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

Wednesday 18 February 2026 · Queens, New York, United States

Phālguna Śukla Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 06:286:28 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:295:29+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:456:45 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4610:46 AM

Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 38° above S. Day length 10 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 15° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 15° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:005:00 AM–05:525:52 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:265:26 AM–06:456:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:581:58 PM–14:412:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:345:34 PM–18:006:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:345:34 PM–18:536:53 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:302:30+1 AM–28:054:05+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:068:06 AM–09:279:27 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4810:48 AM–12:0912:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4811:48 AM–12:3112:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0912:09 PM–13:311:31 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:045:04 PM–18:386:38 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha06:456:45 AM–08:068:06 AMgood
Amṛta08:068:06 AM–09:279:27 AMgood
Kāla09:279:27 AM–10:4810:48 AMavoid
Śubha10:4810:48 AM–12:0912:09 PMgood
Roga12:0912:09 PM–13:311:31 PMavoid
Udvega13:311:31 PM–14:522:52 PMavoid
Cara14:522:52 PM–16:134:13 PMneutral
Lābha16:134:13 PM–17:345:34 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:345:34 PM–19:127:12 PMavoid
Śubha19:127:12 PM–20:518:51 PMgood
Amṛta20:518:51 PM–22:3010:30 PMgood
Cara22:3010:30 PM–24:0912:09+1 AMneutral
Roga24:0912:09+1 AM–25:481:48+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:481:48+1 AM–27:263:26+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:263:26+1 AM–29:055:05+1 AMgood
Udvega29:055:05+1 AM–30:446:44+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:456:45 AM to 30:446:44+1 AM

06:456:45 AM sunrise17:345:34 PM sunsetsunrise 30:446:44+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 29:295:29+1 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 10:4610:46 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 12:1512:15 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 18:026:02 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:295:29+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0912:09 PM–13:311:31 PM
Pradoṣa 17:345:34 PM–19:197:19 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. SunriseDvitīyā holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:311:31 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 48 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:197:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā29:29 05:295:29 AM ThuTṛtīyā
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā10:4610:46 AMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaŚiva12:1512:15 PMSiddha
KaraṇaBālava18:026:02 PMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra30:44 06:446:44 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 624
Day length
10 h 48 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
07:217:21 AM
Moonset
19:037:03 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:005:00 AM06:456:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:005:00 AM05:525:52 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:265:26 AM06:456:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:456:45 AM08:558:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:068:06 AM09:279:27 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:558:55 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4810:48 AM12:0912:09 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4511:45 AM12:3312:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4811:48 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0912:09 PM13:311:31 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:243:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:581:58 PM14:412:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:243:24 PM17:345:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:045:04 PM18:386:38 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:345:34 PM19:197:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:345:34 PM18:006:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:345:34 PM18:536:53 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:302:30+1 AM28:054:05+1 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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