Shastra Panchangam
April 2026
27
Monday
Parabhava
Chithirai
14
Thingal
Valarpirai
Ekadasitill 3.46 pm, then Dwadasi
Pooramtill 6.49 pm, then Uthiram
Siddha Yogam

Ekadasi

Rahu Kalammorning 6.38–8.17
Yamagandammorning 9.54–11.32
Kuligaiafternoon 1.09–2.48
ChandrashtamamUntil 1.06 am (next day): Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Avittam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Sathayam, Poorattathi 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 5.01–6.38evening 6.02–7.24

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, 3.47 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 3.47 pm.

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

3.47–6.02 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
5.01–6.38 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs
11.06–11.57 am; Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam also run

Avoid

6.38–8.17 am
9.54–11.32 am
11.57 am–12.50 pm
1.09–2.48 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
2.34–3.27 pm
2.24–4.06 am, early Tuesday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 1.06 am

Thiruvonam · Uthiradam, second to fourth quarters · Avittam, first to second quarters

For those born in Makara Rasi.

Then

from 1.06 am, until Thursday 10.45 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

Sunrise5.01 am
Sunset6.02 pm
Moonrise2.26 pm
Moonset2.46 am (next day)
SunMesha Rasi
MoonSimha Rasi

This day and the next

Ekadasi, a fasting day in many families.

Tuesday 28 April: Pradosham.

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)
Ekadasi, till 3.46 pm 26–55 nazhigaiDwadasi
Pooram, till 6.49 pm 34–31 nazhigaiUthiram
Dhruva Yogam, till 7.06 pm 35–14 nazhigaiVyaghata Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 3.47 pm caution 26–55 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 4.01 am (next day) 57–33 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Doha

WindowTimeTraditional use
3.34–4.16 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.38–8.17 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.54–11.32 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.06–11.57 amWidely used for beginnings
11.57 am–12.50 pmAvoided for new beginnings
12.12–1.50 pmA favourable window
1.09–2.48 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
2.34–3.27 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.24–4.06 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham15.01
Visham6.38
Rogam8.16
Labam29.54
Dhanam311.32
Sugam41.10
Soram2.47
Uthi4.25

Night

Sugam6.02
Soram7.24
Uthi8.47
Amirtham10.10
Visham11.31
Rogam12.53
Labam52.16
Dhanam63.38

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Bhadra Karanam; 2 Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam; 3 Durmuhurtham and Bhadra Karanam; 4 Kuligai, Durmuhurtham and Bhadra Karanam; 5 Tyajyam; 6 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Indu Vāsara · Pūrvaphalgunī

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 signFromTo
Mesha5.01 am6.04 am
Vrishabha6.04 am8.01 am
Mithuna8.01 am10.15 am
Kataka10.15 am12.33 pm
Simha12.33 pm2.46 pm
Kanya2.46 pm4.59 pm
Tula4.59 pm7.16 pm
Vrischika7.16 pm9.33 pm
Dhanu9.33 pm11.37 pm
Makara11.37 pm1.22 am
Kumbha1.22 am2.53 am
Meena2.53 am4.22 am
Mesha4.22 am5.00 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra5.01
Sani6.06
Guru7.11
Sevvai8.16
Suriya9.21
Sukran10.27
Budhan11.32
Chandra12.37
Sani1.42
Guru2.47
Sevvai3.52
Suriya4.57

Night

Sukran6.02
Budhan6.57
Chandra7.52
Sani8.47
Guru9.42
Sevvai10.36
Suriya11.31
Sukran12.26
Budhan1.21
Chandra2.16
Sani3.11
Guru4.05

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd

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