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

Wednesday 18 February 2026 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Phālguna Śukla Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 20:018:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:287:28 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:587:58 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

19:287:28 PM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

13:271:27 PM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:271:27 PM
At noon, 13:271:27 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 9° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 9° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:146:14 AM–07:067:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:406:40 AM–07:587:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:173:17 PM–16:014:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:344:34 PM–18:106:10 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:566:56 PM–19:227:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:566:56 PM–20:148:14 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa09:219:21 AM–10:4310:43 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0512:05 PM–13:271:27 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:051:05 PM–13:491:49 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:271:27 PM–14:492:49 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya30:046:04+1 AM–31:387:38+1 AMa 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

Lābha07:587:58 AM–09:219:21 AMgood
Amṛta09:219:21 AM–10:4310:43 AMgood
Kāla10:4310:43 AM–12:0512:05 PMavoid
Śubha12:0512:05 PM–13:271:27 PMgood
Roga13:271:27 PM–14:492:49 PMavoid
Udvega14:492:49 PM–16:124:12 PMavoid
Cara16:124:12 PM–17:345:34 PMneutral
Lābha17:345:34 PM–18:566:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:566:56 PM–20:348:34 PMavoid
Śubha20:348:34 PM–22:1110:11 PMgood
Amṛta22:1110:11 PM–23:4911:49 PMgood
Cara23:4911:49 PM–25:271:27+1 AMneutral
Roga25:271:27+1 AM–27:043:04+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:043:04+1 AM–28:424:42+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:424:42+1 AM–30:196:19+1 AMgood
Udvega30:196:19+1 AM–31:577:57+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:587:58 AM to 31:577:57+1 AM

07:587:58 AM sunrise18:566:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:577:57+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 19:287:28 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 23:4611:46 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 25:151:15+1 AM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 19:287:28 PM
Bālavauntil 31:027:02+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:271:27 PM–14:492:49 PM
Pradoṣa 18:566:56 PM–20:408:40 PM
Niśītha 25:031:03+1 AM–25:511:51+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. SunrisePratipadā holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:492:49 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. SunsetDay length 10 h 58 m.
  4. PradoṣaUntil 20:408:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  5. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:511:51+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā19:287:28 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā23:4611:46 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaŚiva25:15 01:151:15 AM ThuSiddha
KaraṇaBava19:287:28 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra31:57 07:577:57 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 58 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
08:238:23 AM
Moonset
19:507:50 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:146:14 AM07:587:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:146:14 AM07:067:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:406:40 AM07:587:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:587:58 AM10:1010:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:219:21 AM10:4310:43 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:1010:10 AM12:2112:21 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0512:05 PM13:271:27 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday13:031:03 PM13:511:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:051:05 PM13:491:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:271:27 PM14:492:49 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:332:33 PM16:444:44 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:173:17 PM16:014:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:344:34 PM18:106:10 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:444:44 PM18:566:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:566:56 PM20:408:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:566:56 PM19:227:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:566:56 PM20:148:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight25:031:03+1 AM25:511:51+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:046:04+1 AM31:387:38+1 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
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