April 2027

Saturday

Plavanga

Chithirai

Sani

Valarpirai

Ekadasitill 6.58 am, then Dwadasi

Pooramtill 3.36 am (next day), then Uthiram

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Ekadasi

Rahu Kalammorning 8.21–9.58

Yamagandamafternoon 1.09–2.46

Kuligaimorning 5.10–6.46

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

SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd

Gowri Nalla Neram

evening 4.22–5.58night 7.22–8.45

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, 2.46 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 6.59 am.

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

2.46–5.58 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

6.59–8.21 amClear of every caution

9.58 am–12.17 pmClear of every caution

11.09–11.59 am

4.22–5.58 pm, inside the clear stretch

Avoid

5.10–6.46 am, what begins now is said to repeat

5.10–6.53 am

8.21–9.58 am

12.17–1.50 pm

1.09–2.46 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Sunday 9.23 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

Sunrise5.10 am

Sunset5.58 pm

Moonrise2.44 pm

Moonset3.10 am (next day)

SunMesha Rasi

MoonSimha Rasi

This day and the next

Ekadasi, a fasting day in many families.

Sunday 18 April: 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

Limb	This day	Then
	Sani (Saturday)
	Ekadasi, till 6.58 am 4–31 nazhigai Dwadasi, till 5.13 am (next day) 60–09 nazhigai	Trayodasi
	Pooram, till 3.36 am (next day) 56–08 nazhigai	Uthiram
	Vriddhi Yogam, till 9.54 pm 41–52 nazhigai	Dhruva Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 6.59 am caution 4–31 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 6.04 pm 32–17 nazhigai Balava Karanam, till 5.13 am (next day) 60–09 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Doha

Window	Time	Traditional use
	3.41–4.24 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	5.10–6.46 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	5.10–6.53 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	8.21–9.58 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.09–11.59 am	Widely used for beginnings
	12.17–1.50 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.09–2.46 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.29–11.00 pm	A favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Soram5.10

Uthi¹6.46

Visham8.21

Amirtham9.58

Rogam11.33

Labam²1.10

Dhanam2.46

Sugam4.22

Night

Labam5.58

Dhanam7.22

Sugam8.46

Soram10.09

Uthi11.34

Visham12.57

Amirtham2.22

Soram3.45

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

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Sthira Vāsara · Pūrvaphalgunī

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1949

2084

2083

5129

1202

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

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Mesha	5.10 am	6.44 am
Vrishabha	6.44 am	8.41 am
Mithuna	8.41 am	10.55 am
Kataka	10.55 am	1.13 pm
Simha	1.13 pm	3.27 pm
Kanya	3.27 pm	5.40 pm
Tula	5.40 pm	7.56 pm
Vrischika	7.56 pm	10.13 pm
Dhanu	10.13 pm	12.18 am
Makara	12.18 am	2.03 am
Kumbha	2.03 am	3.33 am
Meena	3.33 am	5.02 am
Mesha	5.02 am	5.09 am

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

Horai

Day

Sani5.10

Guru6.14

Sevvai7.18

Suriya8.22

Sukran9.26

Budhan10.30

Chandra11.34

Sani12.38

Guru1.42

Sevvai2.46

Suriya3.50

Sukran4.54

Night

Budhan5.58

Chandra6.54

Sani7.49

Guru8.45

Sevvai9.41

Suriya10.37

Sukran11.33

Budhan12.29

Chandra1.25

Sani2.21

Guru3.17

Sevvai4.13

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

Also

East on Saturdays; Parigaram: curd