Shastra Panchangam
February 2026
12
Thursday
Visvavasu
Thai
29
Viyazhan
Theypirai
Dasamitill 12.23 pm, then Ekadasi
Kettaitill 1.43 pm, then Moolam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.39–3.04
Yamagandammorning 6.40–8.04
Kuligaimorning 9.27–10.52
ChandrashtamamUntil 1.43 pm: Ashwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarterThen: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 8.04–9.27evening 5.51–7.27

Computed for Ayodhya. 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, 3.04 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 12.23 pm.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Ayodhya

Computed for Ayodhya, 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

3.04–5.51 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
8.04–9.27 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs
11.54 am–12.37 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs
12.23–1.39 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

6.40–8.04 am
9.27–10.52 am, what begins now is said to repeat
1.39–3.04 pm
10.32 pm–12.19 am, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 1.43 pm

Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter

For those born in Mesha Rasi.

Then

from 1.43 pm, until Sunday 12.43 am

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha 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

Sunrise6.40 am
Sunset5.51 pm
Moonrise3.43 am (next day)
Moonset12.56 pm
SunMakara Rasi
MoonVrischika Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Friday 13 February: Ekadasi.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Ayodhya 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)
Dasami, till 12.23 pm 14–18 nazhigaiEkadasi
Kettai, till 1.43 pm 17–38 nazhigaiMoolam
Harshana Yogam, till 3.06 am (next day) 51–07 nazhigaiVajra Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 12.23 pm caution 14–18 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 1.28 am (next day) 47–01 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Ayodhya

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.58–5.48 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.40–8.04 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.27–10.52 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.54 am–12.37 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.39–3.04 pmAvoided for new beginnings
10.32 pm–12.19 amAvoided for new beginnings
No Amirtha Kalam on this dayA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam16.40
Sugam28.04
Soram9.27
Uthi310.52
Amirtham412.16
Visham1.39
Rogam3.03
Labam4.28

Night

Amirtham5.51
Visham7.27
Rogam9.03
Labam510.40
Dhanam612.16
Sugam1.52
Soram3.27
Uthi5.03

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Daśamī · Guru Vāsara · Jyeṣṭhā (Mūla from 1.43 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
Makara6.40 am6.47 am
Kumbha6.47 am8.16 am
Meena8.16 am9.43 am
Mesha9.43 am11.20 am
Vrishabha11.20 am1.16 pm
Mithuna1.16 pm3.30 pm
Kataka3.30 pm5.49 pm
Simha5.49 pm8.05 pm
Kanya8.05 pm10.19 pm
Tula10.19 pm12.37 am
Vrischika12.37 am2.55 am
Dhanu2.55 am4.59 am
Makara4.59 am6.39 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.40
Sevvai7.36
Suriya8.32
Sukran9.28
Budhan10.24
Chandra11.20
Sani12.16
Guru1.12
Sevvai2.07
Suriya3.03
Sukran3.59
Budhan4.55

Night

Chandra5.51
Sani6.55
Guru7.59
Sevvai9.03
Suriya10.07
Sukran11.11
Budhan12.15
Chandra1.19
Sani2.23
Guru3.27
Sevvai4.31
Suriya5.35

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil

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