January 2026

Friday

Visvavasu

Thai

Velli

Tamil Nadu calendars show Thai 2 on this day. Here Thai began a day earlier, on Wednesday 14 January.

Theypirai

Trayodasitill 7.52 pm, then Chaturdasi

Moolamtill 5.42 am (next day), then Pooradam

Pradosham · Masa Sivaratri · Kaanum Pongal

Rahu Kalammorning 10.22–11.44

Yamagandamafternoon 2.25–3.46

Kuligaimorning 7.41–9.03

ChandrashtamamKarthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.21–7.41night 6.46–8.25

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, 6.21 am to 7.41 am 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

6.21–7.41 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.21–7.41 am, inside the clear stretch

9.03–10.22 amClear of every caution

11.23 am–12.05 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs

11.44 am–12.06 pmShort clear window

1.52–2.25 pmShort clear window

3.46–5.06 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

7.41–9.03 am, what begins now is said to repeat

10.22–11.44 am

12.06–1.52 pm

2.25–3.46 pm

3.56–5.43 am, early Saturday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

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

Moonrise5.23 am (next day)

Moonset2.47 pm

SunMakara Rasi

MoonDhanu Rasi, from 3.18 am

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

Masa Sivaratri, the monthly Sivaratri; worship through the night.

Kaanum Pongal, visiting family.

In Tamil Nadu, Mattu Pongal is on this day.

In Tamil Nadu, Kaanum Pongal is on Saturday 17 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
	Velli (Friday)
	Trayodasi, till 7.52 pm 33–48 nazhigai	Chaturdasi
	Moolam, till 5.42 am (next day) 58–24 nazhigai	Pooradam
	Dhruva Yogam, till 6.37 pm 30–39 nazhigai	Vyaghata Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 6.52 am 1–18 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 7.52 pm 33–48 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Doha

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.35–5.27 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.41–9.03 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	10.22–11.44 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.23 am–12.05 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.06–1.52 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.25–3.46 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.40 pm–12.25 am	A favourable window
	3.56–5.43 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam6.21

Soram7.41

Uthi9.03

Visham10.22

Amirtham¹11.44

Rogam1.04

Labam²2.26

Dhanam3.46

Night

Rogam5.06

Labam6.46

Dhanam8.25

Sugam10.05

Soram11.43

Uthi1.23

Visham3.02

Amirtham³4.42

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Tyajyam; 2 Yamagandam; 3 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Trayodaśī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Mūla

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
Makara	6.21 am	8.03 am
Kumbha	8.03 am	9.34 am
Meena	9.34 am	11.03 am
Mesha	11.03 am	12.41 pm
Vrishabha	12.41 pm	2.38 pm
Mithuna	2.38 pm	4.52 pm
Kataka	4.52 pm	7.10 pm
Simha	7.10 pm	9.24 pm
Kanya	9.24 pm	11.36 pm
Tula	11.36 pm	1.53 am
Vrischika	1.53 am	4.10 am
Dhanu	4.10 am	6.14 am
Makara	6.14 am	6.21 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.21

Budhan7.15

Chandra8.09

Sani9.02

Guru9.56

Sevvai10.50

Suriya11.44

Sukran12.37

Budhan1.31

Chandra2.25

Sani3.19

Guru4.13

Night

Sevvai5.06

Suriya6.13

Sukran7.19

Budhan8.25

Chandra9.31

Sani10.37

Guru11.44

Sevvai12.50

Suriya1.56

Sukran3.02

Budhan4.08

Chandra5.15

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery