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Panchang for Doha — 18 October 2026

Shukla Ashtami tithi, Purva Ashadha nakshatra · Sunday · (25.2854°, 51.531°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Tula (Ashvina)

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 — 05:33 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 Ashtamiuntil 08:22 AMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdaySundayAuthority, government, medicine, father, courage, gold.
NakshatraPurva Ashadha · pada 4until 10:19 AMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaSukarmauntil 09:26 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 07:12 PMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:33 AM
Sunset05:04 PM
Moonrise12:18 PM
Moonset10:52 PM
Moon inSagittarius
Sun inLibra
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta10:55 AM – 11:41 AM
Brahma Muhurta03:57 AM – 04:45 AM
Amrit Kalam04:28 AM – 06:16 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam03:37 PM – 05:04 PM
Gulika Kalam02:11 PM – 03:37 PM
Yamaganda11:18 AM – 12:44 PM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta03:31 PM – 04:17 PM

Day Choghadiya

Udveg05:33 AM – 06:59 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara06:59 AM – 08:25 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh08:25 AM – 09:52 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit09:52 AM – 11:18 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal11:18 AM – 12:44 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh12:44 PM – 02:11 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog02:11 PM – 03:37 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg03:37 PM – 05:04 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Shubh05:04 PM – 06:37 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog06:37 PM – 08:11 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg08:11 PM – 09:44 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara09:44 PM – 11:18 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh11:18 PM – 12:52 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit12:52 AM – 02:25 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal02:25 AM – 03:59 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh03:59 AM – 05:33 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