Shastra Panchangam
January 2027
15
Friday
Parabhava
Thai
1
Velli
Valarpirai
Saptamitill 12.44 pm, then Ashtami
Revathitill 10.21 pm, then Ashwini
Amirtha Yogam

Thai Pongal

Rahu Kalammorning 11.07–12.28
Yamagandamafternoon 3.08–4.30
Kuligaimorning 8.26–9.47
ChandrashtamamUntil 10.22 pm: Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarterThen: Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 7.06–8.26night 7.30–9.08

Computed for Sharjah, in Gulf time (GST). 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, 7.06 am to 8.26 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 12.35 am Saturday.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Sharjah

Computed for Sharjah, 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

7.06–8.26 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.06–8.26 am, inside the clear stretch
9.47–10.05 amShort clear window
12.07–12.49 pm; Rahu Kalam and Bhadra Karanam also run
12.28–12.43 pmShort clear window

Avoid

8.26–9.47 am, what begins now is said to repeat
10.05–11.44 am
11.07 am–12.28 pm
3.08–4.30 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 10.22 pm

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha Rasi.

Then

from 10.22 pm, until Monday 2.52 am

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

Sunrise7.06 am
Sunset5.50 pm
Moonrise11.23 am
Moonset12.28 am (next day)
SunMakara Rasi
MoonMeena Rasi

This day and the next

Thai Pongal, Thai 1; pongal is cooked facing the Sun.

Saturday 16 January: Mattu Pongal.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Sharjah 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

LimbThis dayThen
Velli (Friday)
Saptami, till 12.44 pm 14–06 nazhigaiAshtami
Revathi, till 10.21 pm 38–09 nazhigaiAshwini
Shiva Yogam, till 2.48 pm 19–17 nazhigaiSiddha Yogam
Vanija Karanam, till 12.44 pm 14–06 nazhigai
Bhadra Karanam, till 12.35 am (next day) caution 43–43 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Sharjah

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.20–6.12 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.26–9.47 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
10.05–11.44 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.07 am–12.28 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.07–12.49 pmWidely used for beginnings
3.08–4.30 pmAvoided for new beginnings
7.55–9.32 pmA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam7.06
Soram8.26
Uthi19.47
Visham11.07
Amirtham212.28
Rogam1.48
Labam33.09
Dhanam44.30

Night

Rogam5.50
Labam7.30
Dhanam9.09
Sugam10.49
Soram12.27
Uthi2.08
Visham3.46
Amirtham5.27

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Saptamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Revatī

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1948
2083
2082
5128
1202

Kaliyuga counted as the Tamil almanac counts the current year. Gujarati Samvat turns the day after Deepavali.

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Dhanu7.06 am7.08 am
Makara7.08 am8.53 am
Kumbha8.53 am10.24 am
Meena10.24 am11.52 am
Mesha11.52 am1.30 pm
Vrishabha1.30 pm3.27 pm
Mithuna3.27 pm5.41 pm
Kataka5.41 pm7.59 pm
Simha7.59 pm10.13 pm
Kanya10.13 pm12.26 am
Tula12.26 am2.42 am
Vrischika2.42 am4.59 am
Dhanu4.59 am7.04 am
Makara7.04 am7.06 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran7.06
Budhan7.59
Chandra8.53
Sani9.47
Guru10.40
Sevvai11.34
Suriya12.28
Sukran1.21
Budhan2.15
Chandra3.09
Sani4.02
Guru4.56

Night

Sevvai5.50
Suriya6.56
Sukran8.02
Budhan9.09
Chandra10.15
Sani11.21
Guru12.28
Sevvai1.34
Suriya2.40
Sukran3.47
Budhan4.53
Chandra5.59

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery
In force all day, until 10.22 pm

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