Shastra Panchangam
January 2026
18
Sunday
Visvavasu
Thai
5, Amavasai
Nyayiru

Tamil Nadu calendars show Thai 4 on this day. Here Thai began a day earlier, on Wednesday 14 January.

Theypirai
Amavasaitill 10.52 pm, then Prathamai
Pooradamtill 7.44 am, then Uthiradam
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Amavasai

Rahu Kalamafternoon 3.47–5.08
Yamagandammorning 11.44–1.06
Kuligaiafternoon 2.26–3.47
ChandrashtamamUntil 2.12 pm: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 6.21–7.41evening 6.00–6.46

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 11.44 am is the best of the day.

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

No kolam on this sheet: it is Amavasai.
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

6.21–11.44 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.21–7.41 am, inside the clear stretch
11.23 am–12.05 pm; Yamagandam also runs
1.06–2.26 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

11.44 am–1.06 pm
2.26–3.47 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
3.41–4.25 pm
3.47–5.08 pm
4.17–6.00 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 2.12 pm

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

For those born in Vrishabha Rasi.

Then

from 2.12 pm, until Tuesday 11.06 pm

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna 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
Sunset5.08 pm
MoonriseAfter sunrise on Monday
Moonset4.40 pm
SunMakara Rasi
MoonDhanu Rasi

This day and the next

Amavasai, the new moon; tarpanam for ancestors in many families.

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

LimbThis dayThen
Nyayiru (Sunday)
Amavasai, till 10.52 pm 41–18 nazhigaiPrathamai
Pooradam, till 7.44 am 3–29 nazhigaiUthiradam
Harshana Yogam, till 6.41 pm 30–51 nazhigaiVajra Yogam
Chatushpada Karanam, till 10.16 am 9–49 nazhigai
Naga Karanam, till 10.52 pm 41–18 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Doha

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.35–5.27 amPrayer, meditation, study
11.23 am–12.05 pmWidely used for beginnings
11.44 am–1.06 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.26–3.47 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
3.41–4.25 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.47–5.08 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.17–6.00 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.33–4.14 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi6.21
Amirtham7.42
Rogam9.02
Labam10.24
Dhanam111.45
Sugam1.06
Soram2.26
Visham3.47

Night

Dhanam25.08
Sugam6.47
Soram8.26
Visham10.05
Uthi11.45
Amirtham1.24
Rogam3.02
Labam4.42

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Amāvāsyā · Bhānu Vāsara · Pūrvāṣāḍhā (Uttarāṣāḍhā from 7.44 am, computed)

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 signFromTo
Makara6.21 am7.55 am
Kumbha7.55 am9.26 am
Meena9.26 am10.55 am
Mesha10.55 am12.33 pm
Vrishabha12.33 pm2.30 pm
Mithuna2.30 pm4.44 pm
Kataka4.44 pm7.02 pm
Simha7.02 pm9.16 pm
Kanya9.16 pm11.28 pm
Tula11.28 pm1.45 am
Vrischika1.45 am4.02 am
Dhanu4.02 am6.07 am
Makara6.07 am6.21 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya6.21
Sukran7.15
Budhan8.09
Chandra9.03
Sani9.56
Guru10.50
Sevvai11.44
Suriya12.38
Sukran1.32
Budhan2.26
Chandra3.20
Sani4.14

Night

Guru5.08
Sevvai6.14
Suriya7.20
Sukran8.26
Budhan9.32
Chandra10.38
Sani11.44
Guru12.50
Sevvai1.56
Suriya3.02
Sukran4.08
Budhan5.15

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery

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