Shastra Panchangam
February 2026
26
Thursday
Visvavasu
Maasi
14
Viyazhan
Valarpirai
Navamitill 10.11 am, then Dasami
Mirugaseeridamtill 7.42 pm, then Thiruvathirai
Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 3.11–4.50
Yamagandammorning 7.03–8.41
Kuligaimorning 10.18–11.56
ChandrashtamamUntil 8.25 am: Chithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Gowri Nalla Neram
evening 6.27–8.05night 12.12–1.34 (after midnight)

Computed for Auckland, in New Zealand time (NZDT). 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, 11.56 am to 3.11 pm is the best of the day.

Vishkambha Yogam runs till 8.59 am.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Auckland

Computed for Auckland, 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

11.56 am–3.11 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
8.59–10.18 amClear of every caution
1.08–1.59 pm
4.50–8.05 pmClear of every caution
6.27–8.05 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

7.03–8.41 am
10.18–11.56 am, what begins now is said to repeat
3.11–4.50 pm
3.36–5.08 am, early Friday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 8.25 am

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

For those born in Tula Rasi.

Then

from 8.25 am, until Saturday 11.23 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

Sunrise7.03 am
Sunset8.05 pm
Moonrise4.34 pm
Moonset1.35 am (next day)
SunKumbha Rasi
MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Friday 27 February: Ekadasi.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Auckland 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
Viyazhan (Thursday)
Navami, till 10.11 am 7–52 nazhigaiDasami
Mirugaseeridam, till 7.42 pm 31–36 nazhigaiThiruvathirai
Vishkambha Yogam, till 8.59 am caution 4–50 nazhigai
Priti Yogam, till 6.04 am (next day) 57–30 nazhigai		Ayushman Yogam
Kaulava Karanam, till 10.11 am 7–52 nazhigai
Taitila Karanam, till 9.07 pm 35–10 nazhigai
Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Auckland

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.35–6.18 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.03–8.41 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.18–11.56 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.26 am–12.55 pmA favourable window
1.08–1.59 pmWidely used for beginnings
3.11–4.50 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.36–5.08 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam17.03
Sugam28.41
Soram10.18
Uthi11.56
Amirtham1.34
Visham3.11
Rogam4.49
Labam6.27

Night

Amirtham8.05
Visham9.26
Rogam10.49
Labam12.12
Dhanam1.35
Sugam32.57
Soram4.18
Uthi5.42

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Kumbha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Navamī · Guru Vāsara · Mṛgaśīrṣa (Ārdrā from 7.42 pm, 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 signFromTo
Kumbha7.03 am8.30 am
Meena8.30 am10.56 am
Mesha10.56 am1.24 pm
Vrishabha1.24 pm3.47 pm
Mithuna3.47 pm5.49 pm
Kataka5.49 pm7.24 pm
Simha7.24 pm8.42 pm
Kanya8.42 pm9.57 pm
Tula9.57 pm11.24 pm
Vrischika11.24 pm1.15 am
Dhanu1.15 am3.32 am
Makara3.32 am6.00 am
Kumbha6.00 am7.04 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru7.03
Sevvai8.08
Suriya9.13
Sukran10.18
Budhan11.23
Chandra12.28
Sani1.34
Guru2.39
Sevvai3.44
Suriya4.49
Sukran5.54
Budhan6.59

Night

Chandra8.05
Sani9.00
Guru9.54
Sevvai10.49
Suriya11.44
Sukran12.39
Budhan1.34
Chandra2.29
Sani3.24
Guru4.19
Sevvai5.14
Suriya6.09

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil

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