January 2027

Sunday

Parabhava

Thai

Nyayiru

Theypirai

Dwitiyaitill 8.28 am, then Tritiyai

Magamtill 12.11 am (next day), then Pooram

Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalamafternoon 3.50–5.13

Yamagandammorning 11.45–1.08

Kuligaiafternoon 2.29–3.51

ChandrashtamamUthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 6.20–7.41evening 5.13–6.50

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, 6.20 am to 11.45 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

6.20–11.45 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.20–7.41 am, inside the clear stretch

11.25 am–12.07 pm; Yamagandam also runs

1.08–1.17 pmShort clear window

Avoid

11.45 am–1.08 pm

1.17–2.45 pm

2.29–3.51 pm, what begins now is said to repeat

3.45–4.29 pm

3.50–5.13 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 4.16 am

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

Sunrise6.20 am

Sunset5.12 pm

Moonrise7.31 pm

Moonset7.36 am

SunMakara Rasi

MoonSimha Rasi, from 2.24 am

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Monday 25 January: Sankatahara Chaturthi.

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)
	Dwitiyai, till 8.28 am 5–20 nazhigai Tritiyai, till 5.41 am (next day) 58–24 nazhigai	Chaturthi
	Magam, till 12.11 am (next day) 44–40 nazhigai	Pooram
	Saubhagya Yogam, till 11.33 pm 43–05 nazhigai	Shobhana Yogam
	Gara Karanam, till 8.28 am 5–20 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 7.00 pm 31–42 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 5.41 am (next day) caution 58–24 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Doha

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.35–5.27 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	11.25 am–12.07 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	11.45 am–1.08 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.17–2.45 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.29–3.51 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	3.45–4.29 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.50–5.13 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	10.01–11.27 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi6.20

Amirtham7.42

Rogam9.02

Labam10.25

Dhanam¹11.46

Sugam²1.08

Soram2.29

Visham3.50

Night

Dhanam³5.12

Sugam6.51

Soram8.29

Visham10.07

Uthi11.46

Amirtham1.25

Rogam3.02

Labam4.41

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Dvitīyā · Bhānu Vāsara · Maghā

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

1202

Kaliyuga counted as the Tamil almanac counts the current year. Gujarati Samvat turns the day after Deepavali.

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Makara	6.20 am	7.33 am
Kumbha	7.33 am	9.04 am
Meena	9.04 am	10.32 am
Mesha	10.32 am	12.10 pm
Vrishabha	12.10 pm	2.08 pm
Mithuna	2.08 pm	4.21 pm
Kataka	4.21 pm	6.39 pm
Simha	6.39 pm	8.53 pm
Kanya	8.53 pm	11.06 pm
Tula	11.06 pm	1.22 am
Vrischika	1.22 am	3.39 am
Dhanu	3.39 am	5.44 am
Makara	5.44 am	6.19 am

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

Horai

Day

Suriya6.20

Sukran7.14

Budhan8.08

Chandra9.03

Sani9.57

Guru10.52

Sevvai11.46

Suriya12.40

Sukran1.35

Budhan2.29

Chandra3.23

Sani4.18

Night

Guru5.12

Sevvai6.18

Suriya7.23

Sukran8.29

Budhan9.35

Chandra10.40

Sani11.46

Guru12.51

Sevvai1.57

Suriya3.03

Sukran4.08

Budhan5.14

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

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery