May 2026

Sunday

Parabhava

Chithirai

Nyayiru

Theypirai

Ashtamitill 12.37 pm, then Navami

Avittamtill 10.20 pm, then Sathayam

Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamevening 4.29–6.10

Yamagandammorning 11.30–1.11

Kuligaiafternoon 2.49–4.30

ChandrashtamamUntil 9.44 am: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 4.52–6.31evening 6.10–7.29

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, 4.52 am to 11.30 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

4.52–11.30 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

4.52–6.31 am, inside the clear stretch

11.04–11.56 am; Yamagandam also runs

1.11–2.49 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

11.30 am–1.11 pm

2.49–4.30 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

4.22–5.16 pm

4.29–6.10 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 9.44 am

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

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 9.44 am, until Tuesday 4.56 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

Sunrise4.52 am

Sunset6.09 pm

Moonrise1.02 am (next day)

Moonset11.41 am

SunMesha Rasi

MoonMakara 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
	Nyayiru (Sunday)
	Ashtami, till 12.37 pm 19–24 nazhigai	Navami
	Avittam, till 10.20 pm 43–42 nazhigai	Sathayam
	Brahma Yogam, till 11.39 pm 46–59 nazhigai	Indra Yogam
	Kaulava Karanam, till 12.37 pm 19–24 nazhigai Taitila Karanam, till 12.52 am (next day) 50–02 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Doha

Window	Time	Traditional use
	3.26–4.08 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	11.04–11.56 am	Widely used for beginnings
	11.20 am–1.00 pm	A favourable window
	11.30 am–1.11 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.49–4.30 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.22–5.16 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.29–6.10 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi4.52

Amirtham6.32

Rogam8.11

Labam9.51

Dhanam¹11.31

Sugam1.11

Soram2.49

Visham4.29

Night

Dhanam²6.09

Sugam7.30

Soram8.49

Visham10.09

Uthi11.31

Amirtham12.51

Rogam2.10

Labam3.31

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Aṣṭamī · Bhānu Vāsara · Dhaniṣṭhā

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	4.52 am	5.13 am
Vrishabha	5.13 am	7.10 am
Mithuna	7.10 am	9.24 am
Kataka	9.24 am	11.41 am
Simha	11.41 am	1.55 pm
Kanya	1.55 pm	4.08 pm
Tula	4.08 pm	6.25 pm
Vrischika	6.25 pm	8.42 pm
Dhanu	8.42 pm	10.46 pm
Makara	10.46 pm	12.31 am
Kumbha	12.31 am	2.02 am
Meena	2.02 am	3.30 am
Mesha	3.30 am	4.51 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya4.52

Sukran5.58

Budhan7.05

Chandra8.11

Sani9.18

Guru10.24

Sevvai11.30

Suriya12.37

Sukran1.43

Budhan2.50

Chandra3.56

Sani5.03

Night

Guru6.09

Sevvai7.03

Suriya7.56

Sukran8.50

Budhan9.43

Chandra10.37

Sani11.30

Guru12.24

Sevvai1.17

Suriya2.11

Sukran3.04

Budhan3.58

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

Also

	West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery
	In force from 9.43 am, until Sunday 4.56 pm