Muhūrta · Electional timing
Auspicious upanayana dates in Doha, Qatar
January 2026 · Asia/Qatar · ranked by panchānga (no birth chart needed)
The sacred-thread rite: a benefic-owned lagna, a good nakshatra and the 8th empty. Each day below is scored purely on chart-independent factors — tithi, vāra, nakshatra, yoga and karana — with a good lagna window for Doha. See today's full panchāṅga for Doha →
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#1 · Best this month
Monday, 5 January 2026
Krishna DwitiyaPushyaYoga: VishkambhaKarana: Gara
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 15:35–16:50
✓ Pushya nakshatra · Krishna Dwitiya tithi · Monday
✗ Vishkambha yoga is inauspicious
#2
Wednesday, 14 January 2026
Krishna EkadashiAnuradhaYoga: GandaKarana: Balava
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 14:51–16:51
✓ Anuradha nakshatra · Krishna Ekadashi tithi · Wednesday
✗ Ganda yoga is inauspicious
#3
Tuesday, 20 January 2026
Shukla DwitiyaShravanaYoga: SiddhiKarana: Balava
Recommended lagna window (Taurus rising): 13:20–14:20
✓ Shravana nakshatra · Shukla Dwitiya tithi
✗ Tuesday is not a preferred weekday
#4
Wednesday, 21 January 2026
Shukla TritiyaDhanishtaYoga: VyatipataKarana: Taitila
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 14:20–16:20
✓ Dhanishta nakshatra · Shukla Tritiya tithi · Wednesday
✗ Vyatipata yoga is inauspicious
#5
Saturday, 24 January 2026
Shukla ShashthiUttara BhadrapadaYoga: ShivaKarana: Kaulava
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 14:34–16:19
✓ Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra · Shukla Shashthi tithi
✗ Saturday is not a preferred weekday
#6
Thursday, 29 January 2026
Shukla EkadashiMrigashiraYoga: IndraKarana: Vishti
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 14:33–15:48
✓ Mrigashira nakshatra · Shukla Ekadashi tithi · Thursday
✗ Vishti karana is inauspicious
#7
Thursday, 1 January 2026
Shukla TrayodashiRohiniYoga: ShubhaKarana: Kaulava
Recommended lagna window (Pisces rising): 10:34–11:49
✓ Rohini nakshatra · Thursday
✗ Trayodashi tithi is not preferred
#8
Friday, 2 January 2026
Shukla ChaturdashiMrigashiraYoga: ShuklaKarana: Vanija
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 15:49–16:49
✓ Mrigashira nakshatra · Friday
✗ Chaturdashi tithi is not preferred · Rikta tithi (Chaturdashi)
#9
Monday, 12 January 2026
Krishna NavamiSwatiYoga: DhritiKarana: Gara
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 15:06–16:51
✓ Swati nakshatra · Monday
✗ Navami tithi is not preferred · Rikta tithi (Navami)
#10
Thursday, 22 January 2026
Shukla ChaturthiShatabhishaYoga: VariyanaKarana: Vanija
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 14:35–16:20
✓ Shatabhisha nakshatra · Thursday
✗ Chaturthi tithi is not preferred · Rikta tithi (Chaturthi)
#11
Wednesday, 7 January 2026
Krishna PanchamiMaghaYoga: AyushmanKarana: Kaulava
Recommended lagna window (Taurus rising): 13:20–15:05
✓ Krishna Panchami tithi · Wednesday
✗ Magha is not among the preferred nakshatras
#12
Thursday, 8 January 2026
Krishna ShashthiPurva PhalguniYoga: SaubhagyaKarana: Gara
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 15:20–16:50
✓ Krishna Shashthi tithi · Thursday
✗ Purva Phalguni is not among the preferred nakshatras
Every day this month at a glance
Thu 1 Jan
Rohini75
Fri 2 Jan
Mrigashira75
Sat 3 Jan
Ardra25
Sun 4 Jan
Punarvasu50
Mon 5 Jan
Pushya88
Tue 6 Jan
Ashlesha25
Wed 7 Jan
Magha63
Thu 8 Jan
Purva Phalguni63
Fri 9 Jan
Uttara Phalguni63
Sat 10 Jan
Hasta50
Sun 11 Jan
Chitra63
Mon 12 Jan
Swati75
Tue 13 Jan
Vishakha25
Wed 14 Jan
Anuradha88
Thu 15 Jan
Jyeshtha63
Fri 16 Jan
Mula38
Sat 17 Jan
Purva Ashadha0
Sun 18 Jan
Purva Ashadha25
Mon 19 Jan
Uttara Ashadha63
Tue 20 Jan
Shravana88
Wed 21 Jan
Dhanishta88
Thu 22 Jan
Shatabhisha75
Fri 23 Jan
Purva Bhadrapada50
Sat 24 Jan
Uttara Bhadrapada88
Sun 25 Jan
Revati63
Mon 26 Jan
Ashwini63
Tue 27 Jan
Bharani25
Wed 28 Jan
Krittika63
Thu 29 Jan
Mrigashira88
Fri 30 Jan
Ardra50
Sat 31 Jan
Punarvasu50
Score = share of the chart-independent panchānga factors met (tithi, vāra, nakshatra, yoga, karana). Eclipse days score 0.
Computed deterministically with a license-clean Vedic engine (astronomy-engine, VSOP87-grade). Lahiri ayanāṁśa, drik gaṇita, grounded in Ch.36 Table 79. Advisory only — for a chart-specific muhūrta, open the finder.