May 2026

Monday

Parabhava

Chithirai

Thingal

Theypirai

Navamitill 12.55 pm, then Dasami

Sathayamtill 10.59 pm, then Poorattathi

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 6.30–8.11

Yamagandammorning 9.50–11.31

Kuligaiafternoon 1.10–2.50

ChandrashtamamPunarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

evening 4.30–6.10night 8.50–10.09

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, 3.30 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

3.30–6.10 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

4.51–5.43 amShort clear window

8.11–9.50 amClear of every caution

11.04–11.57 am; Yamagandam also runs

11.31–11.57 amShort clear window

12.51–1.10 pmShort clear window

4.30–6.10 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

5.43–7.23 am

6.30–8.11 am

9.50–11.31 am

11.57 am–12.51 pm

1.10–2.50 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

2.36–3.30 pm

Chandrashtamam

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

Sunrise4.51 am

Sunset6.10 pm

Moonrise1.34 am (next day)

Moonset12.38 pm

SunMesha Rasi

MoonKumbha 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
	Thingal (Monday)
	Navami, till 12.55 pm 20–10 nazhigai	Dasami
	Sathayam, till 10.59 pm 45–20 nazhigai	Poorattathi
	Indra Yogam, till 10.34 pm 44–19 nazhigai	Vaidhriti Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 12.55 pm 20–10 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 12.45 am (next day) 49–47 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Doha

Window	Time	Traditional use
	3.26–4.08 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	5.43–7.23 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	6.30–8.11 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.50–11.31 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.04–11.57 am	Widely used for beginnings
	11.57 am–12.51 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.10–2.50 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	2.36–3.30 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.36–5.13 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham¹4.51

Visham6.30

Rogam8.10

Labam²9.51

Dhanam³11.31

Sugam⁴1.11

Soram2.50

Uthi4.30

Night

Sugam6.10

Soram7.29

Uthi8.50

Amirtham10.10

Visham11.30

Rogam12.50

Labam2.11

Dhanam3.31

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Navamī · Indu Vāsara · Śatabhiṣaj

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	4.51 am	5.09 am
Vrishabha	5.09 am	7.06 am
Mithuna	7.06 am	9.20 am
Kataka	9.20 am	11.37 am
Simha	11.37 am	1.51 pm
Kanya	1.51 pm	4.04 pm
Tula	4.04 pm	6.21 pm
Vrischika	6.21 pm	8.38 pm
Dhanu	8.38 pm	10.42 pm
Makara	10.42 pm	12.27 am
Kumbha	12.27 am	1.58 am
Meena	1.58 am	3.26 am
Mesha	3.26 am	4.51 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra4.51

Sani5.58

Guru7.04

Sevvai8.11

Suriya9.17

Sukran10.24

Budhan11.30

Chandra12.37

Sani1.43

Guru2.50

Sevvai3.57

Suriya5.03

Night

Sukran6.10

Budhan7.03

Chandra7.56

Sani8.50

Guru9.43

Sevvai10.37

Suriya11.30

Sukran12.24

Budhan1.17

Chandra2.10

Sani3.04

Guru3.57

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

Also

	East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd
	In force all day, until Tuesday 4.56 pm