🪷 Muhūrta Table · Ṛṣikeśa · 2026-08-24

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 Kālam07:2609:0498 minNew ventures · travel · contracts
Yamagaṇḍa10:4112:1998 minImportant decisions · investments
Gulika Kālam13:5615:3498 minMarriage rites · ceremonies

Auspicious Windows

WindowStartEndSignificance
Abhijit Muhūrta11:5512:43Mid-day · victory-bringing · supportive for ārambha
Brahma Muhūrta04:1305:01Pre-dawn · sādhana · meditation · japa

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

#NameStartEndQuality
1Rudra05:4906:41Inauspicious
2Ahi06:4107:33Inauspicious
3Mitra07:3308:25Auspicious
4Pitru08:2509:17Neutral
5Vasu09:1710:09Auspicious
6Vara10:0911:01Auspicious
7Vishvedeva11:0111:53Auspicious
8Vidhi11:5312:45Auspicious
9Satamukhi12:4513:37Auspicious
10Puruhuta13:3714:29Auspicious
11Vahini14:2915:21Inauspicious
12Naktanakara15:2116:13Inauspicious
13Varuna16:1317:05Auspicious
14Aryaman17:0517:57Auspicious
15Bhaga17:5718:49Auspicious

Sunrise / Sunset Reference for Ṛṣikeśa

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

Sunrise: 05:49:25 · Sunset: 18:49:26

📚 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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