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February 2026 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Śukla to Phālguna ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 17 February 2026 · Queens, New York, United States

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 07:057:05 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:017:01 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:476:47 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:017:01 AM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 38° above S. Day length 10 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 3° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 3° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:015:01 AM–05:545:54 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:275:27 AM–06:476:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4811:48 AM–12:3112:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:571:57 PM–14:402:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:325:32 PM–17:595:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:325:32 PM–18:526:52 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:343:34+1 AM–29:105:10+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:568:56 AM–09:399:39 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:289:28 AM–10:4910:49 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1012:10 PM–13:301:30 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:512:51 PM–16:124:12 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:585:58 PM–19:347:34 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:5010:50 PM–23:4211:42 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Roga06:476:47 AM–08:078:07 AMavoid
Udvega08:078:07 AM–09:289:28 AMavoid
Cara09:289:28 AM–10:4910:49 AMneutral
Lābha10:4910:49 AM–12:1012:10 PMgood
Amṛta12:1012:10 PM–13:301:30 PMgood
Kāla13:301:30 PM–14:512:51 PMavoid
Śubha14:512:51 PM–16:124:12 PMgood
Roga16:124:12 PM–17:325:32 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:325:32 PM–19:127:12 PMavoid
Lābha19:127:12 PM–20:518:51 PMgood
Udvega20:518:51 PM–22:3010:30 PMavoid
Śubha22:3010:30 PM–24:0912:09+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0912:09+1 AM–25:481:48+1 AMgood
Cara25:481:48+1 AM–27:273:27+1 AMneutral
Roga27:273:27+1 AM–29:065:06+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:065:06+1 AM–30:456:45+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:476:47 AM to 30:456:45+1 AM

06:476:47 AM sunrise17:325:32 PM sunsetsunrise 30:456:45+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 07:017:01 AM
Pratipadāuntil 30:286:28+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 10:4610:46 AM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 13:591:59 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 07:017:01 AM
Kiṃstughnauntil 18:486:48 PM
Bavauntil 30:286:28+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4811:48 AM–12:3112:31 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:512:51 PM–16:124:12 PM
Pradoṣa 17:325:32 PM–19:187:18 PM
Niśītha 23:4511:45 PM–24:3312:33+1 AM

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunriseAmāvasyā holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  3. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  4. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:3112:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:124:12 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 10 h 46 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:187:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  13. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  14. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā07:017:01 AMPratipadā
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā10:4610:46 AMŚatabhiṣā
YogaParigha13:591:59 PMŚiva
KaraṇaNāga07:017:01 AMKiṃstughna
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:45 06:456:45 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 623
Day length
10 h 46 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
06:586:58 AM
Moonset
17:535:53 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:015:01 AM06:476:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:015:01 AM05:545:54 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:275:27 AM06:476:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:476:47 AM08:568:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:568:56 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:568:56 AM09:399:39 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:289:28 AM10:4910:49 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4611:46 AM12:3412:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4811:48 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1012:10 PM13:301:30 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:233:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:571:57 PM14:402:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:512:51 PM16:124:12 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:233:23 PM17:325:32 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:325:32 PM19:187:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:325:32 PM17:595:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:325:32 PM18:526:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:585:58 PM19:347:34 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5010:50 PM23:4211:42 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:343:34+1 AM29:105:10+1 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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