May 2026

Tuesday

Parabhava

Chithirai

Sevvai

Theypirai

Chaturthitill 5.22 am (next day), then Panchami

Kettaitill 10.25 am, then Moolam

Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Sankatahara Chaturthi

Rahu Kalamafternoon 2.48–4.28

Yamagandammorning 8.12–9.52

Kuligaimorning 11.30–1.10

ChandrashtamamUntil 10.25 am: Ashwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarterThen: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

evening 4.28–6.07night 11.09–11.30

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, 4.55 am to 7.33 am 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

4.55–7.33 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

9.52–11.30 amClear of every caution

11.05–11.57 am; Kuligai also runs

1.10–2.48 pmClear of every caution

4.28–6.07 pmClear of every caution

4.28–6.07 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

7.33–8.27 am

8.12–9.52 am

11.30 am–1.10 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

2.48–4.28 pm

7.24–9.13 pm, in the evening

10.25–11.09 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 10.25 am

Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter

For those born in Mesha Rasi.

Then

from 10.25 am, until Thursday 10.57 pm

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

For those born in Vrishabha 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

Sunrise4.55 am

Sunset6.07 pm

Moonrise9.41 pm

Moonset7.05 am

SunMesha Rasi

MoonVrischika Rasi

This day and the next

Sankatahara Chaturthi, Ganesha worship; the fast ends at moonrise.

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
	Sevvai (Tuesday)
	Chaturthi, till 5.22 am (next day) 61–09 nazhigai	Panchami
	Kettai, till 10.25 am 13–45 nazhigai	Moolam
	Shiva Yogam, till 9.47 pm 42–10 nazhigai	Siddha Yogam
	Bava Karanam, till 4.08 pm 28–04 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Doha

Window	Time	Traditional use
	3.29–4.11 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.33–8.27 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.12–9.52 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.05–11.57 am	Widely used for beginnings
	11.30 am–1.10 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	2.48–4.28 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	7.24–9.13 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.25–11.09 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	No Amirtha Kalam on this day	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Rogam4.55

Labam¹6.34

Dhanam²8.13

Sugam9.52

Soram11.30

Uthi1.10

Visham2.48

Amirtham4.28

Night

Soram6.07

Uthi³7.28

Visham8.48

Amirtham⁴10.10

Rogam11.30

Labam12.52

Dhanam2.13

Sugam3.34

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Caturthī · Bhauma Vāsara · Jyeṣṭhā (Mūla from 10.25 am, 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
Mesha	4.55 am	5.32 am
Vrishabha	5.32 am	7.29 am
Mithuna	7.29 am	9.43 am
Kataka	9.43 am	12.01 pm
Simha	12.01 pm	2.15 pm
Kanya	2.15 pm	4.28 pm
Tula	4.28 pm	6.44 pm
Vrischika	6.44 pm	9.01 pm
Dhanu	9.01 pm	11.06 pm
Makara	11.06 pm	12.51 am
Kumbha	12.51 am	2.22 am
Meena	2.22 am	3.50 am
Mesha	3.50 am	4.54 am

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

Horai

Day

Sevvai4.55

Suriya6.01

Sukran7.07

Budhan8.13

Chandra9.19

Sani10.25

Guru11.31

Sevvai12.37

Suriya1.43

Sukran2.49

Budhan3.55

Chandra5.01

Night

Sani6.07

Guru7.01

Sevvai7.54

Suriya8.48

Sukran9.42

Budhan10.36

Chandra11.30

Sani12.24

Guru1.18

Sevvai2.12

Suriya3.06

Sukran4.00

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

Also

North on Tuesdays; Parigaram: milk