🧭Long travel / yatra
Long travel / yatra Muhurat, February 2027
Of the 28 days in February 2027, 7 pass the classical test for a long travel / yatra. Relax the nakshatra rule on its own and 4 further days would come in.
7
pass every filter
5
one rule short
0
in a closed period
The 7 days that qualify
Shukla Pratipada · Dhanishta nakshatra · Variyan yoga · Kimstughna karana
Sunrise 07:05 · sunset 18:04 · Abhijit 12:13-12:57 · Rahu Kaal 16:42-18:04
Shukla Panchami · Revati nakshatra · Sadhya yoga · Bava karana
Sunrise 07:03 · sunset 18:08 · Abhijit 12:13-12:57 · Rahu Kaal 13:58-15:21
Shukla Shashthi · Ashwini nakshatra · Shubha yoga · Kaulava karana
Sunrise 07:02 · sunset 18:08 · Abhijit 12:13-12:57 · Rahu Kaal 11:12-12:35
Shukla Dwadashi · Punarvasu nakshatra · Ayushman yoga · Balava karana
Sunrise 06:57 · sunset 18:13 · Abhijit 12:12-12:57 · Rahu Kaal 13:59-15:24
Shukla Trayodashi · Pushya nakshatra · Saubhagya yoga · Taitila karana
Sunrise 06:56 · sunset 18:13 · Abhijit 12:12-12:57 · Rahu Kaal 11:10-12:35
Krishna Shashthi · Swati nakshatra · Dhruva yoga · Gara karana
Sunrise 06:49 · sunset 18:18 · Abhijit 12:11-12:57 · Rahu Kaal 11:08-12:34
Krishna Ashtami · Anuradha nakshatra · Harshana yoga · Balava karana
Sunrise 06:47 · sunset 18:20 · Abhijit 12:10-12:57 · Rahu Kaal 16:53-18:20
The barred direction on each day
Yatra carries a rule the filter cannot apply for you, because it depends on where you are going: the dishashool, one direction shut on each weekday.
- 7 February (Sunday) · Shukla Pratipada, DhanishtaWest barred
- 11 February (Thursday) · Shukla Panchami, RevatiSouth barred
- 12 February (Friday) · Shukla Shashthi, AshwiniWest barred
- 18 February (Thursday) · Shukla Dwadashi, PunarvasuSouth barred
- 19 February (Friday) · Shukla Trayodashi, PushyaWest barred
- 26 February (Friday) · Krishna Shashthi, SwatiWest barred
- 28 February (Sunday) · Krishna Ashtami, AnuradhaWest barred
One rule short — 5 days
They divide by the rule they missed: 4 on nakshatra, 1 on yoga.
- 3 WedKrishna Dwadashi, Moola — short on nakshatra: Moola is not in this occasion's set
- 8 MonShukla Dwitiya, Shatabhisha — short on yoga: Parigha is one of the nine ashubha yogas
- 17 WedShukla Ekadashi, Ardra — short on nakshatra: Ardra is not in this occasion's set
- 22 MonKrishna Dwitiya, Purva Phalguni — short on nakshatra: Purva Phalguni is not in this occasion's set
- 25 ThuKrishna Panchami, Chitra — short on nakshatra: Chitra is not in this occasion's set
Which rule did the excluding
No closure touches February 2027, so all 28 days were examined. 7 passed everything, 5 missed by a single rule, and 16 missed by two or more, in a month where one of this rite's 11 accepted nakshatras ran on 11 days. Nakshatra is the binding constraint here, ruling out 17 of the 28.
| Rule | What it asks for | Days it excluded | On its own |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | anything but the 3 Rikta tithis and Amavasya | 6 | — |
| Vara | Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 8 | — |
| Nakshatra | 11 of the 27 | 17 | 4 |
| Yoga | none of the nine ashubha yogas | 9 | 1 |
| Karana | not Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise | 3 | — |
Read the last column as a counterfactual. 4 days of February fail on nakshatra and nothing else — 3, 17, 22, 25 — so a family willing to set aside that one rule has those days available. No other single relaxation buys as much.
Nakshatra supply. 11 of the 27 are accepted for this rite, and they fell on 11 days of February 2027.
Weekday supply. February 2027 holds 20 days of the right weekday (Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday), none of them inside a closure, and 7 survive the rest of the filter — against 11 days supplied by the 11 nakshatras. Unlike the sky's four limbs, this is the one the calendar fixes.
Yatra has a weekday rule of its own — the dishashool, a direction barred on each day — which depends on where you are going and is not applied here. Tuesday and Saturday are excluded as the generally avoided days.
Every day of February 2027, and what ruled it out
All 28 days with the verdict and the reason, each linked to its own panchang page: all examined against 11 nakshatras, 7 through.
| Day | Verdict |
|---|---|
| 1 Mon | Jyeshtha is not in this occasion's set; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 2 Tue | Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Jyeshtha is not in this occasion's set; Vyaghata is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 3 Wed | Moola is not in this occasion's set |
| 4 Thu | Purva Ashadha is not in this occasion's set; Vajra is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 5 Fri | Krishna Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi; Uttara Ashadha is not in this occasion's set |
| 6 Sat | Amavasya; Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vyatipata is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 7 Sun | passes every filter |
| 8 Mon | Parigha is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 9 Tue | Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Purva Bhadrapada is not in this occasion's set |
| 10 Wed | Shukla Chaturthi is a Rikta tithi; Uttara Bhadrapada is not in this occasion's set |
| 11 Thu | passes every filter |
| 12 Fri | passes every filter |
| 13 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Bharani is not in this occasion's set |
| 14 Sun | Krittika is not in this occasion's set; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 15 Mon | Shukla Navami is a Rikta tithi; Rohini is not in this occasion's set |
| 16 Tue | Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vaidhriti is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 17 Wed | Ardra is not in this occasion's set |
| 18 Thu | passes every filter |
| 19 Fri | passes every filter |
| 20 Sat | Shukla Chaturdashi is a Rikta tithi; Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Ashlesha is not in this occasion's set |
| 21 Sun | Magha is not in this occasion's set; Atiganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 22 Mon | Purva Phalguni is not in this occasion's set |
| 23 Tue | Tuesday is not among the preferred weekdays; Uttara Phalguni is not in this occasion's set; Shula is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 24 Wed | Krishna Chaturthi is a Rikta tithi; Ganda is one of the nine ashubha yogas |
| 25 Thu | Chitra is not in this occasion's set |
| 26 Fri | passes every filter |
| 27 Sat | Saturday is not among the preferred weekdays; Vishakha is not in this occasion's set; Vyaghata is one of the nine ashubha yogas; Vishti (Bhadra) at sunrise |
| 28 Sun | passes every filter |
February 2027 against the rest of 2027
Across the whole of 2027 this occasion has 51 qualifying days, and February 2027's 7 puts it 1st of the twelve, level with 1 other month. February 2027 and November 2027 are the widest, level at 7 days each.
The other six occasions in February 2027
Same 28 days, seven different filters: in February they return between 1 and 7 qualifying days, median 4. This rite’s 7 is on the generous side of that, and the reason is the 11-nakshatra set and the absence of any closure it carries.
Questions about February 2027
How many days in February 2027 are good for long travel / yatra?
7 days of the 28 pass every filter: 7 February (Sunday), 11 February (Thursday), 12 February (Friday), 18 February (Thursday), 19 February (Friday), 26 February (Friday), 28 February (Sunday). They are not evenly spread — the widest gap between two of them is 7 days. 5 further days miss on one rule alone and are listed with the rule they missed.
Is any part of February 2027 closed for auspicious beginnings?
No, and not only in February 2027: no closed period is applied to long travel / yatra anywhere in the year. Kharmas, Adhika maas and Chaturmas gate the samskaras and the undertakings meant to last, which is where this site applies them; a journey is judged on the panchang of the day it begins. Every day of February 2027 was decided on the five limbs and on the weekday rule, which bars Tuesday and Saturday.
Why do other sites list more long travel / yatra dates in February 2027?
No closure touches February 2027, so the difference is the five limbs themselves: nakshatra alone rules out 17 of the 28 days, and 5 of the five bite at all this month. A list that returns four or five dates for any month you name is not reading a panchang.
Does a qualifying day work for travel in any direction?
No, and that is the one rule this page cannot apply for you. The dishashool bars one direction on each weekday — Sunday West, Monday East, Wednesday North, Thursday South, Friday West — and it depends entirely on where you are going. The table above gives the barred direction for each day so you can rule it in or out yourself.
Next
- Long travel / yatra across all twelve months
- The same filter, run interactively
- Why each closed period is closed
- The February panchang in full
Computed at sunrise for New Delhi from the JPL DE421 ephemeris; all five limbs change through the day, so a day listed here can turn at noon.
Ask a pandit for the February muhurat