Shastra Panchangam
February 2026
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Tuesday
Visvavasu
Maasi
5
Sevvai
Theypirai
Amavasaitill 7.01 am, then Prathamai
Avittamtill 10.46 am, then Sathayam
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 2.53–4.15
Yamagandammorning 9.30–10.51
Kuligaiafternoon 12.11–1.33
ChandrashtamamPunarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam
SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 10.51–12.11night 7.35–8.53

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, 4.15 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Parigha Yogam runs till 1.59 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

4.15–5.35 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
10.51 am–12.11 pm; Parigha Yogam also runs
11.51 am–12.33 pm; Kuligai and Parigha Yogam also run
1.59–2.53 pmShort clear window

Avoid

8.57–9.41 am
9.30–10.51 am
12.11–1.33 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
2.53–4.15 pm
5.58–7.35 pm, in the evening
10.52–11.45 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Thursday 4.31 am

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka 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

Sunrise6.48 am
Sunset5.35 pm
Moonrise7.03 am
Moonset5.53 pm
SunKumbha Rasi
MoonKumbha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Amavasai runs till 7.01 am; the Amavasai day here is on Monday 16 February.

In Tamil Nadu, Amavasai is 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
Sevvai (Tuesday)
Amavasai, till 7.01 am 0–32 nazhigai
Prathamai, till 6.28 am (next day) 59–13 nazhigai		Dwitiyai
Avittam, till 10.46 am 9–56 nazhigaiSathayam
Parigha Yogam, till 1.59 pm caution 17–58 nazhigaiShiva Yogam
Naga Karanam, till 7.01 am 0–32 nazhigai
Kimstughna Karanam, till 6.48 pm 30–01 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 6.28 am (next day) 59–13 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Edison

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.03–5.55 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.57–9.41 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.30–10.51 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.51 am–12.33 pmWidely used for beginnings
12.11–1.33 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
2.53–4.15 pmAvoided for new beginnings
5.58–7.35 pmAvoided for new beginnings
10.52–11.45 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.35–5.10 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam6.48
Labam18.10
Dhanam29.31
Sugam310.51
Soram12.11
Uthi41.33
Visham2.53
Amirtham4.15

Night

Soram5.35
Uthi57.15
Visham8.53
Amirtham610.33
Rogam12.11
Labam1.51
Dhanam3.30
Sugam5.08

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Kumbha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Amāvāsyā · Bhauma Vāsara · Dhaniṣṭhā (Śatabhiṣaj from 10.46 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
Kumbha6.48 am7.54 am
Meena7.54 am9.05 am
Mesha9.05 am10.27 am
Vrishabha10.27 am12.15 pm
Mithuna12.15 pm2.33 pm
Kataka2.33 pm5.05 pm
Simha5.05 pm7.37 pm
Kanya7.37 pm10.07 pm
Tula10.07 pm12.40 am
Vrischika12.40 am3.06 am
Dhanu3.06 am5.06 am
Makara5.06 am6.37 am
Kumbha6.37 am6.47 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai6.48
Suriya7.42
Sukran8.36
Budhan9.30
Chandra10.24
Sani11.18
Guru12.12
Sevvai1.06
Suriya2.00
Sukran2.54
Budhan3.48
Chandra4.42

Night

Sani5.35
Guru6.41
Sevvai7.47
Suriya8.53
Sukran9.59
Budhan11.05
Chandra12.11
Sani1.17
Guru2.23
Sevvai3.29
Suriya4.35
Sukran5.41

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

Also

North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk
In force all day, until Thursday 4.31 am

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