Shastra Panchangam
February 2026
4
Wednesday
Visvavasu
Thai
22
Budhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Thai 21 on this day. Here Thai began a day earlier, on Wednesday 14 January.

Theypirai
Tritiyaitill 1.40 pm, then Chaturthi
Pooramtill 11.43 am, then Uthiram
Amirtha Yogam

Sankatahara Chaturthi

Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.11–1.29
Yamagandammorning 8.20–9.38
Kuligaimorning 10.54–12.12
ChandrashtamamUntil 5.51 pm: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Avittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 7.04–8.20evening 5.20–7.02

Computed for Edison, in US Eastern time (EST). 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, 2.35 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 1.41 pm; Atiganda Yogam runs till 2.35 pm.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Edison

Computed for Edison, 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

2.35–5.20 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.04–8.20 am; Bhadra Karanam and Atiganda Yogam also run

Avoid

8.20–9.38 am
10.54 am–12.12 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
11.51 am–12.33 pm
12.11–1.29 pm
7.08–8.48 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 5.51 pm

Thiruvonam · Uthiradam, second to fourth quarters · Avittam, first to second quarters

For those born in Makara Rasi.

Then

from 5.51 pm, until Saturday 2.52 am

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

Sunrise7.04 am
Sunset5.20 pm
Moonrise8.43 pm
Moonset8.24 am
SunMakara Rasi
MoonSimha Rasi

This day and the next

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

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Edison 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
Budhan (Wednesday)
Tritiyai, till 1.40 pm 16–31 nazhigaiChaturthi
Pooram, till 11.43 am 11–38 nazhigaiUthiram
Atiganda Yogam, till 2.35 pm caution 18–48 nazhigaiSukarma Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 1.41 pm caution 16–31 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 1.41 am (next day) 46–35 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Edison

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.14–6.08 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.20–9.38 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.54 am–12.12 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.51 am–12.33 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.11–1.29 pmAvoided for new beginnings
7.08–8.48 pmAvoided for new beginnings
5.03–6.41 amA favourable window
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this dayWidely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam17.04
Dhanam28.21
Sugam39.38
Soram10.54
Visham12.11
Uthi41.29
Amirtham2.46
Rogam4.02

Night

Uthi5.20
Amirtham57.03
Rogam8.45
Labam10.29
Dhanam12.12
Sugam1.55
Soram3.37
Visham5.19

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Tṛtīyā · Saumya Vāsara · Pūrvaphalgunī (Uttaraphalgunī from 11.43 am, 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
Makara7.04 am7.32 am
Kumbha7.32 am8.45 am
Meena8.45 am9.56 am
Mesha9.56 am11.18 am
Vrishabha11.18 am1.06 pm
Mithuna1.06 pm3.24 pm
Kataka3.24 pm5.56 pm
Simha5.56 pm8.28 pm
Kanya8.28 pm10.59 pm
Tula10.59 pm1.31 am
Vrischika1.31 am3.57 am
Dhanu3.57 am5.57 am
Makara5.57 am7.03 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan7.04
Chandra7.55
Sani8.46
Guru9.38
Sevvai10.29
Suriya11.20
Sukran12.12
Budhan1.03
Chandra1.54
Sani2.46
Guru3.37
Sevvai4.28

Night

Suriya5.20
Sukran6.28
Budhan7.37
Chandra8.45
Sani9.54
Guru11.03
Sevvai12.11
Suriya1.20
Sukran2.28
Budhan3.37
Chandra4.46
Sani5.54

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk

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