May 2026

Wednesday

Parabhava

Chithirai

Budhan

Theypirai

Chaturthitill 5.22 am, then Panchami

Moolamtill 1.24 pm, then Pooradam

Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 11.30–1.10

Yamagandammorning 6.33–8.13

Kuligaimorning 9.51–11.31

ChandrashtamamKarthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 4.54–6.33evening 6.07–7.27

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, 1.24 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

1.24–6.07 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

4.54–6.33 amClear of every caution

4.54–6.33 am, inside the clear stretch

8.13–9.51 amClear of every caution

Avoid

6.33–8.13 am

9.51–11.31 am, what begins now is said to repeat

11.04–11.58 am

11.30 am–1.10 pm

11.35 am–1.24 pm

12.08–1.57 am, early Thursday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

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

Sunrise4.54 am

Sunset6.07 pm

Moonrise10.30 pm

Moonset7.57 am

SunMesha Rasi

MoonDhanu Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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
	Budhan (Wednesday)
	Chaturthi, till 5.22 am 1–09 nazhigai	Panchami
	Moolam, till 1.24 pm 21–15 nazhigai	Pooradam
	Siddha Yogam, till 10.42 pm 44–31 nazhigai	Sadhya Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 5.22 am 1–09 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 6.34 pm 34–11 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Doha

Window	Time	Traditional use
	3.28–4.11 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.13–8.00 am	A favourable window
	6.33–8.13 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.51–11.31 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	11.04–11.58 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.30 am–1.10 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.35 am–1.24 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	12.08–1.57 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	No Abhijit Muhurtham on this day	Widely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam4.54

Dhanam¹6.34

Sugam8.13

Soram9.51

Visham11.30

Uthi²1.10

Amirtham2.49

Rogam4.27

Night

Uthi6.07

Amirtham7.28

Rogam8.48

Labam10.10

Dhanam³11.31

Sugam⁴12.52

Soram2.11

Visham3.32

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Caturthī · Saumya Vāsara · Mūla (Pūrvāṣāḍhā from 1.24 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
Mesha	4.54 am	5.28 am
Vrishabha	5.28 am	7.26 am
Mithuna	7.26 am	9.39 am
Kataka	9.39 am	11.57 am
Simha	11.57 am	2.11 pm
Kanya	2.11 pm	4.24 pm
Tula	4.24 pm	6.40 pm
Vrischika	6.40 pm	8.57 pm
Dhanu	8.57 pm	11.02 pm
Makara	11.02 pm	12.47 am
Kumbha	12.47 am	2.18 am
Meena	2.18 am	3.46 am
Mesha	3.46 am	4.54 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan4.54

Chandra6.00

Sani7.06

Guru8.12

Sevvai9.19

Suriya10.25

Sukran11.31

Budhan12.37

Chandra1.43

Sani2.49

Guru3.55

Sevvai5.01

Night

Suriya6.07

Sukran7.01

Budhan7.55

Chandra8.49

Sani9.43

Guru10.36

Sevvai11.30

Suriya12.24

Sukran1.18

Budhan2.12

Chandra3.06

Sani4.00

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk