August 2026
31
Monday
Parabhava
Avani
15
Thingal

Tamil Nadu calendars show Avani 14 on this day. Here Avani began a day earlier, on Monday 17 August.

Theypirai
Tritiyaitill 6.22 am, then Chaturthi
Revathitill 12.54 am (next day), then Ashwini
Siddha Yogam

Sankatahara Chaturthi

Rahu Kalammorning 6.48–8.24
Yamagandammorning 9.59–11.35
Kuligaiafternoon 1.09–2.45
ChandrashtamamUntil 12.55 am (next day): Magam, Pooram, Uthiram 1st quarterThen: Uthiram 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Hastham, Chithirai 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamEast · Parigaram: curd
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 5.14–6.48evening 5.54–7.19

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

Keep new beginnings small on this day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 6.22 am; Ganda Yogam runs all day, till 11.21 pm. No part of the day is clear of every caution. If something cannot wait, prefer a good part of the Gowri Panchangam and ask your family's jyotishi.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day

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

5.14–6.48 am; Bhadra Karanam and Ganda Yogam also run
11.09–11.59 am; Yamagandam and Ganda Yogam also run

Avoid

6.48–8.24 am
9.59–11.35 am
11.59 am–12.51 pm
1.04–2.40 pm
1.09–2.45 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
2.31–3.23 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Tuesday 12.55 am

Magam · Pooram · Uthiram, first quarter

For those born in Simha Rasi.

Then

from 12.55 am, until Thursday 4.57 am

Hastham · Uthiram, second to fourth quarters · Chithirai, first to second quarters

For those born in Kanya 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

Sunrise5.14 am
Sunset5.54 pm
Moonrise7.48 pm
Moonset7.58 am
SunSimha Rasi
MoonMeena Rasi

This day and the next

Sankatahara Chaturthi, Ganesha worship; the fast ends at moonrise.

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
Thingal (Monday)
Tritiyai, till 6.22 am 2–49 nazhigai
Chaturthi, till 5.12 am (next day) 59–55 nazhigai		Panchami
Revathi, till 12.54 am (next day) 49–10 nazhigaiAshwini
Ganda Yogam, till 11.21 pm caution 45–17 nazhigaiVriddhi Yogam
Bhadra Karanam, till 6.22 am caution 2–49 nazhigai
Bava Karanam, till 5.50 pm 31–29 nazhigai
Balava Karanam, till 5.12 am (next day) 59–55 nazhigai
Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Doha

WindowTimeTraditional use
3.44–4.28 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.48–8.24 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.59–11.35 amAvoided for new beginnings
11.09–11.59 amWidely used for beginnings
11.59 am–12.51 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.04–2.40 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.09–2.45 pmAvoided for things you do not want repeated
2.31–3.23 pmAvoided for new beginnings
10.33 pm–12.06 amA favourable window

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Amirtham15.14
Visham6.48
Rogam8.23
Labam29.59
Dhanam311.35
Sugam41.10
Soram2.44
Uthi54.20

Night

Sugam5.54
Soram7.19
Uthi8.45
Amirtham10.10
Visham11.34
Rogam12.59
Labam2.25
Dhanam3.50

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Tṛtīyā · Indu Vāsara · Revatī

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

1948
2083
2082
5128
1202

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

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Simha5.14 am6.31 am
Kanya6.31 am8.44 am
Tula8.44 am11.00 am
Vrischika11.00 am1.17 pm
Dhanu1.17 pm3.22 pm
Makara3.22 pm5.07 pm
Kumbha5.07 pm6.38 pm
Meena6.38 pm8.06 pm
Mesha8.06 pm9.44 pm
Vrishabha9.44 pm11.42 pm
Mithuna11.42 pm1.55 am
Kataka1.55 am4.13 am
Simha4.13 am5.14 am

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

Horai

Day

Chandra5.14
Sani6.17
Guru7.21
Sevvai8.24
Suriya9.27
Sukran10.31
Budhan11.34
Chandra12.37
Sani1.41
Guru2.44
Sevvai3.48
Suriya4.51

Night

Sukran5.54
Budhan6.51
Chandra7.48
Sani8.44
Guru9.41
Sevvai10.38
Suriya11.34
Sukran12.31
Budhan1.28
Chandra2.24
Sani3.21
Guru4.18

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

Also

East on Mondays; Parigaram: curd
In force all day, until Tuesday 12.55 am

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