Shastra Panchangam
February 2026
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Saturday
Visvavasu
Maasi
2
Sani
Theypirai
Dwadasitill 10.32 am, then Trayodasi
Pooradamtill 12.46 pm, then Uthiradam
Siddha Yogam

Pradosham

Rahu Kalammorning 9.45–11.01
Yamagandamafternoon 1.29–2.45
Kuligaimorning 7.16–8.31
ChandrashtamamUntil 7.13 pm: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 11.01–12.15evening 5.14–6.59

Computed for London, in UK time (GMT). 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, 2.45 pm to sunset 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 London

Computed for London, 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

2.45–5.14 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
8.36–9.45 amClear of every caution
11.01 am–1.29 pmClear of every caution
11.01 am–12.15 pm, inside the clear stretch
11.56 am–12.34 pm

Avoid

7.16–8.31 am, what begins now is said to repeat
7.16–8.36 am
9.45–11.01 am
1.29–2.45 pm
9.17–11.00 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 7.13 pm

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha Rasi.

Then

from 7.13 pm, until Tuesday 3.36 am

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna 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

Sunrise7.16 am
Sunset5.14 pm
Moonrise6.51 am (next day)
Moonset1.20 pm
SunKumbha Rasi
MoonDhanu Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

Sunday 15 February: Masa Sivaratri.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for London 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
Sani (Saturday)
Dwadasi, till 10.32 am 8–11 nazhigaiTrayodasi
Pooradam, till 12.46 pm 13–47 nazhigaiUthiradam
Siddhi Yogam, till 9.48 pm 36–23 nazhigaiVyatipata Yogam
Taitila Karanam, till 10.32 am 8–11 nazhigai
Gara Karanam, till 11.08 pm 39–43 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for London

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.24–6.19 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.16–8.31 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
7.16–8.36 amAvoided for new beginnings
7.34–9.17 amA favourable window
9.45–11.01 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.56 am–12.34 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.29–2.45 pmAvoided for new beginnings
9.17–11.00 pmAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Soram7.16
Uthi18.31
Visham9.45
Amirtham11.01
Rogam12.15
Labam21.30
Dhanam2.45
Sugam4.00

Night

Labam5.14
Dhanam6.59
Sugam38.45
Soram10.29
Uthi12.15
Visham1.59
Amirtham3.45
Soram5.29

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Kumbha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Sthira Vāsara · Pūrvāṣāḍhā (Uttarāṣāḍhā from 12.46 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
Makara7.16 am7.19 am
Kumbha7.19 am8.13 am
Meena8.13 am9.05 am
Mesha9.05 am10.09 am
Vrishabha10.09 am11.46 am
Mithuna11.46 am2.09 pm
Kataka2.09 pm4.58 pm
Simha4.58 pm7.48 pm
Kanya7.48 pm10.38 pm
Tula10.38 pm1.29 am
Vrischika1.29 am4.06 am
Dhanu4.06 am6.01 am
Makara6.01 am7.14 am

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

Horai

Day

Sani7.16
Guru8.06
Sevvai8.56
Suriya9.46
Sukran10.35
Budhan11.25
Chandra12.15
Sani1.05
Guru1.55
Sevvai2.45
Suriya3.34
Sukran4.24

Night

Budhan5.14
Chandra6.24
Sani7.34
Guru8.44
Sevvai9.54
Suriya11.04
Sukran12.14
Budhan1.24
Chandra2.34
Sani3.44
Guru4.54
Sevvai6.04

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

Also

East on Saturdays; Parigaram: curd

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