.29–1.57 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.23–4.51 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.44–5.31 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.50–6.18 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi6.42

Amirtham8.09

Rogam9.35

Labam11.03

Dhanam¹12.30

Sugam1.57

Soram3.23

Visham4.50

Night

Dhanam²6.17

Sugam7.51

Soram9.23

Visham10.56

Uthi12.30

Amirtham2.03

Rogam3.35

Labam5.09

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Saptamī · Bhānu Vāsara · Revatī (Aśvinī from 1.36 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	7.57 am
Kumbha	7.57 am	9.40 am
Meena	9.40 am	11.21 am
Mesha	11.21 am	1.10 pm
Vrishabha	1.10 pm	3.13 pm
Mithuna	3.13 pm	5.24 pm
Kataka	5.24 pm	7.33 pm
Simha	7.33 pm	9.34 pm
Kanya	9.34 pm	11.35 pm
Tula	11.35 pm	1.40 am
Vrischika	1.40 am	3.52 am
Dhanu	3.52 am	5.59 am
Makara	5.59 am	6.42 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya6.42

Sukran7.40

Budhan8.38

Chandra9.36

Sani10.34

Guru11.32

Sevvai12.30

Suriya1.28

Sukran2.26

Budhan3.24

Chandra4.21

Sani5.19

Night

Guru6.17

Sevvai7.19

Suriya8.21

Sukran9.24

Budhan10.26

Chandra11.28

Sani12.30

Guru1.32

Sevvai2.34

Suriya3.36

Sukran4.38

Budhan5.40

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

Also

	West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery
	In force all day, until 1.36 pm