🪷 Muhūrta Table · Puṣkar · 2026-08-16

Rāhu-Kālam · Yamagaṇḍa · Gulika · 15 day-muhūrtas · per Muhūrta-Cintāmaṇi + Sūrya-Siddhānta sunrise computation

कालः कलयतामहम्
"Among reckoners I am Time." — BG 10.30 — Saturn-as-time governs Rāhu-Kālam · Yamagaṇḍa · Gulika · the three classical inauspicious-windows of each day

Inauspicious Windows (avoid for new beginnings)

WindowStartEndDurationAvoid For
Rāhu Kālam17:3019:0898 minNew ventures · travel · contracts
Yamagaṇḍa12:3614:1498 minImportant decisions · investments
Gulika Kālam15:5217:3098 minMarriage rites · ceremonies

Auspicious Windows

WindowStartEndSignificance
Abhijit Muhūrta12:1213:00Mid-day · victory-bringing · supportive for ārambha
Brahma Muhūrta04:2805:16Pre-dawn · sādhana · meditation · japa

15 Day-Muhūrtas (sunrise to sunset · classical division)

#NameStartEndQuality
1Rudra06:0406:56Inauspicious
2Ahi06:5607:48Inauspicious
3Mitra07:4808:41Auspicious
4Pitru08:4109:33Neutral
5Vasu09:3310:25Auspicious
6Vara10:2511:17Auspicious
7Vishvedeva11:1712:10Auspicious
8Vidhi12:1013:02Auspicious
9Satamukhi13:0213:54Auspicious
10Puruhuta13:5414:46Auspicious
11Vahini14:4615:39Inauspicious
12Naktanakara15:3916:31Inauspicious
13Varuna16:3117:23Auspicious
14Aryaman17:2318:15Auspicious
15Bhaga18:1519:08Auspicious

Sunrise / Sunset Reference for Puṣkar

Coordinates: 26.4900°N · 74.5500°E · Timezone: UTC+5.5

Sunrise: 06:04:21 · Sunset: 19:08:02

📚 See Also

📖 References

  1. Muhūrta-Cintāmaṇi · Rāma Daivajña (16th c. CE) — Classical authority on the 15 day-muhūrtas · Rāhu-Kālam · Yamagaṇḍa · Gulika rules
  2. Bṛhat-Saṁhitā · Varāhamihira (~550 CE) — Earliest treatise on muhūrta-vidyā within jyotiṣa
  3. Sūrya-Siddhānta · sunrise/sunset computation — The astronomical engine behind every time-boundary calculation
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