February 2026

Thursday

Visvavasu

Thai

Viyazhan

Theypirai

Chaturthitill 12.23 am (next day), then Panchami

Uthiramtill 10.57 pm, then Hastham

Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Sankatahara Chaturthi

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.30–3.00

Yamagandammorning 6.00–7.30

Kuligaimorning 9.00–10.30

ChandrashtamamAvittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Nalla Neram

morning 10.45–11.45afternoon 12.15–1.15

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.30–11.30evening 6.30–7.30

Tithi and nakshatram computed for Salem. 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, 3.27 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 Salem

Computed for Salem, 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

3.27–6.22 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

8.09–9.36 amClear of every caution

10.30–11.30 am; Kuligai also runs

10.45–11.45 am; Kuligai also runs

11.04 am–1.58 pmClear of every caution

12.09–12.54 pm

12.15–1.15 pm, inside the clear stretch

6.30–7.30 pm

Avoid

5.38–7.18 am, from before sunrise

6.41–8.09 am (printed 6–7.30)

9.36–11.04 am, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 9–10.30)

1.58–3.27 pm (printed 1.30–3)

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 1.22 pm

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

Sunrise6.41 am

Sunset6.22 pm

Moonrise9.30 pm

Moonset8.58 am

SunMakara Rasi

MoonKanya Rasi, from 4.20 am

This day and the next

Sankatahara Chaturthi, Ganesha worship; the fast ends at moonrise.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Salem 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
	Viyazhan (Thursday)
	Chaturthi, till 12.23 am (next day) 44–14 nazhigai	Panchami
	Uthiram, till 10.57 pm 40–41 nazhigai	Hastham
	Sukarma Yogam, till 12.04 am (next day) 43–28 nazhigai	Dhriti Yogam
	Bava Karanam, till 12.11 pm 13–44 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 12.23 am (next day) 44–14 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Salem

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.03–5.51 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	5.38–7.18 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.41–8.09 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.36–11.04 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	12.09–12.54 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.58–3.27 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.33–5.11 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹6.41

Sugam8.09

Soram9.36

Uthi11.04

Amirtham12.32

Visham1.58

Rogam3.26

Labam4.55

Night

Amirtham6.22

Visham7.54

Rogam9.26

Labam10.59

Dhanam12.32

Sugam2.04

Soram3.36

Uthi5.09

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Caturthī · Guru Vāsara · Uttaraphalgunī

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	6.41 am	7.14 am
Kumbha	7.14 am	8.57 am
Meena	8.57 am	10.38 am
Mesha	10.38 am	12.27 pm
Vrishabha	12.27 pm	2.30 pm
Mithuna	2.30 pm	4.41 pm
Kataka	4.41 pm	6.49 pm
Simha	6.49 pm	8.51 pm
Kanya	8.51 pm	10.51 pm
Tula	10.51 pm	12.57 am
Vrischika	12.57 am	3.08 am
Dhanu	3.08 am	5.16 am
Makara	5.16 am	6.41 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.41

Sevvai7.40

Suriya8.38

Sukran9.36

Budhan10.35

Chandra11.33

Sani12.31

Guru1.30

Sevvai2.28

Suriya3.27

Sukran4.25

Budhan5.23

Night

Chandra6.22

Sani7.23

Guru8.25

Sevvai9.27

Suriya10.28

Sukran11.30

Budhan12.31

Chandra1.33

Sani2.35

Guru3.36

Sevvai4.38

Suriya5.39

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil