Shastra Panchangam
February 2026
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Saturday
Visvavasu
Maasi
2
Sani
Theypirai
Dwadasitill 1.32 pm, then Trayodasi
Pooradamtill 3.46 pm, then Uthiradam
Siddha Yogam

Pradosham

Rahu Kalammorning 8.58–10.24
Yamagandamafternoon 1.12–2.38
Kuligaimorning 6.09–7.34
ChandrashtamamUntil 10.13 pm: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 10.24–11.48evening 5.27–7.02

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, 2.38 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

2.38–5.27 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.40–8.58 amClear of every caution
10.24 am–1.12 pmClear of every caution
10.24–11.48 am, inside the clear stretch
11.26 am–12.10 pm

Avoid

6.09–7.34 am, what begins now is said to repeat
6.09–7.40 am
8.58–10.24 am
1.12–2.38 pm
12.17–2.00 am, early Sunday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 10.13 pm

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

For those born in Vrishabha Rasi.

Then

from 10.13 pm, until Tuesday 6.36 am

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

Sunrise6.09 am
Sunset5.27 pm
Moonrise4.49 am (next day)
Moonset2.28 pm
SunKumbha Rasi
MoonDhanu Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

Sunday 15 February: Masa Sivaratri.

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
Sani (Saturday)
Dwadasi, till 1.32 pm 18–28 nazhigaiTrayodasi
Pooradam, till 3.46 pm 24–04 nazhigaiUthiradam
Siddhi Yogam, till 12.48 am (next day) 46–38 nazhigaiVyatipata Yogam
Taitila Karanam, till 1.32 pm 18–28 nazhigai
Gara Karanam, till 2.08 am (next day) 49–59 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Doha

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.28–5.18 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.09–7.34 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
6.09–7.40 amAvoided for new beginnings
8.58–10.24 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.34 am–12.17 pmA favourable window
11.26 am–12.10 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.12–2.38 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.17–2.00 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Soram6.09
Uthi17.34
Visham8.58
Amirtham10.24
Rogam11.48
Labam21.13
Dhanam2.38
Sugam4.03

Night

Labam5.27
Dhanam7.03
Sugam8.38
Soram10.12
Uthi311.48
Visham1.22
Amirtham2.59
Soram4.33

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Kumbha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Sthira Vāsara · Pūrvāṣāḍhā (Uttarāṣāḍhā from 3.46 pm, 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
Makara6.09 am6.09 am
Kumbha6.09 am7.40 am
Meena7.40 am9.09 am
Mesha9.09 am10.47 am
Vrishabha10.47 am12.44 pm
Mithuna12.44 pm2.58 pm
Kataka2.58 pm5.16 pm
Simha5.16 pm7.29 pm
Kanya7.29 pm9.42 pm
Tula9.42 pm11.59 pm
Vrischika11.59 pm2.16 am
Dhanu2.16 am4.20 am
Makara4.20 am6.05 am
Kumbha6.05 am6.08 am

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

Horai

Day

Sani6.09
Guru7.06
Sevvai8.02
Suriya8.59
Sukran9.55
Budhan10.52
Chandra11.48
Sani12.45
Guru1.41
Sevvai2.38
Suriya3.34
Sukran4.31

Night

Budhan5.27
Chandra6.31
Sani7.34
Guru8.37
Sevvai9.41
Suriya10.44
Sukran11.48
Budhan12.51
Chandra1.55
Sani2.58
Guru4.02
Sevvai5.05

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

Also

East on Saturdays; Parigaram: curd

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