January 2026

Thursday

Visvavasu

Thai

Viyazhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Thai 1 on this day. Here Thai began a day earlier, on Wednesday 14 January.

Theypirai

Dwadasitill 5.47 pm, then Trayodasi

Kettaitill 3.18 am (next day), then Moolam

Mattu Pongal

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.03–2.25

Yamagandammorning 6.21–7.42

Kuligaimorning 9.02–10.23

ChandrashtamamUntil 3.18 am (next day): Ashwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarterThen: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.23–11.43evening 5.06–6.45

Computed for Doha, in Arabia time (AST). Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Kuligai from its own sunrise; Gowri Nalla Neram from its sunrise and sunset. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 2.25 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Doha

Computed for Doha, to the minute. Use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham.

The day at a glance

Gold marks good time, the solid bars mark times to avoid, and hatching marks a caution: denser while two cautions run together. Tap or drag across the chart to read any moment.

Good times

2.25–5.06 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

8.36–9.02 amShort clear window

10.23 am–1.03 pmClear of every caution

10.23–11.43 am, inside the clear stretch

11.22 am–12.04 pm

Avoid

6.21–7.42 am

6.48–8.36 am

9.02–10.23 am, what begins now is said to repeat

1.03–2.25 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 3.18 am

Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter

For those born in Mesha Rasi.

Then

from 3.18 am, until Sunday 2.12 pm

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha Rasi.

is a time to go carefully: tradition advises waiting until it ends; many put off new ventures, long journeys and disputes.

Sun and Moon

Sunrise6.21 am

Sunset5.06 pm

Moonrise4.32 am (next day)

Moonset1.55 pm

SunMakara Rasi

MoonVrischika Rasi

This day and the next

Mattu Pongal, for the cattle.

Friday 16 January: Pradosham and Masa Sivaratri and Kaanum Pongal.

In Tamil Nadu, Thai Pongal is on this day.

In Tamil Nadu, Mattu Pongal is on Friday 16 January.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them, set by Doha's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Doha by modern astronomical calculation (Drik, Lahiri). A caution's start is rounded down and its end up; a good window's start up and its end down. Underlined words open their meaning.

The five limbs

Limb	This day	Then
	Viyazhan (Thursday)
	Dwadasi, till 5.47 pm 28–35 nazhigai	Trayodasi
	Kettai, till 3.18 am (next day) 52–22 nazhigai	Moolam
	Vriddhi Yogam, till 6.08 pm 29–28 nazhigai	Dhruva Yogam
	Taitila Karanam, till 5.47 pm 28–35 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Doha

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.35–5.27 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.21–7.42 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.48–8.36 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.02–10.23 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.22 am–12.04 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.03–2.25 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.30–7.16 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹6.21

Sugam²7.42

Soram9.02

Uthi10.23

Amirtham11.44

Visham1.03

Rogam2.24

Labam3.46

Night

Amirtham5.06

Visham6.45

Rogam8.24

Labam10.04

Dhanam11.44

Sugam1.23

Soram3.02

Uthi4.42

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Yamagandam and Tyajyam; 2 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Guru Vāsara · Jyeṣṭhā

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1947

2082

2081

5127

1201

Kaliyuga counted as the Tamil almanac counts the current year. Gujarati Samvat turns the day after Deepavali.

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Dhanu	6.21 am	6.22 am
Makara	6.22 am	8.07 am
Kumbha	8.07 am	9.38 am
Meena	9.38 am	11.06 am
Mesha	11.06 am	12.45 pm
Vrishabha	12.45 pm	2.42 pm
Mithuna	2.42 pm	4.56 pm
Kataka	4.56 pm	7.14 pm
Simha	7.14 pm	9.27 pm
Kanya	9.27 pm	11.40 pm
Tula	11.40 pm	1.57 am
Vrischika	1.57 am	4.14 am
Dhanu	4.14 am	6.18 am
Makara	6.18 am	6.21 am

The rising sign (udaya lagnam) through the day, computed for Doha.

Horai

Day

Guru6.21

Sevvai7.15

Suriya8.08

Sukran9.02

Budhan9.56

Chandra10.50

Sani11.43

Guru12.37

Sevvai1.31

Suriya2.24

Sukran3.18

Budhan4.12

Night

Chandra5.06

Sani6.12

Guru7.18

Sevvai8.24

Suriya9.31

Sukran10.37

Budhan11.43

Chandra12.50

Sani1.56

Guru3.02

Sevvai4.08

Suriya5.15

Each horai begins at the time shown and runs to the next.

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil