February 2026

Friday

Visvavasu

Maasi

Velli

Valarpirai

Ekadasitill 10.33 pm, then Dwadasi

Thiruvathiraitill 10.49 am, then Punarpoosam

Siddha Yogam

Ekadasi

Rahu Kalammorning 10.30–12.00

Yamagandamafternoon 3.00–4.30

Kuligaimorning 7.30–9.00

ChandrashtamamUntil 3.53 am (next day): Visakam 4th quarter, Anusham, KettaiThen: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarter

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Nalla Neram

morning 9.15–10.15evening 4.45–5.45

Gowri Nalla Neram

afternoon 12.15–1.15evening 6.30–7.30

Tithi and nakshatram computed for Kumbakonam. Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam, Kuligai, Nalla Neram and Soolam as Tamil calendars print them. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 6.28 am to 7.57 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 10.34 pm.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Kumbakonam

Computed for Kumbakonam, to the minute. Use the printed times on the sheet for daily life; use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham. Where they differ, the printed time is shown in brackets.

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

6.28–7.57 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

9.15–10.15 am; Kuligai also runs

9.27–10.55 amClear of every caution

12.02–12.49 pm; Rahu Kalam and Bhadra Karanam also run

12.15–1.15 pm; Rahu Kalam and Bhadra Karanam also run

4.45–5.45 pm; Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam also run

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

7.57–9.27 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 7.30–9)

10.55 am–12.26 pm (printed 10.30–12)

3.23–4.54 pm (printed 3–4.30)

10.12–11.44 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 3.53 am

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika Rasi.

Then

from 3.53 am, until Monday 7.52 am

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu 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

Sunrise6.28 am

Sunset6.22 pm

Moonrise2.40 pm

Moonset3.45 am (next day)

SunKumbha Rasi

MoonMithuna Rasi

This day and the next

Ekadasi, a fasting day in many families.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Kumbakonam 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
	Velli (Friday)
	Ekadasi, till 10.33 pm 40–14 nazhigai	Dwadasi
	Thiruvathirai, till 10.49 am 10–52 nazhigai	Punarpoosam
	Ayushman Yogam, till 7.44 pm 33–10 nazhigai	Saubhagya Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 11.33 am 12–41 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 10.34 pm caution 40–14 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Kumbakonam

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.52–5.39 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.57–9.27 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	10.55 am–12.26 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.02–12.49 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	3.23–4.54 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.12–11.44 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	No Amirtha Kalam on this day	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam6.28

Soram7.57

Uthi9.27

Visham10.55

Amirtham¹12.26

Rogam1.54

Labam²3.24

Dhanam³4.54

Night

Rogam6.22

Labam7.53

Dhanam⁴9.24

Sugam⁵10.55

Soram12.24

Uthi1.56

Visham3.26

Amirtham4.57

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Kumbha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Ārdrā (Punarvasu from 10.49 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 sign	From	To
Kumbha	6.28 am	7.25 am
Meena	7.25 am	9.07 am
Mesha	9.07 am	10.56 am
Vrishabha	10.56 am	1.00 pm
Mithuna	1.00 pm	3.11 pm
Kataka	3.11 pm	5.19 pm
Simha	5.19 pm	7.20 pm
Kanya	7.20 pm	9.20 pm
Tula	9.20 pm	11.25 pm
Vrischika	11.25 pm	1.36 am
Dhanu	1.36 am	3.43 am
Makara	3.43 am	5.38 am
Kumbha	5.38 am	6.28 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.28

Budhan7.28

Chandra8.27

Sani9.27

Guru10.26

Sevvai11.26

Suriya12.25

Sukran1.25

Budhan2.24

Chandra3.24

Sani4.23

Guru5.23

Night

Sevvai6.22

Suriya7.23

Sukran8.23

Budhan9.24

Chandra10.24

Sani11.25

Guru12.25

Sevvai1.25

Suriya2.26

Sukran3.26

Budhan4.27

Chandra5.27

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery