Doha, Saturday, 17 October 2026
On Saturday 17 October 2026 in Doha, the tithi is Shukla Saptami until 5:59 am AST Sunday; Rahu Kalam is 8:26 am to 9:53 am AST. Sunrise 5:33 am, sunset 5:05 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Saptami
until 5:59 am Sunday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Moola
until 7:17 am
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Atiganda
until 8:33 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 · Gara
until 4:42 pm
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
8:26 am – 9:53 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
12:46 pm – 2:12 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
5:33 am – 6:59 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:33 am – 6:59 am | Soram | avoid |
| 6:59 am – 8:26 am | Uthi | good |
| 8:26 am – 9:53 am | Visham | avoid |
| 9:53 am – 11:19 am | Amirdha | good |
| 11:19 am – 12:46 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 12:46 pm – 2:12 pm | Laabam | good |
| 2:12 pm – 3:39 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 3:39 pm – 5:05 pm | Sugam | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:05 pm – 6:39 pm | Laabam | good |
| 6:39 pm – 8:12 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 8:12 pm – 9:46 pm | Sugam | good |
| 9:46 pm – 11:19 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 11:19 pm – 12:53 am | Uthi | good |
| 12:53 am – 2:26 am | Visham | avoid |
| 2:26 am – 4:00 am | Amirdha | good |
| 4:00 am – 5:33 am | Soram | avoid |
Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Saturday the first part of the day is Soram. 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 Saturday the day starts with Kaal.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:33 am – 6:59 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 6:59 am – 8:26 am | Shubh | good |
| 8:26 am – 9:53 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 9:53 am – 11:19 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:19 am – 12:46 pm | Char | neutral |
| 12:46 pm – 2:12 pm | Labh | good |
| 2:12 pm – 3:39 pm | Amrit | good |
| 3:39 pm – 5:05 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:05 pm – 6:39 pm | Labh | good |
| 6:39 pm – 8:12 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 8:12 pm – 9:46 pm | Shubh | good |
| 9:46 pm – 11:19 pm | Amrit | good |
| 11:19 pm – 12:53 am | Char | neutral |
| 12:53 am – 2:26 am | Rog | avoid |
| 2:26 am – 4:00 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:00 am – 5:33 am | Labh | good |
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 11:29 am, moonset 10:01 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: Saturn on a Saturday.
| 5:33 am – 6:31 am | Saturn |
| 6:31 am – 7:28 am | Jupiter |
| 7:28 am – 8:26 am | Mars |
| 8:26 am – 9:24 am | Sun |
| 9:24 am – 10:21 am | Venus |
| 10:21 am – 11:19 am | Mercury |
| 11:19 am – 12:17 pm | Moon |
| 12:17 pm – 1:14 pm | Saturn |
| 1:14 pm – 2:12 pm | Jupiter |
| 2:12 pm – 3:10 pm | Mars |
| 3:10 pm – 4:08 pm | Sun |
| 4:08 pm – 5:05 pm | Venus |
| 5:05 pm – 6:08 pm | Mercury |
| 6:08 pm – 7:10 pm | Moon |
| 7:10 pm – 8:12 pm | Saturn |
| 8:12 pm – 9:15 pm | Jupiter |
| 9:15 pm – 10:17 pm | Mars |
| 10:17 pm – 11:19 pm | Sun |
| 11:19 pm – 12:22 am | Venus |
| 12:22 am – 1:24 am | Mercury |
| 1:24 am – 2:26 am | Moon |
| 2:26 am – 3:29 am | Saturn |
| 3:29 am – 4:31 am | Jupiter |
| 4:31 am – 5:33 am | Mars |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 32 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 86 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 7:17 am, karana at 4:42 pm, yoga at 8:33 pm. The tithi runs on past the next sunrise, until 5:59 am Sunday.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 8:26 am in Doha.
Questions
What is the tithi in Doha on 17 October 2026?
Shukla Saptami, until 5:59 am Sunday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:33 am in Doha).
When is Rahu Kalam in Doha on 17 October 2026?
8:26 am to 9:53 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 12:46 pm to 2:12 pm and Gulikai 5:33 am to 6:59 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Doha on 17 October 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 6:59 am to 8:26 am, Labh 12:46 pm to 2:12 pm, Amrit 2:12 pm to 3:39 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 10:56 am to 11:42 am.
When does the Moon rise in Doha on 17 October 2026?
Moonrise is at 11:29 am.
Tamil Day Sheet, Saturday 17 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).