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Panchanga for February 2018
First column gives the English dates and next to it the names of the regional months and dates. The ending moments of
Tithi, Nakshatra, Yoga and Karana are given in the 24 hour clock extending to 30 hours.
Of the Nityayogas, Vishkumbha, Parigha, Vyatipata, Vajra, Vyaghata, Vaidhruthi, Sula, Ganda and Atiganda are generally
spurned for auspicious events and they are marked in red in the Panchanga. Vydhruti pervades from 346°40’ to 360° and
Vyatipata from 213°20’ to 226°40’ of the sum of the Nirayana longitudes of the Sun and the Moon. Vydhruti and Vyatipata
punyakaala are observed on the day when the yogas prevail for 1½ hours or more, when Sraddha is performed by the
astute. These two belong to the shannavati -96- Sraddhas ordained for a householder. Considering the astronomical
implications, the Sayana Vydhruti and Vyatipata days are also indicated in the Panchanga. The auspicious Amritayoga
and Siddhayoga and inauspicious Maranayoga and Prabalarishtayoga come under Amirtaadiyoga scheme and are different
from the Nityayogas.
The Karana is the half of the Tithi. They are mainly classified as Sthira - fixed or immovable and Chara or moveable.
The Chara Karanas are seven in number and the Sthira are only four. The fixed ones are inauspicious. They are Sakuni,
Chatushpada, Naga and Kimsatugna. The seven movable Karanas are in their order, Bava, Baalava, Kaulava, Taitila,
Gara, Vanija and Vishti (or Bhadra.) Among the movable Karanas Vishti or Bhadra is considered to be of dreadful. The
forbidden Karanas are marked in red for easy identification.
We have most of our religious observances pegged on to the Tithis. Pournamipooja Chandradarisana, Sankataharachaturthi
Vrata, Shastivrata, Ekadasi Vrata and Pradosha are specially mentioned in the Panchanga. Pournamipooja is done in the
evenings on days the full Moon is prevalent. Chandradarisana is observed on the evening on the day when the crescent
Moon appears for the first time in the west after the Amavasya. Chaturthi of the Krishnapaksha or Bahula Chaturthi of
every month is known as Sankataharachaturthi. The evenings of Sukla and Krishna Trayodasi days are specially observed
as Pradosha Vrata days.
The important dates and festivals for February 2018 are as follows:
03 Saturday Sankataharachaturthi, 05 Monday Krishnapaksha Shasti Vrata, 07 Wednesday Sayana Vyatipata, Janaki Janma, Ashtaka
(Sakashtaka), Maheshwara Ashtami, Kalashtami, 09 Friday Ramadasa Navami, 10 Saturday Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati
(Founder of Arya Samaj) (According to Tithi), 11 Sunday Quinquagesima (Shrove) Sunday (Christian), Krishnapaksha/ Vijaya /Sattila
Ekadasi, 13 Tuesday Maha Shivaratri (Kashmir), Masa Shivaratri, Krishnapaksha Pradosha Vrata / Runa Vimochana Pradosha, 14 Wednesday
Maha Shivaratri, Shivaratri (S.India), Ash Wednesday (Christian), Vyatipata Sraddha, Sravana Vrata, 15 Thursday Partial Solar Eclipse – not
visible in India, Amavasya, 17 Saturday Birthday of Sri Ramakrishna (According to Tithi), Chandra Darisanam, 19 Monday Sivaji Jayanti,
Masa Chaturthi, 20 Tuesday Sayana Vaidhruthi, 21 Wednesday Shuklapaksha Shasti Vrata, 22 Thursday Holastaka, Krittika Vrata, 23 Friday
Vaidhruthi Sraddha, Durgashtami, 26 Monday Shuklapaksha/ Amalaki Ekadasi, 27 Tuesday Govinda Dwadasi, Shuklapaksha Pradosha Vrata
/ Runa Vimochana Pradosha, 28 Wednesday Nataraja Abhishekam
The MOON in Mesha rasi enters : Moon in Karkata Enters Simha On 01:02:2018 12:47, Moon in Simha Enters Kanya On 03:02:2018
14:39, Moon in Kanya Enters Tula On 05:02:2018 19:51, Moon in Tula Enters Vrischika On 08:02:2018 04:56, Moon in Vrischika Enters
Dhanu On 10:02:2018 16:59, Moon in Dhanu Enters Makara On 13:02:2018 05:55, Moon in Makara Enters Kumbha On 15:02:2018 17:51,
Moon in Kumbha Enters Mina On 18:02:2018 03:47, Moon in Mina Enters Mesa On 20:02:2018 11:27, Moon in Mesa Enters Vrisabha On
22:02:2018 16:54, Moon in Vrisabha Enters Mithuna On 24:02:2018 20:20, Moon in Mithuna Enters Karkata On 26:02:2018 22:10, Moon in
Karkata Enters Simha On 28:02:2018 23:23
The SUN In Makara Enters Kumbha On 11:02:2018 16:31, Sun in Sravana Enters Dhanishta On 05:02:2018 02:32, Sun in Dhanishta Enters
Satabhisha On 18:02:2018 06:51
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