Doha, Friday, 16 October 2026
On Friday 16 October 2026 in Doha, the tithi is Shukla Shashti until 3:25 am AST Saturday; Rahu Kalam is 9:53 am to 11:19 am AST. Sunrise 5:32 am, sunset 5:06 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Shashti
until 3:25 am Saturday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Moola
until 7:17 am Saturday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Shobhana
until 7:36 pm
Worked out from the Sun's and Moon's positions added together. It is read with the tithi, nakshatra and karana when a muhurta is chosen.
Karana · Kaulava
until 2:09 pm; then Taitila until 3:25 am Saturday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
No Bhadra Karanam between this sunrise and the next.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
9:53 am – 11:19 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
2:13 pm – 3:39 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
6:59 am – 8:26 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:32 am – 6:59 am | Sugam | good |
| 6:59 am – 8:26 am | Soram | avoid |
| 8:26 am – 9:53 am | Uthi | good |
| 9:53 am – 11:19 am | Visham | avoid |
| 11:19 am – 12:46 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 12:46 pm – 2:13 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 2:13 pm – 3:39 pm | Laabam | good |
| 3:39 pm – 5:06 pm | Dhanam | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:06 pm – 6:39 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 6:39 pm – 8:13 pm | Laabam | good |
| 8:13 pm – 9:46 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 9:46 pm – 11:20 pm | Sugam | good |
| 11:20 pm – 12:53 am | Soram | avoid |
| 12:53 am – 2:26 am | Uthi | good |
| 2:26 am – 4:00 am | Visham | avoid |
| 4:00 am – 5:33 am | Amirdha | good |
Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Friday the first part of the day is Sugam. Amirdha, Uthi, Laabam, Dhanam and Sugam are the good times.
Choghadiya
The day and the night each have eight choghadiyas. The names repeat in a cycle of seven, starting from a different name each weekday; on a Friday the day starts with Char.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:32 am – 6:59 am | Char | neutral |
| 6:59 am – 8:26 am | Labh | good |
| 8:26 am – 9:53 am | Amrit | good |
| 9:53 am – 11:19 am | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 11:19 am – 12:46 pm | Shubh | good |
| 12:46 pm – 2:13 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 2:13 pm – 3:39 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:39 pm – 5:06 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:06 pm – 6:39 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 6:39 pm – 8:13 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 8:13 pm – 9:46 pm | Labh | good |
| 9:46 pm – 11:20 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:20 pm – 12:53 am | Shubh | good |
| 12:53 am – 2:26 am | Amrit | good |
| 2:26 am – 4:00 am | Char | neutral |
| 4:00 am – 5:33 am | Rog | avoid |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
10:56 am – 11:42 am. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 10:41 am, moonset 9:07 pm.
Hora
Twelve horas from sunrise to sunset and twelve from sunset to the next sunrise, each ruled by a planet. The first hora of the day belongs to the weekday's own planet: Venus on a Friday.
| 5:32 am – 6:30 am | Venus |
| 6:30 am – 7:28 am | Mercury |
| 7:28 am – 8:26 am | Moon |
| 8:26 am – 9:24 am | Saturn |
| 9:24 am – 10:21 am | Jupiter |
| 10:21 am – 11:19 am | Mars |
| 11:19 am – 12:17 pm | Sun |
| 12:17 pm – 1:15 pm | Venus |
| 1:15 pm – 2:13 pm | Mercury |
| 2:13 pm – 3:11 pm | Moon |
| 3:11 pm – 4:08 pm | Saturn |
| 4:08 pm – 5:06 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:06 pm – 6:08 pm | Mars |
| 6:08 pm – 7:11 pm | Sun |
| 7:11 pm – 8:13 pm | Venus |
| 8:13 pm – 9:15 pm | Mercury |
| 9:15 pm – 10:17 pm | Moon |
| 10:17 pm – 11:20 pm | Saturn |
| 11:20 pm – 12:22 am | Jupiter |
| 12:22 am – 1:24 am | Mars |
| 1:24 am – 2:26 am | Sun |
| 2:26 am – 3:28 am | Venus |
| 3:28 am – 4:31 am | Mercury |
| 4:31 am – 5:33 am | Moon |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 34 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 87 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 2:09 pm, yoga at 7:36 pm, tithi and karana at 3:25 am Saturday. The nakshatra runs on past the next sunrise, until 7:17 am Saturday.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:53 am in Doha.
Questions
What is the tithi in Doha on 16 October 2026?
Shukla Shashti, until 3:25 am Saturday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:32 am in Doha).
When is Rahu Kalam in Doha on 16 October 2026?
9:53 am to 11:19 am, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 2:13 pm to 3:39 pm and Gulikai 6:59 am to 8:26 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Doha on 16 October 2026?
During daylight: Labh 6:59 am to 8:26 am, Amrit 8:26 am to 9:53 am, Shubh 11:19 am to 12:46 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 10:56 am to 11:42 am.
When does the Moon rise in Doha on 16 October 2026?
Moonrise is at 10:41 am.
Tamil Day Sheet, Friday 16 October 2026, Doha
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Calculated for Doha from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Doha local time (AST).