February 2026

Thursday

Visvavasu

Thai

Viyazhan

Theypirai

Chaturthitill 12.23 am (next day), then Panchami

Uthiramtill 10.57 pm, then Hastham

Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Sankatahara Chaturthi

Rahu Kalamafternoon 2.32–3.57

Yamagandammorning 7.31–8.56

Kuligaimorning 10.19–11.44

ChandrashtamamAvittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

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Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 11.44–1.08evening 6.45–8.21

Computed for Dwarka. 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, 11.44 am to 2.32 pm is the best of the day.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Dwarka

Computed for Dwarka, 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

11.44 am–2.32 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

8.56–10.19 amClear of every caution

11.44 am–1.08 pm, inside the clear stretch

12.46–1.30 pm

3.57–6.45 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

7.31–8.56 am

10.19–11.44 am, what begins now is said to repeat

2.32–3.57 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 1.22 pm

Sathayam · Avittam, third to fourth quarters · Poorattathi, first to third quarters

For those born in Kumbha 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

Sunrise7.31 am

Sunset6.45 pm

Moonrise10.11 pm

Moonset9.35 am

SunMakara Rasi

MoonKanya Rasi, from 4.20 am

This day and the next

Sankatahara Chaturthi, Ganesha worship; the fast ends at moonrise.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Dwarka 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
	Viyazhan (Thursday)
	Chaturthi, till 12.23 am (next day) 42–10 nazhigai	Panchami
	Uthiram, till 10.57 pm 38–37 nazhigai	Hastham
	Sukarma Yogam, till 12.04 am (next day) 41–24 nazhigai	Dhriti Yogam
	Bava Karanam, till 12.11 pm 11–40 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 12.23 am (next day) 42–10 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Dwarka

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.49–6.39 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.31–8.56 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.19–11.44 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	12.46–1.30 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	2.32–3.57 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.33–5.11 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹7.31

Sugam8.56

Soram10.19

Uthi11.44

Amirtham1.09

Visham2.32

Rogam3.56

Labam5.22

Night

Amirtham6.45

Visham8.21

Rogam9.56

Labam11.33

Dhanam1.08

Sugam2.44

Soram4.19

Uthi5.55

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Yamagandam.

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Caturthī · Guru Vāsara · Uttaraphalgunī

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	7.31 am	8.02 am
Kumbha	8.02 am	9.35 am
Meena	9.35 am	11.07 am
Mesha	11.07 am	12.48 pm
Vrishabha	12.48 pm	2.46 pm
Mithuna	2.46 pm	4.59 pm
Kataka	4.59 pm	7.15 pm
Simha	7.15 pm	9.26 pm
Kanya	9.26 pm	11.36 pm
Tula	11.36 pm	1.50 am
Vrischika	1.50 am	4.05 am
Dhanu	4.05 am	6.11 am
Makara	6.11 am	7.30 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru7.31

Sevvai8.27

Suriya9.23

Sukran10.20

Budhan11.16

Chandra12.12

Sani1.08

Guru2.04

Sevvai3.01

Suriya3.57

Sukran4.53

Budhan5.49

Night

Chandra6.45

Sani7.49

Guru8.53

Sevvai9.57

Suriya11.00

Sukran12.04

Budhan1.08

Chandra2.12

Sani3.15

Guru4.19

Sevvai5.23

Suriya6.27

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

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