September 2026

Friday

Parabhava

Avani

Velli

Tamil Nadu calendars show Avani 18 on this day. Here Avani began a day earlier, on Monday 17 August.

Theypirai

Ashtamitill 9.44 pm, then Navami

Rohinitill 8.34 pm, then Mirugaseeridam

Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 9.58–11.33

Yamagandamafternoon 2.41–4.16

Kuligaimorning 6.49–8.25

ChandrashtamamChithirai 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Swathi, Visakam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 5.15–6.49night 7.16–8.41

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, 5.15 am to 6.49 am is the best of the day.

Vajra Yogam runs till 10.18 am Saturday.

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

5.15–6.49 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

5.15–6.49 am, inside the clear stretch

8.25–9.58 amClear of every caution

11.08–11.57 am; Rahu Kalam also runs

11.33 am–1.02 pmClear of every caution

Avoid

6.49–8.25 am, what begins now is said to repeat

9.58–11.33 am

1.02–2.34 pm

2.41–4.16 pm

1.48–3.19 am, early Saturday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until Saturday 7.49 am

Swathi · Chithirai, third to fourth quarters · Visakam, first to third quarters

For those born in Tula 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

Sunrise5.15 am

Sunset5.50 pm

Moonrise10.55 pm

Moonset12.13 pm

SunSimha Rasi

MoonVrishabha Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

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

Limb	This day	Then
	Velli (Friday)
	Ashtami, till 9.44 pm 41–11 nazhigai	Navami
	Rohini, till 8.34 pm 38–17 nazhigai	Mirugaseeridam
	Harshana Yogam, till 1.14 pm 19–56 nazhigai	Vajra Yogam
	Balava Karanam, till 10.51 am 13–59 nazhigai Kaulava Karanam, till 9.44 pm 41–11 nazhigai
	Marana Yogam, then Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Doha

Window	Time	Traditional use
	3.45–4.29 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.49–8.25 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	9.58–11.33 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.08–11.57 am	Widely used for beginnings
	1.02–2.34 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.41–4.16 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	5.34–7.04 pm	A favourable window
	1.48–3.19 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam5.15

Soram6.49

Uthi8.25

Visham9.58

Amirtham¹11.33

Rogam1.07

Labam²2.42

Dhanam³4.16

Night

Rogam5.50

Labam7.16

Dhanam8.42

Sugam10.08

Soram11.32

Uthi⁴12.59

Visham2.24

Amirtham3.51

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Siṃha Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Aṣṭamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Rohiṇī

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 sign	From	To
Simha	5.15 am	6.15 am
Kanya	6.15 am	8.28 am
Tula	8.28 am	10.45 am
Vrischika	10.45 am	1.02 pm
Dhanu	1.02 pm	3.06 pm
Makara	3.06 pm	4.51 pm
Kumbha	4.51 pm	6.22 pm
Meena	6.22 pm	7.50 pm
Mesha	7.50 pm	9.29 pm
Vrishabha	9.29 pm	11.26 pm
Mithuna	11.26 pm	1.40 am
Kataka	1.40 am	3.57 am
Simha	3.57 am	5.16 am

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

Horai

Day

Sukran5.15

Budhan6.18

Chandra7.21

Sani8.24

Guru9.27

Sevvai10.30

Suriya11.33

Sukran12.36

Budhan1.39

Chandra2.41

Sani3.44

Guru4.47

Night

Sevvai5.50

Suriya6.47

Sukran7.44

Budhan8.42

Chandra9.39

Sani10.36

Guru11.33

Sevvai12.30

Suriya1.27

Sukran2.24

Budhan3.22

Chandra4.19

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

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery