Panchang for Puducherry
Wednesday, 18 February 2026 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Puducherry on Wednesday, 18 February 2026: Shukla Pratipada tithi, Shatabhisha nakshatra, Phalguna maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 6:19 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:26 PM–1:54 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
PratipadaShukla
until 4:58 PM
Nakshatra
Shatabhishapada 2
until 9:16 PM
Yoga
Shiva
until 10:45 PM
Karana
Bava
until 4:58 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:32 AM
Sunset
6:19 PM
Moonrise
6:59 AM
Moonset
7:07 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:26 PM–1:54 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal8:01 AM–9:29 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:57 AM–12:26 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat12:02 PM–12:49 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
12:02 PM – 12:49 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:54 AM – 5:43 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:19 AM – 6:32 AM
Vijaya
2:23 PM – 3:11 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:19 PM – 7:32 PM
Nishita
12:01 AM – 12:50 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
2:04 PM – 3:40 PM
Varjyam · avoid
3:34 AM – 5:08 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
12:02 PM – 12:49 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:32 AM–9:16 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
9:16 PM–6:32 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati
Hora (Planetary Hours)
Each hora is ruled by a planet — saffron = auspicious, gray = avoid. The first hora begins at sunrise, ruled by the weekday lord.
day horas
| 6:32 AM–7:31 AM | Mercury |
| 7:31 AM–8:30 AM | Moon |
| 8:30 AM–9:29 AM | Saturn |
| 9:29 AM–10:28 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:28 AM–11:27 AM | Mars |
| 11:27 AM–12:26 PM | Sun |
| 12:26 PM–1:24 PM | Venus |
| 1:24 PM–2:23 PM | Mercury |
| 2:23 PM–3:22 PM | Moon |
| 3:22 PM–4:21 PM | Saturn |
| 4:21 PM–5:20 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:20 PM–6:19 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:19 PM–7:20 PM | Sun |
| 7:20 PM–8:21 PM | Venus |
| 8:21 PM–9:22 PM | Mercury |
| 9:22 PM–10:23 PM | Moon |
| 10:23 PM–11:24 PM | Saturn |
| 11:24 PM–12:25 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:25 AM–1:26 AM | Mars |
| 1:26 AM–2:28 AM | Sun |
| 2:28 AM–3:29 AM | Venus |
| 3:29 AM–4:30 AM | Mercury |
| 4:30 AM–5:31 AM | Moon |
| 5:31 AM–6:32 AM | Saturn |
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Computed for Puducherry (11.93, 79.83, Asia/Kolkata) at local sunrise using the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa, validated against standard Vedic almanacs.