February 2026

Wednesday

Visvavasu

Thai

Budhan

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

Theypirai

Tritiyaitill 11.40 am, then Chaturthi

Pooramtill 9.43 am, then Uthiram

Amirtha Yogam

Sankatahara Chaturthi

Rahu Kalamafternoon 12.42–2.03

Yamagandammorning 8.41–10.03

Kuligaimorning 11.22–12.43

ChandrashtamamUntil 3.51 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 7.22–8.41evening 6.48–7.42

Computed for Phoenix, in Arizona time (MST). 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, 2.03 pm to 5.08 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 11.41 am; Atiganda Yogam runs till 12.35 pm.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Phoenix

Computed for Phoenix, 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

2.03–5.08 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.22–8.41 am; Bhadra Karanam and Atiganda Yogam also run

Avoid

8.41–10.03 am

11.22 am–12.43 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

12.21–1.04 pm

12.42–2.03 pm

5.08–6.48 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 3.51 pm

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

For those born in Makara Rasi.

Then

from 3.51 pm, until Saturday 12.52 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

Sunrise7.22 am

Sunset6.03 pm

Moonrise9.20 pm

Moonset8.55 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 Phoenix's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Phoenix 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
	Budhan (Wednesday)
	Tritiyai, till 11.40 am 10–46 nazhigai	Chaturthi
	Pooram, till 9.43 am 5–53 nazhigai	Uthiram
	Atiganda Yogam, till 12.35 pm caution 13–03 nazhigai	Sukarma Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 11.41 am caution 10–46 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 11.41 pm 40–49 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Phoenix

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.36–6.28 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	8.41–10.03 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.22 am–12.43 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	12.21–1.04 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.42–2.03 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.08–6.48 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.03–4.41 am	A favourable window
	No Abhijit Muhurtham on this day	Widely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam¹7.22

Dhanam²8.42

Sugam³10.03

Soram11.22

Visham12.42

Uthi2.03

Amirtham3.23

Rogam4.42

Night

Uthi⁴6.03

Amirtham7.43

Rogam9.22

Labam11.03

Dhanam12.42

Sugam2.22

Soram4.01

Visham5.41

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 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Tṛtīyā · Saumya Vāsara · Pūrvaphalgunī (Uttaraphalgunī from 9.43 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 sign	From	To
Makara	7.22 am	7.52 am
Kumbha	7.52 am	9.14 am
Meena	9.14 am	10.33 am
Mesha	10.33 am	12.04 pm
Vrishabha	12.04 pm	1.57 pm
Mithuna	1.57 pm	4.13 pm
Kataka	4.13 pm	6.37 pm
Simha	6.37 pm	9.00 pm
Kanya	9.00 pm	11.21 pm
Tula	11.21 pm	1.46 am
Vrischika	1.46 am	4.07 am
Dhanu	4.07 am	6.10 am
Makara	6.10 am	7.21 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan7.22

Chandra8.15

Sani9.09

Guru10.02

Sevvai10.55

Suriya11.49

Sukran12.42

Budhan1.36

Chandra2.29

Sani3.23

Guru4.16

Sevvai5.10

Night

Suriya6.03

Sukran7.10

Budhan8.16

Chandra9.23

Sani10.29

Guru11.36

Sevvai12.42

Suriya1.48

Sukran2.55

Budhan4.01

Chandra5.08

Sani6.14

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk