Shastra Panchangam
February 2026
6
Friday
Visvavasu
Thai
24
Velli

Tamil Nadu calendars show Thai 23 on this day. Here Thai began a day earlier, on Wednesday 14 January.


Theypirai
Panchamitill 2.49 pm, then Shashti
Hasthamtill 1.54 pm, then Chithirai
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 10.54–12.12
Yamagandamafternoon 2.47–4.05
Kuligaimorning 8.19–9.37
ChandrashtamamUntil 2.52 am (next day): Avittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Poorattathi 4th quarter, Uthirattathi, Revathi
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 7.02–8.19night 7.05–8.46

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, 7.02 am to 8.19 am is the best of the day.

Shoola Yogam runs till 1.11 pm Saturday.

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

7.02–8.19 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.02–8.19 am, inside the clear stretch
9.37–10.54 amClear of every caution
11.52 am–12.32 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs
12.12–1.07 pmShort clear window

Avoid

8.19–9.37 am, what begins now is said to repeat
10.54 am–12.12 pm
2.47–4.05 pm
10.35 pm–12.20 am, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 2.52 am

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

For those born in Kumbha Rasi.

Then

from 2.52 am, until Monday 2.42 pm

Uthirattathi · Revathi · Poorattathi, fourth quarter

For those born in Meena 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

Sunrise7.02 am
Sunset5.22 pm
Moonrise10.52 pm
Moonset9.06 am
SunMakara Rasi
MoonKanya Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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
Velli (Friday)
Panchami, till 2.49 pm 19–29 nazhigaiShashti
Hastham, till 1.54 pm 17–12 nazhigaiChithirai
Dhriti Yogam, till 1.07 pm 15–15 nazhigaiShoola Yogam
Taitila Karanam, till 2.49 pm 19–29 nazhigai
Gara Karanam, till 3.32 am (next day) 51–19 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Edison

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.13–6.06 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.33–9.14 amA favourable window
8.19–9.37 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
10.54 am–12.12 pmAvoided for new beginnings
11.52 am–12.32 pmWidely used for beginnings
2.47–4.05 pmAvoided for new beginnings
10.35 pm–12.20 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam7.02
Soram8.19
Uthi9.37
Visham10.54
Amirtham112.12
Rogam1.29
Labam22.48
Dhanam34.05

Night

Rogam5.22
Labam7.05
Dhanam8.47
Sugam410.30
Soram12.11
Uthi1.54
Visham3.35
Amirtham5.19

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Pañcamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Hasta (Citrā from 1.54 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
Makara7.02 am7.24 am
Kumbha7.24 am8.37 am
Meena8.37 am9.48 am
Mesha9.48 am11.10 am
Vrishabha11.10 am12.59 pm
Mithuna12.59 pm3.16 pm
Kataka3.16 pm5.48 pm
Simha5.48 pm8.20 pm
Kanya8.20 pm10.51 pm
Tula10.51 pm1.23 am
Vrischika1.23 am3.49 am
Dhanu3.49 am5.50 am
Makara5.50 am7.01 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran7.02
Budhan7.53
Chandra8.45
Sani9.37
Guru10.29
Sevvai11.20
Suriya12.12
Sukran1.04
Budhan1.55
Chandra2.47
Sani3.39
Guru4.30

Night

Sevvai5.22
Suriya6.30
Sukran7.39
Budhan8.47
Chandra9.55
Sani11.03
Guru12.11
Sevvai1.20
Suriya2.28
Sukran3.36
Budhan4.44
Chandra5.52

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery

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