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Panchang for Doha — 16 October 2026

Shukla Shashthi tithi, Mula nakshatra · Friday · (25.2854°, 51.531°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Kanya (Bhadrapada)

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 — 05:32 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 Shashthiuntil 03:24 AMNanda tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayFridayArts, music, marriage, vehicles, luxury, pleasure.
NakshatraMula · pada 1until 07:17 AMTikshna nakshatra — Incantation, confrontation, severing ties — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaShobhanauntil 07:35 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaKaulavauntil 02:08 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:32 AM
Sunset05:06 PM
Moonrise10:45 AM
Moonset09:02 PM
Moon inSagittarius
Sun inVirgo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta10:55 AM – 11:42 AM
Brahma Muhurta03:56 AM – 04:44 AM
Amrit Kalam11:37 PM – 01:25 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam09:52 AM – 11:19 AM
Gulika Kalam06:58 AM – 08:25 AM
Yamaganda02:12 PM – 03:39 PM
Varjyam12:49 PM – 02:37 PM
Durmuhurta10:09 AM – 10:55 AM
Durmuhurta01:14 PM – 02:00 PM

Day Choghadiya

Chara05:32 AM – 06:58 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh06:58 AM – 08:25 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:25 AM – 09:52 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:52 AM – 11:19 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:19 AM – 12:45 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog12:45 PM – 02:12 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg02:12 PM – 03:39 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara03:39 PM – 05:06 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work

Night Choghadiya

Rog05:06 PM – 06:39 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg06:39 PM – 08:12 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara08:12 PM – 09:45 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh09:45 PM – 11:19 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit11:19 PM – 12:52 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal12:52 AM – 02:25 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh02:25 AM – 03:58 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog03:58 AM – 05:32 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts

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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