Shastra Panchangam
April 2027
23
Friday
Plavanga
Chithirai
10
Velli
Theypirai
Tritiyaitill 1.51 am (next day), then Chaturthi
Anushamtill 4.27 am (next day), then Kettai
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 9.55–11.33
Yamagandamafternoon 2.46–4.24
Kuligaimorning 6.41–8.19
ChandrashtamamAshwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarter
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 5.04–6.41night 7.24–8.46

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, 11.44 am to 1.24 pm is the best of the day.

Vyatipata Yogam runs till 11.44 am; Bhadra Karanam runs till 1.52 am Saturday.

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

11.44 am–1.24 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
5.04–6.41 am; Vyatipata Yogam also runs
11.07–11.58 am; Rahu Kalam and Vyatipata Yogam also run

Avoid

6.41–8.19 am, what begins now is said to repeat
7.16–8.59 am
9.55–11.33 am
2.46–4.24 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Sunday 6.28 am

Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter

For those born in Mesha 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

Sunrise5.04 am
Sunset6.00 pm
Moonrise8.43 pm
Moonset6.19 am
SunMesha Rasi
MoonVrischika Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Saturday 24 April: 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

LimbThis dayThen
Velli (Friday)
Tritiyai, till 1.51 am (next day) 51–59 nazhigaiChaturthi
Anusham, till 4.27 am (next day) 58–29 nazhigaiKettai
Vyatipata Yogam, till 11.44 am caution 16–38 nazhigaiVariyan Yogam
Vanija Karanam, till 1.25 pm 20–51 nazhigai
Bhadra Karanam, till 1.52 am (next day) caution 51–59 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Doha

WindowTimeTraditional use
3.36–4.20 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.41–8.19 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
7.16–8.59 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.55–11.33 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.07–11.58 amWidely used for beginnings
2.46–4.24 pmAvoided for new beginnings
5.27–7.08 pmA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam15.04
Soram6.41
Uthi28.19
Visham9.55
Amirtham311.33
Rogam1.09
Labam42.47
Dhanam54.24

Night

Rogam6.00
Labam7.24
Dhanam8.47
Sugam10.10
Soram11.32
Uthi12.55
Visham2.17
Amirtham3.41

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

For sankalpam

Plavaṅga · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Meṣa Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Tṛtīyā · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Anurādhā

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 signFromTo
Mesha5.04 am6.20 am
Vrishabha6.20 am8.18 am
Mithuna8.18 am10.32 am
Kataka10.32 am12.49 pm
Simha12.49 pm3.03 pm
Kanya3.03 pm5.16 pm
Tula5.16 pm7.32 pm
Vrischika7.32 pm9.49 pm
Dhanu9.49 pm11.54 pm
Makara11.54 pm1.39 am
Kumbha1.39 am3.10 am
Meena3.10 am4.38 am
Mesha4.38 am5.04 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran5.04
Budhan6.09
Chandra7.14
Sani8.18
Guru9.23
Sevvai10.28
Suriya11.32
Sukran12.37
Budhan1.42
Chandra2.46
Sani3.51
Guru4.56

Night

Sevvai6.00
Suriya6.56
Sukran7.51
Budhan8.46
Chandra9.41
Sani10.37
Guru11.32
Sevvai12.27
Suriya1.23
Sukran2.18
Budhan3.13
Chandra4.08

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery

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