January 2026

Tuesday

Visvavasu

Thai

Sevvai

Tamil Nadu calendars show Thai 6 on this day. Here Thai began a day earlier, on Wednesday 14 January.

Valarpirai

Dwitiyaitill 1.13 pm, then Tritiyai

Avittamtill 12.28 am (next day), then Sathayam

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 2.35–3.53

Yamagandammorning 9.24–10.43

Kuligaimorning 11.59–1.18

ChandrashtamamUntil 12.06 pm: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

afternoon 1.18–2.35night 6.53–8.35

Computed for San Diego, in US Pacific time (PST). Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Kuligai from its own sunrise; Gowri Nalla Neram from its sunrise and sunset. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

Keep new beginnings small on this day.

Vyatipata Yogam runs all day, till 5.29 am Wednesday. No part of the day is clear of every caution. If something cannot wait, prefer a good part of the Gowri Panchangam 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 San Diego

Computed for San Diego, to the minute. Use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham.

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

11.40 am–12.20 pm; Kuligai and Vyatipata Yogam also run

1.18–2.35 pm; Vyatipata Yogam also runs

Avoid

8.53–9.35 am

9.24–10.43 am

11.59 am–1.18 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

2.35–3.53 pm

10.37–11.33 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 12.06 pm

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 12.06 pm, until Thursday 7.04 pm

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka 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

Sunrise6.49 am

Sunset5.10 pm

Moonrise8.15 am

Moonset7.10 pm

SunMakara Rasi

MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them, set by San Diego's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for San Diego 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
	Sevvai (Tuesday)
	Dwitiyai, till 1.13 pm 16–00 nazhigai	Tritiyai
	Avittam, till 12.28 am (next day) 44–09 nazhigai	Sathayam
	Vyatipata Yogam, till 5.29 am (next day) caution 56–39 nazhigai	Variyan Yogam
	Kaulava Karanam, till 1.13 pm 16–00 nazhigai Taitila Karanam, till 1.18 am (next day) 46–13 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for San Diego

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.00–5.54 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.53–9.35 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.24–10.43 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.40 am–12.20 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	11.59 am–1.18 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	1.43–3.21 pm	A favourable window
	2.35–3.53 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.37–11.33 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam6.49

Labam¹8.07

Dhanam²9.25

Sugam³10.43

Soram11.59

Uthi⁴1.18

Visham2.35

Amirtham⁵3.53

Night

Soram5.10

Uthi6.53

Visham8.35

Amirtham⁶10.18

Rogam11.59

Labam1.42

Dhanam3.25

Sugam5.07

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvitīyā · Bhauma Vāsara · Dhaniṣṭhā

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	6.49 am	8.10 am
Kumbha	8.10 am	9.33 am
Meena	9.33 am	10.53 am
Mesha	10.53 am	12.25 pm
Vrishabha	12.25 pm	2.18 pm
Mithuna	2.18 pm	4.34 pm
Kataka	4.34 pm	6.57 pm
Simha	6.57 pm	9.19 pm
Kanya	9.19 pm	11.40 pm
Tula	11.40 pm	2.04 am
Vrischika	2.04 am	4.24 am
Dhanu	4.24 am	6.27 am
Makara	6.27 am	6.49 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai6.49

Suriya7.41

Sukran8.33

Budhan9.25

Chandra10.16

Sani11.08

Guru12.00

Sevvai12.52

Suriya1.43

Sukran2.35

Budhan3.27

Chandra4.19

Night

Sani5.10

Guru6.19

Sevvai7.27

Suriya8.35

Sukran9.43

Budhan10.51

Chandra12.00

Sani1.08

Guru2.16

Sevvai3.24

Suriya4.33

Sukran5.41

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

Also

	North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk
	In force from 12.05 pm, until Tuesday 7.04 pm