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Panchang for Doha — 18 November 2026

Shukla Navami tithi, Shatabhisha nakshatra · Wednesday · (25.2854°, 51.531°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Vrischika (Kartika)

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 — 05:53 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 Navamiuntil 04:36 AMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayWednesdayTrade, learning, accounts, communication, short travel.
NakshatraShatabhisha · pada 1until 03:40 AMChara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works.
YogaVyaghatauntil 05:12 AMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaBalavauntil 04:12 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:53 AM
Sunset04:45 PM
Moonrise12:35 PM
Moonset12:21 AM
Moon inAquarius
Sun inScorpio
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta04:17 AM – 05:05 AM
Amrit Kalam07:53 PM – 09:36 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam11:19 AM – 12:40 PM
Gulika Kalam09:57 AM – 11:19 AM
Yamaganda07:14 AM – 08:36 AM
Varjyam09:41 AM – 11:23 AM
Abhijit Muhurta10:57 AM – 11:40 AM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta08:46 AM – 09:30 AM

Day Choghadiya

Laabh05:53 AM – 07:14 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit07:14 AM – 08:36 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal08:36 AM – 09:57 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh09:57 AM – 11:19 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog11:19 AM – 12:40 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg12:40 PM – 02:02 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:02 PM – 03:23 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh03:23 PM – 04:45 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures

Night Choghadiya

Udveg04:45 PM – 06:23 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara06:23 PM – 08:02 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh08:02 PM – 09:40 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit09:40 PM – 11:19 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal11:19 PM – 12:57 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh12:57 AM – 02:36 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog02:36 AM – 04:14 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg04:14 AM – 05:53 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; 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