October 2026

Wednesday

Parabhava

Purattasi

Budhan

Valarpirai

Chaturthitill 10.44 pm, then Panchami

Anushamtill 1.33 am (next day), then Kettai

Siddha Yogam

Rahu Kalammorning 11.19–12.47

Yamagandammorning 6.58–8.26

Kuligaimorning 9.52–11.20

ChandrashtamamAshwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarter

SoolamNorth · Parigaram: milk

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 5.31–6.58evening 5.08–6.41

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, 5.31 am to 6.58 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 10.44 pm.

This is Purattasi, when many families do not hold weddings or griha pravesam. 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

5.31–6.58 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

5.31–6.58 am, inside the clear stretch

8.26–9.47 amClear of every caution

Avoid

6.58–8.26 am

9.52–11.20 am, what begins now is said to repeat

10.56–11.43 am

11.19 am–12.47 pm

Chandrashtamam

until Friday 4.18 am

Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter

For those born in Mesha 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

Sunrise5.31 am

Sunset5.08 pm

Moonrise8.57 am

Moonset7.22 pm

SunKanya Rasi

MoonVrischika 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
	Budhan (Wednesday)
	Chaturthi, till 10.44 pm 43–00 nazhigai	Panchami
	Anusham, till 1.33 am (next day) 50–04 nazhigai	Kettai
	Ayushman Yogam, till 6.09 pm 31–34 nazhigai	Saubhagya Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 9.47 am 10–39 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 10.44 pm caution 43–00 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Doha

Window	Time	Traditional use
	3.53–4.41 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	6.58–8.26 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.52–11.20 am	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	10.56–11.43 am	Avoided for new beginnings
	11.19 am–12.47 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.09–3.53 pm	A favourable window
	No Abhijit Muhurtham on this day	Widely used for beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Labam5.31

Dhanam¹6.59

Sugam²8.26

Soram9.52

Visham11.19

Uthi³12.47

Amirtham⁴2.14

Rogam3.40

Night

Uthi5.08

Amirtham6.41

Rogam8.13

Labam9.47

Dhanam11.20

Sugam12.53

Soram2.25

Visham3.58

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

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Varṣa Ṛtu · Kanyā Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Caturthī · Saumya Vāsara · Anurādhā

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
Kanya	5.31 am	5.51 am
Tula	5.51 am	8.07 am
Vrischika	8.07 am	10.24 am
Dhanu	10.24 am	12.29 pm
Makara	12.29 pm	2.14 pm
Kumbha	2.14 pm	3.45 pm
Meena	3.45 pm	5.13 pm
Mesha	5.13 pm	6.51 pm
Vrishabha	6.51 pm	8.49 pm
Mithuna	8.49 pm	11.03 pm
Kataka	11.03 pm	1.20 am
Simha	1.20 am	3.34 am
Kanya	3.34 am	5.32 am

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

Horai

Day

Budhan5.31

Chandra6.30

Sani7.28

Guru8.26

Sevvai9.24

Suriya10.22

Sukran11.20

Budhan12.18

Chandra1.16

Sani2.14

Guru3.12

Sevvai4.10

Night

Suriya5.08

Sukran6.10

Budhan7.12

Chandra8.14

Sani9.16

Guru10.18

Sevvai11.20

Suriya12.22

Sukran1.24

Budhan2.26

Chandra3.28

Sani4.30

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

Also

North on Wednesdays; Parigaram: milk