Shastra Panchangam
July 2026
16
Thursday
Parabhava
Aani
32
Viyazhan

Valarpirai
Dwitiyaitill 6.23 am, then Tritiyai
Ayilyamtill 5.23 pm, then Magam
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam
Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.21–3.04
Yamagandammorning 4.53–6.35
Kuligaimorning 8.16–9.59
ChandrashtamamUntil 5.23 pm: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarterThen: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Gowri Nalla Neram
evening 4.45–6.27night 10.22–11.40

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, 3.04 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

3.04–6.27 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.35–7.03 amShort clear window
9.59 am–1.21 pmClear of every caution
11.13 am–12.06 pm
4.45–6.27 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

4.53–6.35 am
7.03–8.33 am
8.16–9.59 am, what begins now is said to repeat
1.21–3.04 pm
4.43–6.15 am, early Friday

Chandrashtamam

until 5.23 pm

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu Rasi.

Then

from 5.23 pm, until Saturday 9.30 pm

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

For those born in Makara 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

Sunrise4.53 am
Sunset6.27 pm
Moonrise6.53 am
Moonset8.10 pm
SunMithuna Rasi
MoonKataka 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

LimbThis dayThen
Viyazhan (Thursday)
Dwitiyai, till 6.23 am 3–46 nazhigai
Tritiyai, till 3.58 am (next day) 57–42 nazhigai
Chaturthi
Ayilyam, till 5.23 pm 31–13 nazhigaiMagam
Siddhi Yogam, till 10.52 pm 44–58 nazhigaiVyatipata Yogam
Kaulava Karanam, till 6.23 am 3–46 nazhigai
Taitila Karanam, till 5.06 pm 30–32 nazhigai
Gara Karanam, till 3.58 am (next day) 57–42 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Doha

WindowTimeTraditional use
3.30–4.11 amPrayer, meditation, study
4.53–6.35 amAvoided for new beginnings
7.03–8.33 amAvoided for new beginnings
8.16–9.59 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.13 am–12.06 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.21–3.04 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.55–5.22 pmA favourable window
4.43–6.15 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam14.53
Sugam26.35
Soram8.16
Uthi9.59
Amirtham11.40
Visham1.21
Rogam3.03
Labam4.45

Night

Amirtham6.27
Visham7.45
Rogam9.03
Labam10.22
Dhanam11.41
Sugam12.59
Soram2.16
Uthi33.36

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Grīṣma Ṛtu · Mithuna Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvitīyā · Guru Vāsara · Āśleṣā (Maghā from 5.23 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 signFromTo
Mithuna4.53 am5.00 am
Kataka5.00 am7.18 am
Simha7.18 am9.32 am
Kanya9.32 am11.45 am
Tula11.45 am2.01 pm
Vrischika2.01 pm4.18 pm
Dhanu4.18 pm6.23 pm
Makara6.23 pm8.08 pm
Kumbha8.08 pm9.39 pm
Meena9.39 pm11.07 pm
Mesha11.07 pm12.45 am
Vrishabha12.45 am2.42 am
Mithuna2.42 am4.54 am

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

Horai

Day

Guru4.53
Sevvai6.01
Suriya7.09
Sukran8.16
Budhan9.24
Chandra10.32
Sani11.40
Guru12.48
Sevvai1.55
Suriya3.03
Sukran4.11
Budhan5.19

Night

Chandra6.27
Sani7.19
Guru8.11
Sevvai9.03
Suriya9.56
Sukran10.48
Budhan11.40
Chandra12.32
Sani1.25
Guru2.17
Sevvai3.09
Suriya4.01

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

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil

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