February 2026

Thursday

Visvavasu

Maasi

Viyazhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Thai 29 on this day. Here Maasi began a day earlier, on Thursday 12 February.

Theypirai

Ekadasitill 12.56 am (next day), then Dwadasi

Moolamtill 2.43 am (next day), then Pooradam

Siddha Yogam

Ekadasi

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.44–3.05

Yamagandammorning 7.02–8.23

Kuligaimorning 9.43–11.04

ChandrashtamamKarthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 11.04–12.24evening 5.46–7.25

Computed for San Francisco, in US Pacific time (PST). 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, 11.04 am to 1.35 pm is the best of the day.

Vajra Yogam runs till 1.54 pm Friday.

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

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for San Francisco

Computed for San Francisco, 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

11.04 am–1.35 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

8.23–9.02 amShort clear window

11.04 am–12.24 pm, inside the clear stretch

12.03–12.45 pm

Avoid

7.02–8.23 am

9.02–10.49 am

9.43–11.04 am, what begins now is said to repeat

1.44–3.05 pm

12.56–2.43 am, early Friday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 11.13 am

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

For those born in Vrishabha 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

Sunrise7.02 am

Sunset5.46 pm

Moonrise4.56 am (next day)

Moonset12.56 pm

SunMakara Rasi

MoonDhanu Rasi, from 12.13 am

This day and the next

Ekadasi, a fasting day in many families.

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

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for San Francisco 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)
	Ekadasi, till 12.56 am (next day) 44–48 nazhigai	Dwadasi
	Moolam, till 2.43 am (next day) 49–14 nazhigai	Pooradam
	Harshana Yogam, till 1.36 pm 16–25 nazhigai	Vajra Yogam
	Bava Karanam, till 11.58 am 12–19 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 12.56 am (next day) 44–48 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for San Francisco

Window	Time	Traditional use
	5.16–6.09 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.02–8.23 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.02–10.49 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.43–11.04 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	12.03–12.45 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.44–3.05 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.39–9.24 pm	A favourable window
	12.56–2.43 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹7.02

Sugam²8.23

Soram9.43

Uthi11.04

Amirtham³12.25

Visham1.44

Rogam3.05

Labam⁴4.26

Night

Amirtham5.46

Visham7.25

Rogam9.04

Labam10.45

Dhanam⁵12.24

Sugam⁶2.03

Soram3.42

Uthi5.22

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Yamagandam; 2 Tyajyam; 3 Vajra Yogam; 4 Vajra Yogam; 5 Tyajyam; 6 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Kumbha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Guru Vāsara · Mūla

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	7.02 am	7.08 am
Kumbha	7.08 am	8.25 am
Meena	8.25 am	9.39 am
Mesha	9.39 am	11.04 am
Vrishabha	11.04 am	12.55 pm
Mithuna	12.55 pm	3.12 pm
Kataka	3.12 pm	5.41 pm
Simha	5.41 pm	8.08 pm
Kanya	8.08 pm	10.36 pm
Tula	10.36 pm	1.05 am
Vrischika	1.05 am	3.28 am
Dhanu	3.28 am	5.30 am
Makara	5.30 am	7.01 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru7.02

Sevvai7.56

Suriya8.50

Sukran9.43

Budhan10.37

Chandra11.30

Sani12.24

Guru1.18

Sevvai2.11

Suriya3.05

Sukran3.59

Budhan4.52

Night

Chandra5.46

Sani6.52

Guru7.58

Sevvai9.05

Suriya10.11

Sukran11.17

Budhan12.24

Chandra1.30

Sani2.36

Guru3.42

Sevvai4.49

Suriya5.55

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil