February 2026

Thursday

Visvavasu

Thai

Viyazhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Thai 22 on this day. Here Thai began a day earlier, on Wednesday 14 January.

Theypirai

Chaturthitill 9.53 pm, then Panchami

Uthiramtill 8.27 pm, then Hastham

Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Sankatahara Chaturthi

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.11–2.35

Yamagandammorning 6.15–7.39

Kuligaimorning 9.01–10.25

ChandrashtamamAvittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 11.48–1.11evening 5.21–6.57

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, 10.25 am to 1.11 pm 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

10.25 am–1.11 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.39–9.01 amClear of every caution

11.26 am–12.10 pm

11.48 am–1.11 pm, inside the clear stretch

2.35–5.21 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

6.15–7.39 am

9.01–10.25 am, what begins now is said to repeat

1.11–2.35 pm

5.21–7.04 am, early Friday

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 10.52 am

Sathayam · Avittam, third to fourth quarters · Poorattathi, first to third quarters

For those born in Kumbha 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

Sunrise6.15 am

Sunset5.21 pm

Moonrise8.55 pm

Moonset8.16 am

SunMakara Rasi

MoonKanya Rasi, from 1.50 am

This day and the next

Sankatahara Chaturthi, Ganesha worship; the fast ends at moonrise.

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)
	Chaturthi, till 9.53 pm 39–06 nazhigai	Panchami
	Uthiram, till 8.27 pm 35–33 nazhigai	Hastham
	Sukarma Yogam, till 9.34 pm 38–20 nazhigai	Dhriti Yogam
	Bava Karanam, till 9.41 am 8–35 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 9.53 pm 39–06 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Doha

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.32–5.23 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.15–7.39 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.01–10.25 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.26 am–12.10 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	1.03–2.41 pm	A favourable window
	1.11–2.35 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.21–7.04 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam¹6.15

Sugam7.39

Soram9.01

Uthi10.25

Amirtham11.48

Visham1.11

Rogam2.34

Labam3.58

Night

Amirtham5.21

Visham6.57

Rogam8.34

Labam10.12

Dhanam11.48

Sugam1.25

Soram3.00

Uthi²4.38

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 · Caturthī · Guru Vāsara · Uttaraphalgunī

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	6.15 am	6.45 am
Kumbha	6.45 am	8.15 am
Meena	8.15 am	9.44 am
Mesha	9.44 am	11.22 am
Vrishabha	11.22 am	1.19 pm
Mithuna	1.19 pm	3.33 pm
Kataka	3.33 pm	5.51 pm
Simha	5.51 pm	8.05 pm
Kanya	8.05 pm	10.18 pm
Tula	10.18 pm	12.34 am
Vrischika	12.34 am	2.51 am
Dhanu	2.51 am	4.56 am
Makara	4.56 am	6.14 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru6.15

Sevvai7.10

Suriya8.06

Sukran9.01

Budhan9.57

Chandra10.52

Sani11.48

Guru12.43

Sevvai1.39

Suriya2.35

Sukran3.30

Budhan4.26

Night

Chandra5.21

Sani6.26

Guru7.30

Sevvai8.34

Suriya9.39

Sukran10.43

Budhan11.48

Chandra12.52

Sani1.57

Guru3.01

Sevvai4.05

Suriya5.10

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil