February 2026

Friday

Visvavasu

Thai

Velli

Tamil Nadu calendars show Thai 23 on this day. Here Thai began a day earlier, on Wednesday 14 January.

Theypirai

Panchamitill 10.49 pm, then Shashti

Hasthamtill 9.54 pm, then Chithirai

Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 10.24–11.49

Yamagandamafternoon 2.34–3.59

Kuligaimorning 7.37–9.02

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

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

afternoon 3.59–5.22night 6.59–8.34

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, 11.49 am to 2.34 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

11.49 am–2.34 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.04–7.37 amShort clear window

9.02–10.24 amClear of every caution

11.26 am–12.10 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs

3.59–5.22 pmClear of every caution

3.59–5.22 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

5.21–7.04 am, from before sunrise

7.37–9.02 am, what begins now is said to repeat

10.24–11.49 am

2.34–3.59 pm

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

Sunrise6.14 am

Sunset5.22 pm

Moonrise9.49 pm

Moonset8.46 am

SunMakara Rasi

MoonKanya Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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)
	Panchami, till 10.49 pm 41–28 nazhigai	Shashti
	Hastham, till 9.54 pm 39–11 nazhigai	Chithirai
	Dhriti Yogam, till 9.07 pm 37–14 nazhigai	Shoola Yogam
	Kaulava Karanam, till 10.16 am 10–04 nazhigai Taitila Karanam, till 10.49 pm 41–28 nazhigai
	Amirtha Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Doha

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.32–5.22 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	5.21–7.04 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.37–9.02 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	10.24–11.49 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.26 am–12.10 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	2.34–3.59 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.33–5.14 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam¹6.14

Soram7.37

Uthi9.02

Visham10.24

Amirtham11.49

Rogam1.11

Labam²2.35

Dhanam3.59

Night

Rogam5.22

Labam6.59

Dhanam8.35

Sugam10.12

Soram11.47

Uthi1.25

Visham3.00

Amirtham4.38

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Pañcamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Hasta

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	6.14 am	6.41 am
Kumbha	6.41 am	8.12 am
Meena	8.12 am	9.40 am
Mesha	9.40 am	11.18 am
Vrishabha	11.18 am	1.15 pm
Mithuna	1.15 pm	3.29 pm
Kataka	3.29 pm	5.47 pm
Simha	5.47 pm	8.01 pm
Kanya	8.01 pm	10.14 pm
Tula	10.14 pm	12.30 am
Vrischika	12.30 am	2.47 am
Dhanu	2.47 am	4.52 am
Makara	4.52 am	6.14 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran6.14

Budhan7.10

Chandra8.05

Sani9.01

Guru9.57

Sevvai10.52

Suriya11.48

Sukran12.44

Budhan1.39

Chandra2.35

Sani3.31

Guru4.26

Night

Sevvai5.22

Suriya6.26

Sukran7.30

Budhan8.35

Chandra9.39

Sani10.43

Guru11.48

Sevvai12.52

Suriya1.56

Sukran3.01

Budhan4.05

Chandra5.09

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery