Shastra Panchangam

Doha, Wednesday, 21 October 2026

On Wednesday 21 October 2026 in Doha, the tithi is Shukla Dashami until 11:42 am AST; Rahu Kalam is 11:18 am to 12:44 pm AST. Sunrise 5:35 am, sunset 5:02 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Dashami

until 11:42 am

The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.

Nakshatra · Dhanishta

until 5:18 pm

The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.

Yoga · Ganda

until 10:03 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 11:42 am; then Vanija until 12:06 am Thursday

Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.

Bhadra Karanam runs from 12:06 am to 12:19 pm on Thursday. Important work is usually started after it ends.

Daylight periods

Rahu Kalam

11:18 am – 12:44 pm

Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.

Yamagandam

7:01 am – 8:27 am

Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.

Gulikai

9:53 am – 11:18 am

Avoided for new beginnings in most households.

Gowri Panchangam

Day
5:35 am – 7:01 amLaabamgood
7:01 am – 8:27 amDhanamgood
8:27 am – 9:53 amSugamgood
9:53 am – 11:18 amSoramavoid
11:18 am – 12:44 pmVishamavoid
12:44 pm – 2:10 pmUthigood
2:10 pm – 3:36 pmAmirdhagood
3:36 pm – 5:02 pmRogamavoid
Night
5:02 pm – 6:36 pmUthigood
6:36 pm – 8:10 pmAmirdhagood
8:10 pm – 9:44 pmRogamavoid
9:44 pm – 11:19 pmLaabamgood
11:19 pm – 12:53 amDhanamgood
12:53 am – 2:27 amSugamgood
2:27 am – 4:01 amSoramavoid
4:01 am – 5:36 amVishamavoid

Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Wednesday the first part of the day is Laabam. 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 Wednesday the day starts with Labh.

Day
5:35 am – 7:01 amLabhgood
7:01 am – 8:27 amAmritgood
8:27 am – 9:53 amKaalavoid
9:53 am – 11:18 amShubhgood
11:18 am – 12:44 pmRogavoid · Rahu Kalam
12:44 pm – 2:10 pmUdvegavoid
2:10 pm – 3:36 pmCharneutral
3:36 pm – 5:02 pmLabhgood
Night
5:02 pm – 6:36 pmUdvegavoid
6:36 pm – 8:10 pmShubhgood
8:10 pm – 9:44 pmAmritgood
9:44 pm – 11:19 pmCharneutral
11:19 pm – 12:53 amRogavoid
12:53 am – 2:27 amKaalavoid
2:27 am – 4:01 amLabhgood
4:01 am – 5:36 amUdvegavoid

Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.

Abhijit Muhurta

10:55 am – 11:41 am. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

The Moon

Moonrise 2:02 pm, moonset 1:43 am Thursday.

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: Mercury on a Wednesday.

5:35 am – 6:32 amMercury
6:32 am – 7:29 amMoon
7:29 am – 8:27 amSaturn
8:27 am – 9:24 amJupiter
9:24 am – 10:21 amMars
10:21 am – 11:18 amSun
11:18 am – 12:16 pmVenus
12:16 pm – 1:13 pmMercury
1:13 pm – 2:10 pmMoon
2:10 pm – 3:07 pmSaturn
3:07 pm – 4:04 pmJupiter
4:04 pm – 5:02 pmMars
5:02 pm – 6:05 pmSun
6:05 pm – 7:07 pmVenus
7:07 pm – 8:10 pmMercury
8:10 pm – 9:13 pmMoon
9:13 pm – 10:16 pmSaturn
10:16 pm – 11:19 pmJupiter
11:19 pm – 12:21 amMars
12:21 am – 1:24 amSun
1:24 am – 2:27 amVenus
2:27 am – 3:30 amMercury
3:30 am – 4:33 amMoon
4:33 am – 5:36 amSaturn

About this day

Daylight lasts 11 hours and 27 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 86 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 11:42 am, nakshatra at 5:18 pm, yoga at 10:03 pm, karana at 12:06 am Thursday.

On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 11:18 am in Doha.

Questions

What is the tithi in Doha on 21 October 2026?

Shukla Dashami, until 11:42 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:35 am in Doha).

When is Rahu Kalam in Doha on 21 October 2026?

11:18 am to 12:44 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:01 am to 8:27 am and Gulikai 9:53 am to 11:18 am.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Doha on 21 October 2026?

During daylight: Labh 5:35 am to 7:01 am, Amrit 7:01 am to 8:27 am, Shubh 9:53 am to 11:18 am, Labh 3:36 pm to 5:02 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 10:55 am to 11:41 am; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.

When does the Moon rise in Doha on 21 October 2026?

Moonrise is at 2:02 pm.

Tamil Day Sheet, Wednesday 21 October 2026, Doha

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    How this was computed
    Calculated for Doha from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Doha local time (AST).