Tirunelveli, Tuesday, 17 February 2026
Tuesday 17 February 2026 · Maasi 5
Amavasya
The next day, Wednesday 18 February · Maasi 6
On Tuesday 17 February 2026 in Tirunelveli, the tithi is Amavasya until 5:31 pm IST; Rahu Kalam is 3:31 pm to 5:00 pm IST. Sunrise 6:37 am, sunset 6:29 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Tuesday until sunrise on Wednesday.
On this day
- Amavasya is on Tuesday 17 February. Amavasya dates 2026
Panchangam details
Tithi · Amavasya
until 5:31 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Dhanishta
until 9:16 pm
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Parigha
until 12:29 am Wednesday
Worked out from the Sun's and Moon's positions added together. It is read with the tithi, nakshatra and karana when a muhurta is chosen.
Karana · Naga
until 5:31 pm; then Kimstughna until 5:18 am Wednesday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
No Bhadra Karanam between this sunrise and the next.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
3:31 pm – 5:00 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
9:35 am – 11:04 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
12:33 pm – 2:02 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
7:45 am – 8:45 am
4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Tuesday, the same in every Tamil Nadu city.
Choghadiya
The day and the night each have eight choghadiyas. The names repeat in a cycle of seven, starting from a different name each weekday; on a Tuesday the day starts with Rog.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:37 am – 8:06 am | Rog | avoid |
| 8:06 am – 9:35 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:35 am – 11:04 am | Char | neutral |
| 11:04 am – 12:33 pm | Labh | good |
| 12:33 pm – 2:02 pm | Amrit | good |
| 2:02 pm – 3:31 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:31 pm – 5:00 pm | Shubh | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 5:00 pm – 6:29 pm | Rog | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:29 pm – 8:00 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 8:00 pm – 9:31 pm | Labh | good |
| 9:31 pm – 11:02 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:02 pm – 12:33 am | Shubh | good |
| 12:33 am – 2:04 am | Amrit | good |
| 2:04 am – 3:35 am | Char | neutral |
| 3:35 am – 5:06 am | Rog | avoid |
| 5:06 am – 6:37 am | Kaal | avoid |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
12:09 pm – 12:57 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
The Moon does not rise in Tirunelveli between this sunrise and the next; it sets at 6:24 pm.
Hora
Twelve horas from sunrise to sunset and twelve from sunset to the next sunrise, each ruled by a planet. The first hora of the day belongs to the weekday's own planet: Mars on a Tuesday.
| 6:37 am – 7:36 am | Mars |
| 7:36 am – 8:36 am | Sun |
| 8:36 am – 9:35 am | Venus |
| 9:35 am – 10:34 am | Mercury |
| 10:34 am – 11:34 am | Moon |
| 11:34 am – 12:33 pm | Saturn |
| 12:33 pm – 1:32 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:32 pm – 2:32 pm | Mars |
| 2:32 pm – 3:31 pm | Sun |
| 3:31 pm – 4:30 pm | Venus |
| 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm | Mercury |
| 5:30 pm – 6:29 pm | Moon |
| 6:29 pm – 7:30 pm | Saturn |
| 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:30 pm – 9:31 pm | Mars |
| 9:31 pm – 10:32 pm | Sun |
| 10:32 pm – 11:32 pm | Venus |
| 11:32 pm – 12:33 am | Mercury |
| 12:33 am – 1:33 am | Moon |
| 1:33 am – 2:34 am | Saturn |
| 2:34 am – 3:35 am | Jupiter |
| 3:35 am – 4:35 am | Mars |
| 4:35 am – 5:36 am | Sun |
| 5:36 am – 6:37 am | Venus |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 52 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 89 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 5:31 pm, nakshatra at 9:16 pm, yoga at 12:29 am Wednesday, karana at 5:18 am Wednesday.
On a Tuesday, Rahu Kalam is the seventh of the eight parts of daylight, from 3:31 pm in Tirunelveli.
Questions
What is the tithi in Tirunelveli on 17 February 2026?
Amavasya, until 5:31 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:37 am in Tirunelveli).
When is Rahu Kalam in Tirunelveli on 17 February 2026?
3:31 pm to 5:00 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 9:35 am to 11:04 am and Gulikai 12:33 pm to 2:02 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Tirunelveli on 17 February 2026?
During daylight: Labh 11:04 am to 12:33 pm, Amrit 12:33 pm to 2:02 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:09 pm to 12:57 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Tirunelveli on 17 February 2026?
The Moon does not rise in Tirunelveli between this sunrise and the next. It rises a little later each day, and about once a month that carries moonrise past the next sunrise.
Tamil Day Sheet, Tuesday 17 February 2026, Tirunelveli
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Calculated for Tirunelveli from its own sunrise and sunset, by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Tirunelveli local time (IST).