January 2026

Friday

Visvavasu

Thai

Velli

Valarpirai

Dwadasitill 11.10 am, then Trayodasi

Thiruvathiraitill 3.28 am (next day), then Punarpoosam

Siddha Yogam

Pradosham

Rahu Kalammorning 10.30–12.00

Yamagandamafternoon 3.00–4.30

Kuligaimorning 7.30–9.00

ChandrashtamamVisakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai

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

Keep new beginnings small on this day.

Vaidhriti Yogam runs till 4.59 pm; Vishkambha Yogam runs till 1.34 pm Saturday. No part of the day is clear of every caution. If something cannot wait, prefer the printed Nalla Neram and ask your family's jyotishi.

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

9.15–10.15 am; Kuligai and Vaidhriti Yogam also run

12.08–12.53 pm; Rahu Kalam and Vaidhriti Yogam also run

12.15–1.15 pm; Rahu Kalam, Tyajyam and Vaidhriti Yogam also run

4.45–5.45 pm; Yamagandam, Vaidhriti Yogam and Vishkambha Yogam also run

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

8.09–9.37 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 7.30–9)

11.03 am–12.31 pm (printed 10.30–12)

1.10–2.39 pm

3.25–4.53 pm (printed 3–4.30)

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 8.02 pm

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika 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

Moonrise3.51 pm

Moonset5.04 am (next day)

SunMakara Rasi

MoonMithuna Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

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)
	Dwadasi, till 11.10 am 11–09 nazhigai	Trayodasi
	Thiruvathirai, till 3.28 am (next day) 51–54 nazhigai	Punarpoosam
	Vaidhriti Yogam, till 4.59 pm caution 25–42 nazhigai	Vishkambha Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 11.10 am 11–09 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 9.47 pm 37–43 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Salem

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.03–5.52 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.09–9.37 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.03 am–12.31 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.08–12.53 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.10–2.39 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.25–4.53 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.19–7.46 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam¹6.42

Soram8.09

Uthi²9.37

Visham11.03

Amirtham³12.31

Rogam1.57

Labam⁴3.26

Dhanam⁵4.53

Night

Rogam6.19

Labam7.53

Dhanam9.26

Sugam10.58

Soram12.30

Uthi2.04

Visham3.36

Amirtham5.10

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Ārdrā

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	7.38 am
Kumbha	7.38 am	9.20 am
Meena	9.20 am	11.01 am
Mesha	11.01 am	12.50 pm
Vrishabha	12.50 pm	2.53 pm
Mithuna	2.53 pm	5.05 pm
Kataka	5.05 pm	7.13 pm
Simha	7.13 pm	9.15 pm
Kanya	9.15 pm	11.15 pm
Tula	11.15 pm	1.21 am
Vrischika	1.21 am	3.32 am
Dhanu	3.32 am	5.39 am
Makara	5.39 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

Sevvai11.33

Suriya12.31

Sukran1.29

Budhan2.27

Chandra3.25

Sani4.23

Guru5.21

Night

Sevvai6.19

Suriya7.21

Sukran8.23

Budhan9.25

Chandra10.27

Sani11.29

Guru12.31

Sevvai1.33

Suriya2.34

Sukran3.36

Budhan4.38

Chandra5.40

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery