Shastra Panchangam
February 2026
26
Thursday
Visvavasu
Maasi
14
Viyazhan
Valarpirai
Dasamitill 10.04 pm, then Ekadasi
Mirugaseeridamtill 9.42 am, then Thiruvathirai
Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.33–3.01
Yamagandammorning 6.19–7.46
Kuligaimorning 9.12–10.40
ChandrashtamamVisakam 4th quarter, Anusham, Kettai
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 7.46–9.12night 10.33–12.05 (after midnight)

Computed for Riyadh, in Arabia time (AST). 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, 10.40 am to 1.33 pm 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 Riyadh

Computed for Riyadh, 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

10.40 am–1.33 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.46–9.12 amClear of every caution
7.46–9.12 am, inside the clear stretch
11.44 am–12.29 pm
3.01–5.36 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

6.19–7.46 am
9.12–10.40 am, what begins now is said to repeat
1.33–3.01 pm
5.36–7.08 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 1.23 am

Anusham · Kettai · Visakam, fourth quarter

For those born in Vrischika 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

Sunrise6.19 am
Sunset5.54 pm
Moonrise12.48 pm
Moonset3.06 am (next day)
SunKumbha Rasi
MoonMithuna Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Friday 27 February: Ekadasi.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Riyadh 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
Viyazhan (Thursday)
Dasami, till 10.04 pm 39–25 nazhigaiEkadasi
Mirugaseeridam, till 9.42 am 8–28 nazhigaiThiruvathirai
Priti Yogam, till 8.04 pm 34–24 nazhigaiAyushman Yogam
Taitila Karanam, till 11.07 am 12–02 nazhigai
Gara Karanam, till 10.04 pm 39–25 nazhigai
Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Riyadh

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.40–5.28 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.19–7.46 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.12–10.40 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.44 am–12.29 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.33–3.01 pmAvoided for new beginnings
5.36–7.08 pmAvoided for new beginnings
10.54 pm–12.23 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam16.19
Sugam7.46
Soram9.12
Uthi10.40
Amirtham12.07
Visham1.33
Rogam3.00
Labam24.28

Night

Amirtham35.54
Visham7.27
Rogam9.00
Labam10.33
Dhanam12.06
Sugam1.39
Soram3.11
Uthi4.45

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Kumbha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Daśamī · Guru Vāsara · Mṛgaśīrṣa (Ārdrā from 9.42 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
Kumbha6.19 am7.12 am
Meena7.12 am8.41 am
Mesha8.41 am10.20 am
Vrishabha10.20 am12.17 pm
Mithuna12.17 pm2.31 pm
Kataka2.31 pm4.48 pm
Simha4.48 pm7.02 pm
Kanya7.02 pm9.14 pm
Tula9.14 pm11.30 pm
Vrischika11.30 pm1.47 am
Dhanu1.47 am3.52 am
Makara3.52 am5.37 am
Kumbha5.37 am6.18 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.19
Sevvai7.16
Suriya8.14
Sukran9.12
Budhan10.10
Chandra11.08
Sani12.06
Guru1.04
Sevvai2.02
Suriya3.00
Sukran3.58
Budhan4.56

Night

Chandra5.54
Sani6.56
Guru7.58
Sevvai9.00
Suriya10.02
Sukran11.04
Budhan12.06
Chandra1.08
Sani2.10
Guru3.12
Sevvai4.14
Suriya5.16

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil

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