🪷 Muhūrta Table · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-01-17

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 Kālam09:4911:0878 minNew ventures · travel · contracts
Yamagaṇḍa13:4515:0378 minImportant decisions · investments
Gulika Kālam07:1208:3178 minMarriage rites · ceremonies

Auspicious Windows

WindowStartEndSignificance
Abhijit Muhūrta12:0212:50Mid-day · victory-bringing · supportive for ārambha
Brahma Muhūrta05:3606:24Pre-dawn · sādhana · meditation · japa

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

#NameStartEndQuality
1Rudra07:1207:54Inauspicious
2Ahi07:5408:36Inauspicious
3Mitra08:3609:18Auspicious
4Pitru09:1810:00Neutral
5Vasu10:0010:42Auspicious
6Vara10:4211:24Auspicious
7Vishvedeva11:2412:05Auspicious
8Vidhi12:0512:47Auspicious
9Satamukhi12:4713:29Auspicious
10Puruhuta13:2914:11Auspicious
11Vahini14:1114:53Inauspicious
12Naktanakara14:5315:35Inauspicious
13Varuna15:3516:17Auspicious
14Aryaman16:1716:58Auspicious
15Bhaga16:5817:40Auspicious

Sunrise / Sunset Reference for Ṛṣikeśa

Coordinates: 30.0869°N · 78.2676°E · Timezone: UTC+5.5

Sunrise: 07:12:57 · Sunset: 17:40:44

📚 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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