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Panchang for Doha — 17 May 2026

Shukla Pratipada tithi, Krittika nakshatra · Sunday · (25.2854°, 51.531°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Vrishabha (Vaishakha)

A pañcāṅga is the day's five limbs — tithi, vāra, nakṣatra, yoga and karaṇa. All five come from the real positions of the Sun and Moon and change through the day, so they are reckoned from Doha (25.2854°, 51.531°)'s own sunrise — 04:48 AM here today rather than from a national average. Below are today's five with the time each ends, and then the day's auspicious and inauspicious windows.

What it means
TithiShukla Pratipadauntil 07:11 PMNanda tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdaySundayAuthority, government, medicine, father, courage, gold.
NakshatraKrittika · pada 3until 12:02 PMMishra nakshatra — Mixed results; fire-rituals and routine works.
YogaAtigandauntil 11:29 PMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaKimstughnauntil 09:06 AMFixed karana — auspicious, conducive to good beginnings.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise04:48 AM
Sunset06:13 PM
Moonrise04:54 AM
Moonset07:07 PM
Moon inTaurus
Sun inTaurus
Ayana · Ritu (season)Uttarayana · Vasanta

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:03 AM – 11:57 AM
Brahma Muhurta03:12 AM – 04:00 AM
Amrit Kalam08:44 AM – 10:08 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam04:32 PM – 06:13 PM
Gulika Kalam02:51 PM – 04:32 PM
Yamaganda11:30 AM – 01:11 PM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta04:25 PM – 05:19 PM

Day Choghadiya

Udveg04:48 AM – 06:28 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara06:28 AM – 08:09 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh08:09 AM – 09:49 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit09:49 AM – 11:30 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal11:30 AM – 01:11 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh01:11 PM – 02:51 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog02:51 PM – 04:32 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg04:32 PM – 06:13 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Shubh06:13 PM – 07:32 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog07:32 PM – 08:51 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg08:51 PM – 10:11 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara10:11 PM – 11:30 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh11:30 PM – 12:49 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit12:49 AM – 02:09 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal02:09 AM – 03:28 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh03:28 AM – 04:48 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

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Sources & citations

P Sun/Moon sidereal longitudes via Swiss Ephemeris (pyswisseph), Lahiri/Chitrapaksha ayanamsa
T1 Surya Siddhanta — tithi=Moon−Sun/12°, nakshatra=Moon/13°20′, yoga=(Sun+Moon)/13°20′, karana=half-tithi
T3 Rahu/Yamaganda/Gulika kalam — 8 equal day-octants by weekday (standard panchang convention)
T2 Prasna Marga — Visha (Varjyam) & Amrita ghati table per nakshatra
T2 Muhurta Chintamani — auspicious/inauspicious yogas, masa/ritu/ayana
T2 Abhijit = the midday muhurta — Jaimini Sutras, B. S. Rao 1955, commentator's note to Su.27: “The mid-day goes under the name of Abhijit and is considered as very auspicious for all work. It cuts away all evils. Abhijit sarva doshaghnam.” Day divided into 15 muhurtas of 2 ghati each, varying with daylength — Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra (Tara Chandra Shastri / Khemaraja edition)
T3 Durmuhurta — muhurta slots by weekday (standard panchang convention; no verse for it in our library, so it is not cited to one)
T3 Muhurta Chintamani — Choghadiya/Kalahora prakarana; weekday-rotated 7-cycle