🪷 Muhūrta Table · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-08-22

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 Kālam09:0410:4298 minNew ventures · travel · contracts
Yamagaṇḍa13:5715:3598 minImportant decisions · investments
Gulika Kālam05:4807:2698 minMarriage rites · ceremonies

Auspicious Windows

WindowStartEndSignificance
Abhijit Muhūrta11:5512:43Mid-day · victory-bringing · supportive for ārambha
Brahma Muhūrta04:1205:00Pre-dawn · sādhana · meditation · japa

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

#NameStartEndQuality
1Rudra05:4806:40Inauspicious
2Ahi06:4007:32Inauspicious
3Mitra07:3208:24Auspicious
4Pitru08:2409:17Neutral
5Vasu09:1710:09Auspicious
6Vara10:0911:01Auspicious
7Vishvedeva11:0111:53Auspicious
8Vidhi11:5312:46Auspicious
9Satamukhi12:4613:38Auspicious
10Puruhuta13:3814:30Auspicious
11Vahini14:3015:22Inauspicious
12Naktanakara15:2216:14Inauspicious
13Varuna16:1417:07Auspicious
14Aryaman17:0717:59Auspicious
15Bhaga17:5918:51Auspicious

Sunrise / Sunset Reference for Ṛṣikeśa

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

Sunrise: 05:48:16 · Sunset: 18:51:37

📚 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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