Shastra Panchangam
March 2026
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Monday
Visvavasu
Panguni
2
Thingal
Theypirai
Dwadasitill 7.11 am, then Trayodasi
Avittamtill 3.52 am (next day), then Sathayam
Siddha Yogam

Pradosham

Rahu Kalammorning 7.12–8.43
Yamagandammorning 10.12–11.43
Kuligaiafternoon 1.12–2.43
ChandrashtamamUntil 3.45 pm: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 5.42–7.12evening 5.43–7.13

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, 3.20 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

3.20–5.43 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
5.42–7.12 amClear of every caution
5.42–7.12 am, inside the clear stretch
9.09–10.12 amClear of every caution
11.19 am–12.06 pm; Yamagandam also runs
11.43 am–12.06 pmShort clear window
12.55–1.12 pmShort clear window

Avoid

7.12–8.43 am
7.30–9.09 am
10.12–11.43 am
12.06–12.55 pm
1.12–2.43 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
2.30–3.20 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 3.45 pm

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

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 3.45 pm, until Wednesday 9.07 pm

Poosam · Ayilyam · Punarpoosam, fourth quarter

For those born in Kataka 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

Sunrise5.42 am
Sunset5.43 pm
Moonrise4.36 am (next day)
Moonset3.11 pm
SunMeena Rasi
MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

Tuesday 17 March: 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
Thingal (Monday)
Dwadasi, till 7.11 am 3–43 nazhigaiTrayodasi
Avittam, till 3.52 am (next day) 55–28 nazhigaiSathayam
Shiva Yogam, till 7.07 am 3–32 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, till 5.45 am (next day) 60–11 nazhigai		Sadhya Yogam
Taitila Karanam, till 7.11 am 3–43 nazhigai
Gara Karanam, till 7.08 pm 33–35 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Doha

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.07–4.54 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.12–8.43 amAvoided for new beginnings
7.30–9.09 amAvoided for new beginnings
10.12–11.43 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.19 am–12.06 pmWidely used for beginnings
12.06–12.55 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.12–2.43 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
2.30–3.20 pmAvoided for new beginnings
5.18–6.54 pmA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham5.42
Visham7.12
Rogam8.42
Labam110.13
Dhanam211.43
Sugam31.13
Soram2.43
Uthi4.14

Night

Sugam5.43
Soram7.13
Uthi8.43
Amirtham10.13
Visham11.42
Rogam1.11
Labam2.42
Dhanam4.12

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

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Indu Vāsara · Dhaniṣṭhā

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
Kumbha5.42 am5.42 am
Meena5.42 am7.11 am
Mesha7.11 am8.49 am
Vrishabha8.49 am10.46 am
Mithuna10.46 am1.00 pm
Kataka1.00 pm3.18 pm
Simha3.18 pm5.32 pm
Kanya5.32 pm7.44 pm
Tula7.44 pm10.01 pm
Vrischika10.01 pm12.18 am
Dhanu12.18 am2.23 am
Makara2.23 am4.07 am
Kumbha4.07 am5.38 am
Meena5.38 am5.41 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra5.42
Sani6.42
Guru7.42
Sevvai8.42
Suriya9.42
Sukran10.43
Budhan11.43
Chandra12.43
Sani1.43
Guru2.43
Sevvai3.43
Suriya4.43

Night

Sukran5.43
Budhan6.43
Chandra7.43
Sani8.43
Guru9.43
Sevvai10.42
Suriya11.42
Sukran12.42
Budhan1.42
Chandra2.42
Sani3.41
Guru4.41

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd
In force from 3.44 pm, until Monday 9.07 pm

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