April 2026

Monday

Visvavasu

Panguni

Thingal

Theypirai

Ekadasitill 10.39 pm, then Dwadasi

Avittamtill 1.34 pm, then Sathayam

Siddha Yogam

Ekadasi

Rahu Kalammorning 6.48–8.24

Yamagandammorning 9.59–11.35

Kuligaiafternoon 1.09–2.46

ChandrashtamamPunarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 5.13–6.48evening 5.56–7.20

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, 3.24 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

3.24–5.56 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

5.13–6.48 amClear of every caution

5.13–6.48 am, inside the clear stretch

8.24–9.59 amClear of every caution

11.10 am–12.00 pm; Yamagandam also runs

11.35 am–12.00 pmShort clear window

12.51–1.09 pmShort clear window

Avoid

6.48–8.24 am

9.59–11.35 am

12.00–12.51 pm

1.09–2.46 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

2.32–3.24 pm

8.46–10.23 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until Wednesday 7.08 am

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

Sunrise5.13 am

Sunset5.56 pm

Moonrise3.05 am (next day)

Moonset1.54 pm

SunMeena Rasi

MoonKumbha Rasi, from 1.15 am

This day and the next

Ekadasi, a fasting day 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

Limb	This day	Then
	Thingal (Monday)
	Ekadasi, till 10.39 pm 43–36 nazhigai	Dwadasi
	Avittam, till 1.34 pm 20–52 nazhigai	Sathayam
	Shubha Yogam, till 2.47 pm 23–54 nazhigai	Shukla Yogam
	Bava Karanam, till 10.49 am 14–01 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 10.39 pm 43–36 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Doha

Window	Time	Traditional use
	3.43–4.28 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.48–8.24 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.59–11.35 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.10 am–12.00 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.00–12.51 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.09–2.46 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	2.32–3.24 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.46–10.23 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	No Amirtha Kalam on this day	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham5.13

Visham6.48

Rogam8.23

Labam¹10.00

Dhanam²11.35

Sugam³1.10

Soram2.45

Uthi4.21

Night

Sugam5.56

Soram7.20

Uthi⁴8.45

Amirtham⁵10.10

Visham11.34

Rogam12.58

Labam2.24

Dhanam3.48

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; 4 Tyajyam; 5 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Indu Vāsara · Dhaniṣṭhā (Śatabhiṣaj from 1.34 pm, computed)

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1948

2083

2082

5128

1201

Kaliyuga counted as the Tamil almanac counts the current year. Gujarati Samvat turns the day after Deepavali.

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Meena	5.13 am	5.20 am
Mesha	5.20 am	6.59 am
Vrishabha	6.59 am	8.56 am
Mithuna	8.56 am	11.10 am
Kataka	11.10 am	1.28 pm
Simha	1.28 pm	3.41 pm
Kanya	3.41 pm	5.54 pm
Tula	5.54 pm	8.11 pm
Vrischika	8.11 pm	10.28 pm
Dhanu	10.28 pm	12.32 am
Makara	12.32 am	2.17 am
Kumbha	2.17 am	3.48 am
Meena	3.48 am	5.12 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra5.13

Sani6.17

Guru7.20

Sevvai8.24

Suriya9.28

Sukran10.31

Budhan11.35

Chandra12.38

Sani1.42

Guru2.45

Sevvai3.49

Suriya4.52

Night

Sukran5.56

Budhan6.52

Chandra7.49

Sani8.45

Guru9.41

Sevvai10.38

Suriya11.34

Sukran12.30

Budhan1.27

Chandra2.23

Sani3.20

Guru4.16

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

Also

	East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd
	In force all day, until Wednesday 7.08 am