Shastra Panchangam
March 2027
6
Saturday
Parabhava
Maasi
22
Sani
Theypirai
Trayodasitill 9.34 am, then Chaturdasi
Avittamtill 4.12 am (next day), then Sathayam
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Masa Sivaratri

Rahu Kalammorning 8.48–10.18
Yamagandamafternoon 1.13–2.42
Kuligaimorning 5.52–7.21
ChandrashtamamUntil 3.05 pm: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quartersThen: Punarpoosam 4th quarter, Poosam, Ayilyam
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
afternoon 2.42–4.10evening 5.38–7.10

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, 8.00 am to 8.48 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 10.30 pm.

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

8.00–8.48 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
11.22 am–12.08 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs
2.42–4.10 pm; Bhadra Karanam also runs

Avoid

5.52–7.21 am, what begins now is said to repeat
5.52–7.27 am
6.14–8.00 am
8.48–10.18 am
1.13–2.42 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 3.05 pm

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

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

Then

from 3.05 pm, until Tuesday 1.11 am

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

Sunrise5.52 am
Sunset5.38 pm
Moonrise5.11 am (next day)
Moonset3.56 pm
SunKumbha Rasi
MoonMakara Rasi

This day and the next

Masa Sivaratri, the monthly Sivaratri; worship through the night.

Sunday 7 March: Amavasai.

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
Sani (Saturday)
Trayodasi, till 9.34 am 9–15 nazhigaiChaturdasi
Avittam, till 4.12 am (next day) 55–52 nazhigaiSathayam
Shiva Yogam, till 12.35 am (next day) 46–49 nazhigaiSiddha Yogam
Vanija Karanam, till 9.34 am 9–15 nazhigai
Bhadra Karanam, till 10.30 pm caution 41–34 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Doha

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.15–5.03 amPrayer, meditation, study
5.52–7.21 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
5.52–7.27 amAvoided for new beginnings
6.14–8.00 amAvoided for new beginnings
8.48–10.18 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.22 am–12.08 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.13–2.42 pmAvoided for new beginnings
4.47–6.32 pmA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Soram5.52
Uthi17.21
Visham8.48
Amirtham210.18
Rogam11.45
Labam31.14
Dhanam42.42
Sugam54.11

Night

Labam5.38
Dhanam7.11
Sugam8.42
Soram10.13
Uthi11.45
Visham1.16
Amirtham2.49
Soram4.19

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Durmuhurtham and Tyajyam; 2 Bhadra Karanam; 3 Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam; 4 Bhadra Karanam; 5 Bhadra Karanam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Kumbha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Trayodaśī · Sthira 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
1202

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Kumbha5.52 am6.22 am
Meena6.22 am7.51 am
Mesha7.51 am9.29 am
Vrishabha9.29 am11.26 am
Mithuna11.26 am1.40 pm
Kataka1.40 pm3.58 pm
Simha3.58 pm6.12 pm
Kanya6.12 pm8.25 pm
Tula8.25 pm10.41 pm
Vrischika10.41 pm12.58 am
Dhanu12.58 am3.03 am
Makara3.03 am4.48 am
Kumbha4.48 am5.51 am

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

Horai

Day

Sani5.52
Guru6.51
Sevvai7.50
Suriya8.49
Sukran9.48
Budhan10.47
Chandra11.45
Sani12.44
Guru1.43
Sevvai2.42
Suriya3.41
Sukran4.40

Night

Budhan5.38
Chandra6.39
Sani7.41
Guru8.42
Sevvai9.43
Suriya10.44
Sukran11.45
Budhan12.46
Chandra1.47
Sani2.48
Guru3.49
Sevvai4.50

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

Also

East on Saturdays; Parigaram: curd
In force from 3.04 pm, until Saturday 1.11 am

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