Shastra Panchangam
March 2027
19
Friday
Parabhava
Panguni
5
Velli

Valarpirai
Dwadasitill 8.48 pm, then Trayodasi
Ayilyamtill 11.02 pm, then Magam
Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 10.11–11.42
Yamagandamafternoon 2.43–4.14
Kuligaimorning 7.09–8.41
ChandrashtamamUntil 11.02 pm: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarterThen: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
evening 4.14–5.45night 7.14–8.43

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, 4.14 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

4.14–5.45 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
5.39–7.09 amClear of every caution
8.41–10.11 amClear of every caution
11.18 am–12.06 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs
11.42 am–12.40 pmShort clear window
2.10–2.43 pmShort clear window
4.14–5.45 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

7.09–8.41 am, what begins now is said to repeat
10.11–11.42 am
12.40–2.10 pm
2.43–4.14 pm

Chandrashtamam

until 11.02 pm

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu Rasi.

Then

from 11.02 pm, until Monday 1.15 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

Sunrise5.39 am
Sunset5.45 pm
Moonrise2.49 pm
Moonset3.59 am (next day)
SunMeena Rasi
MoonKataka Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Saturday 20 March: Pradosham.

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
Velli (Friday)
Dwadasi, till 8.48 pm 37–53 nazhigaiTrayodasi
Ayilyam, till 11.02 pm 43–28 nazhigaiMagam
Sukarma Yogam, till 8.50 pm 37–57 nazhigaiDhriti Yogam
Bava Karanam, till 10.05 am 11–05 nazhigai
Balava Karanam, till 8.48 pm 37–53 nazhigai
Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Doha

WindowTimeTraditional use
4.04–4.51 amPrayer, meditation, study
7.09–8.41 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
10.11–11.42 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.18 am–12.06 pmWidely used for beginnings
12.40–2.10 pmAvoided for new beginnings
2.43–4.14 pmAvoided for new beginnings
9.34–11.01 pmA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam5.39
Soram7.09
Uthi8.41
Visham10.11
Amirtham111.42
Rogam1.12
Labam22.44
Dhanam4.14

Night

Rogam5.45
Labam7.14
Dhanam8.44
Sugam10.13
Soram11.41
Uthi1.11
Visham2.39
Amirtham4.09

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Dvādaśī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Āśleṣā

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
Meena5.39 am7.00 am
Mesha7.00 am8.38 am
Vrishabha8.38 am10.35 am
Mithuna10.35 am12.49 pm
Kataka12.49 pm3.07 pm
Simha3.07 pm5.21 pm
Kanya5.21 pm7.34 pm
Tula7.34 pm9.50 pm
Vrischika9.50 pm12.07 am
Dhanu12.07 am2.12 am
Makara2.12 am3.57 am
Kumbha3.57 am5.27 am
Meena5.27 am5.38 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran5.39
Budhan6.40
Chandra7.40
Sani8.41
Guru9.41
Sevvai10.41
Suriya11.42
Sukran12.42
Budhan1.43
Chandra2.43
Sani3.44
Guru4.44

Night

Sevvai5.45
Suriya6.44
Sukran7.44
Budhan8.43
Chandra9.42
Sani10.42
Guru11.41
Sevvai12.41
Suriya1.40
Sukran2.40
Budhan3.39
Chandra4.39

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery

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