January 2026

Wednesday

Visvavasu

Thai

Budhan

Valarpirai

Dasamitill 4.37 pm, then Ekadasi

Karthigaitill 9.27 am, then Rohini

Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.00–1.30

Yamagandammorning 7.30–9.00

Kuligaimorning 10.30–12.00

ChandrashtamamChithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Nalla Neram

morning 9.15–10.15evening 4.45–5.45

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.45–11.45evening 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, 1.58 pm to sunset is the best of the day, with the Nalla Neram of 4.45–5.45 pm 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

1.58–6.19 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.42–8.09 amClear of every caution

9.15–10.15 am; Yamagandam also runs

9.37–11.03 amClear of every caution

10.45–11.45 am; Kuligai also runs

4.45–5.45 pm, inside the clear stretch

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

8.09–9.37 am (printed 7.30–9)

11.03 am–12.31 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 10.30–12)

12.07–12.54 pm

12.30–1.58 pm (printed 12–1.30)

12.10–1.39 am, early Thursday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 6.32 pm

Swathi · Chithirai, third to fourth quarters · Visakam, first to third quarters

For those born in Tula 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

Sunset6.19 pm

Moonrise1.44 pm

Moonset2.56 am (next day)

SunMakara Rasi

MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Thursday 29 January: Ekadasi.

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
	Budhan (Wednesday)
	Dasami, till 4.37 pm 24–46 nazhigai	Ekadasi
	Karthigai, till 9.27 am 6–53 nazhigai	Rohini
	Brahma Yogam, till 11.54 pm 43–00 nazhigai	Indra Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 4.37 pm 24–46 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 3.17 am (next day) 51–28 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
	7.14–8.42 am 4.36–6.03 am	A favourable window
	8.09–9.37 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.03 am–12.31 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	12.07–12.54 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.30–1.58 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.10–1.39 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	No Abhijit Muhurtham on this day	Widely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam6.42

Dhanam¹8.10

Sugam9.37

Soram11.03

Visham12.30

Uthi1.58

Amirtham3.25

Rogam4.51

Night

Uthi6.19

Amirtham7.52

Rogam9.24

Labam²10.58

Dhanam³12.31

Sugam2.04

Soram3.36

Visham5.09

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Daśamī · Saumya Vāsara · Kṛttikā (Rohiṇī from 9.27 am, 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	7.45 am
Kumbha	7.45 am	9.28 am
Meena	9.28 am	11.09 am
Mesha	11.09 am	12.58 pm
Vrishabha	12.58 pm	3.01 pm
Mithuna	3.01 pm	5.12 pm
Kataka	5.12 pm	7.21 pm
Simha	7.21 pm	9.23 pm
Kanya	9.23 pm	11.23 pm
Tula	11.23 pm	1.29 am
Vrischika	1.29 am	3.40 am
Dhanu	3.40 am	5.47 am
Makara	5.47 am	6.42 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan6.42

Chandra7.40

Sani8.38

Guru9.36

Sevvai10.34

Suriya11.32

Sukran12.30

Budhan1.28

Chandra2.26

Sani3.24

Guru4.23

Sevvai5.21

Night

Suriya6.19

Sukran7.21

Budhan8.23

Chandra9.24

Sani10.26

Guru11.28

Sevvai12.30

Suriya1.32

Sukran2.34

Budhan3.36

Chandra4.38

Sani5.40

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk