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2026-02-20

Tithi

Chaturthi चतुर्थी

Nakshatra

Revati रेवती

Hora schedule (text table)

#	Planet	Start	End
1	Venus	06:54	07:48
2	Mercury	07:48	08:43
3	Moon	08:43	09:38
4	Saturn	09:38	10:33
5	Jupiter	10:33	11:28
6	Mars	11:28	12:23
7	Sun	12:23	13:18
8	Venus	13:18	14:13
9	Mercury	14:13	15:08
10	Moon	15:08	16:03
11	Saturn	16:03	16:58
12	Jupiter	16:58	17:53
13	Mars	17:53	18:58
14	Sun	18:58	20:03
15	Venus	20:03	21:08
16	Mercury	21:08	22:13
17	Moon	22:13	23:18
18	Saturn	23:18	00:23
19	Jupiter	00:23	01:28
20	Mars	01:28	02:33
21	Sun	02:33	03:38
22	Venus	03:38	04:43
23	Mercury	04:43	05:48
24	Moon	05:48	06:54

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	11:01	12:23	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	15:08	16:30	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	08:16	09:38	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	12:01	12:45	auspicious

Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

Sunrise- and nakshatra-keyed windows that classical muhurta texts recommend for sadhana, study, and beginnings.

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

05:18 – 06:06

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

05:49 – 06:54

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

14:13 – 14:57

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

17:41 – 18:05

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

17:53 – 18:58

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

23:59 – 24:47

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

21:57 – 23:29

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Nirnaya Sindhu. Sub-window arithmetic from sunrise + Surya nakshatra position at the city’s coordinates.

Inauspicious Windows अशुभ काल

Classical periods to avoid for new ventures, beyond Rahu Kaal, Yamaghanda, and Gulika (already shown on the daylight timeline above).

Varjyam

वर्ज्यम्

18:07 – 19:39

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 4

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

09:05 – 09:49

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Dur Muhurtam 9

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

12:45 – 13:29

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Dharma Sindhu. Sub-window arithmetic from sunrise + nakshatra position.

Sun Today सूर्य

Surya rashi and nakshatra — the sun-side complement to the moon-side tithi and nakshatra shown in the hero above.

Surya Rashi

Kumbha#11

Surya Nakshatra

Shatabhisha शतभिषा

Pada 1 of 4

Moon Pada Transitions Today

12:22
18:07
23:52
05:36

Source: Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) sidereal ephemeris. Pada arithmetic from nakshatra division into 4 equal arcs of 3° 20′ each.

Hindu Year विक्रम संवत्

Vikram, Shaka and Gujarati Samvat for the current year, with the cycle name (Samvatsara) from the 60-year governance cycle.

Vikram Samvat

2083

Parabhava पराभव

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Shaka Samvat

1948

Kilaka कीलक

Gujarati Samvat

2082

Vishvavasu विश्वावसु

Mantri Mandala — Year Governance

Position	Deity
Raja	Sun
Mantri	Sun

Remaining governance positions (8) will populate as the engine resolves them.

Source: Nirnaya Sindhu; Suryasiddhanta. Samvatsara from the 60-year Brihaspati cycle.

Daily Directions दिशा

Direction-of-the-day lookups used in muhurta selection — Disha Shool for travel, Agnivasa for yajna, Chandra/Rahu Vasa for direction-of- gain, Shivavasa for ritual timing.

Disha Shool

West पश्चिम

avoid

Source: Avoid travel toward this direction today

Chandra Vasa

North उत्तर

favourable

Source: Direction favored by today's moon position

Rahu Vasa

East पूर्व

avoid

Source: Direction occupied by Rahu; avoid offerings facing here

Agnivasa

Prithvi पृथ्वी

favourable

Source: Agni's dwelling for homa-suitability assessment

Shiva Vasa

Smashana श्मशान

avoid

Source: Shiva's location for rudrabhisheka timing

Homahuti

Mercury बुध

favourable

Source: Benefic planet: offering auspicious

Today’s Strength Tables

Tarabala and Chandrabala — the two classical strength lookups used in muhurta selection. If your birth nakshatra or birth rashi appears in the favourable set, the day is workable for new beginnings.

Favourable Janma Rashis Today

Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Tula, Makara, Meena

Tarabala — all 27 janma-nakshatras

#	Janma Nakshatra	Tara	Quality
1	Ashwini	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
2	Bharani	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
3	Krittika	Vadha वध	inauspicious
4	Rohini	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
5	Mrigashira	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
6	Ardra	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
7	Punarvasu	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
8	Pushya	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
9	Ashlesha	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
10	Magha	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
11	Purva Phalguni	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
12	Uttara Phalguni	Vadha वध	inauspicious
13	Hasta	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
14	Chitra	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
15	Swati	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
16	Vishakha	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
17	Anuradha	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
18	Jyeshtha	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
19	Mula	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
20	Purva Ashadha	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
21	Uttara Ashadha	Vadha वध	inauspicious
22	Shravana	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
23	Dhanishtha	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
24	Shatabhisha	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
25	Purva Bhadrapada	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
26	Uttara Bhadrapada	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
27	Revati	Janma जन्म	inauspicious

Chandrabala — all 12 janma-rashis

#	Janma Rashi	House from Janma	Favourable
1	Mesha	12	no
2	Vrishabha	11	yes
3	Mithuna	10	yes
4	Karka	9	no
5	Simha	8	no
6	Kanya	7	yes
7	Tula	6	yes
8	Vrishchika	5	no
9	Dhanu	4	no
10	Makara	3	yes
11	Kumbha	2	no
12	Meena	1	yes

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Brihat Samhita. Tarabala uses the 9-cycle from janma-nakshatra to today’s nakshatra.

Udaya Lagna (Rising Sign) Timeline

Which rashi is rising on the eastern horizon at each point of the day. Segment width is proportional to the actual rising duration.

All 13 segments (text)

#	Rashi	Start	End
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	06:54	07:54
12	Meena मीन	07:54	09:09
1	Mesha मेष	09:09	10:34
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	10:34	12:24
3	Mithuna मिथुन	12:24	14:44
4	Karka कर्क	14:44	17:14
5	Simha सिंह	17:14	19:39
6	Kanya कन्या	19:39	22:09
7	Tula तुला	22:09	24:34
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	24:34	02:59
9	Dhanu धनु	02:59	04:59
10	Makara मकर	04:59	06:34
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	06:34	06:54

Panchaka Rahita Muhurta पञ्चक रहित मुहूर्त

15 classical day-muhurta segments labelled by panchaka category. Green = auspicious; rose = avoid. Width is proportional to actual duration.

All 15 segments (text)

#	Label	Start	End	Quality
1	Roga रोग	06:54	07:38	inauspicious
2	Mrityu मृत्यु	07:38	08:21	inauspicious
3	Agni अग्नि	08:21	09:05	inauspicious
4	Raja राज	09:05	09:49	inauspicious
5	Chora चोर	09:49	10:33	inauspicious
6	Shubha शुभ	10:33	11:17	auspicious
7	Roga रोग	11:17	12:01	inauspicious
8	Mrityu मृत्यु	12:01	12:45	inauspicious
9	Agni अग्नि	12:45	13:29	inauspicious
10	Raja राज	13:29	14:13	inauspicious
11	Chora चोर	14:13	14:57	inauspicious
12	Shubha शुभ	14:57	15:41	auspicious
13	Roga रोग	15:41	16:25	inauspicious
14	Mrityu मृत्यु	16:25	17:09	inauspicious
15	Agni अग्नि	17:09	17:53	inauspicious

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Nirnaya Sindhu.

Season & Sun Path

Vedic ritu, ayana, day/night length, and solar-noon — the seasonal scaffolding around today’s panchang.

Ritu (Vedic)

Shishiraशिशिर

Ritu (Drik)

Shishiraशिशिर

Ayana

Uttarayanaउत्तरायण

Dinamana

10h 59m

Ratrimana

13h 1m

Madhyahna

12:23

Source: Suryasiddhanta. Dinamana = sunrise→sunset minutes; Madhyahna = local solar noon.

Hora - San Francisco, 20 February 2026

On Friday, 20 February 2026, the Vedic calendar throughout San Francisco carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. The sun rises at 6:54 AM and dipping below the horizon at 5:53 PM, bringing 10 hours 59 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Chaturthi of Shukla Paksha, and the nakshatra of the day is Revati. Shubha yoga presides over the day, completing the core panchang signature for 2026-02-20. Brahma Muhurta opens at 5:18 AM and closes at 6:06 AM, anchored to today's local sunrise.

Throughout San Francisco, Rahu Kala occupies the stretch from 11:01 AM through 12:23 PM — the period to avoid for new endeavours. Today's Disha Shool falls in the West direction — classical guidance advises against new Friday journeys toward the West. On the auspicious side, the Labh choghadiya (8:16 AM–9:38 AM) is the day's prime auspicious window. Revati nakshatra is ruled by Mercury, anchoring the vedic day in the particulars of San Francisco.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in San Francisco on 20 February 2026?

In San Francisco on 20 February 2026, Rahu Kaal runs from 11:01 AM to 12:23 PM. This 90-minute window is governed by Rahu and is traditionally avoided for starting new work, travel, or auspicious ceremonies. The timing shifts daily based on local sunrise, so it differs from city to city.

Why is sunrise in San Francisco on 20 February 2026 at 6:54 AM?

Sunrise at 6:54 AM in San Francisco on 20 February 2026 is determined by the city's geographic latitude (37.77°N) and the Earth's axial tilt on this date. The exact sunrise and sunset (5:53 PM) define the length of the Vedic day and anchor all panchang calculations — from Rahu Kaal to the choghadiya slots — to San Francisco's local horizon.

What yoga is operative in San Francisco on 20 February 2026?

The yoga operative in San Francisco on 20 February 2026 is Shubha, active from 4:53 AM to 2:21 AM local time. In the Vedic panchang, yoga is calculated from the combined longitudes of the Sun and Moon and cycles through 27 named yogas. Shubha yoga carries its own quality and influences the day's overall character — affecting the auspiciousness of activities begun during its span.

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Amrit Siddhi Yoga Sadhana

अमृत सिद्धि योग साधना

- Muhurta Chintamani, Dharmasindhu

Amrit Siddhi Yoga Diksha Sadhana

अमृत सिद्धि योग दीक्षा साधना

- Muhurta Chintamani, Mantra Mahodadhi

Ganesha Puja & Modaka Offering

गणेश पूजा

- Ganesha Purana

Sankalpa Vrata

संकल्प व्रत

- Dharmasindhu, Vrata Ratnakara

Devi Kavacham Patha

देवी कवचम् पाठ

- Devi Mahatmya, Markandeya Purana

Chaturthi Ganesha Vrata

चतुर्थी गणेश व्रत

- Ganesha Purana, Mudgala Purana

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सैन फ्रांसिस्को — 20 फरवरी

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 06:54
सूर्यास्त: अपराह्ण 17:53
तिथि: चतुर्थी (शुक्ल पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: रेवती (प्रथम पाद)
राहु काल: प्रातः 11:01–दोपहर 12:23
शुभ चौघड़िया: लाभ (प्रातः 08:16–प्रातः 09:38)