January 2026

Wednesday

Visvavasu

Thai

Budhan

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

Valarpirai

Ekadasitill 12.26 am (next day), then Dwadasi

Rohinitill 6.02 pm, then Mirugaseeridam

Siddha Yogam

Ekadasi

Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.22–1.40

Yamagandammorning 8.33–9.50

Kuligaimorning 11.06–12.23

ChandrashtamamUntil 5.02 am (next day): Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 7.16–8.33evening 5.29–7.12

Computed for San Francisco, 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

For anything new, 7.16 am to 8.33 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 12.26 am Thursday.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for San Francisco

Computed for San Francisco, 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

7.16–8.33 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.16–8.33 am, inside the clear stretch

9.50–10.40 amShort clear window

1.40–1.47 pmShort clear window

Avoid

8.33–9.50 am

10.40 am–12.09 pm

11.06 am–12.23 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

12.02–12.44 pm

12.22–1.40 pm

11.09 pm–12.38 am, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 5.02 am

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

For those born in Tula Rasi.

Then

from 5.02 am, until Saturday 6.32 am

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

Sunrise7.16 am

Sunset5.29 pm

Moonrise12.57 pm

Moonset4.40 am (next day)

SunMakara Rasi

MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

Ekadasi, a fasting day in many families.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for San Francisco 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)
	Ekadasi, till 12.26 am (next day) 42–54 nazhigai	Dwadasi
	Rohini, till 6.02 pm 26–55 nazhigai	Mirugaseeridam
	Brahma Yogam, till 10.24 am 7–49 nazhigai Indra Yogam, till 6.58 am (next day) 59–15 nazhigai	Vaidhriti Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 1.47 pm 16–17 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 12.26 am (next day) caution 42–54 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for San Francisco

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.26–6.21 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.33–9.50 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.40 am–12.09 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.06 am–12.23 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	12.02–12.44 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.22–1.40 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.06–4.33 pm	A favourable window
	11.09 pm–12.38 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	No Abhijit Muhurtham on this day	Widely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam7.16

Dhanam¹8.34

Sugam²9.50

Soram11.06

Visham12.22

Uthi³1.40

Amirtham⁴2.57

Rogam4.12

Night

Uthi5.29

Amirtham7.13

Rogam8.55

Labam⁵10.40

Dhanam⁶12.23

Sugam2.06

Soram3.49

Visham5.32

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Saumya Vāsara · Rohiṇī

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	7.16 am	8.07 am
Kumbha	8.07 am	9.24 am
Meena	9.24 am	10.38 am
Mesha	10.38 am	12.03 pm
Vrishabha	12.03 pm	1.54 pm
Mithuna	1.54 pm	4.11 pm
Kataka	4.11 pm	6.40 pm
Simha	6.40 pm	9.07 pm
Kanya	9.07 pm	11.35 pm
Tula	11.35 pm	2.04 am
Vrischika	2.04 am	4.27 am
Dhanu	4.27 am	6.29 am
Makara	6.29 am	7.16 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan7.16

Chandra8.07

Sani8.59

Guru9.50

Sevvai10.41

Suriya11.32

Sukran12.23

Budhan1.14

Chandra2.05

Sani2.56

Guru3.47

Sevvai4.38

Night

Suriya5.29

Sukran6.38

Budhan7.47

Chandra8.56

Sani10.05

Guru11.14

Sevvai12.22

Suriya1.31

Sukran2.40

Budhan3.49

Chandra4.58

Sani6.07

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk