January 2026

Monday

Visvavasu

Thai

Thingal

Valarpirai

Ashtamitill 9.19 pm, then Navami

Ashwinitill 12.33 pm, then Bharani

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 7.30–9.00

Yamagandammorning 10.30–12.00

Kuligaiafternoon 1.30–3.00

ChandrashtamamUthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Nalla Neram

morning 6.15–7.15evening 4.45–5.45

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 9.15–10.15night 7.30–8.30

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, 3.59 pm to sunset is the best of the day, with the Nalla Neram of 4.45–5.45 pm inside it.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 10.18 am.

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

3.59–6.18 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.15–7.15 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs

9.15–10.15 am; Rahu Kalam, Tyajyam and Bhadra Karanam also run

10.18–11.02 amShort clear window

12.07–12.53 pm; Yamagandam also runs

12.30–12.53 pmShort clear window

1.40–1.56 pmShort clear window

4.45–5.45 pm, inside the clear stretch

7.30–8.30 pm

Avoid

8.09–9.37 am (printed 7.30–9)

8.43–10.16 am

11.02 am–12.30 pm (printed 10.30–12)

12.53–1.40 pm

1.56–3.24 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 1.30–3)

3.12–3.59 pm

9.35–11.06 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

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

Sunset6.18 pm

Moonrise11.57 am

Moonset12.50 am (next day)

SunMakara Rasi

MoonMesha 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
	Thingal (Monday)
	Ashtami, till 9.19 pm 36–31 nazhigai	Navami
	Ashwini, till 12.33 pm 14–37 nazhigai	Bharani
	Sadhya Yogam, till 9.12 am 6–14 nazhigai Shubha Yogam, till 6.20 am (next day) 59–05 nazhigai	Shukla Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 10.18 am caution 8–58 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 9.19 pm 36–31 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Salem

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.03–5.52 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	5.40–7.11 am 6.38–8.08 am	A favourable window
	8.09–9.37 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.43–10.16 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.02 am–12.30 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.07–12.53 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.53–1.40 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.56–3.24 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	3.12–3.59 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.35–11.06 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham¹6.42

Visham8.09

Rogam9.36

Labam²11.03

Dhanam³12.30

Sugam⁴1.57

Soram3.23

Uthi4.51

Night

Sugam6.18

Soram7.50

Uthi⁵9.24

Amirtham⁶10.57

Visham12.29

Rogam2.02

Labam3.36

Dhanam5.10

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Bhadra Karanam; 2 Yamagandam; 3 Durmuhurtham; 4 Kuligai and Durmuhurtham; 5 Tyajyam; 6 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Aṣṭamī · Indu Vāsara · Aśvinī (Bharaṇī from 12.33 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	7.53 am
Kumbha	7.53 am	9.36 am
Meena	9.36 am	11.17 am
Mesha	11.17 am	1.06 pm
Vrishabha	1.06 pm	3.09 pm
Mithuna	3.09 pm	5.20 pm
Kataka	5.20 pm	7.29 pm
Simha	7.29 pm	9.30 pm
Kanya	9.30 pm	11.31 pm
Tula	11.31 pm	1.36 am
Vrischika	1.36 am	3.48 am
Dhanu	3.48 am	5.55 am
Makara	5.55 am	6.42 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra6.42

Sani7.40

Guru8.38

Sevvai9.36

Suriya10.34

Sukran11.32

Budhan12.30

Chandra1.28

Sani2.26

Guru3.24

Sevvai4.22

Suriya5.20

Night

Sukran6.18

Budhan7.20

Chandra8.22

Sani9.24

Guru10.26

Sevvai11.28

Suriya12.30

Sukran1.32

Budhan2.34

Chandra3.36

Sani4.38

Guru5.40

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd