Panchanga Calendar

March 1895

SamvatsaraJaya (28) → Manmatha (29) from 27.03MonthPhalguna → Chaitra from 27.03RituShishira → Vasanta from 27.03AyanaUttarayanaPlace55°45′ N 37°35′ E, UTC+3 changeAyanamsaLahiri

March 1895 falls, in the lunar calendar (amanta), within the months Phalguna (until 26.03), Chaitra (from 27.03). Periods: 4–10.03 — Holashtak; from 13.03 — Kharmas; from 27.03 — Chaitra Navaratri (spring). Major festivals: 10.03 Holika Dahan; 11.03 Holi (Dhulandi); 27.03 Ugadi, Gudi Padwa — Hindu New Year; 27.03 Chaitra Navaratri: Ghatasthapana. 11.03 — lunar eclipse, total (visible until setting); 26.03 — solar eclipse, partial (not visible here).

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

1Ashw5

2Bhar6Skanda Shashti

3Krit7

4Roh8after 15:40

5Mrig9

6Ard10after 16:59

7Pun11Amalaki Ekadashi

8Push12Pradosha

9Ashl13

10Mag14Holika Dahan

11UPh1Holi

12Has2

13Chit3Mina Sankranti

14Swa4

15Vish5Rang Panchami

16Anu6

17Jye7

18Mul8Kalashtami

19PAsh9

20UAsh10

21Shra11after 08:09

22Shra12after 09:28

23Dhan12Shani Pradosha

24Shat13Masik Shivaratri

25PBh14

26UBh30Amavasya

27Rev1Ugadi, New Year

28Ashw2Navaratri, day 2

29Bhar3Navaratri, day 3

30Krit4Navaratri, day 4

31Roh5until 15:38

Day ratingBest daysFavourableOrdinaryAvoid new venturesUnfavourable

MarkersNavaratriafter / until HH:MM

Moon5Waxing Moon5Waning Moon15Purnima30Amavasya

Nakshatra typesfixedsoftlightmovablesharpfiercemixed

Icons this month (24)

Skanda ShashtiTripushkar YogaGoddess (Durga, Kali)Amrita Siddhi YogaGuru Pushya YogaEkadashiPradoshaHolika Dahanday of Purnima (full moon fast and puja)Lunar eclipse, totalHolimoment of the full moon (see the time in the “Sky this month” card)SankrantiSankashtiKalashtamiSheetala AshtamiVernal equinoxDwipushkar YogaShivaratriSolar eclipse, partialday of Amavasya (ancestor rites)Ugadi, New YearChaitra NavaratriVinayaka Chaturthi

How to read the calendar

Cell colour — the day’s rating for new undertakings: maroon — best days, green — favourable, light — ordinary, grey — avoid starting important matters, pink — unfavourable. The circle shows the tithi number at sunrise (outlined — waxing Moon, filled — waning); top right — the nakshatra at sunrise and its type icon. Click a day to open the full panchanga of the day.

Best days

1.03 Fri — Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga, Yoga Brahma, Auspicious nakshatra
Ashwini (light): for quick matters: trade, healing, study, travel, purchases and starting a business.
22.03 Fri — Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga, Yoga Siddha, Anandadi: Prajapati after 09:28
Dhanishtha (movable): for journeys and moving house, buying vehicles, gardening, quick and temporary changes.

Festivals

2.03 Sat Skanda Shashti
4.03 Mon Masik Durgashtami
7.03 Thu Amalaki Ekadashi
8.03 Fri Pradosha Vrat
10.03 Sun Holika Dahan
10.03 Sun Phalguna Purnima
11.03 Mon Holi (Dhulandi)
13.03 Wed Mina Sankranti
13.03 Wed Sankashti Chaturthi (Bhalachandra)
15.03 Fri Rang Panchami
18.03 Mon Kalashtami
18.03 Mon Sheetala Ashtami (Basoda)
21.03 Thu Papmochani Ekadashi
22.03 Fri Papmochani Ekadashi — Vaishnava fast
23.03 Sat Shani Pradosha
24.03 Sun Masik Shivaratri
26.03 Tue Phalguna Amavasya
26.03 Tue Bhaumvati Amavasya
27.03 Wed Ugadi, Gudi Padwa — Hindu New Year
27.03 Wed Chaitra Navaratri: Ghatasthapana
27.03 Wed Chandra Darshan
29.03 Fri Gangaur
30.03 Sat Vinayaka Chaturthi
31.03 Sun Skanda Shashti

Special muhurta yogas

1.03 Fri Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 07:21–17:52
2.03 Sat Tripushkar Yoga 04:32–07:16 (03.03)
3.03 Sun Tripushkar Yoga 07:16–19:24
4.03 Mon Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga all day
4.03 Mon Amrita Siddhi Yoga 19:13–07:11 (05.03)
7.03 Thu Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga all day
7.03 Thu Amrita Siddhi Yoga 15:02–07:04 (08.03)
7.03 Thu Guru Pushya Yoga 15:02–07:04 (08.03)
10.03 Sun Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 04:35–06:56 (11.03)
12.03 Tue Dwipushkar Yoga 23:55–00:29 (13.03)
15.03 Fri Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 21:02–06:43 (16.03)
17.03 Sun Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 22:52–06:38 (18.03)
22.03 Fri Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 06:27–09:28
23.03 Sat Dwipushkar Yoga 06:25–06:54
26.03 Tue Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 06:17–20:21
28.03 Thu Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 06:12–23:32
30.03 Sat Amrita Siddhi Yoga 00:54–06:04 (31.03)
30.03 Sat Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 00:54–06:04 (31.03)

Tripushkar Yoga: A coincidence of the weekday (Sun, Tue or Sat), a Bhadra tithi (2, 7 or 12) and a “tripada” nakshatra (Krittika, Punarvasu, Uttara Phalguni, Vishakha, Uttara Ashadha, Purva Bhadrapada). The result of whatever is begun repeats three times: good for purchases and investments, bad for losses, loans, surgery and funerals.

Dwipushkar Yoga: The same combination of weekday (Sun, Tue or Sat) and Bhadra tithi (2, 7 or 12), but with the nakshatra Mrigashirsha, Chitra or Dhanishtha. The result repeats twice: good for acquisitions, bad for losses, loans and funerals.

Avoid starting important matters

3.03 Sun — Vaidhriti, Samvartaka Yoga, Anandadi: Dhumra
7.03 Thu — Bhadra on earth
8.03 Fri — Anandadi: Utpata, Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi), Ashubha Yoga (tithi and nakshatra)
10.03 Sun — many inauspicious factors (total score -7 or lower), Bhadra on earth, Kshaya tithi (unfavourable day)
11.03 Mon — Eclipse, Gandanta, Yoga Ganda (unfavourable day)
13.03 Wed — Sankranti day, Vishti (Bhadra), Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi)
18.03 Mon — Vyatipata, Fierce or sharp nakshatra, Anandadi: Lumbaka
24.03 Sun — Bhadra on earth, Krishna Chaturdashi, Panchaka
25.03 Mon — Krishna Chaturdashi, Fierce or sharp nakshatra, Panchaka
26.03 Tue — Amavasya, Panchaka, Krura vara (day of Mars or Saturn)
28.03 Thu — Vaidhriti, Surya Dagdha tithi

Sky this month

11.03 Full moon (Purnima) 06:37
11.03 Lunar eclipse, total, greatest eclipse 06:39, magnitude 1.622
visible until setting: 04:53–07:02, maximum eclipse here 06:39, magnitude 1.622
13.03 Mina Sankranti 08:17 — the Sun enters Mina (Pisces)
20.03 Vernal equinox 23:49
26.03 New moon (Amavasya) 13:24
26.03 Solar eclipse, partial, greatest eclipse 13:09, magnitude 0.353
not visible here (outside the eclipse zone)

Periods

4–10.03 Holashtak
from 13.03 Kharmas
from 27.03 Chaitra Navaratri (spring)
22.03 23:01 – 27.03 22:10 Chora Panchaka

Samvatsara and month

Jaya (No. 28, “success, conquest”) — A year of success: income, acquisitions, affairs brought to a happy end. more

Manmatha (No. 29, “agitator of the mind (a name of Kama)”) — A year of passions: desires and infatuations get the upper hand; results are mixed. more

Northern samvatsara: Parabhava. Shaka Samvat 1817, Vikram Samvat 1952, Kali Yuga 4996.

Phalguna (Tapasya) — The last month of the lunar year: Holika Dahan and Holi; Mina Sankranti begins the second Kharmas. more

Chaitra (Madhu) — Beginning of the lunar year and of spring: Ugadi (Gudi Padwa), Chaitra Navaratri, Rama Navami, Hanuman Jayanti. A time of renewal and new vows. more

Amanta — reckoning lunar months from new moon to new moon (South and West India; this calendar shows months this way). Purnimanta — reckoning from full moon to full moon (North India): the bright half of the month (Shukla Paksha) bears the same name in both systems, while the dark half (Krishna Paksha) in purnimanta already belongs to the next month. So, for example, Krishna Janmashtami is “Shravana, Krishna 8” in amanta and “Bhadrapada, Krishna 8” in purnimanta: it is one and the same day.

Times are standard time UTC+3 (from the site settings, without daylight saving time) · panchanga at sunrise (upper limb of the Sun’s disc, with refraction) · ayanamsa Lahiri · place 55°45′ N 37°35′ E · festival dates are calculated for this location by the rules of kala vyapti · times of Sankranti are accurate to within a few minutes

Summary	Best day — Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga, Yoga Brahma
Month	Phalguna (amanta) · same in the purnimanta system more
Paksha	Shukla Paksha (bright half, waxing Moon)
Samvatsara	Jaya (No. 28) · Shaka 1816 · Vikram 1951 more

At sunrise 07:21

Tithi	5Shukla-panchami (Purna, Soma) · until 04:17 (02.03) more
Nakshatra	Ashwini, pada 3 (light, Ashwini Kumara, Ketu) · until 17:52 more Gandamula
Yoga	Brahma (“Brahma, sacred knowledge”, auspicious) · until 20:40 more
Karana	Bava (movable) · until 15:56 more
Vara	Shukra vara — Venus Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Kumbha (Aquarius), Moon: Mesha (Aries)

Changes during the day

from 15:56	karana Balava
from 17:52	nakshatra Bharani
from 20:40	yoga Indra
from 04:17 (02.03)	tithi Shukla-shashti
from 04:17 (02.03)	karana Kaulava

Sun and Moon

Dawn	06:44
Sunrise	07:21
Noon	12:42
Sunset	18:03
End of twilight	18:40
Moonrise	08:13
Moonset	none
Day length	10 h 41 min

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 8, average — 2, bad — 3

score from weekday, nakshatra and tithi: 5–6 good, 3–4 average, 0–2 bad

task	at sunrise	from 17:52

The Kalaprakashika (ch. XIX–XX) uses a different method, which the site’s summary does not take into account; it may disagree with the table and the tooltips:

According to the Kalaprakashika, Bharani (17:52–18:03) is good for root crops.

more — lunar calendar for gardeners

Muhurta

Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 07:21–17:52 Ravi Yoga 17:52–07:19 (02.03) Siddha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 04:17–07:19 (02.03)

Jwalamukhi Yoga 17:52–04:17 (02.03)

Anandadi: Vajra 07:21–17:52 Anandadi: Mudgara 17:52–07:19 (02.03)

Gandanta (tithi): 03:52–04:42 (02.03)
Gandamula: Moon at sunrise in nakshatra Ashwini

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	05:35–06:28
Abhijit Muhurta	12:21–13:04
Vijaya Muhurta	14:29–15:12
Godhuli	18:03–18:30
Pradosha	18:03–20:42
Nishitha	00:14–01:08 (02.03)
Amrita Kalam	10:11–11:53

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	11:22–12:42
Yamaganda	15:23–16:43
Gulika Kalam	08:42–10:02
Dur Muhurta	09:30–10:13, 13:04–13:46
Varjyam	13:36–15:18, 03:54–05:34 (02.03)

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: good 07:44–08:25, 09:17–16:06

Windows are the best daytime hours according to the site’s summary rating, excluding the times of the day’s prohibitions (see below).

Cutting hair, shaving	good 07:44–08:25, 09:17–16:06
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	good 07:44–08:25, 09:17–16:06
Bathing, washing hair	good 07:44–08:25, 09:17–16:06

Haircut factors: weekday Friday; nakshatra Ashwini until 17:52, Bharani from 17:52; tithi Shukla-panchami; lagna Kumbha 07:21, Mina 07:44, Mesha 08:25, Vrishabha 09:17, Mithuna 10:44, Karka 13:08, Simha 16:06

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Ashwini (until 17:52) — joy; Bharani (from 17:52) — facing death (dangers); Friday — universal respect.

Cautions:

Friday: B. V. Raman advises against cutting nails (the rating above is the site’s summary, which uses the same weekdays for nails as for haircuts, so Friday counts as auspicious).

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Best day · score S = +7

The total of auspicious factors is high and there are no prohibitions: suitable for important undertakings.

+3 Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 07:21–17:52+2 Yoga Brahma 07:21–20:40+1 Auspicious nakshatra 07:21–17:52+1 Auspicious weekday+1 Auspicious tithi 07:21–04:17 (02.03)0 Ravi Yoga 17:52–07:19 (02.03)0 Jwalamukhi Yoga 17:52–04:17 (02.03) (cancelled by a stronger yoga)0 Fierce or sharp nakshatra 17:52–07:19 (02.03)−1 Anandadi: Vajra 07:21–17:52

Panchanga at sunrise 07:21

Summary	Ordinary day — pros: Yoga Indra, Ravi Yoga; cons: Krakacha Yoga, Fierce or sharp nakshatra
Month	Phalguna (amanta) · same in the purnimanta system more
Paksha	Shukla Paksha (bright half, waxing Moon)
Samvatsara	Jaya (No. 28) · Shaka 1816 · Vikram 1951 more
Festivals	Skanda Shashti

At sunrise 07:19

Tithi	6Shukla-shashti (Nanda, Kartikeya) · until 04:32 (03.03) more
Nakshatra	Bharani, pada 3 (fierce, Yama (Dharma-raja), Venus) · until 18:56 more
Yoga	Indra (“Indra, lord”, auspicious) · until 19:53 more
Karana	Kaulava (movable) · until 16:29 more
Vara	Shani vara — Saturn Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Kumbha (Aquarius), Moon: Mesha (Aries)

Changes during the day

from 16:29	karana Taitila
from 18:56	nakshatra Krittika
from 19:53	yoga Vaidhriti
from 04:32 (03.03)	tithi Shukla-saptami
from 04:32 (03.03)	karana Gara

Sun and Moon

Dawn	06:42
Sunrise	07:19
Noon	12:42
Sunset	18:05
End of twilight	18:42
Moonrise	08:22
Moonset	00:07
Day length	10 h 46 min

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 6, average — 2, bad — 5

score from weekday, nakshatra and tithi: 5–6 good, 3–4 average, 0–2 bad

task	at sunrise

The Kalaprakashika (ch. XIX–XX) uses a different method, which the site’s summary does not take into account; it may disagree with the table and the tooltips:

According to the Kalaprakashika, Bharani (07:19–18:05) is good for root crops.

more — lunar calendar for gardeners

Festivals and periods

Skanda Shashti · Skanda (Murugan, Kartikeya)

The sixth day of the waxing Moon is dedicated to Skanda (Murugan, Kartikeya), the son of Shiva. Devotees fast and worship Murugan; the day is especially revered in South India.

Rule: udaya vyapini: tithi at sunrise, tithi 04:17–04:32 (03.03)
the tithi covers the decisive time on this day only

Muhurta

Ravi Yoga 07:19–18:56 Tripushkar Yoga 04:32–07:16 (03.03)

Krakacha Yoga 07:19–04:32 (03.03) Visha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 04:32–07:16 (03.03)

Anandadi: Dhwaja 18:56–07:16 (03.03) Anandadi: Dhwanksha 07:19–18:56

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	05:33–06:26
Abhijit Muhurta	12:21–13:04
Vijaya Muhurta	14:30–15:13
Godhuli	18:05–18:32
Pradosha	18:05–20:43
Nishitha	00:14–01:07 (03.03)
Amrita Kalam	13:55–15:36

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	10:00–11:21
Yamaganda	14:03–15:24
Gulika Kalam	07:19–08:40
Dur Muhurta	07:19–08:02, 08:02–08:45
Varjyam	07:10–08:48 (03.03)

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: bad throughout the daytime

Windows are the best daytime hours according to the site’s summary rating, excluding the times of the day’s prohibitions (see below).

Cutting hair, shaving	bad throughout the daytime
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	bad throughout the daytime
Bathing, washing hair	bad throughout the daytime

Haircut factors: weekday Saturday; nakshatra Bharani; tithi Shukla-shashti; lagna Kumbha 07:19, Mina 07:40, Mesha 08:21, Vrishabha 09:13, Mithuna 10:40, Karka 13:04, Simha 16:02

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Bharani — facing death (dangers); Saturday — decline of physical strength.

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Ordinary day · score S = −2

Auspicious and inauspicious factors are balanced: a day for routine matters; important matters are best timed for favourable days.

+2 Yoga Indra 07:19–19:53+2 Ravi Yoga 07:19–18:560 Tripushkar Yoga 04:32–07:16 (03.03)−1 Anandadi: Dhwanksha 07:19–18:56−1 Krura vara (day of Mars or Saturn)−1 Fierce or sharp nakshatra 07:19–18:56−3 Krakacha Yoga 07:19–04:32 (03.03)

Practice day: A special day for fasting, puja and spiritual practice (Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya, Shivaratri, Sankranti, a festival). The cell colour does not change.

Panchanga at sunrise 07:19

Summary	Avoid starting important matters — Vaidhriti, Samvartaka Yoga
Month	Phalguna (amanta) · same in the purnimanta system more
Paksha	Shukla Paksha (bright half, waxing Moon)
Samvatsara	Jaya (No. 28) · Shaka 1816 · Vikram 1951 more

At sunrise 07:16

Tithi	7Shukla-saptami (Bhadra, Indra) · until 04:07 (04.03) more
Nakshatra	Krittika, pada 3 (mixed, Agni, Sun) · until 19:24 more
Yoga	Vaidhriti (“without support, discord”, inauspicious) · until 18:36 more
Karana	Gara (movable) · until 16:24 more
Vara	Ravi vara — Sun Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Kumbha (Aquarius), Moon: Vrishabha (Taurus)

Changes during the day

from 16:24	karana Vanija
from 18:36	yoga Vishkambha
from 19:24	nakshatra Rohini
from 04:07 (04.03)	tithi Shukla-ashtami
from 04:07 (04.03)	karana Vishti

Sun and Moon

Dawn	06:39
Sunrise	07:16
Noon	12:41
Sunset	18:07
End of twilight	18:44
Moonrise	08:36
Moonset	01:36
Day length	10 h 50 min

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 5, average — 5, bad — 3

score from weekday, nakshatra and tithi: 5–6 good, 3–4 average, 0–2 bad

task	at sunrise

The Kalaprakashika (ch. XIX–XX) uses a different method, which the site’s summary does not take into account; it may disagree with the table and the tooltips:

According to the Kalaprakashika, Krittika (07:16–18:07) is good for root crops.

more — lunar calendar for gardeners

Muhurta

Tripushkar Yoga 07:16–19:24 Ravi Yoga 08:04–19:24

Samvartaka Yoga 07:16–04:07 (04.03)

Anandadi: Prajapati 19:24–07:14 (04.03) Anandadi: Dhumra 07:16–19:24

Bhadra in heaven: 04:07–15:40 (04.03); Bhadra Puchha 05:50–06:59 (04.03); Bhadra Mukha 06:59–08:54 (04.03)

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	05:31–06:24
Abhijit Muhurta	12:20–13:04
Vijaya Muhurta	14:30–15:14
Godhuli	18:07–18:34
Pradosha	18:07–20:45
Nishitha	00:14–01:07 (04.03)
Amrita Kalam	16:57–18:35

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	16:46–18:07
Yamaganda	12:42–14:03
Gulika Kalam	15:25–16:46
Dur Muhurta	16:41–17:24
Varjyam	07:10–08:48

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: no suitable window — see the prohibitions below

Windows are the best daytime hours according to the site’s summary rating, excluding the times of the day’s prohibitions (see below).

Cutting hair, shaving	no suitable window — see the prohibitions below
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	no suitable window — see the prohibitions below
Bathing, washing hair	average 07:36–08:17, 09:09–15:58

Haircut factors: weekday Sunday; nakshatra Krittika; tithi Shukla-saptami; lagna Kumbha 07:16, Mina 07:36, Mesha 08:17, Vrishabha 09:09, Mithuna 10:36, Karka 13:00, Simha 15:58

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Krittika — consumption (a wasting disease); Sunday — physical well-being.

Prohibitions of the day — their times are excluded from the windows for haircuts, shaving and nail cutting:

Vaidhriti 07:16–18:07: auspicious undertakings, including haircuts, are avoided during this yoga (according to the Muhurta Chintamani).

Cautions:

The Muhurta Chintamani warns: whoever shaves in Krittika nakshatra 6 times a year puts their life in danger — frequent haircuts in this nakshatra are best avoided.

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Avoid starting important matters · score S = −4

There is a mild prohibition (Amavasya, Krishna Chaturdashi, Bhadra on earth, Vyatipata, Vaidhriti, kshaya tithi, Sankranti, Ashubha Yoga) or the total score is -3 or lower: the day is unfavourable for important new matters, but suitable for fasting, prayer and everyday work.

Avoid starting important matters: Vaidhriti

+2 Ravi Yoga 08:04–19:24+1 Auspicious tithi 07:16–04:07 (04.03)0 Tripushkar Yoga 07:16–19:24−1 Anandadi: Dhumra 07:16–19:24−3 Samvartaka Yoga 07:16–04:07 (04.03)−3 Vaidhriti 07:16–18:36

Panchanga at sunrise 07:16

Summary	Favourable day — Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga, Anandadi: Vardhamana; auspicious time — after 15:40
Month	Phalguna (amanta) · same in the purnimanta system more
Paksha	Shukla Paksha (bright half, waxing Moon)
Samvatsara	Jaya (No. 28) · Shaka 1816 · Vikram 1951 more
Period	Holashtak
Festivals	Masik Durgashtami

At sunrise 07:14

Tithi	8Shukla-ashtami (Jaya, Vasus) · until 03:03 (05.03) more
Nakshatra	Rohini, pada 2 (fixed, Prajapati (Brahma - Creator), Moon) · until 19:13 more
Yoga	Vishkambha (“prop, bolt”, inauspicious) · until 16:48 more
Karana	Vishti (movable, inauspicious) · until 15:40 more
Vara	Soma vara — Moon Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Kumbha (Aquarius), Moon: Vrishabha (Taurus)

Changes during the day

from 15:40	karana Bava
from 16:48	yoga Priti
from 19:13	nakshatra Mrigashirsha
from 03:03 (05.03)	tithi Shukla-navami
from 03:03 (05.03)	karana Balava

Sun and Moon

Dawn	06:37
Sunrise	07:14
Noon	12:41
Sunset	18:09
End of twilight	18:46
Moonrise	08:59
Moonset	03:05
Day length	10 h 55 min

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 6, average — 6, bad — 1

score from weekday, nakshatra and tithi: 5–6 good, 3–4 average, 0–2 bad

task	at sunrise

The Kalaprakashika (ch. XIX–XX) uses a different method, which the site’s summary does not take into account; it may disagree with the table and the tooltips:

According to the Kalaprakashika, Rohini (07:14–18:09) is good for sowing.
Vishti Karana (Bhadra) 07:14–15:40: according to the Kalaprakashika, sowing, reaping and harvesting are not begun during it.

more — lunar calendar for gardeners

Festivals and periods

Masik Durgashtami · Durga

The monthly Ashtami of Durga — the eighth day of the waxing Moon. Devotees fast and perform Durga Puja for protection and strength.

Rule: udaya vyapini: tithi at sunrise, tithi 04:07–03:03 (05.03)
the tithi covers the decisive time on this day only

Holashtak

Muhurta

Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga all day Amrita Siddhi Yoga 19:13–07:11 (05.03)

Anandadi: Vardhamana 07:14–19:13 Anandadi: Ananda 19:13–07:11 (05.03)

Bhadra in heaven: 04:07–15:40; Bhadra Puchha 05:50–06:59; Bhadra Mukha 06:59–08:54

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	05:29–06:21
Abhijit Muhurta	12:20–13:03
Vijaya Muhurta	14:31–15:15
Godhuli	18:09–18:35
Pradosha	18:09–20:46
Nishitha	00:14–01:06 (05.03)
Amrita Kalam	16:03–17:38

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	08:36–09:58
Yamaganda	11:20–12:42
Gulika Kalam	14:04–15:26
Dur Muhurta	13:03–13:47, 15:15–15:58
Varjyam	11:17–12:52, 00:38–02:10 (05.03)

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: no suitable window — see the prohibitions below

Windows are the best daytime hours according to the site’s summary rating, excluding the times of the day’s prohibitions (see below).

Cutting hair, shaving	no suitable window — see the prohibitions below
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	no suitable window — see the prohibitions below
Bathing, washing hair	good 07:32–08:13, 09:05–15:54

Haircut factors: weekday Monday; nakshatra Rohini; tithi Shukla-ashtami; lagna Kumbha 07:14, Mina 07:32, Mesha 08:13, Vrishabha 09:05, Mithuna 10:32, Karka 12:56, Simha 15:54

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Rohini — destruction of all misfortunes; Monday — clear, bright complexion.

Prohibitions of the day — their times are excluded from the windows for haircuts, shaving and nail cutting:

Shukla-ashtami 07:14–18:09: a Parva tithi — haircuts and shaving are postponed (according to the Muhurta Chintamani).

Cautions:

The Muhurta Chintamani warns: whoever shaves in Rohini nakshatra 8 times a year puts their life in danger — frequent haircuts in this nakshatra are best avoided.

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Favourable day · score S = +3

Auspicious factors outweigh inauspicious ones: ordinary matters can be started.

Auspicious time begins after 15:40

+3 Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga all day+1 Anandadi: Vardhamana 07:14–19:13+1 Auspicious nakshatra 07:14–19:13+1 Auspicious weekday0 Yoga Priti 16:48–07:11 (05.03)0 Holashtak−1 Ashtami 07:14–03:03 (05.03)−2 Vishti (Bhadra) 07:14–15:40

Practice day: A special day for fasting, puja and spiritual practice (Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya, Shivaratri, Sankranti, a festival). The cell colour does not change.

Panchanga at sunrise 07:14

Summary	Ordinary day — pros: Auspicious nakshatra, Yoga Priti; cons: Rikta tithi, Krura vara (day of Mars or Saturn)
Month	Phalguna (amanta) · same in the purnimanta system more
Paksha	Shukla Paksha (bright half, waxing Moon)
Samvatsara	Jaya (No. 28) · Shaka 1816 · Vikram 1951 more
Period	Holashtak

At sunrise 07:11

Tithi	9Shukla-navami (Rikta, Serpent (Naga)) · until 01:20 (06.03) more
Nakshatra	Mrigashirsha, pada 3 (soft, Soma (Chandra, Moon), Mars) · until 18:24 more
Yoga	Priti (“love, affection”, auspicious) · until 14:30 more
Karana	Balava (movable) · until 14:16 more
Vara	Mangala vara — Mars Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Kumbha (Aquarius), Moon: Mithuna (Gemini)

Changes during the day

from 14:16	karana Kaulava
from 14:30	yoga Ayushman
from 18:24	nakshatra Ardra
from 01:20 (06.03)	tithi Shukla-dashami
from 01:20 (06.03)	karana Taitila

Sun and Moon

Dawn	06:34
Sunrise	07:11
Noon	12:41
Sunset	18:11
End of twilight	18:48
Moonrise	09:40
Moonset	04:27
Day length	11 h 00 min

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 0, average — 1, bad — 12

score from weekday, nakshatra and tithi: 5–6 good, 3–4 average, 0–2 bad

task	at sunrise

The Kalaprakashika (ch. XIX–XX) uses a different method, which the site’s summary does not take into account; it may disagree with the table and the tooltips:

According to the Kalaprakashika, Mrigashirsha (07:11–18:11) is good for flowering plants and fruit-bearing creepers.

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Festivals and periods

Holashtak

Muhurta

Ravi Yoga 18:24–07:09 (06.03)

Yamaghanta 18:24–07:09 (06.03) Krakacha Yoga 01:20–07:09 (06.03)

Anandadi: Chara 18:24–07:09 (06.03) Anandadi: Rakshasa 07:11–18:24

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	05:27–06:19
Abhijit Muhurta	12:19–13:03
Vijaya Muhurta	14:31–15:15
Godhuli	18:11–18:37
Pradosha	18:11–20:47
Nishitha	00:14–01:06 (06.03)
Amrita Kalam	09:54–11:27

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	15:26–16:49
Yamaganda	09:56–11:19
Gulika Kalam	12:41–14:04
Dur Muhurta	09:23–10:07, 23:22–00:14 (06.03)
Varjyam	02:18–03:48 (06.03)

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: no suitable window — see the prohibitions below

Windows are the best daytime hours according to the site’s summary rating, excluding the times of the day’s prohibitions (see below).

Cutting hair, shaving	no suitable window — see the prohibitions below
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	no suitable window — see the prohibitions below
Bathing, washing hair	average 07:28–08:09, 09:01–15:50

Haircut factors: weekday Tuesday; nakshatra Mrigashirsha; tithi Shukla-navami; lagna Kumbha 07:11, Mina 07:28, Mesha 08:09, Vrishabha 09:01, Mithuna 10:29, Karka 12:52, Simha 15:50

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Mrigashirsha — abundance (well-being, prosperity); Tuesday — harm to longevity.

Prohibitions of the day — their times are excluded from the windows for haircuts, shaving and nail cutting:

Shukla-navami 07:11–18:11: a Rikta tithi — haircuts and shaving are not advised (according to the Muhurta Chintamani and the Kalaprakashika).

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Ordinary day · score S = −2

Auspicious and inauspicious factors are balanced: a day for routine matters; important matters are best timed for favourable days.

+1 Auspicious nakshatra 07:11–18:24+1 Yoga Priti 07:11–14:300 Holashtak−1 Anandadi: Rakshasa 07:11–18:24−1 Krura vara (day of Mars or Saturn)−2 Rikta tithi 07:11–01:20 (06.03)

Panchanga at sunrise 07:11

Summary	Favourable day — Ravi Yoga, Yoga Ayushman; auspicious time — after 16:59
Month	Phalguna (amanta) · same in the purnimanta system more
Paksha	Shukla Paksha (bright half, waxing Moon)
Samvatsara	Jaya (No. 28) · Shaka 1816 · Vikram 1951 more
Period	Holashtak

At sunrise 07:09

Tithi	10Shukla-dashami (Purna, Dharma) · until 23:02 more
Nakshatra	Ardra, pada 3 (sharp, Rudra (Roaring, angry image of Shiva), Rahu) · until 16:59 more
Yoga	Ayushman (“long-lived”, auspicious) · until 11:41 more
Karana	Taitila (movable) · until 12:15 more
Vara	Buddha vara — Mercury Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Kumbha (Aquarius), Moon: Mithuna (Gemini)

Changes during the day

from 11:41	yoga Saubhagya
from 12:15	karana Gara
from 16:59	nakshatra Punarvasu
from 23:02	tithi Shukla-ekadashi
from 23:02	karana Vanija

Sun and Moon

Dawn	06:32
Sunrise	07:09
Noon	12:41
Sunset	18:14
End of twilight	18:51
Moonrise	10:47
Moonset	05:29
Day length	11 h 04 min

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 5, average — 7, bad — 1

score from weekday, nakshatra and tithi: 5–6 good, 3–4 average, 0–2 bad

task	at sunrise	from 16:59

The Kalaprakashika (ch. XIX–XX) uses a different method, which the site’s summary does not take into account; it may disagree with the table and the tooltips:

According to the Kalaprakashika, Punarvasu (16:59–18:14) is good for flowering plants and fruit-bearing creepers.

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Festivals and periods

Holashtak

Muhurta

Ravi Yoga all day

Anandadi: Musala 07:09–16:59 Anandadi: Gada 16:59–07:06 (07.03)

Gandanta (tithi): 22:40–23:23

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	05:25–06:17
Abhijit Muhurta	none: Abhijit is not considered auspicious on Wednesday
Vijaya Muhurta	14:32–15:16
Godhuli	18:14–18:39
Pradosha	18:14–20:48
Nishitha	00:14–01:06 (07.03)
Amrita Kalam	07:34–09:05

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	12:41–14:04
Yamaganda	08:32–09:55
Gulika Kalam	11:18–12:41
Dur Muhurta	12:19–13:03
Varjyam	04:01–05:29 (07.03)

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: average throughout the daytime

Windows are the best daytime hours according to the site’s summary rating, excluding the times of the day’s prohibitions (see below).

Cutting hair, shaving	average throughout the daytime
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	average throughout the daytime
Bathing, washing hair	good 07:24–08:05, 08:57–15:46

Haircut factors: weekday Wednesday; nakshatra Ardra until 16:59, Punarvasu from 16:59; tithi Shukla-dashami; lagna Kumbha 07:09, Mina 07:24, Mesha 08:05, Vrishabha 08:57, Mithuna 10:25, Karka 12:48, Simha 15:46

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Ardra (until 16:59) — sadness; Punarvasu (from 16:59) — strength of spirit (bravery, resilience); Wednesday — favour of the authorities.

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Favourable day · score S = +3

Auspicious factors outweigh inauspicious ones: ordinary matters can be started.

Auspicious time begins after 16:59

+2 Ravi Yoga all day+1 Yoga Ayushman 07:09–11:41+1 Auspicious weekday+1 Auspicious tithi 07:09–23:020 Auspicious nakshatra 16:59–07:06 (07.03)0 Holashtak−1 Anandadi: Musala 07:09–16:59−1 Fierce or sharp nakshatra 07:09–16:59

Panchanga at sunrise 07:09

Summary	Avoid starting important matters — Bhadra on earth
Month	Phalguna (amanta) · same in the purnimanta system more
Paksha	Shukla Paksha (bright half, waxing Moon)
Samvatsara	Jaya (No. 28) · Shaka 1816 · Vikram 1951 more
Period	Holashtak
Festivals	Amalaki Ekadashi

At sunrise 07:06

Tithi	11Shukla-ekadashi (Nanda, Rudra) · until 20:14 more
Nakshatra	Punarvasu, pada 3 (movable, Aditi, Jupiter) · until 15:02 more
Yoga	Saubhagya (“good fortune, marital happiness”, auspicious) · until 08:26 more
Karana	Vanija (movable) · until 09:41 more
Vara	Guru vara — Jupiter Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Kumbha (Aquarius), Moon: Mithuna (Gemini)

Changes during the day

from 08:26	yoga Shobhana
from 09:41	karana Vishti
from 15:02	nakshatra Pushya
from 20:14	tithi Shukla-dvadashi
from 20:14	karana Bava
from 04:49 (08.03)	yoga Atiganda
from 06:41 (08.03)	karana Balava

Sun and Moon

Dawn	06:29
Sunrise	07:06
Noon	12:40
Sunset	18:16
End of twilight	18:53
Moonrise	12:19
Moonset	06:08
Day length	11 h 09 min

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 8, average — 3, bad — 2

score from weekday, nakshatra and tithi: 5–6 good, 3–4 average, 0–2 bad

task	at sunrise	from 15:02

The Kalaprakashika (ch. XIX–XX) uses a different method, which the site’s summary does not take into account; it may disagree with the table and the tooltips:

According to the Kalaprakashika, Punarvasu (07:06–15:02) is good for flowering plants and fruit-bearing creepers.
According to the Kalaprakashika, Pushya (15:02–18:16) is good for sowing.
Vishti Karana (Bhadra) 09:41–18:16: according to the Kalaprakashika, sowing, reaping and harvesting are not begun during it.

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Festivals and periods

Amalaki Ekadashi · Vishnu

The Ekadashi of the bright half of Phalguna, dedicated to the amalaki (amla) tree, in which, according to legend, Vishnu resides. Devotees worship the amla tree and fast.

Rule: udaya vyapini: tithi at sunrise, tithi 23:02 (06.03)–20:14
the tithi covers the decisive time on this day only
Parana (breaking the fast): 07:04–09:18 (08.03)

Holashtak

Muhurta

Ravi Yoga 07:06–15:02 Siddha Yoga (weekday and nakshatra) 07:06–15:02 Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga all day Amrita Siddhi Yoga 15:02–07:04 (08.03) Guru Pushya Yoga 15:02–07:04 (08.03)

Anandadi: Siddhi 07:06–15:02 Anandadi: Shubha 15:02–07:04 (08.03)

Bhadra on earth: 09:41–20:14; Bhadra Puchha 13:52–14:56; Bhadra Mukha 14:56–16:42

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	05:23–06:15
Abhijit Muhurta	12:19–13:03
Vijaya Muhurta	14:33–15:17
Godhuli	18:16–18:41
Pradosha	18:16–20:49
Nishitha	00:14–01:05 (08.03)
Amrita Kalam	12:50–14:18, 06:55–08:21 (08.03)

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	14:05–15:28
Yamaganda	07:06–08:30
Gulika Kalam	09:54–11:17
Dur Muhurta	10:49–11:34, 15:17–16:02
Varjyam	22:15–23:42

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: good 07:20–08:01, 08:53–09:41

Windows are the best daytime hours according to the site’s summary rating, excluding the times of the day’s prohibitions (see below).

Cutting hair, shaving	good 07:20–08:01, 08:53–09:41
Cutting fingernails	average 07:06–09:41
Cutting toenails	good 07:20–08:01, 08:53–09:41
Bathing, washing hair	good 07:20–08:01, 08:53–15:42

Haircut factors: weekday Thursday; nakshatra Punarvasu until 15:02, Pushya from 15:02; tithi Shukla-ekadashi; lagna Kumbha 07:06, Mina 07:20, Mesha 08:01, Vrishabha 08:53, Mithuna 10:21, Karka 12:44, Simha 15:42

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Punarvasu (until 15:02) — strength of spirit (bravery, resilience); Pushya (from 15:02) — increase in wealth; Thursday — success.

Prohibitions of the day — their times are excluded from the windows for haircuts, shaving and nail cutting:

Bhadra on earth 09:41–18:16: no shaving or haircuts during Vishti Karana (according to the Muhurta Chintamani, Bhadra does harm when it is on earth; in heaven and in the netherworld its influence on earth is weak).

Cautions:

Ekadashi: by custom, those who fast on this day do not cut their hair or shave.

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Avoid starting important matters · score S = +8

Avoid starting important matters: Bhadra on earth

+3 Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga all day+2 Ravi Yoga 07:06–15:02+1 Anandadi: Siddhi 07:06–15:02+1 Auspicious nakshatra 07:06–15:02+1 Yoga Saubhagya 07:06–08:26+1 Auspicious weekday+1 Auspicious tithi 07:06–20:14+1 Siddha Yoga (weekday and nakshatra) 07:06–15:020 Holashtak−3 Bhadra on earth 09:41–20:14

Practice day: A special day for fasting, puja and spiritual practice (Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya, Shivaratri, Sankranti, a festival). The cell colour does not change.

Panchanga at sunrise 07:06

Summary	Avoid starting important matters — Anandadi: Utpata, Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi)
Month	Phalguna (amanta) · same in the purnimanta system more
Paksha	Shukla Paksha (bright half, waxing Moon)
Samvatsara	Jaya (No. 28) · Shaka 1816 · Vikram 1951 more
Period	Holashtak
Festivals	Pradosha Vrat

At sunrise 07:04

Tithi	12Shukla-dvadashi (Bhadra, Sun (Ravi)) · until 17:03 more
Nakshatra	Pushya, pada 3 (light, Brhaspati, Saturn) · until 12:41 more
Yoga	Atiganda (“great danger”, inauspicious) · until 00:56 (09.03) more
Karana	Balava (movable) · until 17:03 more
Vara	Shukra vara — Venus Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Kumbha (Aquarius), Moon: Karka (Cancer)

Changes during the day

from 12:41	nakshatra Ashlesha
from 17:03	tithi Shukla-triodashi
from 17:03	karana Kaulava
from 00:56 (09.03)	yoga Sukarma
from 03:21 (09.03)	karana Taitila

Sun and Moon

Dawn	06:27
Sunrise	07:04
Noon	12:40
Sunset	18:18
End of twilight	18:55
Moonrise	14:02
Moonset	06:31
Day length	11 h 14 min

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 8, average — 5, bad — 0

score from weekday, nakshatra and tithi: 5–6 good, 3–4 average, 0–2 bad

task	at sunrise	from 12:41	from 17:03

The Kalaprakashika (ch. XIX–XX) uses a different method, which the site’s summary does not take into account; it may disagree with the table and the tooltips:

According to the Kalaprakashika, Pushya (07:04–12:41) is good for sowing.

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Festivals and periods

Pradosha Vrat · Shiva

A fast dedicated to Shiva on the thirteenth lunar day (Trayodashi) of both halves of the month. The decisive time is the evening twilight (Pradosha), when, according to legend, Shiva dances on Mount Kailash: in the evening Shiva Puja and abhisheka of the lingam are performed.

Rule: pradosha vyapini: 3 muhurtas after sunset, 18:18–20:50
the tithi covers the decisive time on this day only

Holashtak

Muhurta

Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) 07:04–17:03 Ashubha Yoga (tithi and nakshatra) 12:41–17:03

Anandadi: Utpata 07:04–12:41 Anandadi: Mrityu 12:41–07:01 (09.03)

Gandanta (nakshatra): 04:44–15:22 (09.03)

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	05:21–06:12
Abhijit Muhurta	12:18–13:03
Vijaya Muhurta	14:33–15:18
Godhuli	18:18–18:43
Pradosha	18:18–20:50
Nishitha	00:14–01:05 (09.03)
Amrita Kalam	06:55–08:21

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	11:16–12:41
Yamaganda	15:29–16:53
Gulika Kalam	08:28–09:52
Dur Muhurta	09:18–10:03, 13:03–13:48
Varjyam	00:05–01:31 (09.03)

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: good 07:17–07:57, 08:50–12:41

Windows are the best daytime hours according to the site’s summary rating, excluding the times of the day’s prohibitions (see below).

Cutting hair, shaving	good 07:17–07:57, 08:50–12:41
Cutting fingernails	average 07:04–15:38
Cutting toenails	good 07:17–07:57, 08:50–12:41
Bathing, washing hair	average 07:04–15:38, 17:03–18:18

Haircut factors: weekday Friday; nakshatra Pushya until 12:41, Ashlesha from 12:41; tithi Shukla-dvadashi until 17:03, Shukla-triodashi from 17:03; lagna Kumbha 07:04, Mina 07:17, Mesha 07:57, Vrishabha 08:50, Mithuna 10:17, Karka 12:40, Simha 15:38

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Pushya (until 12:41) — increase in wealth; Ashlesha (from 12:41) — physical affliction (suffering); Friday — universal respect.

Cautions:

Friday: B. V. Raman advises against cutting nails (the rating above is the site’s summary, which uses the same weekdays for nails as for haircuts, so Friday counts as auspicious).

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Avoid starting important matters · score S = −3

+2 Pushya 07:04–12:41+1 Auspicious weekday0 Auspicious tithi 17:03–07:01 (09.03)0 Holashtak−1 Fierce or sharp nakshatra 12:41–07:01 (09.03)−1 Ashubha Yoga (tithi and nakshatra) 12:41–17:03−2 Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) 07:04–17:03−3 Anandadi: Utpata 07:04–12:41

Practice day: A special day for fasting, puja and spiritual practice (Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya, Shivaratri, Sankranti, a festival). The cell colour does not change.

Panchanga at sunrise 07:04

Summary	Ordinary day — pros: Ravi Yoga, Anandadi: Manasa; cons: Fierce or sharp nakshatra, Krura vara (day of Mars or Saturn)
Month	Phalguna (amanta) · same in the purnimanta system more
Paksha	Shukla Paksha (bright half, waxing Moon)
Samvatsara	Jaya (No. 28) · Shaka 1816 · Vikram 1951 more
Period	Holashtak

At sunrise 07:01

Tithi	13Shukla-triodashi (Jaya, God of Love) · until 13:37 more
Nakshatra	Ashlesha, pada 4 (sharp, Naga - the lord of snakes (Sharpa), Mercury) · until 10:03 more Gandamula
Yoga	Sukarma (“good deed”, auspicious) · until 20:54 more
Karana	Taitila (movable) · until 13:37 more
Vara	Shani vara — Saturn Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Kumbha (Aquarius), Moon: Karka (Cancer)

Changes during the day

from 10:03	nakshatra Magha
from 13:37	tithi Shukla-chaturdashi
from 13:37	karana Gara
from 20:54	yoga Dhriti
from 23:52	karana Vanija

Sun and Moon

Dawn	06:24
Sunrise	07:01
Noon	12:40
Sunset	18:20
End of twilight	18:57
Moonrise	15:46
Moonset	06:45
Day length	11 h 18 min

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 3, average — 9, bad — 1

score from weekday, nakshatra and tithi: 5–6 good, 3–4 average, 0–2 bad

task	at sunrise	from 10:03	from 13:37

The Kalaprakashika (ch. XIX–XX) uses a different method, which the site’s summary does not take into account; it may disagree with the table and the tooltips:

According to the Kalaprakashika, Magha (10:03–18:20) is good for sowing, for root crops.
Shukla-chaturdashi 13:37–18:20: according to the Kalaprakashika, ploughing on Chaturdashi puts the owner’s life in danger.

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Festivals and periods

Holashtak

Muhurta

Ravi Yoga 10:03–06:59 (10.03) Siddha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 13:37–06:59 (10.03)

Anandadi: Manasa 07:01–10:03 Anandadi: Padma 10:03–06:59 (10.03)

Gandanta (nakshatra): 04:44–15:22
Gandamula: Moon at sunrise in nakshatra Ashlesha

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	05:19–06:10
Abhijit Muhurta	12:18–13:03
Vijaya Muhurta	14:34–15:19
Godhuli	18:20–18:45
Pradosha	18:20–20:52
Nishitha	00:14–01:04 (10.03)
Amrita Kalam	08:38–10:03, 05:11–06:36 (10.03)

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	09:51–11:16
Yamaganda	14:05–15:30
Gulika Kalam	07:01–08:26
Dur Muhurta	07:01–07:46, 07:46–08:32
Varjyam	20:41–22:06

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: average 07:13–07:53, 08:46–13:37

Windows are the best daytime hours according to the site’s summary rating, excluding the times of the day’s prohibitions (see below).

Cutting hair, shaving	average 07:13–07:53, 08:46–13:37
Cutting fingernails	bad throughout the daytime
Cutting toenails	average 07:13–07:53, 08:46–13:37
Bathing, washing hair	average 07:13–07:53, 08:46–13:37

Haircut factors: weekday Saturday; nakshatra Ashlesha until 10:03, Magha from 10:03; tithi Shukla-triodashi until 13:37, Shukla-chaturdashi from 13:37; lagna Kumbha 07:01, Mina 07:13, Mesha 07:53, Vrishabha 08:46, Mithuna 10:13, Karka 12:36, Simha 15:34

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Ashlesha (until 10:03) — physical affliction (suffering); Magha (from 10:03) — loss of property; Saturday — decline of physical strength.

Prohibitions of the day — their times are excluded from the windows for haircuts, shaving and nail cutting:

Shukla-chaturdashi 13:37–18:20: a Rikta and Parva tithi — haircuts and shaving are postponed (according to the Muhurta Chintamani and the Kalaprakashika).

Cautions:

The Muhurta Chintamani warns: whoever shaves in Magha nakshatra 4 times a year puts their life in danger — frequent haircuts in this nakshatra are best avoided.

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Ordinary day · score S = +2

Auspicious and inauspicious factors are balanced: a day for routine matters; important matters are best timed for favourable days.

+2 Ravi Yoga 10:03–06:59 (10.03)+1 Anandadi: Manasa 07:01–10:03+1 Yoga Sukarma 07:01–20:54+1 Auspicious tithi 07:01–13:37+1 Siddha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 13:37–06:59 (10.03)0 Holashtak−1 Rikta tithi 13:37–06:59 (10.03)−1 Gandanta 07:01–15:22−1 Krura vara (day of Mars or Saturn)−1 Fierce or sharp nakshatra 07:01–10:03

Panchanga at sunrise 07:01

Summary	Unfavourable day — many inauspicious factors (total score -7 or lower), Bhadra on earth
Month	Phalguna (amanta) · same in the purnimanta system more
Paksha	Shukla Paksha (bright half, waxing Moon)
Samvatsara	Jaya (No. 28) · Shaka 1816 · Vikram 1951 more
Period	Holashtak
Festivals	Holika Dahan · Phalguna Purnima

At sunrise 06:59

Tithi	14Shukla-chaturdashi (Rikta, Kali) · until 10:06 more
Nakshatra	Magha, pada 4 (fierce, Pitris or Pitars - ancestors of the clan, forefathers, Ketu) · until 07:18 more Gandamula
Yoga	Dhriti (“steadfastness, firmness”, auspicious) · until 16:49 more
Karana	Vanija (movable) · until 10:06 more
Vara	Ravi vara — Sun Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Kumbha (Aquarius), Moon: Simha (Leo)

Changes during the day

from 07:18	nakshatra Purva-Phalguni
from 10:06	tithi Purnima (kshaya: not present at any sunrise)
from 10:06	karana Vishti
from 16:49	yoga Shula
from 20:20	karana Bava
from 04:35 (11.03)	nakshatra Uttara-Phalguni
from 06:37 (11.03)	tithi Krishna-pratipat
from 06:37 (11.03)	karana Balava

Sun and Moon

Dawn	06:22
Sunrise	06:59
Noon	12:40
Sunset	18:22
End of twilight	18:59
Moonrise	17:27
Moonset	06:55
Day length	11 h 23 min

Sky

Sutak	19:53–06:56 (11.03)

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 2, average — 1, bad — 10

score from weekday, nakshatra and tithi: 5–6 good, 3–4 average, 0–2 bad

task	at sunrise	from 07:18	from 10:06

The Kalaprakashika (ch. XIX–XX) uses a different method, which the site’s summary does not take into account; it may disagree with the table and the tooltips:

According to the Kalaprakashika, Magha (06:59–07:18) is good for sowing, for root crops.
According to the Kalaprakashika, Purva-Phalguni (07:18–18:22) is good for root crops.
Vishti Karana (Bhadra) 10:06–18:22: according to the Kalaprakashika, sowing, reaping and harvesting are not begun during it.
Shukla-chaturdashi 06:59–10:06: according to the Kalaprakashika, ploughing on Chaturdashi puts the owner’s life in danger.

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Festivals and periods

Holika Dahan · Narasimha and Prahlada

On the evening of the full moon of Phalguna the bonfire of Holika is burnt — in memory of Prahlada’s rescue from the fire in which the demoness Holika perished. The bonfire is lit in Pradosha, avoiding Bhadra.

Rule: pradosha vyapini: 3 muhurtas after sunset, 20:20–20:53
the tithi is free of Bhadra at the decisive time

Phalguna Purnima · Chandra (the Moon)

The full moon of Phalguna: Holika Dahan is timed to it (by the rule of Pradosha free of Bhadra — sometimes on the eve); Gaura Purnima (the appearance of Chaitanya), Lakshmi Jayanti.

Rule: udaya vyapini: tithi at sunrise, tithi 10:06–06:37 (11.03)
the kshaya tithi does not touch sunrise — the festival is on the day it begins

Holashtak

Muhurta

Ravi Yoga 06:59–07:18 Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 04:35–06:56 (11.03)

Yamaghanta 06:59–07:18 Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) 06:37–06:56 (11.03)

Anandadi: Chhatra 07:18–04:35 (11.03) Anandadi: Mitra 04:35–06:56 (11.03) Anandadi: Mudgara 06:59–07:18

Bhadra on earth: 10:06–20:20; Bhadra Puchha 16:46–17:47; Bhadra Mukha 17:47–19:30
Gandanta (tithi): 06:17–06:58 (11.03)
Gandamula: Moon at sunrise in nakshatra Magha

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	05:17–06:08
Abhijit Muhurta	12:17–13:03
Vijaya Muhurta	14:34–15:20
Godhuli	18:22–18:47
Pradosha	18:22–20:53
Nishitha	00:14–01:04 (11.03)
Amrita Kalam	22:55–00:20 (11.03)

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	16:56–18:22
Yamaganda	12:40–14:06
Gulika Kalam	15:31–16:56
Dur Muhurta	16:51–17:36
Varjyam	14:24–15:49

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: no suitable window — see the prohibitions below

Windows are the best daytime hours according to the site’s summary rating, excluding the times of the day’s prohibitions (see below).

Cutting hair, shaving	no suitable window — see the prohibitions below
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	no suitable window — see the prohibitions below
Bathing, washing hair	bad throughout the daytime

Haircut factors: weekday Sunday; nakshatra Magha until 07:18, Purva-Phalguni from 07:18; tithi Shukla-chaturdashi until 10:06, Purnima from 10:06; lagna Kumbha 06:59, Mina 07:09, Mesha 07:49, Vrishabha 08:42, Mithuna 10:09, Karka 12:33, Simha 15:30

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Magha (until 07:18) — loss of property; Purva-Phalguni (from 07:18) — ill health; Sunday — physical well-being.

Prohibitions of the day — their times are excluded from the windows for haircuts, shaving and nail cutting:

Eclipse: no haircuts or shaving on the day of an eclipse or during Sutak.
Shukla-chaturdashi 06:59–10:06: a Rikta and Parva tithi — haircuts and shaving are postponed (according to the Muhurta Chintamani and the Kalaprakashika).
Purnima 10:06–18:22: a Parva tithi — haircuts and shaving are postponed (according to the Muhurta Chintamani).
Bhadra on earth 10:06–18:22: no shaving or haircuts during Vishti Karana (according to the Muhurta Chintamani, Bhadra does harm when it is on earth; in heaven and in the netherworld its influence on earth is weak).

Cautions:

The Muhurta Chintamani warns: whoever shaves in Magha nakshatra 4 times a year puts their life in danger — frequent haircuts in this nakshatra are best avoided.

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Unfavourable day · score S = −9

A strict prohibition (a visible eclipse; Visha Yoga of the weekday, tithi and nakshatra; Amrita Siddhi turned to poison; Yamaghanta; the Anandadi yoga Mrityu) or a total score of -7 or lower: any new undertakings are best postponed.

Strict prohibition: many inauspicious factors (total score -7 or lower)

Avoid starting important matters: Bhadra on earth, Kshaya tithi

+1 Anandadi: Chhatra 07:18–04:35 (11.03)+1 Yoga Dhriti 06:59–16:490 Ravi Yoga 06:59–07:180 Holashtak0 Yamaghanta 06:59–07:18 (cancelled by a stronger yoga)0 Anandadi: Mudgara 06:59–07:180 Yoga Shula 16:49–18:29−1 Fierce or sharp nakshatra 06:59–07:18−2 Kshaya tithi−2 Rikta tithi 06:59–10:06−3 Eclipse−3 Bhadra on earth 10:06–20:20

Practice day: A special day for fasting, puja and spiritual practice (Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya, Shivaratri, Sankranti, a festival). The cell colour does not change.

Panchanga at sunrise 06:59

Summary	Unfavourable day — Eclipse, Gandanta
Month	Phalguna (amanta) · Chaitra (purnimanta) more
Paksha	Krishna Paksha (dark half, waning Moon)
Samvatsara	Jaya (No. 28) · Shaka 1816 · Vikram 1951 more
Festivals	Holi (Dhulandi) · Lunar eclipse, total (visible until setting)

At sunrise 06:56

Tithi	1Krishna-pratipat (Nanda, Brahma) · until 03:22 (12.03) more
Nakshatra	Uttara-Phalguni, pada 1 (fixed, Aryaman (Lord of Hospitality), Sun) · until 02:04 (12.03) more
Yoga	Shula (“spear, sharp pain”, inauspicious) · until 12:50 more
Karana	Balava (movable) · until 16:57 more
Vara	Soma vara — Moon Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Kumbha (Aquarius), Moon: Simha (Leo)

Changes during the day

from 12:50	yoga Ganda
from 16:57	karana Kaulava
from 02:04 (12.03)	nakshatra Hasta
from 03:22 (12.03)	tithi Krishna-dvitya
from 03:22 (12.03)	karana Taitila

Sun and Moon

Dawn	06:19
Sunrise	06:56
Noon	12:39
Sunset	18:24
End of twilight	19:01
Moonrise	19:05
Moonset	07:02
Day length	11 h 27 min

Sky

Full moon (Purnima)	06:37
Lunar eclipse, total	greatest eclipse 06:39, magnitude 1.622
Phases	Penumbral eclipse begins 03:58 Partial eclipse begins 04:53 Total eclipse begins 05:51 Total eclipse ends 07:26 Partial eclipse ends 08:24 Penumbral eclipse ends 09:19
Visibility	visible until setting: 04:53–07:02, maximum eclipse here 06:39, magnitude 1.622
Sutak	06:56–08:24

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 9, average — 3, bad — 1

score from weekday, nakshatra and tithi: 5–6 good, 3–4 average, 0–2 bad

task	at sunrise

The Kalaprakashika (ch. XIX–XX) uses a different method, which the site’s summary does not take into account; it may disagree with the table and the tooltips:

According to the Kalaprakashika, Uttara-Phalguni (06:56–18:24) is good for sowing.

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Festivals and periods

Holi (Dhulandi) · Krishna and Radha

The spring festival of colours: on the day after Holika Dahan people shower each other with coloured powders and drench each other with water; grievances and caste distinctions are forgotten.

Rule: relative to a neighbouring festival

Muhurta

Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) 03:22–06:53 (12.03)

Anandadi: Shrivatsa 06:56–02:04 (12.03) Anandadi: Vajra 02:04–06:53 (12.03)

Gandanta (tithi): 06:17–06:58

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	05:15–06:06
Abhijit Muhurta	12:17–13:03
Vijaya Muhurta	14:35–15:20
Godhuli	18:24–18:49
Pradosha	18:24–20:54
Nishitha	00:14–01:04 (12.03)
Amrita Kalam	19:38–21:03

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	08:22–09:48
Yamaganda	11:14–12:40
Gulika Kalam	14:06–15:32
Dur Muhurta	13:03–13:49, 15:20–16:06
Varjyam	11:02–12:28

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: no suitable window — see the prohibitions below

Windows are the best daytime hours according to the site’s summary rating, excluding the times of the day’s prohibitions (see below).

Cutting hair, shaving	no suitable window — see the prohibitions below
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	no suitable window — see the prohibitions below
Bathing, washing hair	good 07:05–07:46, 08:38–15:26

Haircut factors: weekday Monday; nakshatra Uttara-Phalguni; tithi Krishna-pratipat; lagna Kumbha 06:56, Mina 07:05, Mesha 07:46, Vrishabha 08:38, Mithuna 10:05, Karka 12:29, Simha 15:26

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Uttara-Phalguni — destruction of all diseases; Monday — clear, bright complexion.

Prohibitions of the day — their times are excluded from the windows for haircuts, shaving and nail cutting:

Eclipse: no haircuts or shaving on the day of an eclipse or during Sutak (06:56–08:24).

Cautions:

The Muhurta Chintamani warns: whoever shaves in Uttara-Phalguni nakshatra 4 times a year puts their life in danger — frequent haircuts in this nakshatra are best avoided.
Krishna Paksha: according to the Kalaprakashika, a haircut during the waning Moon affects life (longevity) and fortune, but the first five tithis of Krishna Paksha are favourable; hair grows thicker if cut during the waxing Moon (M. V. Ramakrishnan, as quoted by B. V. Raman).
Monday: according to the Kalaprakashika, it is good for a haircut only during the waxing Moon.

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Unfavourable day · score S = 0

Strict prohibition: Eclipse

+1 Anandadi: Shrivatsa 06:56–02:04 (12.03)+1 Auspicious nakshatra 06:56–02:04 (12.03)+1 Auspicious weekday+1 Auspicious tithi 06:56–03:22 (12.03)0 Yoga Ganda 12:50–14:51−1 Gandanta 06:56–06:58−3 Eclipse

Practice day: A special day for fasting, puja and spiritual practice (Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya, Shivaratri, Sankranti, a festival). The cell colour does not change.

Panchanga at sunrise 06:56

Summary	Ordinary day — pros: Anandadi: Saumya, Auspicious nakshatra; cons: Krura vara (day of Mars or Saturn), Eclipse nearby
Month	Phalguna (amanta) · Chaitra (purnimanta) more
Paksha	Krishna Paksha (dark half, waning Moon)
Samvatsara	Jaya (No. 28) · Shaka 1816 · Vikram 1951 more

At sunrise 06:53

Tithi	2Krishna-dvitya (Bhadra, Vidhatr) · until 00:29 (13.03) more
Nakshatra	Hasta, pada 1 (light, Savitar (Animating, Awakening), Moon) · until 23:55 more
Yoga	Ganda (“danger, knot”, inauspicious) · until 09:04 more
Karana	Taitila (movable) · until 13:52 more
Vara	Mangala vara — Mars Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Kumbha (Aquarius), Moon: Kanya (Virgo)

Changes during the day

from 09:04	yoga Vriddhi
from 13:52	karana Gara
from 23:55	nakshatra Chitra
from 00:29 (13.03)	tithi Krishna-tritya
from 00:29 (13.03)	karana Vanija
from 05:38 (13.03)	yoga Dhruva

Sun and Moon

Dawn	06:17
Sunrise	06:53
Noon	12:39
Sunset	18:26
End of twilight	19:03
Moonrise	20:41
Moonset	07:08
Day length	11 h 32 min

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 4, average — 9, bad — 0

score from weekday, nakshatra and tithi: 5–6 good, 3–4 average, 0–2 bad

task	at sunrise

The Kalaprakashika (ch. XIX–XX) uses a different method, which the site’s summary does not take into account; it may disagree with the table and the tooltips:

According to the Kalaprakashika, Hasta (06:53–18:26) is good for sowing, for flowering plants and fruit-bearing creepers.

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Muhurta

Dwipushkar Yoga 23:55–00:29 (13.03) Siddha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 00:29–06:51 (13.03)

Anandadi: Saumya 06:53–23:55 Anandadi: Dhwanksha 23:55–06:51 (13.03)

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	05:13–06:03
Abhijit Muhurta	12:17–13:03
Vijaya Muhurta	14:35–15:21
Godhuli	18:26–18:51
Pradosha	18:26–20:55
Nishitha	00:14–01:03 (13.03)
Amrita Kalam	18:27–19:55

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	15:33–16:59
Yamaganda	09:47–11:13
Gulika Kalam	12:40–14:06
Dur Muhurta	09:12–09:58, 23:24–00:14 (13.03)
Varjyam	09:43–11:10

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: average 07:01–07:42, 08:34–15:22

Windows are the best daytime hours according to the site’s summary rating, excluding the times of the day’s prohibitions (see below).

Cutting hair, shaving	average 07:01–07:42, 08:34–15:22
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	average 07:01–07:42, 08:34–15:22
Bathing, washing hair	average throughout the daytime

Haircut factors: weekday Tuesday; nakshatra Hasta; tithi Krishna-dvitya; lagna Kumbha 06:53, Mina 07:01, Mesha 07:42, Vrishabha 08:34, Mithuna 10:01, Karka 12:25, Simha 15:22, Kanya 18:23

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Hasta — imparting radiance (to the person); Tuesday — harm to longevity.

Cautions:

Krishna Paksha: according to the Kalaprakashika, a haircut during the waning Moon affects life (longevity) and fortune, but the first five tithis of Krishna Paksha are favourable; hair grows thicker if cut during the waxing Moon (M. V. Ramakrishnan, as quoted by B. V. Raman).

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Ordinary day · score S = +2

Auspicious and inauspicious factors are balanced: a day for routine matters; important matters are best timed for favourable days.

+1 Anandadi: Saumya 06:53–23:55+1 Auspicious nakshatra 06:53–23:55+1 Auspicious tithi 06:53–00:29 (13.03)+1 Yoga Vriddhi 09:04–05:38 (13.03)0 Dwipushkar Yoga 23:55–00:29 (13.03)−1 Eclipse nearby−1 Krura vara (day of Mars or Saturn)

Panchanga at sunrise 06:53

Summary	Avoid starting important matters — Sankranti day, Vishti (Bhadra)
Month	Phalguna (amanta) · Chaitra (purnimanta) more
Paksha	Krishna Paksha (dark half, waning Moon)
Samvatsara	Jaya (No. 28) · Shaka 1816 · Vikram 1951 more
Period	Kharmas
Festivals	Mina Sankranti · Sankashti Chaturthi (Bhalachandra)

At sunrise 06:51

Tithi	3Krishna-tritya (Jaya, Vishnu) · until 22:08 more
Nakshatra	Chitra, pada 2 (soft, Tvashtri (Heavenly Architect) or Vishwakarma (Vastu God), Mars) · until 22:17 more
Yoga	Dhruva (“fixed, constant (the Pole Star)”, auspicious) · until 02:40 (14.03) more
Karana	Vanija (movable) · until 11:14 more
Vara	Buddha vara — Mercury Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Kumbha (Aquarius), Moon: Kanya (Virgo)

Changes during the day

from 11:14	karana Vishti
from 22:08	tithi Krishna-chaturti
from 22:08	karana Bava
from 22:17	nakshatra Swati
from 02:40 (14.03)	yoga Vyaghata

Sun and Moon

Dawn	06:14
Sunrise	06:51
Noon	12:39
Sunset	18:28
End of twilight	19:05
Moonrise	22:16
Moonset	07:15
Day length	11 h 37 min

Sky

Mina Sankranti	08:17 — the Sun enters Mina (Pisces)

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 7, average — 4, bad — 2

score from weekday, nakshatra and tithi: 5–6 good, 3–4 average, 0–2 bad

task	at sunrise

The Kalaprakashika (ch. XIX–XX) uses a different method, which the site’s summary does not take into account; it may disagree with the table and the tooltips:

According to the Kalaprakashika, Chitra (06:51–18:28) is good for flowering plants and fruit-bearing creepers.
Vishti Karana (Bhadra) 11:14–18:28: according to the Kalaprakashika, sowing, reaping and harvesting are not begun during it.

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Festivals and periods

Mina Sankranti · Surya

The Sun enters the sidereal sign of Pisces: the second Kharmas of the year (Mina Masa) begins — weddings and housewarmings are not held until Mesha Sankranti.

Rule: by the moment of Sankranti, 08:17–14:41
on the day the Sun enters the sign

Sankashti Chaturthi (Bhalachandra) · Ganesha

The monthly fast for Ganesha on the fourth day of the waning Moon — the “trouble-removing” Chaturthi. Devotees fast from sunrise until moonrise, then perform Ganesha Puja and offer water to the Moon (arghya).

Rule: at moonrise, 22:16
the tithi covers the decisive time on this day only

Kharmas

Muhurta

Dagdha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 06:51–22:08 Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) 06:51–22:08

Anandadi: Kaladanda 06:51–22:17 Anandadi: Dhumra 22:17–06:48 (14.03)

Bhadra in the netherworld: 11:14–22:08; Bhadra Puchha 18:21–19:25; Bhadra Mukha 19:25–21:14

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	05:11–06:01
Abhijit Muhurta	none: Abhijit is not considered auspicious on Wednesday
Vijaya Muhurta	14:36–15:22
Godhuli	18:28–18:53
Pradosha	18:28–20:56
Nishitha	00:13–01:03 (14.03)
Amrita Kalam	16:19–17:49

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	12:39–14:07
Yamaganda	08:18–09:45
Gulika Kalam	11:12–12:39
Dur Muhurta	12:16–13:03
Varjyam	07:23–08:52, 03:39–05:11 (14.03)

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: no suitable window — see the prohibitions below

Windows are the best daytime hours according to the site’s summary rating, excluding the times of the day’s prohibitions (see below).

Cutting hair, shaving	no suitable window — see the prohibitions below
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	no suitable window — see the prohibitions below
Bathing, washing hair	good 06:57–07:38, 08:30–15:18

Haircut factors: weekday Wednesday; nakshatra Chitra; tithi Krishna-tritya; lagna Kumbha 06:51, Mina 06:57, Mesha 07:38, Vrishabha 08:30, Mithuna 09:57, Karka 12:21, Simha 15:18, Kanya 18:19

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Chitra — improvement of well-being; Wednesday — favour of the authorities.

Prohibitions of the day — their times are excluded from the windows for haircuts, shaving and nail cutting:

Sankranti at 08:17 — a Parva day: no haircuts or shaving on this day (according to the Muhurta Chintamani).

Cautions:

Krishna Paksha: according to the Kalaprakashika, a haircut during the waning Moon affects life (longevity) and fortune, but the first five tithis of Krishna Paksha are favourable; hair grows thicker if cut during the waxing Moon (M. V. Ramakrishnan, as quoted by B. V. Raman).

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Avoid starting important matters · score S = −4

Avoid starting important matters: Sankranti day

+1 Auspicious nakshatra 06:51–22:17+1 Yoga Dhruva 06:51–02:40 (14.03)+1 Auspicious weekday+1 Auspicious tithi 06:51–22:080 Kharmas−1 Anandadi: Kaladanda 06:51–22:17−1 Sankranti day−2 Dagdha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 06:51–22:08−2 Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) 06:51–22:08−2 Vishti (Bhadra) 11:14–22:08

Practice day: A special day for fasting, puja and spiritual practice (Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya, Shivaratri, Sankranti, a festival). The cell colour does not change.

Panchanga at sunrise 06:51

Summary	Ordinary day — pros: Anandadi: Sthira, Auspicious nakshatra; cons: Rikta tithi, Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi)
Month	Phalguna (amanta) · Chaitra (purnimanta) more
Paksha	Krishna Paksha (dark half, waning Moon)
Samvatsara	Jaya (No. 28) · Shaka 1816 · Vikram 1951 more
Period	Kharmas

At sunrise 06:48

Tithi	4Krishna-chaturti (Rikta, Yama) · until 20:25 more
Nakshatra	Swati, pada 2 (movable, Waiu (Wind), Rahu) · until 21:18 more
Yoga	Vyaghata (“crushing blow”, inauspicious) · until 00:14 (15.03) more
Karana	Bava (movable) · until 09:11 more
Vara	Guru vara — Jupiter Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mina (Pisces), Moon: Tula (Libra)

Changes during the day

from 09:11	karana Balava
from 20:25	tithi Krishna-panchami
from 20:25	karana Kaulava
from 21:18	nakshatra Vishakha
from 00:14 (15.03)	yoga Harshana

Sun and Moon

Dawn	06:11
Sunrise	06:48
Noon	12:39
Sunset	18:30
End of twilight	19:07
Moonrise	23:51
Moonset	07:23
Day length	11 h 41 min

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 0, average — 11, bad — 2

score from weekday, nakshatra and tithi: 5–6 good, 3–4 average, 0–2 bad

task	at sunrise

The Kalaprakashika (ch. XIX–XX) uses a different method, which the site’s summary does not take into account; it may disagree with the table and the tooltips:

According to the Kalaprakashika, Swati (06:48–18:30) is good for sowing, for flowering plants and fruit-bearing creepers.

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Kharmas

Muhurta

Siddha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 20:25–06:46 (15.03)

Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) 06:48–20:25

Anandadi: Sthira 06:48–21:18 Anandadi: Vardhamana 21:18–06:46 (15.03)

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	05:09–05:59
Abhijit Muhurta	12:16–13:03
Vijaya Muhurta	14:36–15:23
Godhuli	18:30–18:55
Pradosha	18:30–20:57
Nishitha	00:13–01:02 (15.03)
Amrita Kalam	12:51–14:23

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	14:07–15:35
Yamaganda	06:48–08:16
Gulika Kalam	09:44–11:11
Dur Muhurta	10:42–11:29, 15:23–16:10
Varjyam	02:50–04:25 (15.03)

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: no suitable window — see the prohibitions below

Windows are the best daytime hours according to the site’s summary rating, excluding the times of the day’s prohibitions (see below).

Cutting hair, shaving	no suitable window — see the prohibitions below
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	no suitable window — see the prohibitions below
Bathing, washing hair	average throughout the daytime

Haircut factors: weekday Thursday; nakshatra Swati; tithi Krishna-chaturti; lagna Kumbha 06:48, Mina 06:53, Mesha 07:34, Vrishabha 08:26, Mithuna 09:53, Karka 12:17, Simha 15:14, Kanya 18:16

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Swati — relief from all suffering; Thursday — success.

Prohibitions of the day — their times are excluded from the windows for haircuts, shaving and nail cutting:

Krishna-chaturti 06:48–18:30: a Rikta tithi — haircuts and shaving are not advised (according to the Muhurta Chintamani and the Kalaprakashika).

Cautions:

Krishna Paksha: according to the Kalaprakashika, a haircut during the waning Moon affects life (longevity) and fortune, but the first five tithis of Krishna Paksha are favourable; hair grows thicker if cut during the waxing Moon (M. V. Ramakrishnan, as quoted by B. V. Raman).

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Ordinary day · score S = −1

Auspicious and inauspicious factors are balanced: a day for routine matters; important matters are best timed for favourable days.

+1 Anandadi: Sthira 06:48–21:18+1 Auspicious nakshatra 06:48–21:18+1 Auspicious weekday0 Kharmas−2 Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) 06:48–20:25−2 Rikta tithi 06:48–20:25

Panchanga at sunrise 06:48

Summary	Favourable day — Anandadi: Matanga, Yoga Harshana
Month	Phalguna (amanta) · Chaitra (purnimanta) more
Paksha	Krishna Paksha (dark half, waning Moon)
Samvatsara	Jaya (No. 28) · Shaka 1816 · Vikram 1951 more
Period	Kharmas
Festivals	Rang Panchami

At sunrise 06:46

Tithi	5Krishna-panchami (Purna, Soma) · until 19:27 more
Nakshatra	Vishakha, pada 2 (mixed, Indra and Agni, Jupiter) · until 21:02 more
Yoga	Harshana (“delighting”, auspicious) · until 22:25 more
Karana	Kaulava (movable) · until 07:50 more
Vara	Shukra vara — Venus Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mina (Pisces), Moon: Tula (Libra)

Changes during the day

from 07:50	karana Taitila
from 19:27	tithi Krishna-shashti
from 19:27	karana Gara
from 21:02	nakshatra Anuradha
from 22:25	yoga Vajra

Sun and Moon

Dawn	06:09
Sunrise	06:46
Noon	12:38
Sunset	18:32
End of twilight	19:09
Moonrise	none
Moonset	07:34
Day length	11 h 46 min

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 8, average — 4, bad — 1

score from weekday, nakshatra and tithi: 5–6 good, 3–4 average, 0–2 bad

task	at sunrise

The Kalaprakashika (ch. XIX–XX) uses a different method, which the site’s summary does not take into account; it may disagree with the table and the tooltips:

According to the Kalaprakashika, Vishakha (06:46–18:32) is good for sowing, for root crops.

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Festivals and periods

Rang Panchami · Krishna and Radha

The fifth day after Holi: people play with colours again (Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh), invoking the deities and purifying the atmosphere.

Rule: udaya vyapini: tithi at sunrise, tithi 20:25 (14.03)–19:27
the tithi covers the decisive time on this day only

Kharmas

Muhurta

Siddha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 19:27–06:43 (16.03) Ravi Yoga 21:02–06:43 (16.03) Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 21:02–06:43 (16.03)

Anandadi: Matanga 06:46–21:02 Anandadi: Rakshasa 21:02–06:43 (16.03)

Gandanta (tithi): 19:04–19:51

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	05:08–05:57
Abhijit Muhurta	12:15–13:02
Vijaya Muhurta	14:37–15:24
Godhuli	18:32–18:56
Pradosha	18:32–20:58
Nishitha	00:13–01:02 (16.03)
Amrita Kalam	12:20–13:55

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	11:11–12:39
Yamaganda	15:35–17:04
Gulika Kalam	08:14–09:42
Dur Muhurta	09:07–09:54, 13:02–13:49
Varjyam	01:08–02:46 (16.03)

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: average throughout the daytime

Windows are the best daytime hours according to the site’s summary rating, excluding the times of the day’s prohibitions (see below).

Cutting hair, shaving	average throughout the daytime
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	average throughout the daytime
Bathing, washing hair	average throughout the daytime

Haircut factors: weekday Friday; nakshatra Vishakha; tithi Krishna-panchami; lagna Kumbha 06:46, Mina 06:49, Mesha 07:30, Vrishabha 08:22, Mithuna 09:49, Karka 12:13, Simha 15:11, Kanya 18:12

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Vishakha — loss of money; Friday — universal respect.

Cautions:

Krishna Paksha: according to the Kalaprakashika, a haircut during the waning Moon affects life (longevity) and fortune, but the first five tithis of Krishna Paksha are favourable; hair grows thicker if cut during the waxing Moon (M. V. Ramakrishnan, as quoted by B. V. Raman).
Friday: B. V. Raman advises against cutting nails (the rating above is the site’s summary, which uses the same weekdays for nails as for haircuts, so Friday counts as auspicious).

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Favourable day · score S = +4

Auspicious factors outweigh inauspicious ones: ordinary matters can be started.

+1 Anandadi: Matanga 06:46–21:02+1 Yoga Harshana 06:46–22:25+1 Auspicious weekday+1 Auspicious tithi 06:46–19:270 Kharmas

Practice day: A special day for fasting, puja and spiritual practice (Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya, Shivaratri, Sankranti, a festival). The cell colour does not change.

Panchanga at sunrise 06:46

Summary	Ordinary day — pros: Ravi Yoga, Anandadi: Amrita; cons: Krakacha Yoga, Krura vara (day of Mars or Saturn)
Month	Phalguna (amanta) · Chaitra (purnimanta) more
Paksha	Krishna Paksha (dark half, waning Moon)
Samvatsara	Jaya (No. 28) · Shaka 1816 · Vikram 1951 more
Period	Kharmas

At sunrise 06:43

Tithi	6Krishna-shashti (Nanda, Kartikeya) · until 19:17 more
Nakshatra	Anuradha, pada 2 (soft, Mitra (Friend), Saturn) · until 21:34 more
Yoga	Vajra (“diamond, thunderbolt”, inauspicious) · until 21:13 more
Karana	Gara (movable) · until 07:16 more
Vara	Shani vara — Saturn Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mina (Pisces), Moon: Vrischika (Scorpio)

Changes during the day

from 07:16	karana Vanija
from 19:17	tithi Krishna-saptami
from 19:17	karana Vishti
from 21:13	yoga Siddhi
from 21:34	nakshatra Jyestha

Sun and Moon

Dawn	06:06
Sunrise	06:43
Noon	12:38
Sunset	18:34
End of twilight	19:11
Moonrise	01:24
Moonset	07:51
Day length	11 h 51 min

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 6, average — 6, bad — 1

score from weekday, nakshatra and tithi: 5–6 good, 3–4 average, 0–2 bad

task	at sunrise

The Kalaprakashika (ch. XIX–XX) uses a different method, which the site’s summary does not take into account; it may disagree with the table and the tooltips:

According to the Kalaprakashika, Anuradha (06:43–18:34) is good for sowing, for flowering plants and fruit-bearing creepers.

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Festivals and periods

Kharmas

Muhurta

Ravi Yoga 06:43–16:39 Ravi Yoga 21:34–06:40 (17.03)

Krakacha Yoga 06:43–19:17 Visha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 19:17–06:40 (17.03)

Anandadi: Amrita 06:43–21:34 Anandadi: Musala 21:34–06:40 (17.03)

Bhadra in heaven: 19:17–07:30 (17.03); Bhadra Puchha 00:13–01:27 (17.03); Bhadra Mukha 01:27–03:30 (17.03)

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	05:06–05:54
Abhijit Muhurta	12:15–13:02
Vijaya Muhurta	14:37–15:24
Godhuli	18:34–18:58
Pradosha	18:34–20:59
Nishitha	00:13–01:01 (17.03)
Amrita Kalam	10:56–12:35

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	09:41–11:10
Yamaganda	14:07–15:36
Gulika Kalam	06:43–08:12
Dur Muhurta	06:43–07:30, 07:30–08:18
Varjyam	03:29–05:10 (17.03)

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: bad throughout the daytime

Windows are the best daytime hours according to the site’s summary rating, excluding the times of the day’s prohibitions (see below).

Cutting hair, shaving	bad throughout the daytime
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	bad throughout the daytime
Bathing, washing hair	average 06:45–07:26, 08:18–15:07, 18:08–18:34

Haircut factors: weekday Saturday; nakshatra Anuradha; tithi Krishna-shashti; lagna Kumbha 06:43, Mina 06:45, Mesha 07:26, Vrishabha 08:18, Mithuna 09:45, Karka 12:09, Simha 15:07, Kanya 18:08

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Anuradha — loss of money. In general Anuradha is favourable, but not for the very first shaving, cutting or trimming of hair (“vapanam”); Saturday — decline of physical strength.

Cautions:

The Muhurta Chintamani warns: whoever shaves in Anuradha nakshatra 3 times a year puts their life in danger — frequent haircuts in this nakshatra are best avoided.
Krishna Paksha: according to the Kalaprakashika, a haircut during the waning Moon affects life (longevity) and fortune, but the first five tithis of Krishna Paksha are favourable; hair grows thicker if cut during the waxing Moon (M. V. Ramakrishnan, as quoted by B. V. Raman).

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Ordinary day · score S = 0

Auspicious and inauspicious factors are balanced: a day for routine matters; important matters are best timed for favourable days.

+2 Ravi Yoga 06:43–16:39+1 Anandadi: Amrita 06:43–21:34+1 Auspicious nakshatra 06:43–21:340 Kharmas−1 Krura vara (day of Mars or Saturn)−3 Krakacha Yoga 06:43–19:17

Panchanga at sunrise 06:43

Summary	Ordinary day — pros: Yoga Siddhi, Ravi Yoga; cons: Samvartaka Yoga, Fierce or sharp nakshatra
Month	Phalguna (amanta) · Chaitra (purnimanta) more
Paksha	Krishna Paksha (dark half, waning Moon)
Samvatsara	Jaya (No. 28) · Shaka 1816 · Vikram 1951 more
Period	Kharmas

At sunrise 06:40

Tithi	7Krishna-saptami (Bhadra, Indra) · until 19:55 more
Nakshatra	Jyestha, pada 2 (sharp, Indra (Leader of the Gods), Mercury) · until 22:52 more Gandamula
Yoga	Siddhi (“success, accomplishment”, auspicious) · until 20:39 more
Karana	Vishti (movable, inauspicious) · until 07:30 more
Vara	Ravi vara — Sun Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mina (Pisces), Moon: Vrischika (Scorpio)

Changes during the day

from 07:30	karana Bava
from 19:55	tithi Krishna-ashtami
from 19:55	karana Balava
from 20:39	yoga Vyatipata
from 22:52	nakshatra Mula

Sun and Moon

Dawn	06:04
Sunrise	06:40
Noon	12:38
Sunset	18:36
End of twilight	19:13
Moonrise	02:50
Moonset	08:18
Day length	11 h 55 min

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 3, average — 6, bad — 4

score from weekday, nakshatra and tithi: 5–6 good, 3–4 average, 0–2 bad

task	at sunrise

The Kalaprakashika (ch. XIX–XX) uses a different method, which the site’s summary does not take into account; it may disagree with the table and the tooltips:

According to the Kalaprakashika, Jyestha (06:40–18:36) is good for flowering plants and fruit-bearing creepers.
Vishti Karana (Bhadra) 06:40–07:30: according to the Kalaprakashika, sowing, reaping and harvesting are not begun during it.

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Festivals and periods

Kharmas

Muhurta

Ravi Yoga 06:40–22:52 Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 22:52–06:38 (18.03) Siddha Yoga (weekday and nakshatra) 22:52–06:38 (18.03)

Samvartaka Yoga 06:40–19:55

Anandadi: Siddhi 22:52–06:38 (18.03) Anandadi: Kana 06:40–22:52

Bhadra in heaven: 19:17 (16.03)–07:30; Bhadra Puchha 00:13–01:27; Bhadra Mukha 01:27–03:30
Gandanta (nakshatra): 16:29–05:19 (18.03)
Gandamula: Moon at sunrise in nakshatra Jyestha

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	05:04–05:52
Abhijit Muhurta	12:14–13:02
Vijaya Muhurta	14:38–15:25
Godhuli	18:36–19:00
Pradosha	18:36–21:00
Nishitha	00:13–01:01 (18.03)
Amrita Kalam	13:36–15:17

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	17:07–18:36
Yamaganda	12:38–14:08
Gulika Kalam	15:37–17:07
Dur Muhurta	17:01–17:48
Varjyam	none on this day

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: average 06:41–07:22, 08:14–15:03, 18:04–18:36

Windows are the best daytime hours according to the site’s summary rating, excluding the times of the day’s prohibitions (see below).

Cutting hair, shaving	average 06:41–07:22, 08:14–15:03, 18:04–18:36
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	average 06:41–07:22, 08:14–15:03, 18:04–18:36
Bathing, washing hair	average 06:41–07:22, 08:14–15:03, 18:04–18:36

Haircut factors: weekday Sunday; nakshatra Jyestha; tithi Krishna-saptami; lagna Kumbha 06:40, Mina 06:41, Mesha 07:22, Vrishabha 08:14, Mithuna 09:41, Karka 12:05, Simha 15:03, Kanya 18:04

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Jyestha — loss (reduction) of landed property (real estate); Sunday — physical well-being.

Cautions:

Jyeshtha: favourable for shaving according to the Muhurta Chintamani and B. V. Raman (the rating above follows the Kalaprakashika, where it is avoided).
Krishna Paksha: according to the Kalaprakashika, a haircut during the waning Moon affects life (longevity) and fortune, but the first five tithis of Krishna Paksha are favourable; hair grows thicker if cut during the waxing Moon (M. V. Ramakrishnan, as quoted by B. V. Raman).

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Ordinary day · score S = 0

Auspicious and inauspicious factors are balanced: a day for routine matters; important matters are best timed for favourable days.

+2 Yoga Siddhi 06:40–20:39+2 Ravi Yoga 06:40–22:520 Anandadi: Kana 06:40–22:52 (cancelled by a stronger yoga)0 Kharmas0 Vishti (Bhadra) 06:40–07:30−1 Fierce or sharp nakshatra 06:40–22:52−3 Samvartaka Yoga 06:40–19:55

Panchanga at sunrise 06:40

Summary	Avoid starting important matters — Vyatipata, Fierce or sharp nakshatra
Month	Phalguna (amanta) · Chaitra (purnimanta) more
Paksha	Krishna Paksha (dark half, waning Moon)
Samvatsara	Jaya (No. 28) · Shaka 1816 · Vikram 1951 more
Period	Kharmas
Festivals	Kalashtami · Sheetala Ashtami (Basoda)

At sunrise 06:38

Tithi	8Krishna-ashtami (Jaya, Vasus) · until 21:17 more
Nakshatra	Mula, pada 2 (sharp, Nirriti (Goddess of Destruction or Alakshmi), Ketu) · until 00:52 (19.03) more Gandamula
Yoga	Vyatipata (“calamity, downfall”, inauspicious) · until 20:38 more
Karana	Balava (movable) · until 08:31 more
Vara	Soma vara — Moon Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mina (Pisces), Moon: Dhanu (Sagittarius)

Changes during the day

from 08:31	karana Kaulava
from 20:38	yoga Variyana
from 21:17	tithi Krishna-navami
from 21:17	karana Taitila
from 00:52 (19.03)	nakshatra Purva-Ashadha

Sun and Moon

Dawn	06:01
Sunrise	06:38
Noon	12:37
Sunset	18:38
End of twilight	19:15
Moonrise	04:00
Moonset	09:01
Day length	12 h 00 min

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 0, average — 12, bad — 1

score from weekday, nakshatra and tithi: 5–6 good, 3–4 average, 0–2 bad

task	at sunrise

The Kalaprakashika (ch. XIX–XX) uses a different method, which the site’s summary does not take into account; it may disagree with the table and the tooltips:

According to the Kalaprakashika, Mula (06:38–18:38) is good for sowing, for root crops.

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Festivals and periods

Kalashtami · Kalabhairava

The eighth day of the waning Moon is dedicated to Kalabhairava, the fierce form of Shiva. The day is chosen so that Ashtami prevails at the beginning of the night (Pradosha). Devotees fast, worship Bhairava in the evening and at night, and feed dogs — the dog is his mount.

Rule: pradosha vyapini: 3 muhurtas after sunset, 18:38–21:02
the tithi covers the decisive time on both days — the day with greater coverage is chosen

Sheetala Ashtami (Basoda) · Sheetala

Worship of the goddess Sheetala, protector against smallpox and fevers: on this day the hearth is not lit and food cooked the day before is eaten.

Rule: udaya vyapini: tithi at sunrise, tithi 19:55 (17.03)–21:17
the tithi covers the decisive time on this day only

Kharmas

Muhurta

Anandadi: Lumbaka 06:38–00:52 (19.03) Anandadi: Utpata 00:52–06:35 (19.03)

Gandamula: Moon at sunrise in nakshatra Mula

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	05:02–05:50
Abhijit Muhurta	12:14–13:02
Vijaya Muhurta	14:38–15:26
Godhuli	18:38–19:02
Pradosha	18:38–21:02
Nishitha	00:13–01:01 (19.03)
Amrita Kalam	17:56–19:40

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	08:08–09:38
Yamaganda	11:08–12:38
Gulika Kalam	14:08–15:38
Dur Muhurta	13:02–13:50, 15:26–16:14
Varjyam	23:08–00:52 (19.03)

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: no suitable window — see the prohibitions below

Windows are the best daytime hours according to the site’s summary rating, excluding the times of the day’s prohibitions (see below).

Cutting hair, shaving	no suitable window — see the prohibitions below
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	no suitable window — see the prohibitions below
Bathing, washing hair	average 06:38–07:18, 08:10–14:59, 18:00–18:38

Haircut factors: weekday Monday; nakshatra Mula; tithi Krishna-ashtami; lagna Mina 06:38, Mesha 07:18, Vrishabha 08:10, Mithuna 09:37, Karka 12:01, Simha 14:59, Kanya 18:00

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Mula — ruin of the family; Monday — clear, bright complexion.

Prohibitions of the day — their times are excluded from the windows for haircuts, shaving and nail cutting:

Krishna-ashtami 06:38–18:38: a Parva tithi — haircuts and shaving are postponed (according to the Muhurta Chintamani).
Vyatipata 06:38–18:38: auspicious undertakings, including haircuts, are avoided during this yoga (according to the Muhurta Chintamani).

Cautions:

Krishna Paksha: according to the Kalaprakashika, a haircut during the waning Moon affects life (longevity) and fortune, but the first five tithis of Krishna Paksha are favourable; hair grows thicker if cut during the waxing Moon (M. V. Ramakrishnan, as quoted by B. V. Raman).
Monday: according to the Kalaprakashika, it is good for a haircut only during the waxing Moon.

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Avoid starting important matters · score S = −5

Avoid starting important matters: Vyatipata

+1 Auspicious weekday0 Kharmas−1 Ashtami 06:38–21:17−1 Anandadi: Lumbaka 06:38–00:52 (19.03)−1 Fierce or sharp nakshatra 06:38–00:52 (19.03)−3 Vyatipata 06:38–20:38

Practice day: A special day for fasting, puja and spiritual practice (Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya, Shivaratri, Sankranti, a festival). The cell colour does not change.

Panchanga at sunrise 06:38

Summary	Ordinary day — pros: Anandadi: Mitra, Yoga Variyana; cons: Rikta tithi, Fierce or sharp nakshatra
Month	Phalguna (amanta) · Chaitra (purnimanta) more
Paksha	Krishna Paksha (dark half, waning Moon)
Samvatsara	Jaya (No. 28) · Shaka 1816 · Vikram 1951 more
Period	Kharmas

At sunrise 06:35

Tithi	9Krishna-navami (Rikta, Serpent (Naga)) · until 23:15 more
Nakshatra	Purva-Ashadha, pada 1 (fierce, Varuna, Venus) · until 03:25 (20.03) more
Yoga	Variyana (“excellent, best”, auspicious) · until 21:05 more
Karana	Taitila (movable) · until 10:12 more
Vara	Mangala vara — Mars Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mina (Pisces), Moon: Dhanu (Sagittarius)

Changes during the day

from 10:12	karana Gara
from 21:05	yoga Parigha
from 23:15	tithi Krishna-dashami
from 23:15	karana Vanija
from 03:25 (20.03)	nakshatra Uttara-Ashadha

Sun and Moon

Dawn	05:58
Sunrise	06:35
Noon	12:37
Sunset	18:40
End of twilight	19:17
Moonrise	04:49
Moonset	10:02
Day length	12 h 05 min

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 1, average — 2, bad — 10

score from weekday, nakshatra and tithi: 5–6 good, 3–4 average, 0–2 bad

task	at sunrise

The Kalaprakashika (ch. XIX–XX) uses a different method, which the site’s summary does not take into account; it may disagree with the table and the tooltips:

According to the Kalaprakashika, Purva-Ashadha (06:35–18:40) is good for root crops.

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Festivals and periods

Kharmas

Muhurta

Krakacha Yoga 23:15–06:33 (20.03) Dagdha Yoga (weekday and nakshatra) 03:25–06:33 (20.03)

Anandadi: Mitra 06:35–03:25 (20.03) Anandadi: Manasa 03:25–06:33 (20.03)

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	05:00–05:47
Abhijit Muhurta	12:14–13:02
Vijaya Muhurta	14:39–15:27
Godhuli	18:40–19:04
Pradosha	18:40–21:03
Nishitha	00:13–01:00 (20.03)
Amrita Kalam	22:07–23:53

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	15:39–17:10
Yamaganda	09:36–11:07
Gulika Kalam	12:38–14:08
Dur Muhurta	09:00–09:48, 23:25–00:13 (20.03)
Varjyam	11:29–13:16

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: no suitable window — see the prohibitions below

Windows are the best daytime hours according to the site’s summary rating, excluding the times of the day’s prohibitions (see below).

Cutting hair, shaving	no suitable window — see the prohibitions below
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	no suitable window — see the prohibitions below
Bathing, washing hair	average 06:35–07:14, 08:06–14:55, 17:56–18:40

Haircut factors: weekday Tuesday; nakshatra Purva-Ashadha; tithi Krishna-navami; lagna Mina 06:35, Mesha 07:14, Vrishabha 08:06, Mithuna 09:33, Karka 11:57, Simha 14:55, Kanya 17:56

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Purva-Ashadha — ruin of the family; Tuesday — harm to longevity.

Prohibitions of the day — their times are excluded from the windows for haircuts, shaving and nail cutting:

Krishna-navami 06:35–18:40: a Rikta tithi — haircuts and shaving are not advised (according to the Muhurta Chintamani and the Kalaprakashika).

Cautions:

Krishna Paksha: according to the Kalaprakashika, a haircut during the waning Moon affects life (longevity) and fortune, but the first five tithis of Krishna Paksha are favourable; hair grows thicker if cut during the waxing Moon (M. V. Ramakrishnan, as quoted by B. V. Raman).

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Day summary

Ordinary day · score S = −2

Auspicious and inauspicious factors are balanced: a day for routine matters; important matters are best timed for favourable days.

+1 Anandadi: Mitra 06:35–03:25 (20.03)+1 Yoga Variyana 06:35–21:050 Kharmas−1 Krura vara (day of Mars or Saturn)−1 Fierce or sharp nakshatra 06:35–03:25 (20.03)−2 Rikta tithi 06:35–23:15

Panchanga at sunrise 06:35

Summary	Ordinary day — pros: Auspicious nakshatra, Auspicious weekday; cons: Vishti (Bhadra), Yoga Parigha
Month	Phalguna (amanta) · Chaitra (purnimanta) more
Paksha	Krishna Paksha (dark half, waning Moon)
Samvatsara	Jaya (No. 28) · Shaka 1816 · Vikram 1951 more
Period	Kharmas

At sunrise 06:33

Tithi	10Krishna-dashami (Purna, Dharma) · until 01:39 (21.03) more
Nakshatra	Uttara-Ashadha, pada 1 (fixed, Vishva-Deva (All Gods), Sun) · until 06:21 (21.03) more
Yoga	Parigha (“bolt, barrier”, inauspicious) · until 21:52 more
Karana	Vanija (movable) · until 12:25 more
Vara	Buddha vara — Mercury Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mina (Pisces), Moon: Dhanu (Sagittarius)

Changes during the day

from 12:25	karana Vishti
from 21:52	yoga Shiva
from 01:39 (21.03)	tithi Krishna-ekadashi
from 01:39 (21.03)	karana Bava
from 06:21 (21.03)	nakshatra Shravana

Sun and Moon

Dawn	05:56
Sunrise	06:33
Noon	12:37
Sunset	18:42
End of twilight	19:19
Moonrise	05:20
Moonset	11:18
Day length	12 h 09 min

Sky

Vernal equinox	23:49

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 9, average — 4, bad — 0

score from weekday, nakshatra and tithi: 5–6 good, 3–4 average, 0–2 bad

task	at sunrise

The Kalaprakashika (ch. XIX–XX) uses a different method, which the site’s summary does not take into account; it may disagree with the table and the tooltips:

According to the Kalaprakashika, Uttara-Ashadha (06:33–18:42) is good for sowing.
Vishti Karana (Bhadra) 12:25–18:42: according to the Kalaprakashika, sowing, reaping and harvesting are not begun during it.

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Kharmas

Muhurta

Anandadi: Vajra 06:33–23:36 Anandadi: Mudgara 23:36–06:30 (21.03)

Bhadra in the netherworld: 12:25–01:39 (21.03); Bhadra Puchha 14:26–15:45; Bhadra Mukha 15:45–17:57
Gandanta (tithi): 01:12–02:05 (21.03)

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	04:58–05:45
Abhijit Muhurta	none: Abhijit is not considered auspicious on Wednesday
Vijaya Muhurta	14:39–15:28
Godhuli	18:42–19:06
Pradosha	18:42–21:04
Nishitha	00:12–01:00 (21.03)
Amrita Kalam	23:10–00:58 (21.03)

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	12:37–14:09
Yamaganda	08:04–09:35
Gulika Kalam	11:06–12:37
Dur Muhurta	12:13–13:02
Varjyam	12:24–14:12

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: good 06:33–07:10, 08:02–14:51, 17:52–18:42

Windows are the best daytime hours according to the site’s summary rating, excluding the times of the day’s prohibitions (see below).

Cutting hair, shaving	good 06:33–07:10, 08:02–14:51, 17:52–18:42
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	good 06:33–07:10, 08:02–14:51, 17:52–18:42
Bathing, washing hair	good 06:33–07:10, 08:02–14:51, 17:52–18:42

Haircut factors: weekday Wednesday; nakshatra Uttara-Ashadha; tithi Krishna-dashami; lagna Mina 06:33, Mesha 07:10, Vrishabha 08:02, Mithuna 09:30, Karka 11:53, Simha 14:51, Kanya 17:52

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Uttara-Ashadha — improved health; Wednesday — favour of the authorities.

Cautions:

Krishna Paksha: according to the Kalaprakashika, a haircut during the waning Moon affects life (longevity) and fortune, but the first five tithis of Krishna Paksha are favourable; hair grows thicker if cut during the waxing Moon (M. V. Ramakrishnan, as quoted by B. V. Raman).

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Ordinary day · score S = −2

Auspicious and inauspicious factors are balanced: a day for routine matters; important matters are best timed for favourable days.

+1 Auspicious nakshatra 06:33–06:21 (21.03)+1 Auspicious weekday0 Kharmas−1 Anandadi: Vajra 06:33–23:36−1 Yoga Parigha 06:33–09:28−2 Vishti (Bhadra) 12:25–01:39 (21.03)

Panchanga at sunrise 06:33

Summary	Favourable day — Anandadi: Dhwaja, Auspicious nakshatra; auspicious time — after 08:09
Month	Phalguna (amanta) · Chaitra (purnimanta) more
Paksha	Krishna Paksha (dark half, waning Moon)
Samvatsara	Jaya (No. 28) · Shaka 1816 · Vikram 1951 more
Period	Kharmas
Festivals	Papmochani Ekadashi

At sunrise 06:30

Tithi	11Krishna-ekadashi (Nanda, Rudra) · until 04:16 (22.03) more
Nakshatra	Shravana, pada 1 (movable, Shri Vishnu, Moon) · until 09:28 (22.03) more
Yoga	Shiva (“auspicious, benevolent”, auspicious) · until 22:50 more
Karana	Bava (movable) · until 14:56 more
Vara	Guru vara — Jupiter Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mina (Pisces), Moon: Makara (Capricorn)

Changes during the day

from 14:56	karana Balava
from 22:50	yoga Siddha
from 04:16 (22.03)	tithi Krishna-dvadashi
from 04:16 (22.03)	karana Kaulava

Sun and Moon

Dawn	05:53
Sunrise	06:30
Noon	12:36
Sunset	18:44
End of twilight	19:21
Moonrise	05:38
Moonset	12:38
Day length	12 h 14 min

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 8, average — 3, bad — 2

score from weekday, nakshatra and tithi: 5–6 good, 3–4 average, 0–2 bad

task	at sunrise

The Kalaprakashika (ch. XIX–XX) uses a different method, which the site’s summary does not take into account; it may disagree with the table and the tooltips:

According to the Kalaprakashika, Shravana (06:30–18:44) is good for sowing.

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Papmochani Ekadashi · Vishnu

The last Ekadashi of the lunar year (dark half of Phalguna). “Liberator from sins”: the fast removes accumulated misdeeds.

Rule: udaya vyapini: tithi at sunrise, tithi 01:39–04:16 (22.03)
the tithi covers the decisive time on this day only
Parana (breaking the fast): 13:51–16:18 (22.03)
Vaishnava date: 22.03

Kharmas

Muhurta

Anandadi: Dhwaja 08:09–06:27 (22.03) Anandadi: Dhwanksha 06:30–08:09

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	04:56–05:43
Abhijit Muhurta	12:13–13:02
Vijaya Muhurta	14:39–15:28
Godhuli	18:44–19:08
Pradosha	18:44–21:05
Nishitha	00:12–00:59 (22.03)
Amrita Kalam	21:43–23:31

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	14:09–15:41
Yamaganda	06:30–08:02
Gulika Kalam	09:33–11:05
Dur Muhurta	10:35–11:24, 15:28–16:17
Varjyam	10:52–12:41

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: good 06:30–07:06, 07:58–14:47, 17:48–18:44

Windows are the best daytime hours according to the site’s summary rating, excluding the times of the day’s prohibitions (see below).

Cutting hair, shaving	good 06:30–07:06, 07:58–14:47, 17:48–18:44
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	good 06:30–07:06, 07:58–14:47, 17:48–18:44
Bathing, washing hair	good 06:30–07:06, 07:58–14:47, 17:48–18:44

Haircut factors: weekday Thursday; nakshatra Shravana; tithi Krishna-ekadashi; lagna Mina 06:30, Mesha 07:06, Vrishabha 07:58, Mithuna 09:26, Karka 11:49, Simha 14:47, Kanya 17:48

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Shravana — bodily development (physical growth); Thursday — success.

Cautions:

Ekadashi: by custom, those who fast on this day do not cut their hair or shave.
Krishna Paksha: according to the Kalaprakashika, a haircut during the waning Moon affects life (longevity) and fortune, but the first five tithis of Krishna Paksha are favourable; hair grows thicker if cut during the waxing Moon (M. V. Ramakrishnan, as quoted by B. V. Raman).

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Day summary

Favourable day · score S = +4

Auspicious factors outweigh inauspicious ones: ordinary matters can be started.

Auspicious time begins after 08:09

+1 Anandadi: Dhwaja 08:09–06:27 (22.03)+1 Auspicious nakshatra all day+1 Yoga Shiva 06:30–22:50+1 Auspicious weekday0 Kharmas0 Anandadi: Dhwanksha 06:30–08:09

Practice day: A special day for fasting, puja and spiritual practice (Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya, Shivaratri, Sankranti, a festival). The cell colour does not change.

Panchanga at sunrise 06:30

Summary	Best day — Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga, Yoga Siddha; auspicious time — after 09:28
Month	Phalguna (amanta) · Chaitra (purnimanta) more
Paksha	Krishna Paksha (dark half, waning Moon)
Samvatsara	Jaya (No. 28) · Shaka 1816 · Vikram 1951 more
Period	Kharmas
Festivals	Papmochani Ekadashi — Vaishnava fast

At sunrise 06:27

Tithi	12Krishna-dvadashi (Bhadra, Sun (Ravi)) · until 06:54 (23.03) more the tithi will also last until tomorrow’s sunrise (tryahasparsha)
Nakshatra	Shravana, pada 4 (movable, Shri Vishnu, Moon) · until 09:28 more
Yoga	Siddha (“perfected, accomplished”, auspicious) · until 23:51 more
Karana	Kaulava (movable) · until 17:36 more
Vara	Shukra vara — Venus Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mina (Pisces), Moon: Makara (Capricorn)

Changes during the day

from 09:28	nakshatra Dhanishtha
from 17:36	karana Taitila
from 23:51	yoga Sadhya

Sun and Moon

Dawn	05:50
Sunrise	06:27
Noon	12:36
Sunset	18:46
End of twilight	19:23
Moonrise	05:50
Moonset	13:59
Day length	12 h 18 min

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 8, average — 3, bad — 2

score from weekday, nakshatra and tithi: 5–6 good, 3–4 average, 0–2 bad

task	at sunrise	from 09:28

The Kalaprakashika (ch. XIX–XX) uses a different method, which the site’s summary does not take into account; it may disagree with the table and the tooltips:

According to the Kalaprakashika, Shravana (06:27–09:28) is good for sowing.

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Festivals and periods

Papmochani Ekadashi — Vaishnava fast · Vishnu

Vaishnavas (ISKCON) keep this Ekadashi on a different day from Smartas.

Smarta date: 21.03
Dwadashi prevails at two consecutive sunrises (Vyanjuli Mahadwadashi): Vaishnavas fast on the first of these days, on Dwadashi.

Kharmas

Muhurta

Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 06:27–09:28

Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) all day

Anandadi: Prajapati 09:28–06:25 (23.03) Anandadi: Dhumra 06:27–09:28

Chora Panchaka: 23:01–22:10 (27.03)

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	04:54–05:40
Abhijit Muhurta	12:12–13:01
Vijaya Muhurta	14:40–15:29
Godhuli	18:46–19:10
Pradosha	18:46–21:06
Nishitha	00:12–00:59 (23.03)
Amrita Kalam	00:49–02:37 (23.03)

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	11:04–12:37
Yamaganda	15:42–17:14
Gulika Kalam	08:00–09:32
Dur Muhurta	08:55–09:44, 13:01–13:51
Varjyam	13:58–15:47

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: good 06:27–07:02, 07:54–14:43, 17:44–18:46

Windows are the best daytime hours according to the site’s summary rating, excluding the times of the day’s prohibitions (see below).

Cutting hair, shaving	good 06:27–07:02, 07:54–14:43, 17:44–18:46
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	good 06:27–07:02, 07:54–14:43, 17:44–18:46
Bathing, washing hair	good 06:27–07:02, 07:54–14:43, 17:44–18:46

Haircut factors: weekday Friday; nakshatra Shravana until 09:28, Dhanishtha from 09:28; tithi Krishna-dvadashi; lagna Mina 06:27, Mesha 07:02, Vrishabha 07:54, Mithuna 09:22, Karka 11:45, Simha 14:43, Kanya 17:44

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Shravana (until 09:28) — bodily development (physical growth); Dhanishtha (from 09:28) — longevity (increased vitality); Friday — universal respect.

Cautions:

Krishna Paksha: according to the Kalaprakashika, a haircut during the waning Moon affects life (longevity) and fortune, but the first five tithis of Krishna Paksha are favourable; hair grows thicker if cut during the waxing Moon (M. V. Ramakrishnan, as quoted by B. V. Raman).
Friday: B. V. Raman advises against cutting nails (the rating above is the site’s summary, which uses the same weekdays for nails as for haircuts, so Friday counts as auspicious).

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Best day · score S = +5

The total of auspicious factors is high and there are no prohibitions: suitable for important undertakings.

Auspicious time begins after 09:28

+3 Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 06:27–09:28+2 Yoga Siddha 06:27–23:51+1 Anandadi: Prajapati 09:28–06:25 (23.03)+1 Auspicious nakshatra 06:27–09:28+1 Auspicious weekday0 Kharmas0 Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) all day (cancelled by a stronger yoga)−1 Anandadi: Dhumra 06:27–09:28−2 Tryahasparsha

Practice day: A special day for fasting, puja and spiritual practice (Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya, Shivaratri, Sankranti, a festival). The cell colour does not change.

Panchanga at sunrise 06:27

Summary	Ordinary day — pros: Anandadi: Vardhamana, Auspicious nakshatra; cons: Panchaka, Krura vara (day of Mars or Saturn)
Month	Phalguna (amanta) · Chaitra (purnimanta) more
Paksha	Krishna Paksha (dark half, waning Moon)
Samvatsara	Jaya (No. 28) · Shaka 1816 · Vikram 1951 more
Period	Kharmas
Festivals	Shani Pradosha

At sunrise 06:25

Tithi	12Krishna-dvadashi (Bhadra, Sun (Ravi)) · until 06:54 more vriddhi: the same tithi also prevailed at yesterday’s sunrise
Nakshatra	Dhanishtha, pada 4 (movable, Vasu (kind) - 8 phenomena of nature, assistants of Indra, Mars) · until 12:33 more
Yoga	Sadhya (“attainable, amenable”, auspicious) · until 00:48 (24.03) more
Karana	Taitila (movable) · until 06:54 more
Vara	Shani vara — Saturn Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mina (Pisces), Moon: Kumbha (Aquarius)

Changes during the day

from 06:54	tithi Krishna-trayodashi
from 06:54	karana Gara
from 12:33	nakshatra Shatabhisha
from 20:11	karana Vanija
from 00:48 (24.03)	yoga Shubha

Sun and Moon

Dawn	05:48
Sunrise	06:25
Noon	12:36
Sunset	18:48
End of twilight	19:25
Moonrise	05:58
Moonset	15:18
Day length	12 h 23 min

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 2, average — 11, bad — 0

score from weekday, nakshatra and tithi: 5–6 good, 3–4 average, 0–2 bad

task	at sunrise	from 06:54	from 12:33

The Kalaprakashika (ch. XIX–XX) uses a different method, which the site’s summary does not take into account; it may disagree with the table and the tooltips:

According to the Kalaprakashika, Shatabhisha (12:33–18:48) is good for sowing.

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Shani Pradosha · Shiva

Pradosha on a Saturday. According to legend, Shiva drank the Halahala poison on a Saturday Trayodashi, so fasting on this day pacifies Shani (Saturn) and softens his harsh influence.

Rule: pradosha vyapini: 3 muhurtas after sunset, 18:48–21:07
the tithi covers the decisive time on this day only

Kharmas

Muhurta

Dwipushkar Yoga 06:25–06:54

Anandadi: Vardhamana 06:25–12:33 Anandadi: Ananda 12:33–06:22 (24.03)

Chora Panchaka: 23:01 (22.03)–22:10 (27.03)

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	04:52–05:38
Abhijit Muhurta	12:12–13:01
Vijaya Muhurta	14:40–15:30
Godhuli	18:48–19:11
Pradosha	18:48–21:07
Nishitha	00:12–00:58 (24.03)
Amrita Kalam	none on this day

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	09:31–11:04
Yamaganda	14:09–15:42
Gulika Kalam	06:25–07:58
Dur Muhurta	06:25–07:14, 07:14–08:04
Varjyam	20:38–22:26

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: average 06:25–06:58, 07:51–14:39, 17:40–18:48

Windows are the best daytime hours according to the site’s summary rating, excluding the times of the day’s prohibitions (see below).

Cutting hair, shaving	average 06:25–06:58, 07:51–14:39, 17:40–18:48
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	average 06:25–06:58, 07:51–14:39, 17:40–18:48
Bathing, washing hair	average 06:25–06:58, 07:51–14:39, 17:40–18:48

Haircut factors: weekday Saturday; nakshatra Dhanishtha until 12:33, Shatabhisha from 12:33; tithi Krishna-dvadashi until 06:54, Krishna-trayodashi from 06:54; lagna Mina 06:25, Mesha 06:58, Vrishabha 07:51, Mithuna 09:18, Karka 11:41, Simha 14:39, Kanya 17:40

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Dhanishtha (until 12:33) — longevity (increased vitality); Shatabhisha (from 12:33) — gaining strength; Saturday — decline of physical strength.

Cautions:

Krishna Paksha: according to the Kalaprakashika, a haircut during the waning Moon affects life (longevity) and fortune, but the first five tithis of Krishna Paksha are favourable; hair grows thicker if cut during the waxing Moon (M. V. Ramakrishnan, as quoted by B. V. Raman).

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Ordinary day · score S = +1

Auspicious and inauspicious factors are balanced: a day for routine matters; important matters are best timed for favourable days.

+1 Anandadi: Vardhamana 06:25–12:33+1 Auspicious nakshatra 06:25–12:33+1 Yoga Sadhya 06:25–00:48 (24.03)0 Dwipushkar Yoga 06:25–06:540 Kharmas−1 Krura vara (day of Mars or Saturn)−1 Panchaka all day

Practice day: A special day for fasting, puja and spiritual practice (Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya, Shivaratri, Sankranti, a festival). The cell colour does not change.

Panchanga at sunrise 06:25

Summary	Avoid starting important matters — Bhadra on earth, Krishna Chaturdashi
Month	Phalguna (amanta) · Chaitra (purnimanta) more
Paksha	Krishna Paksha (dark half, waning Moon)
Samvatsara	Jaya (No. 28) · Shaka 1816 · Vikram 1951 more
Period	Kharmas
Festivals	Masik Shivaratri

At sunrise 06:22

Tithi	13Krishna-trayodashi (Jaya, God of Love) · until 09:23 more
Nakshatra	Shatabhisha, pada 3 (movable, Varuna, Rahu) · until 15:29 more
Yoga	Shubha (“goodness, happiness”, auspicious) · until 01:33 (25.03) more
Karana	Vanija (movable) · until 09:23 more
Vara	Ravi vara — Sun Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mina (Pisces), Moon: Kumbha (Aquarius)

Changes during the day

from 09:23	tithi Krishna-chaturdashi
from 09:23	karana Vishti
from 15:29	nakshatra Purva-Bhadra
from 22:32	karana Shakuni
from 01:33 (25.03)	yoga Shukla

Sun and Moon

Dawn	05:45
Sunrise	06:22
Noon	12:36
Sunset	18:50
End of twilight	19:27
Moonrise	06:03
Moonset	16:35
Day length	12 h 28 min

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 1, average — 8, bad — 4

score from weekday, nakshatra and tithi: 5–6 good, 3–4 average, 0–2 bad

task	at sunrise	from 09:23	from 15:29

The Kalaprakashika (ch. XIX–XX) uses a different method, which the site’s summary does not take into account; it may disagree with the table and the tooltips:

According to the Kalaprakashika, Shatabhisha (06:22–15:29) is good for sowing.
According to the Kalaprakashika, Purva-Bhadra (15:29–18:50) is good for root crops.
Vishti Karana (Bhadra) 09:23–18:50: according to the Kalaprakashika, sowing, reaping and harvesting are not begun during it.
Krishna-chaturdashi 09:23–18:50: according to the Kalaprakashika, ploughing on Chaturdashi puts the owner’s life in danger.

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Masik Shivaratri · Shiva

The monthly “night of Shiva” — the fourteenth day of the waning Moon. Devotees fast, keep vigil through the night and perform abhisheka of the lingam at midnight (Nishitha).

Rule: nishitha vyapini: midnight, 00:12–00:58 (25.03)
the tithi covers the decisive time on this day only

Kharmas

Muhurta

Anandadi: Chara 15:29–06:19 (25.03) Anandadi: Rakshasa 06:22–15:29

Bhadra on earth: 09:23–22:32; Bhadra Mukha 09:23–11:34; Bhadra Puchha 21:11–22:29
Chora Panchaka: 23:01 (22.03)–22:10 (27.03)

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	04:50–05:36
Abhijit Muhurta	12:11–13:01
Vijaya Muhurta	14:41–15:31
Godhuli	18:50–19:13
Pradosha	18:50–21:08
Nishitha	00:12–00:58 (25.03)
Amrita Kalam	07:24–09:12

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	17:17–18:50
Yamaganda	12:36–14:10
Gulika Kalam	15:43–17:17
Dur Muhurta	17:11–18:00
Varjyam	22:35–00:21 (25.03)

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: average 06:22–06:54, 07:47–09:23

Windows are the best daytime hours according to the site’s summary rating, excluding the times of the day’s prohibitions (see below).

Cutting hair, shaving	average 06:22–06:54, 07:47–09:23
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	average 06:22–06:54, 07:47–09:23
Bathing, washing hair	average 06:22–06:54, 07:47–14:35

Haircut factors: weekday Sunday; nakshatra Shatabhisha until 15:29, Purva-Bhadra from 15:29; tithi Krishna-trayodashi until 09:23, Krishna-chaturdashi from 09:23; lagna Mina 06:22, Mesha 06:54, Vrishabha 07:47, Mithuna 09:14, Karka 11:37, Simha 14:35, Kanya 17:36

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Shatabhisha (until 15:29) — gaining strength; Purva-Bhadra (from 15:29) — facing death (dangers); Sunday — physical well-being.

Prohibitions of the day — their times are excluded from the windows for haircuts, shaving and nail cutting:

Krishna-chaturdashi 09:23–18:50: a Rikta and Parva tithi — haircuts and shaving are postponed (according to the Muhurta Chintamani and the Kalaprakashika).
Bhadra on earth 09:23–18:50: no shaving or haircuts during Vishti Karana (according to the Muhurta Chintamani, Bhadra does harm when it is on earth; in heaven and in the netherworld its influence on earth is weak).

Cautions:

Krishna Paksha: according to the Kalaprakashika, a haircut during the waning Moon affects life (longevity) and fortune, but the first five tithis of Krishna Paksha are favourable; hair grows thicker if cut during the waxing Moon (M. V. Ramakrishnan, as quoted by B. V. Raman).

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Avoid starting important matters · score S = −4

Avoid starting important matters: Bhadra on earth

+2 Yoga Shubha 06:22–01:33 (25.03)+1 Auspicious nakshatra 06:22–15:290 Anandadi: Chara 15:29–06:19 (25.03)0 Kharmas0 Fierce or sharp nakshatra 15:29–06:19 (25.03)−1 Anandadi: Rakshasa 06:22–15:29−1 Panchaka all day−2 Krishna Chaturdashi 09:23–06:19 (25.03)−3 Bhadra on earth 09:23–22:32

Practice day: A special day for fasting, puja and spiritual practice (Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya, Shivaratri, Sankranti, a festival). The cell colour does not change.

Panchanga at sunrise 06:22

Summary	Avoid starting important matters — Krishna Chaturdashi, Fierce or sharp nakshatra
Month	Phalguna (amanta) · Chaitra (purnimanta) more
Paksha	Krishna Paksha (dark half, waning Moon)
Samvatsara	Jaya (No. 28) · Shaka 1816 · Vikram 1951 more
Period	Kharmas

At sunrise 06:19

Tithi	14Krishna-chaturdashi (Rikta, Kali) · until 11:35 more
Nakshatra	Purva-Bhadra, pada 3 (fierce, Aja Ekapad - sunbeam or lightning strike, Jupiter) · until 18:06 more
Yoga	Shukla (“bright, pure”, auspicious) · until 02:03 (26.03) more
Karana	Shakuni (fixed, inauspicious) · until 11:35 more
Vara	Soma vara — Moon Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mina (Pisces), Moon: Kumbha (Aquarius)

Changes during the day

from 11:35	tithi Amavasya
from 11:35	karana Chatushpada
from 18:06	nakshatra Uttara-Bhadra
from 00:33 (26.03)	karana Naga
from 02:03 (26.03)	yoga Brahma

Sun and Moon

Dawn	05:42
Sunrise	06:19
Noon	12:35
Sunset	18:52
End of twilight	19:30
Moonrise	06:08
Moonset	17:52
Day length	12 h 32 min

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 0, average — 4, bad — 9

score from weekday, nakshatra and tithi: 5–6 good, 3–4 average, 0–2 bad

task	at sunrise	from 11:35	from 18:06

The Kalaprakashika (ch. XIX–XX) uses a different method, which the site’s summary does not take into account; it may disagree with the table and the tooltips:

According to the Kalaprakashika, Purva-Bhadra (06:19–18:06) is good for root crops.
According to the Kalaprakashika, Uttara-Bhadra (18:06–18:52) is good for sowing.
Shakuni 06:19–11:35: a fixed karana — according to the Kalaprakashika, reaping and harvesting are not begun during it (it is suitable for sowing).
Chatushpada 11:35–18:52: a fixed karana — according to the Kalaprakashika, sowing, reaping and harvesting are not begun during it.
Krishna-chaturdashi 06:19–11:35: according to the Kalaprakashika, ploughing on Chaturdashi puts the owner’s life in danger.

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Festivals and periods

Kharmas

Muhurta

Anandadi: Musala 06:19–18:06 Anandadi: Gada 18:06–06:17 (26.03)

Chora Panchaka: 23:01 (22.03)–22:10 (27.03)

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	04:48–05:33
Abhijit Muhurta	12:11–13:01
Vijaya Muhurta	14:41–15:32
Godhuli	18:52–19:15
Pradosha	18:52–21:09
Nishitha	00:12–00:57 (26.03)
Amrita Kalam	09:13–11:00

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	07:54–09:28
Yamaganda	11:02–12:36
Gulika Kalam	14:10–15:44
Dur Muhurta	13:01–13:51, 15:32–16:22
Varjyam	04:36–06:21 (26.03)

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: no suitable window — see the prohibitions below

Windows are the best daytime hours according to the site’s summary rating, excluding the times of the day’s prohibitions (see below).

Cutting hair, shaving	no suitable window — see the prohibitions below
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	no suitable window — see the prohibitions below
Bathing, washing hair	average 06:19–06:50, 07:43–14:31, 17:32–18:52

Haircut factors: weekday Monday; nakshatra Purva-Bhadra until 18:06, Uttara-Bhadra from 18:06; tithi Krishna-chaturdashi until 11:35, Amavasya from 11:35; lagna Mina 06:19, Mesha 06:50, Vrishabha 07:43, Mithuna 09:10, Karka 11:34, Simha 14:31, Kanya 17:32

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Purva-Bhadra (until 18:06) — facing death (dangers); Uttara-Bhadra (from 18:06) — a good life; Monday — clear, bright complexion.

Prohibitions of the day — their times are excluded from the windows for haircuts, shaving and nail cutting:

Krishna-chaturdashi 06:19–11:35: a Rikta and Parva tithi — haircuts and shaving are postponed (according to the Muhurta Chintamani and the Kalaprakashika).
Amavasya 11:35–18:52: a Parva tithi — haircuts and shaving are postponed (according to the Muhurta Chintamani).

Cautions:

Krishna Paksha: according to the Kalaprakashika, a haircut during the waning Moon affects life (longevity) and fortune, but the first five tithis of Krishna Paksha are favourable; hair grows thicker if cut during the waxing Moon (M. V. Ramakrishnan, as quoted by B. V. Raman).
Monday: according to the Kalaprakashika, it is good for a haircut only during the waxing Moon.

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Avoid starting important matters · score S = −5

Avoid starting important matters: Krishna Chaturdashi

+1 Yoga Shukla 06:19–02:03 (26.03)+1 Auspicious weekday0 Auspicious nakshatra 18:06–06:17 (26.03)0 Kharmas−1 Anandadi: Musala 06:19–18:06−1 Eclipse nearby−1 Panchaka all day−1 Fierce or sharp nakshatra 06:19–18:06−3 Krishna Chaturdashi 06:19–11:35

Panchanga at sunrise 06:19

Summary	Avoid starting important matters — Amavasya, Panchaka
Month	Phalguna (amanta) · Chaitra (purnimanta) more
Paksha	Krishna Paksha (dark half, waning Moon)
Samvatsara	Jaya (No. 28) · Shaka 1816 · Vikram 1951 more
Period	Kharmas
Festivals	Phalguna Amavasya · Bhaumvati Amavasya · Solar eclipse, partial (not visible here)

At sunrise 06:17

Tithi	30Amavasya (Purna, Pitris (ancestors)) · until 13:24 more
Nakshatra	Uttara-Bhadra, pada 2 (fixed, Ahirbudhyana (Serpent of the Deep - Milky Way under the horizon), Saturn) · until 20:21 more
Yoga	Brahma (“Brahma, sacred knowledge”, auspicious) · until 02:13 (27.03) more
Karana	Naga (fixed, inauspicious) · until 13:24 more
Vara	Mangala vara — Mars Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mina (Pisces), Moon: Mina (Pisces)

Changes during the day

from 13:24	tithi Shukla-pratipat
from 13:24	karana Kimstughna
from 20:21	nakshatra Revati
from 02:09 (27.03)	karana Bava
from 02:13 (27.03)	yoga Indra

Sun and Moon

Dawn	05:40
Sunrise	06:17
Noon	12:35
Sunset	18:54
End of twilight	19:32
Moonrise	06:13
Moonset	19:10
Day length	12 h 37 min

Sky

New moon (Amavasya)	13:24
Solar eclipse, partial	greatest eclipse 13:09, magnitude 0.353
Visibility	not visible here (outside the eclipse zone)

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 0, average — 5, bad — 8

score from weekday, nakshatra and tithi: 5–6 good, 3–4 average, 0–2 bad

task	at sunrise	from 13:24

The Kalaprakashika (ch. XIX–XX) uses a different method, which the site’s summary does not take into account; it may disagree with the table and the tooltips:

According to the Kalaprakashika, Uttara-Bhadra (06:17–18:54) is good for sowing.
Naga 06:17–13:24: a fixed karana — according to the Kalaprakashika, sowing, reaping and harvesting are not begun during it.
Kimstughna 13:24–18:54: a fixed karana — according to the Kalaprakashika, sowing, reaping and harvesting are not begun during it.

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Festivals and periods

Phalguna Amavasya · Pitris (ancestors)

The new moon of Phalguna — the last day of the lunar year; it is followed (usually the next day, sometimes the same day) by Ugadi, the New Year.

Rule: udaya vyapini: tithi at sunrise, tithi 11:35 (25.03)–13:24
the tithi covers the decisive time on this day only

Bhaumvati Amavasya · Pitris (ancestors)

A new moon on a Tuesday (Bhauma — Mars): a day of ancestor rites and of propitiating Mars; it is believed to help free one from debts.

Rule: udaya vyapini: tithi at sunrise, tithi 11:35 (25.03)–13:24
the tithi covers the decisive time on this day only

Kharmas

Muhurta

Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 06:17–20:21 Siddha Yoga (weekday and nakshatra) 06:17–20:21

Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) 13:24–06:14 (27.03)

Anandadi: Siddhi 06:17–20:21 Anandadi: Shubha 20:21–06:14 (27.03)

Chora Panchaka: 23:01 (22.03)–22:10 (27.03)
Gandanta (tithi): 12:59–13:50

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	04:46–05:31
Abhijit Muhurta	12:10–13:01
Vijaya Muhurta	14:42–15:32
Godhuli	18:54–19:17
Pradosha	18:54–21:10
Nishitha	00:12–00:57 (27.03)
Amrita Kalam	15:06–16:51

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	15:45–17:20
Yamaganda	09:26–11:01
Gulika Kalam	12:36–14:10
Dur Muhurta	08:48–09:39, 23:26–00:12 (27.03)
Varjyam	04:36–06:21

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: average 13:24–14:27, 17:28–18:54

Windows are the best daytime hours according to the site’s summary rating, excluding the times of the day’s prohibitions (see below).

Cutting hair, shaving	average 13:24–14:27, 17:28–18:54
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	average 13:24–14:27, 17:28–18:54
Bathing, washing hair	average 06:17–06:47, 07:39–14:27, 17:28–18:54

Haircut factors: weekday Tuesday; nakshatra Uttara-Bhadra; tithi Amavasya until 13:24, Shukla-pratipat from 13:24; lagna Mina 06:17, Mesha 06:47, Vrishabha 07:39, Mithuna 09:06, Karka 11:30, Simha 14:27, Kanya 17:28

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Uttara-Bhadra — a good life; Tuesday — harm to longevity.

Prohibitions of the day — their times are excluded from the windows for haircuts, shaving and nail cutting:

Amavasya 06:17–13:24: a Parva tithi — haircuts and shaving are postponed (according to the Muhurta Chintamani).

Cautions:

Krishna Paksha: according to the Kalaprakashika, a haircut during the waning Moon affects life (longevity) and fortune, but the first five tithis of Krishna Paksha are favourable; hair grows thicker if cut during the waxing Moon (M. V. Ramakrishnan, as quoted by B. V. Raman).

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Avoid starting important matters · score S = +2

Avoid starting important matters: Amavasya

+3 Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 06:17–20:21+2 Yoga Brahma 06:17–02:13 (27.03)+1 Anandadi: Siddhi 06:17–20:21+1 Auspicious nakshatra 06:17–20:21+1 Siddha Yoga (weekday and nakshatra) 06:17–20:210 Kharmas0 Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) 13:24–06:14 (27.03) (cancelled by a stronger yoga)−1 Eclipse (not visible here)−1 Krura vara (day of Mars or Saturn)−1 Panchaka all day−3 Amavasya 06:17–13:24

Practice day: A special day for fasting, puja and spiritual practice (Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya, Shivaratri, Sankranti, a festival). The cell colour does not change.

Panchanga at sunrise 06:17

Summary	Favourable day — Swayam Siddha Muhurta, Yoga Indra
Month	Chaitra (amanta) · same in the purnimanta system more
Paksha	Shukla Paksha (bright half, waxing Moon)
Samvatsara	Manmatha (No. 29) · Shaka 1817 · Vikram 1952 more
Period	Chaitra Navaratri (spring), day 1 · Kharmas
Festivals	Ugadi, Gudi Padwa — Hindu New Year · Chaitra Navaratri: Ghatasthapana · Chandra Darshan

At sunrise 06:14

Tithi	1Shukla-pratipat (Nanda, Brahma) · until 14:47 more
Nakshatra	Revati, pada 2 (soft, Pushan (Prosperous), Mercury) · until 22:10 more Gandamula
Yoga	Indra (“Indra, lord”, auspicious) · until 02:04 (28.03) more
Karana	Bava (movable) · until 14:47 more
Vara	Buddha vara — Mercury Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mina (Pisces), Moon: Mina (Pisces)

Changes during the day

from 14:47	tithi Shukla-dvitya
from 14:47	karana Balava
from 22:10	nakshatra Ashwini
from 02:04 (28.03)	yoga Vaidhriti
from 03:18 (28.03)	karana Kaulava

Sun and Moon

Dawn	05:37
Sunrise	06:14
Noon	12:35
Sunset	18:56
End of twilight	19:34
Moonrise	06:18
Moonset	20:30
Day length	12 h 42 min

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 6, average — 6, bad — 1

score from weekday, nakshatra and tithi: 5–6 good, 3–4 average, 0–2 bad

task	at sunrise	from 14:47

The Kalaprakashika (ch. XIX–XX) uses a different method, which the site’s summary does not take into account; it may disagree with the table and the tooltips:

According to the Kalaprakashika, Revati (06:14–18:56) is good for sowing, for flowering plants and fruit-bearing creepers.

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Festivals and periods

Ugadi, Gudi Padwa — Hindu New Year · Brahma

The first day of the bright half of Chaitra — the beginning of the new lunar year (samvatsara) and of the new year of the Shaka era. According to the Brahma Purana, Brahma created the world on this day. In Maharashtra (Gudi Padwa) people raise the gudi — a pole topped with an inverted pot and silk cloth — and eat a paste of neem leaves with jaggery; in Andhra and Karnataka they prepare the bittersweet Ugadi Pachadi with neem flowers.

Rule: udaya vyapini: tithi at sunrise, tithi 13:24 (26.03)–14:47
the tithi covers the decisive time on this day only

Chaitra Navaratri: Ghatasthapana · Durga

The beginning of the spring Navaratri — the nine nights of the Mother Goddess. In the morning, within the first third of the day, the kalasha is installed (Ghatasthapana) and barley is sown; each day one of the nine forms of Durga is worshipped.

Rule: udaya vyapini: tithi at sunrise, tithi 13:24 (26.03)–14:47
the tithi covers the decisive time on this day only
Ghatasthapana: 06:14–10:28

Navaratri, day 1: Shailaputri · Durga

Navaratri day. Shailaputri — “daughter of the Mountain”, Parvati as the daughter of Himavat, riding a bull; grants steadfastness.

Chandra Darshan · Chandra (the Moon)

The first evening after the new moon, when the thin lunar crescent becomes visible. People look at the young Moon, offer it water and pray for well-being; some fast until it appears.

Rule: first visible lunar crescent, 18:56–20:30
Crescent Moon above the horizon after sunset: 18:56–20:30

Chaitra Navaratri (spring), day 1
Kharmas

Muhurta

Siddha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 14:47–06:12 (28.03)

Samvartaka Yoga 06:14–14:47

Anandadi: Utpata 06:14–22:10 Anandadi: Mrityu 22:10–06:12 (28.03)

Chora Panchaka: 23:01 (22.03)–22:10
Gandanta (nakshatra): 15:45–04:33 (28.03)
Gandamula: Moon at sunrise in nakshatra Revati

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	04:44–05:29
Abhijit Muhurta	none: Abhijit is not considered auspicious on Wednesday
Vijaya Muhurta	14:42–15:33
Godhuli	18:56–19:19
Pradosha	18:56–21:11
Nishitha	00:11–00:56 (28.03)
Amrita Kalam	19:35–21:18

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	12:35–14:11
Yamaganda	07:49–09:25
Gulika Kalam	11:00–12:35
Dur Muhurta	12:10–13:01
Varjyam	09:15–10:58

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: good 17:24–18:56

Windows are the best daytime hours according to the site’s summary rating, excluding the times of the day’s prohibitions (see below).

Cutting hair, shaving	good 17:24–18:56
Cutting fingernails	good 17:24–18:56
Cutting toenails	average throughout the daytime
Bathing, washing hair	good 17:24–18:56

Haircut factors: weekday Wednesday; nakshatra Revati; tithi Shukla-pratipat until 14:47, Shukla-dvitya from 14:47; lagna Mina 06:14, Mesha 06:43, Vrishabha 07:35, Mithuna 09:02, Karka 11:26, Simha 14:23, Kanya 17:24

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Revati — increase in property; Wednesday — favour of the authorities.

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Favourable day · score S = −4

Auspicious factors outweigh inauspicious ones: ordinary matters can be started.

Swayam Siddha Muhurta: the day is auspicious for new undertakings in its own right; panchanga defects are not taken into account

+2 Yoga Indra 06:14–02:04 (28.03)+1 Auspicious nakshatra 06:14–22:10+1 Auspicious weekday0 Auspicious tithi 14:47–06:12 (28.03)0 Kharmas0 Siddha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 14:47–06:12 (28.03) (cancelled by a stronger yoga)0 Swayam Siddha Muhurta0 Surya Dagdha tithi 14:47–06:12 (28.03)−1 Eclipse nearby−1 Panchaka 06:14–22:10−3 Anandadi: Utpata 06:14–22:10−3 Samvartaka Yoga 06:14–14:47

Practice day: A special day for fasting, puja and spiritual practice (Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya, Shivaratri, Sankranti, a festival). The cell colour does not change.

Panchanga at sunrise 06:14

Summary	Avoid starting important matters — Vaidhriti, Surya Dagdha tithi
Month	Chaitra (amanta) · same in the purnimanta system more
Paksha	Shukla Paksha (bright half, waxing Moon)
Samvatsara	Manmatha (No. 29) · Shaka 1817 · Vikram 1952 more
Period	Chaitra Navaratri (spring), day 2 · Kharmas

At sunrise 06:12

Tithi	2Shukla-dvitya (Bhadra, Vidhatr) · until 15:42 more
Nakshatra	Ashwini, pada 2 (light, Ashwini Kumara, Ketu) · until 23:32 more Gandamula
Yoga	Vaidhriti (“without support, discord”, inauspicious) · until 01:32 (29.03) more
Karana	Kaulava (movable) · until 15:42 more
Vara	Guru vara — Jupiter Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mina (Pisces), Moon: Mesha (Aries)

Changes during the day

from 15:42	tithi Shukla-tritya
from 15:42	karana Taitila
from 23:32	nakshatra Bharani
from 01:32 (29.03)	yoga Vishkambha
from 03:59 (29.03)	karana Gara

Sun and Moon

Dawn	05:34
Sunrise	06:12
Noon	12:34
Sunset	18:58
End of twilight	19:36
Moonrise	06:23
Moonset	21:53
Day length	12 h 46 min

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 6, average — 6, bad — 1

score from weekday, nakshatra and tithi: 5–6 good, 3–4 average, 0–2 bad

task	at sunrise	from 15:42

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Festivals and periods

Navaratri, day 2: Brahmacharini · Durga

Navaratri day. Brahmacharini — the goddess of austerity with a rosary and a water pot; grants patience and strength in keeping vows.

Chaitra Navaratri (spring), day 2
Kharmas

Muhurta

Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 06:12–23:32 Ravi Yoga 23:32–06:09 (29.03)

Anandadi: Manasa 06:12–23:32 Anandadi: Padma 23:32–06:09 (29.03)

Gandamula: Moon at sunrise in nakshatra Ashwini
Surya Dagdha tithi: Shukla-dvitya

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	04:42–05:27
Abhijit Muhurta	12:09–13:01
Vijaya Muhurta	14:43–15:34
Godhuli	18:58–19:21
Pradosha	18:58–21:12
Nishitha	00:11–00:56 (29.03)
Amrita Kalam	15:55–17:37

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	14:11–15:47
Yamaganda	06:12–07:47
Gulika Kalam	09:23–10:59
Dur Muhurta	10:27–11:18, 15:34–16:25
Varjyam	19:18–21:00

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: no suitable window — see the prohibitions below

Windows are the best daytime hours according to the site’s summary rating, excluding the times of the day’s prohibitions (see below).

Cutting hair, shaving	no suitable window — see the prohibitions below
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	no suitable window — see the prohibitions below
Bathing, washing hair	good 06:12–06:39, 07:31–14:19, 17:20–18:58

Haircut factors: weekday Thursday; nakshatra Ashwini; tithi Shukla-dvitya until 15:42, Shukla-tritya from 15:42; lagna Mina 06:12, Mesha 06:39, Vrishabha 07:31, Mithuna 08:58, Karka 11:22, Simha 14:19, Kanya 17:20

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Ashwini — joy; Thursday — success.

Prohibitions of the day — their times are excluded from the windows for haircuts, shaving and nail cutting:

Vaidhriti 06:12–18:58: auspicious undertakings, including haircuts, are avoided during this yoga (according to the Muhurta Chintamani).

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Avoid starting important matters · score S = +3

Avoid starting important matters: Vaidhriti

+3 Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 06:12–23:32+1 Anandadi: Manasa 06:12–23:32+1 Auspicious nakshatra 06:12–23:32+1 Auspicious weekday+1 Auspicious tithi 06:12–15:420 Kharmas−1 Surya Dagdha tithi 06:12–15:42−3 Vaidhriti 06:12–01:32 (29.03)

Practice day: A special day for fasting, puja and spiritual practice (Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya, Shivaratri, Sankranti, a festival). The cell colour does not change.

Panchanga at sunrise 06:12

Summary	Ordinary day — pros: Ravi Yoga, Auspicious weekday; cons: Fierce or sharp nakshatra, Anandadi: Mudgara
Month	Chaitra (amanta) · same in the purnimanta system more
Paksha	Shukla Paksha (bright half, waxing Moon)
Samvatsara	Manmatha (No. 29) · Shaka 1817 · Vikram 1952 more
Period	Chaitra Navaratri (spring), day 3 · Kharmas
Festivals	Gangaur

At sunrise 06:09

Tithi	3Shukla-tritya (Jaya, Vishnu) · until 16:09 more
Nakshatra	Bharani, pada 2 (fierce, Yama (Dharma-raja), Venus) · until 00:26 (30.03) more
Yoga	Vishkambha (“prop, bolt”, inauspicious) · until 00:39 (30.03) more
Karana	Gara (movable) · until 16:09 more
Vara	Shukra vara — Venus Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mina (Pisces), Moon: Mesha (Aries)

Changes during the day

from 16:09	tithi Shukla-chaturti
from 16:09	karana Vanija
from 00:26 (30.03)	nakshatra Krittika
from 00:39 (30.03)	yoga Priti
from 04:12 (30.03)	karana Vishti

Sun and Moon

Dawn	05:32
Sunrise	06:09
Noon	12:34
Sunset	19:00
End of twilight	19:38
Moonrise	06:31
Moonset	23:21
Day length	12 h 51 min

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 3, average — 10, bad — 0

score from weekday, nakshatra and tithi: 5–6 good, 3–4 average, 0–2 bad

task	at sunrise	from 16:09

The Kalaprakashika (ch. XIX–XX) uses a different method, which the site’s summary does not take into account; it may disagree with the table and the tooltips:

According to the Kalaprakashika, Bharani (06:09–19:00) is good for root crops.

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Festivals and periods

Navaratri, day 3: Chandraghanta · Durga

Navaratri day. Chandraghanta — with a bell-shaped crescent moon on her forehead; grants courage and protection.

Gangaur · Shiva and Parvati

The festival of Gauri (Parvati) in Rajasthan: from Holi onwards women worship clay figures of Gauri and Shiva, and on the third day of the bright half of Chaitra they carry them in procession to the water.

Rule: udaya vyapini: tithi at sunrise, tithi 15:42 (28.03)–16:09
the tithi covers the decisive time on this day only

Chaitra Navaratri (spring), day 3
Kharmas

Muhurta

Ravi Yoga 06:09–00:26 (30.03) Ravi Yoga 03:28–06:06 (30.03)

Anandadi: Chhatra 00:26–06:06 (30.03) Anandadi: Mudgara 06:09–00:26 (30.03)

Bhadra in heaven: 04:12–06:36 (30.03); Bhadra Mukha 04:08–06:08 (30.03)

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	04:40–05:24
Abhijit Muhurta	12:09–13:00
Vijaya Muhurta	14:43–15:35
Godhuli	19:00–19:23
Pradosha	19:00–21:14
Nishitha	00:11–00:56 (30.03)
Amrita Kalam	19:28–21:07

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	10:58–12:35
Yamaganda	15:48–17:24
Gulika Kalam	07:45–09:22
Dur Muhurta	08:43–09:35, 13:00–13:52
Varjyam	09:30–11:09

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: average 06:09–16:09

Windows are the best daytime hours according to the site’s summary rating, excluding the times of the day’s prohibitions (see below).

Cutting hair, shaving	average 06:09–16:09
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	average 06:09–16:09
Bathing, washing hair	average 06:09–16:09, 17:17–19:00

Haircut factors: weekday Friday; nakshatra Bharani; tithi Shukla-tritya until 16:09, Shukla-chaturti from 16:09; lagna Mina 06:09, Mesha 06:35, Vrishabha 07:27, Mithuna 08:54, Karka 11:18, Simha 14:15, Kanya 17:17

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Bharani — facing death (dangers); Friday — universal respect.

Prohibitions of the day — their times are excluded from the windows for haircuts, shaving and nail cutting:

Shukla-chaturti 16:09–19:00: a Rikta tithi — haircuts and shaving are not advised (according to the Muhurta Chintamani and the Kalaprakashika).

Cautions:

Friday: B. V. Raman advises against cutting nails (the rating above is the site’s summary, which uses the same weekdays for nails as for haircuts, so Friday counts as auspicious).

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Ordinary day · score S = +2

Auspicious and inauspicious factors are balanced: a day for routine matters; important matters are best timed for favourable days.

+2 Ravi Yoga 06:09–00:26 (30.03)+1 Auspicious weekday+1 Auspicious tithi 06:09–16:090 Kharmas0 Rikta tithi 16:09–06:06 (30.03)−1 Anandadi: Mudgara 06:09–00:26 (30.03)−1 Fierce or sharp nakshatra 06:09–00:26 (30.03)

Practice day: A special day for fasting, puja and spiritual practice (Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya, Shivaratri, Sankranti, a festival). The cell colour does not change.

Panchanga at sunrise 06:09

Summary	Ordinary day — pros: Ravi Yoga, Siddha Yoga (weekday and tithi); cons: Vishti (Bhadra), Rikta tithi
Month	Chaitra (amanta) · same in the purnimanta system more
Paksha	Shukla Paksha (bright half, waxing Moon)
Samvatsara	Manmatha (No. 29) · Shaka 1817 · Vikram 1952 more
Period	Chaitra Navaratri (spring), day 4 · Kharmas
Festivals	Vinayaka Chaturthi

At sunrise 06:06

Tithi	4Shukla-chaturti (Rikta, Yama) · until 16:07 more
Nakshatra	Krittika, pada 1 (mixed, Agni, Sun) · until 00:54 (31.03) more
Yoga	Priti (“love, affection”, auspicious) · until 23:24 more
Karana	Vishti (movable, inauspicious) · until 16:07 more
Vara	Shani vara — Saturn Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mina (Pisces), Moon: Mesha (Aries)

Changes during the day

from 16:07	tithi Shukla-panchami
from 16:07	karana Bava
from 23:24	yoga Ayushman
from 00:54 (31.03)	nakshatra Rohini
from 03:56 (31.03)	karana Balava

Sun and Moon

Dawn	05:29
Sunrise	06:06
Noon	12:34
Sunset	19:02
End of twilight	19:40
Moonrise	06:44
Moonset	none
Day length	12 h 56 min

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 2, average — 6, bad — 5

score from weekday, nakshatra and tithi: 5–6 good, 3–4 average, 0–2 bad

task	at sunrise	from 16:07

The Kalaprakashika (ch. XIX–XX) uses a different method, which the site’s summary does not take into account; it may disagree with the table and the tooltips:

According to the Kalaprakashika, Krittika (06:06–19:02) is good for root crops.
Vishti Karana (Bhadra) 06:06–16:07: according to the Kalaprakashika, sowing, reaping and harvesting are not begun during it.

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Festivals and periods

Navaratri, day 4: Kushmanda · Durga

Navaratri day. Kushmanda — she who created the universe with her smile; grants health and strength.

Vinayaka Chaturthi · Ganesha

The monthly Chaturthi of Ganesha in the bright half of the month. Puja is performed at noon (Madhyahna); in the evening of this day devotees do not look at the Moon.

Rule: madhyahna vyapini: midday (the 3rd fifth of the daytime), 11:17–13:52
the tithi covers the decisive time on this day only

Chaitra Navaratri (spring), day 4
Kharmas

Muhurta

Siddha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 06:06–16:07 Ravi Yoga 06:06–00:54 (31.03) Amrita Siddhi Yoga 00:54–06:04 (31.03) Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 00:54–06:04 (31.03)

Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) 16:07–06:04 (31.03)

Anandadi: Dhwaja 06:06–00:54 (31.03) Anandadi: Shrivatsa 00:54–06:04 (31.03)

Bhadra in heaven: 04:12–16:07; Bhadra Mukha 04:08–06:08; Bhadra Puchha 14:55–16:07

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	04:38–05:22
Abhijit Muhurta	12:08–13:00
Vijaya Muhurta	14:44–15:35
Godhuli	19:02–19:24
Pradosha	19:02–21:15
Nishitha	00:11–00:55 (31.03)
Amrita Kalam	22:27–00:05 (31.03)

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	09:20–10:57
Yamaganda	14:11–15:48
Gulika Kalam	06:06–07:43
Dur Muhurta	06:06–06:58, 06:58–07:50
Varjyam	12:40–14:18

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: average 17:13–19:02

Windows are the best daytime hours according to the site’s summary rating, excluding the times of the day’s prohibitions (see below).

Cutting hair, shaving	average 17:13–19:02
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	average 17:13–19:02
Bathing, washing hair	average 17:13–19:02

Haircut factors: weekday Saturday; nakshatra Krittika; tithi Shukla-chaturti until 16:07, Shukla-panchami from 16:07; lagna Mina 06:06, Mesha 06:31, Vrishabha 07:23, Mithuna 08:50, Karka 11:14, Simha 14:12, Kanya 17:13

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Krittika — consumption (a wasting disease); Saturday — decline of physical strength.

Prohibitions of the day — their times are excluded from the windows for haircuts, shaving and nail cutting:

Shukla-chaturti 06:06–16:07: a Rikta tithi — haircuts and shaving are not advised (according to the Muhurta Chintamani and the Kalaprakashika).

Cautions:

The Muhurta Chintamani warns: whoever shaves in Krittika nakshatra 6 times a year puts their life in danger — frequent haircuts in this nakshatra are best avoided.

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Ordinary day · score S = +1

Auspicious and inauspicious factors are balanced: a day for routine matters; important matters are best timed for favourable days.

+2 Ravi Yoga 06:06–00:54 (31.03)+2 Siddha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 06:06–16:07+1 Anandadi: Dhwaja 06:06–00:54 (31.03)+1 Yoga Priti 06:06–23:240 Auspicious tithi 16:07–06:04 (31.03)0 Kharmas0 Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) 16:07–06:04 (31.03) (cancelled by a stronger yoga)−1 Krura vara (day of Mars or Saturn)−2 Rikta tithi 06:06–16:07−2 Vishti (Bhadra) 06:06–16:07

Practice day: A special day for fasting, puja and spiritual practice (Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya, Shivaratri, Sankranti, a festival). The cell colour does not change.

Panchanga at sunrise 06:06

Summary	Favourable day — Anandadi: Prajapati, Auspicious nakshatra; auspicious time — until 15:38
Month	Chaitra (amanta) · same in the purnimanta system more
Paksha	Shukla Paksha (bright half, waxing Moon)
Samvatsara	Manmatha (No. 29) · Shaka 1817 · Vikram 1952 more
Period	Chaitra Navaratri (spring), day 5 · Kharmas
Festivals	Skanda Shashti

At sunrise 06:04

Tithi	5Shukla-panchami (Purna, Soma) · until 15:38 more
Nakshatra	Rohini, pada 1 (fixed, Prajapati (Brahma - Creator), Moon) · until 00:54 (01.04) more
Yoga	Ayushman (“long-lived”, auspicious) · until 21:48 more
Karana	Balava (movable) · until 15:38 more
Vara	Ravi vara — Sun Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mina (Pisces), Moon: Vrishabha (Taurus)

Changes during the day

from 15:38	tithi Shukla-shashti
from 15:38	karana Kaulava
from 21:48	yoga Saubhagya
from 00:54 (01.04)	nakshatra Mrigashirsha
from 03:13 (01.04)	karana Taitila

Sun and Moon

Dawn	05:26
Sunrise	06:04
Noon	12:33
Sunset	19:04
End of twilight	19:42
Moonrise	07:03
Moonset	00:50
Day length	13 h 00 min

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 2, average — 11, bad — 0

score from weekday, nakshatra and tithi: 5–6 good, 3–4 average, 0–2 bad

task	at sunrise	from 15:38

The Kalaprakashika (ch. XIX–XX) uses a different method, which the site’s summary does not take into account; it may disagree with the table and the tooltips:

According to the Kalaprakashika, Rohini (06:04–19:04) is good for sowing.

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Festivals and periods

Navaratri, day 5: Skandamata · Durga

Navaratri day. Skandamata — the mother of Skanda, holding her son on her lap; grants motherly grace.

Skanda Shashti · Skanda (Murugan, Kartikeya)

The sixth day of the waxing Moon is dedicated to Skanda (Murugan, Kartikeya), the son of Shiva. Devotees fast and worship Murugan; the day is especially revered in South India.

Rule: the tithi begins between sunrise and sunset, 15:38–06:01 (01.04)
the tithi begins between sunrise and sunset

Chaitra Navaratri (spring), day 5
Kharmas

Muhurta

Ravi Yoga 00:54–06:01 (01.04)

Ashubha Yoga (tithi and nakshatra) 15:38–00:54 (01.04) Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) 15:38–06:01 (01.04)

Anandadi: Prajapati 06:04–00:54 (01.04) Anandadi: Saumya 00:54–06:01 (01.04)

Gandanta (tithi): 15:14–16:01

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	04:36–05:20
Abhijit Muhurta	12:08–13:00
Vijaya Muhurta	14:44–15:36
Godhuli	19:04–19:26
Pradosha	19:04–21:16
Nishitha	00:11–00:55 (01.04)
Amrita Kalam	21:42–23:18

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	17:27–19:04
Yamaganda	12:34–14:12
Gulika Kalam	15:49–17:27
Dur Muhurta	17:20–18:12
Varjyam	16:54–18:30

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: average 06:04–15:38, 17:09–19:04

Windows are the best daytime hours according to the site’s summary rating, excluding the times of the day’s prohibitions (see below).

Cutting hair, shaving	average 06:04–15:38, 17:09–19:04
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	average 06:04–15:38, 17:09–19:04
Bathing, washing hair	average 06:04–15:38, 17:09–19:04

Haircut factors: weekday Sunday; nakshatra Rohini; tithi Shukla-panchami until 15:38, Shukla-shashti from 15:38; lagna Mina 06:04, Mesha 06:27, Vrishabha 07:19, Mithuna 08:46, Karka 11:10, Simha 14:08, Kanya 17:09

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Rohini — destruction of all misfortunes; Sunday — physical well-being.

Cautions:

The Muhurta Chintamani warns: whoever shaves in Rohini nakshatra 8 times a year puts their life in danger — frequent haircuts in this nakshatra are best avoided.

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Favourable day · score S = +3

Auspicious factors outweigh inauspicious ones: ordinary matters can be started.

Auspicious time ends by 15:38

+1 Anandadi: Prajapati 06:04–00:54 (01.04)+1 Auspicious nakshatra 06:04–00:54 (01.04)+1 Yoga Ayushman 06:04–21:48+1 Auspicious tithi 06:04–15:380 Kharmas−1 Ashubha Yoga (tithi and nakshatra) 15:38–00:54 (01.04)−1 Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) 15:38–06:01 (01.04)

Practice day: A special day for fasting, puja and spiritual practice (Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya, Shivaratri, Sankranti, a festival). The cell colour does not change.

Panchanga at sunrise 06:04

soaking seedsplanting above-ground crops, with pricking outplanting root crops, without pricking outpricking outpinching out side shootsroot division, digging upwatering, foliar feedingploughingweeding, pest controlplant healing, grafting, cuttingsharvesting grain (per Raman)harvest: sap in the topsharvest: sap in the roots

Phalguna (Vedic name Tapasya) — The last month of the lunar year: Holika Dahan and Holi; Mina Sankranti begins the second Kharmas.
Patron: Govinda; Aditya — Parjanya. Full moon in nakshatra Purva or Uttara Phalguni. Ritu: Shishira.

Amanta and purnimanta
Amanta — reckoning lunar months from new moon to new moon (South and West India; this calendar shows months this way). Purnimanta — reckoning from full moon to full moon (North India): the bright half of the month (Shukla Paksha) bears the same name in both systems, while the dark half (Krishna Paksha) in purnimanta already belongs to the next month. So, for example, Krishna Janmashtami is “Shravana, Krishna 8” in amanta and “Bhadrapada, Krishna 8” in purnimanta: it is one and the same day.

Jaya (No. 28 of 60, “success, conquest”) — A year of success: income, acquisitions, affairs brought to a happy end.
Northern samvatsara: Parabhava (No. 40)
Shaka Samvat 1816 · Vikram Samvat 1951 · Kali Yuga 4995
Next year — Manmatha, from the new moon before Ugadi (the start of Chaitra) 26.03.1895
In South India (Shaka Samvat, lunar reckoning) the years of the 60-year cycle follow one another without a break, and the name of the year changes at Ugadi — at the start of Chaitra, on the first tithi of the bright half.

Shukla-panchami (5, waxing Moon)
Group: Purna. Deity: Soma.
The fifth lunar day is owned by Soma, who patronizes medicine, surgery and cleansing the body of poisons. You can begin other important things.

Ashwini (1)
Meaning: Riders or Grooms
Symbol: Horse's Head
Deity: Ashwini Kumara
Type: light (kshipra, laghu) — For quick matters: trade, healing, study, travel, purchases and starting a business.
Vimshottari lord: Ketu
Shakti: quickly achieve anything

Brahma (25) — “Brahma, sacred knowledge”
Especially auspicious: study, sacred rites, peace and reconciliation.
A nitya yoga is one of the 27 segments of the sum of the sidereal longitudes of the Sun and the Moon (each spanning 13 degrees 20 minutes of arc). Nine yogas are inauspicious: Vishkambha, Atiganda, Shula, Ganda, Vyaghata, Vajra, Parigha and especially Vyatipata and Vaidhriti; the rest are auspicious.

Bava (movable)
Deity: Indra
Auspicious: good for any benevolent and lasting work, building up health and strength, undertakings meant to grow.
A karana is half a tithi; there are 60 of them in a lunar month.

Shukra vara — Venus Day
Lord: Venus
All manifestations of beauty and harmony find their support and development on this day, therefore, most worldly and spiritual affairs that do not rely on brute force are good to begin or implement at this time. The day is especially good for marriage, hiring workers, building relationships, creativity, music, singing, dancing, poetry and holding holidays or performances, it is best to schedule a romantic date at this time - it will add additional shine to decorations and a special aroma to flowers, and tact to the owners of all this.

Dawn
Start of morning civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon and the sky grows light.

Sunrise
Appearance of the upper limb of the solar disc, with refraction. The Vedic day and the vara begin at sunrise.

Noon
True noon — the culmination of the Sun, midway between sunrise and sunset.

Sunset
The upper limb of the solar disc disappears below the horizon (with refraction).

End of twilight
End of evening civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon.

Moonrise
Appearance of the upper limb of the lunar disc above the horizon. The decisive time for Sankashti Chaturthi and Karwa Chauth.

Moonset
The upper limb of the lunar disc disappears below the horizon.

Gardener’s calendar
Garden tasks are rated as in the site’s “Lunar calendar for gardeners” section: the weekday, nakshatra and tithi are taken into account; starting from a base score of 3, each factor adds one point if favourable or subtracts one if unfavourable; total score 0–6: 0–2 — bad, 3–4 — average, 5–6 — good. The table shows the rating at sunrise and after each change of nakshatra or tithi during the daytime (“from HH:MM”); the icons next to the sunrise rating show the contribution of the weekday, nakshatra and tithi at sunrise: “+” (green) adds one point, “0” (yellow) has no effect, “–” (red) subtracts one.

The ratings are the site author’s summary of the Indian and Tibetan traditions. Classical texts on agriculture: the Kalaprakashika (ch. XIX–XX, English translation by N. P. Subramania Iyer, 1917), B. V. Raman’s Muhurtha (ch. XIII), the Brihat Samhita of Varahamihira (ch. 55).

Friday — Day of Venus
what to do (Tibetan tradition): planting flowers and trees; digging the ground is not very favorable; do not prune and the like
plants of the day: flowers, ornamental plants

nakshatra Ashwini
Soaking seeds is allowed, but not planting or sowing.

Shukla-panchami
do not fell trees, any undertakings

nakshatra Bharani
For pruning and uprooting, but not for anything else.

Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga
The yoga of “accomplishing all aims”: an auspicious combination of weekday and nakshatra (each day has its own 3–7 nakshatras). Good for any new undertaking; exceptions: Thu + Pushya is not used for weddings, Tue + Ashwini for housewarmings, Sat + Rohini for travel.

Ravi Yoga
The Moon’s nakshatra is the 4th, 6th, 9th, 10th, 13th or 20th from the Sun’s nakshatra. As the Sun dispels darkness, so this yoga cancels many bad combinations of the day and supports new undertakings.

Siddha Yoga (weekday and tithi)
An auspicious combination of weekday and tithi group: Fri — Nanda (1, 6, 11), Wed — Bhadra (2, 7, 12), Tue — Jaya (3, 8, 13), Sat — Rikta (4, 9, 14), Thu — Purna (5, 10, 15). Brings success; if the same pair also forms an inauspicious yoga, Siddha prevails.

Anandadi: Vajra — “thunderbolt”
One of the 28 yogas formed jointly by the weekday and the Moon’s nakshatra (counting Abhijit): from the starting nakshatra of the day (Sun — Ashwini, Mon — Mrigashirsha, Tue — Ashlesha, Wed — Hasta, Thu — Anuradha, Fri — Uttara Ashadha, Sat — Shatabhisha) the cycle runs Ananda, Kaladanda, Dhumra and so on. Auspicious yogas support the day’s affairs; inauspicious ones (especially Utpata, Mrityu and Kana) weaken them.

Jwalamukhi Yoga
“Fire-breathing” yoga: the 1st tithi with Mula, the 5th with Bharani, the 8th with Krittika, the 9th with Rohini, the 10th with Ashlesha. Especially harmful for weddings, housewarmings, sowing and beginning studies.

Anandadi: Mudgara — “hammer”
One of the 28 yogas formed jointly by the weekday and the Moon’s nakshatra (counting Abhijit): from the starting nakshatra of the day (Sun — Ashwini, Mon — Mrigashirsha, Tue — Ashlesha, Wed — Hasta, Thu — Anuradha, Fri — Uttara Ashadha, Sat — Shatabhisha) the cycle runs Ananda, Kaladanda, Dhumra and so on. Auspicious yogas support the day’s affairs; inauspicious ones (especially Utpata, Mrityu and Kana) weaken them.

Gandanta
The knotted junction of “water” and “fire”: the last pada of Ashlesha, Jyeshtha and Revati and the first pada of Magha, Mula and Ashwini (as well as the tithi junctions of the 5th and 6th, the 10th and 11th, the 15th and 1st). Unfavourable for new undertakings.

Gandamula
The Moon in Ashwini, Ashlesha, Magha, Jyeshtha, Mula or Revati — the nakshatras at the junctions of signs. For those born in them, tradition prescribes a pacifying rite; new undertakings call for caution.

Brahma Muhurta
The penultimate, 14th muhurta of the night: it begins about an hour and a half before sunrise and lasts about 48 minutes. The best time for meditation, prayer, japa and study.

Abhijit Muhurta
The 8th of the 15 daytime muhurtas, around true noon (about 48 minutes). The “invincible” time, suitable for almost any new undertaking — except on Wednesdays.

Vijaya Muhurta
The 11th daytime muhurta, the “time of victory”: good for journeys, contests and decisive action; the main time of Vijayadashami.

Godhuli
“Dust from the hooves” — about 24 minutes right after sunset, when the cows return from pasture. An auspicious time for weddings and evening rites.

Pradosha
The first fifth of the night after sunset (three night muhurtas, about 2.5 hours). The time for worshipping Shiva, lighting the Diwali diyas and performing Holika Dahan.

Nishitha
Midnight — the 8th muhurta of the night. The decisive time for Maha Shivaratri, Krishna Janmashtami and Kali Puja.

Amrita Kalam
“Time of nectar” — about an hour and a half within each nakshatra, favourable for any new undertaking and mitigating inauspicious factors.

Rahu Kalam
One-eighth of the daytime ruled by Rahu (a different segment for each weekday). No new work, journeys or deals are started; whatever was begun earlier may be continued.

How it is calculated: following the South Indian tradition (Tamil Nadu, Kerala), as Drik Panchang does — the daytime from sunrise to sunset (upper limb of the disc, with refraction) is divided into 8 parts, and Rahu Kalam is part 4 (Mon 2, Sat 3, Fri 4, Wed 5, Thu 6, Tue 7, Sun 8).
Another tradition — Kala Vela: the eighth parts of the daytime belong to the planets in weekday order starting from the lord of the day, while the eighth part, the last before sunset, is “empty”, without a lord; in this tradition it is given to Rahu — today {y} (on Sundays it coincides with the calculation above).
Yet another tradition — printed panchangas: a nominal day of 6:00–18:00, so Rahu Kalam always falls at the same clock time — today 10:30–12:00; if the nominal 6:00–18:00 day is counted in local mean time — 10:59–12:29 by the clock. Far from India this is a rough approximation.
Using the rising and setting of the centre of the disc without refraction (old Siddhantic panchangas): {x}.
At night Rahu Kalam is usually not reckoned (the translator of the Kalaprakashika, 1917: “it occurs only in the daytime”); a few divide the night into 8 parts as well, but there is no generally accepted order of the night parts. In North India, Choghadiya is more often consulted to choose the hour.

Yamaganda
One-eighth of the daytime associated with Yama: unfavourable for new undertakings and journeys.

How it is calculated: the eighths of the daytime belong to the planets in weekday order, starting from the lord of the day; Yamaganda (Yamaghantaka) is Jupiter’s portion, today part 7. According to the printed tables (nominal day 6:00–18:00) — 15:00–16:30.

Gulika Kalam
One-eighth of the daytime ruled by Gulika (the son of Saturn). Whatever is begun at this time tends to repeat, so funerals are not held and loans are not taken during Gulika; important new undertakings are usually avoided.

How it is calculated: Saturn’s portion among the eighths of the daytime (planets in weekday order, starting from the lord of the day), today part 2. According to the printed tables (nominal day 6:00–18:00) — 07:30–09:00. According to a note by the translator of the Kalaprakashika, Gulika is not considered inauspicious: it is even good for reaping, gathering grain, trade, medical treatment, repaying debts and a number of other activities; the view that whatever is begun during Gulika will repeat itself is a popular (mainly Tamil) belief.

Dur Muhurta
An inauspicious muhurta (about 48 minutes) — one or two per day, specific to each weekday. It is avoided for new undertakings, journeys and deals.

Varjyam
“Rejected” time — about an hour and a half within each nakshatra (4 ghatis of 60, starting from a ghati specific to that nakshatra). Unfavourable for new undertakings.

Cutting fingernails
B. V. Raman: nails are not cut on Friday or Saturday, on Ashtami, Navami or Chaturdashi, or on new moon and full moon days.

Cutting toenails
B. V. Raman: nails are not cut on Friday or Saturday, on Ashtami, Navami or Chaturdashi, or on new moon and full moon days.

weekday
Weekdays for a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: auspicious — Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; avoided — Sunday, Tuesday and Saturday (Sunday is permitted for Brahmins, Tuesday for Kshatriyas, Saturday for Vaishyas and others); Monday is good only during the waxing Moon.

Friday
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Ashwini
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Bharani
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

nakshatra
Nakshatras for a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: auspicious — Ashwini, Mrigashirsha, Punarvasu, Pushya, Hasta, Chitra, Shravana, Dhanishtha and Revati; fairly good — Rohini, Uttara Phalguni, Swati, Uttara Ashadha, Shatabhisha and Uttara Bhadrapada; the rest are avoided.

Shukla-panchami
+1 — favourable for a haircut

tithi
Tithis for a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: auspicious — the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 10th, 11th and 13th; avoided — the 1st, 4th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 14th, full moon and new moon; in Krishna Paksha the first five tithis are permitted (according to some, the first seven).

Kumbha
−1 — inauspicious sign for a haircut
according to the Kalaprakashika: “ruin of the family”

Mina
+1 — auspicious sign for a haircut

Mesha
−1 — inauspicious sign for a haircut
according to the Kalaprakashika: “great calamities”

Vrishabha
+1 — auspicious sign for a haircut

Mithuna
+1 — auspicious sign for a haircut

Karka
+1 — auspicious sign for a haircut

Simha
−1 — inauspicious sign for a haircut
according to the Kalaprakashika: “disease and suffering”

lagna
Lagna for a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: auspicious signs — Vrishabha, Mithuna, Karka, Kanya, Tula, Makara and Mina; avoided — Mesha, Simha, Vrischika, Dhanu and Kumbha (all except Kumbha are permitted if a benefic occupies the sign or benefics aspect it).
Mesha (Aries) — “great calamities”; Simha (Leo) — “disease and suffering”; Vrischika (Scorpio) — “disease and suffering”; Dhanu (Sagittarius) — “fear of the authorities”; Kumbha (Aquarius) — “ruin of the family”.

Rules and sources
Classical rules: have a haircut or shave in the daytime, preferably before noon — not at night or at twilight; not after eating, bathing or anointing the body with oil; not on the day of setting out on a journey; not when one’s wife is pregnant; not on one’s birth nakshatra or the 10th and 19th nakshatras from it, and not during Chandrashtama (the Moon in the 8th sign from the natal Moon). These prohibitions are lifted for a wedding, an initiation, release from prison, mourning for one’s parents and at the ruler’s command.

Sources: the Kalaprakashika of Narasimha (ch. V on haircuts — written about a child’s first haircut, chaula; English translation by N. P. Subramania Iyer, 1917), the Muhurta Chintamani of Rama Daivajna, B. V. Raman’s Muhurtha. The rating is the site’s summary, as in the “Lunar haircut calendar”: starting from a base score of 4, each factor — weekday, nakshatra, tithi and lagna — adds one point if favourable or subtracts one if unfavourable; total score 0–8: 7–8 good, 4–6 average, 0–3 bad. Windows are the parts of the daytime with the best rating (at least 15 minutes long); for haircuts, shaving and nail cutting, the times of the day’s prohibitions are excluded.

Auspicious nakshatra
The Moon in a fixed, soft, light or movable nakshatra — favourable for activities of its type.

Auspicious weekday
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday — the days of the gentle (saumya) planets: the Moon, Mercury, Jupiter and Venus.

Auspicious tithi
A tithi favourable for new undertakings: in the bright half of the month — the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 10th, 11th and 13th, in the dark half — the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th.

Fierce or sharp nakshatra
The Moon in an ugra or tikshna nakshatra: a time for harsh deeds, not for auspicious undertakings.

Shukla-shashti (6, waxing Moon)
Group: Nanda. Deity: Kartikeya.
Kartikeya presides on the sixth lunar day, favoring coronations (taking office), establishing new friendships, celebrating holidays and performances.

Bharani (2)
Meaning: Carrier (porter or loader)
Symbol: Yoni (bosom, source)
Deity: Yama (Dharma-raja)
Type: fierce (ugra, krura) — For destructive and dangerous tasks: demolition, work with fire and weapons, disputes; unsuitable for other auspicious undertakings (the exception is weddings: Magha is among the nakshatras for marriage).
Vimshottari lord: Venus
Shakti: take (take away) something

Indra (26) — “Indra, lord”
Especially auspicious: power and administration, taking office, dealings with influential patrons.
A nitya yoga is one of the 27 segments of the sum of the sidereal longitudes of the Sun and the Moon (each spanning 13 degrees 20 minutes of arc). Nine yogas are inauspicious: Vishkambha, Atiganda, Shula, Ganda, Vyaghata, Vajra, Parigha and especially Vyatipata and Vaidhriti; the rest are auspicious.

Kaulava (movable)
Deity: Mitra
Auspicious: friendship, love, matchmaking and alliances, reconciliation, jewellery.
A karana is half a tithi; there are 60 of them in a lunar month.

Shani vara — Saturn Day
Lord: Saturn
This is the only day of the week when, according to astrological indications, you can safely postpone most important household and spiritual affairs, which is reflected in a variety of cultures around the world. However, on this day you can carry out monotonous monotonous work, or relax.

Saturday — Day of Saturn
what to do (Tibetan tradition): working in the field, planting flowers and trees, sowing, making a pond and a well; do not plow
plants of the day: slow-growing, long-lived, dense, heavy, sturdy plants

nakshatra Bharani
For pruning and uprooting, but not for anything else.

Shukla-shashti
plowing the ground

Anandadi: Dhwaja — “banner”
One of the 28 yogas formed jointly by the weekday and the Moon’s nakshatra (counting Abhijit): from the starting nakshatra of the day (Sun — Ashwini, Mon — Mrigashirsha, Tue — Ashlesha, Wed — Hasta, Thu — Anuradha, Fri — Uttara Ashadha, Sat — Shatabhisha) the cycle runs Ananda, Kaladanda, Dhumra and so on. Auspicious yogas support the day’s affairs; inauspicious ones (especially Utpata, Mrityu and Kana) weaken them.

Tripushkar Yoga
A coincidence of the weekday (Sun, Tue or Sat), a Bhadra tithi (2, 7 or 12) and a “tripada” nakshatra (Krittika, Punarvasu, Uttara Phalguni, Vishakha, Uttara Ashadha, Purva Bhadrapada). The result of whatever is begun repeats three times: good for purchases and investments, bad for losses, loans, surgery and funerals.

Anandadi: Dhwanksha — “crow”
One of the 28 yogas formed jointly by the weekday and the Moon’s nakshatra (counting Abhijit): from the starting nakshatra of the day (Sun — Ashwini, Mon — Mrigashirsha, Tue — Ashlesha, Wed — Hasta, Thu — Anuradha, Fri — Uttara Ashadha, Sat — Shatabhisha) the cycle runs Ananda, Kaladanda, Dhumra and so on. Auspicious yogas support the day’s affairs; inauspicious ones (especially Utpata, Mrityu and Kana) weaken them.

Krakacha Yoga
“Saw”: the tithi number and the weekday number (Sun = 1 … Sat = 7) add up to 13 — Sun and the 12th tithi, Mon and the 11th, Tue and the 10th, Wed and the 9th, Thu and the 8th, Fri and the 7th, Sat and the 6th. One of the worst yogas: auspicious activities are postponed.

Visha Yoga (weekday and tithi)
“Poisonous” tithi of the weekday: Sun — 4, Mon — 6, Tue — 7, Wed — 2, Thu — 8, Fri — 9, Sat — 7. Unfavourable for new undertakings, medical treatment and transactions.

Rahu Kalam
One-eighth of the daytime ruled by Rahu (a different segment for each weekday). No new work, journeys or deals are started; whatever was begun earlier may be continued.

How it is calculated: following the South Indian tradition (Tamil Nadu, Kerala), as Drik Panchang does — the daytime from sunrise to sunset (upper limb of the disc, with refraction) is divided into 8 parts, and Rahu Kalam is part 3 (Mon 2, Sat 3, Fri 4, Wed 5, Thu 6, Tue 7, Sun 8).
Another tradition — Kala Vela: the eighth parts of the daytime belong to the planets in weekday order starting from the lord of the day, while the eighth part, the last before sunset, is “empty”, without a lord; in this tradition it is given to Rahu — today {y} (on Sundays it coincides with the calculation above).
Yet another tradition — printed panchangas: a nominal day of 6:00–18:00, so Rahu Kalam always falls at the same clock time — today 09:00–10:30; if the nominal 6:00–18:00 day is counted in local mean time — 09:29–10:59 by the clock. Far from India this is a rough approximation.
Using the rising and setting of the centre of the disc without refraction (old Siddhantic panchangas): {x}.
At night Rahu Kalam is usually not reckoned (the translator of the Kalaprakashika, 1917: “it occurs only in the daytime”); a few divide the night into 8 parts as well, but there is no generally accepted order of the night parts. In North India, Choghadiya is more often consulted to choose the hour.

Yamaganda
One-eighth of the daytime associated with Yama: unfavourable for new undertakings and journeys.

How it is calculated: the eighths of the daytime belong to the planets in weekday order, starting from the lord of the day; Yamaganda (Yamaghantaka) is Jupiter’s portion, today part 6. According to the printed tables (nominal day 6:00–18:00) — 13:30–15:00.

Gulika Kalam
One-eighth of the daytime ruled by Gulika (the son of Saturn). Whatever is begun at this time tends to repeat, so funerals are not held and loans are not taken during Gulika; important new undertakings are usually avoided.

How it is calculated: Saturn’s portion among the eighths of the daytime (planets in weekday order, starting from the lord of the day), today part 1. According to the printed tables (nominal day 6:00–18:00) — 06:00–07:30. According to a note by the translator of the Kalaprakashika, Gulika is not considered inauspicious: it is even good for reaping, gathering grain, trade, medical treatment, repaying debts and a number of other activities; the view that whatever is begun during Gulika will repeat itself is a popular (mainly Tamil) belief.

Saturday
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Shukla-shashti
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Krura vara (day of Mars or Saturn)
Tuesday or Saturday — the days of the harsh (krura) planets Mars and Saturn.

Shukla-saptami (7, waxing Moon)
Group: Bhadra. Deity: Indra.
The seventh lunar day is ruled by Indra and this favors the start of travel, the purchase of vehicles, as well as other matters where movement is a characteristic feature.

Krittika (3)
Meaning: Cutter (chisel) or chopping
Symbol: Sharp tool (axe, razor), flame
Deity: Agni
Type: mixed (mishra, sadharana) — For everyday and routine tasks, work with fire and metal; it is better not to begin important new matters.
Vimshottari lord: Sun
Shakti: burn and ignite others

Vaidhriti (27) — “without support, discord”
One of the two most inauspicious yogas: worldly undertakings are not begun in it at all; good for fasting, prayer and spiritual practice.
A nitya yoga is one of the 27 segments of the sum of the sidereal longitudes of the Sun and the Moon (each spanning 13 degrees 20 minutes of arc). Nine yogas are inauspicious: Vishkambha, Atiganda, Shula, Ganda, Vyaghata, Vajra, Parigha and especially Vyatipata and Vaidhriti; the rest are auspicious.

Gara (movable)
Deity: Bhu (the Earth goddess)
Auspicious: farming, sowing and planting, building a house, household affairs.
A karana is half a tithi; there are 60 of them in a lunar month.

Ravi vara — Sun Day
Lord: Sun
This day is suitable for generosity, celebrations, holidays, performances and festivals. Meetings with high-ranking people and important government affairs are good to carry out on this day.

Sunday — Day of the Sun
what to do (Tibetan tradition): planting trees, sowing grain crops
plants of the day: laurel, spices, for example hot peppers

nakshatra Krittika
Planting and sowing are not allowed, but everyday routine tasks may be carried out.

Shukla-saptami
soaking seeds is allowed, farming

Anandadi: Prajapati — “lord of creatures”
One of the 28 yogas formed jointly by the weekday and the Moon’s nakshatra (counting Abhijit): from the starting nakshatra of the day (Sun — Ashwini, Mon — Mrigashirsha, Tue — Ashlesha, Wed — Hasta, Thu — Anuradha, Fri — Uttara Ashadha, Sat — Shatabhisha) the cycle runs Ananda, Kaladanda, Dhumra and so on. Auspicious yogas support the day’s affairs; inauspicious ones (especially Utpata, Mrityu and Kana) weaken them.

Anandadi: Dhumra — “smoke”
One of the 28 yogas formed jointly by the weekday and the Moon’s nakshatra (counting Abhijit): from the starting nakshatra of the day (Sun — Ashwini, Mon — Mrigashirsha, Tue — Ashlesha, Wed — Hasta, Thu — Anuradha, Fri — Uttara Ashadha, Sat — Shatabhisha) the cycle runs Ananda, Kaladanda, Dhumra and so on. Auspicious yogas support the day’s affairs; inauspicious ones (especially Utpata, Mrityu and Kana) weaken them.

Samvartaka Yoga
The yoga of the “destruction of the world”: Sunday with the 7th tithi or Wednesday with the 1st. One of the worst yogas: auspicious activities are postponed.

Bhadra
The time of Vishti Karana — halves of the 4th, 8th, 11th and 15th tithis of the bright half and of the 3rd, 7th, 10th and 14th of the dark half of the month. Auspicious activities are not begun during Bhadra; its strength depends on where it resides: on earth it is most harmful, while in heaven or in the netherworld the harm is mitigated (according to a verse of the Muhurta Chintamani, there it even portends good fortune and gain).

The Moon in Mesha, Vrishabha, Mithuna or Vrischika: Bhadra is in heaven (svarga) — its influence on earth is weak.

Bhadra Mukha
“Mouth” of Bhadra — the most dangerous 5 ghatis (2 hours) of Bhadra; nothing important is done at this time.

Bhadra Puchha
“Tail” of Bhadra — the last 3 ghatis (1 h 12 min) of one of its praharas; considered an acceptable time if Bhadra cannot be avoided (for example, for Holika Dahan).

Rahu Kalam
One-eighth of the daytime ruled by Rahu (a different segment for each weekday). No new work, journeys or deals are started; whatever was begun earlier may be continued.

How it is calculated: following the South Indian tradition (Tamil Nadu, Kerala), as Drik Panchang does — the daytime from sunrise to sunset (upper limb of the disc, with refraction) is divided into 8 parts, and Rahu Kalam is part 8 (Mon 2, Sat 3, Fri 4, Wed 5, Thu 6, Tue 7, Sun 8).
Another tradition — Kala Vela: the eighth parts of the daytime belong to the planets in weekday order starting from the lord of the day, while the eighth part, the last before sunset, is “empty”, without a lord; in this tradition it is given to Rahu — today {y} (on Sundays it coincides with the calculation above).
Yet another tradition — printed panchangas: a nominal day of 6:00–18:00, so Rahu Kalam always falls at the same clock time — today 16:30–18:00; if the nominal 6:00–18:00 day is counted in local mean time — 16:59–18:29 by the clock. Far from India this is a rough approximation.
Using the rising and setting of the centre of the disc without refraction (old Siddhantic panchangas): {x}.
At night Rahu Kalam is usually not reckoned (the translator of the Kalaprakashika, 1917: “it occurs only in the daytime”); a few divide the night into 8 parts as well, but there is no generally accepted order of the night parts. In North India, Choghadiya is more often consulted to choose the hour.

Yamaganda
One-eighth of the daytime associated with Yama: unfavourable for new undertakings and journeys.

How it is calculated: the eighths of the daytime belong to the planets in weekday order, starting from the lord of the day; Yamaganda (Yamaghantaka) is Jupiter’s portion, today part 5. According to the printed tables (nominal day 6:00–18:00) — 12:00–13:30.

Gulika Kalam
One-eighth of the daytime ruled by Gulika (the son of Saturn). Whatever is begun at this time tends to repeat, so funerals are not held and loans are not taken during Gulika; important new undertakings are usually avoided.

How it is calculated: Saturn’s portion among the eighths of the daytime (planets in weekday order, starting from the lord of the day), today part 7. According to the printed tables (nominal day 6:00–18:00) — 15:00–16:30. According to a note by the translator of the Kalaprakashika, Gulika is not considered inauspicious: it is even good for reaping, gathering grain, trade, medical treatment, repaying debts and a number of other activities; the view that whatever is begun during Gulika will repeat itself is a popular (mainly Tamil) belief.

Sunday
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Krittika
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Shukla-saptami
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Vaidhriti
The nitya yoga of “discord” is in force for most of the day: worldly undertakings are postponed, and the day suits fasting, prayer and spiritual practice.

Shukla-ashtami (8, waxing Moon)
Group: Jaya. Deity: Vasus.
The ruler of the eighth lunar day is Vasu, which favors the beginning of military operations, the construction of defenses and fortifications.

Rohini (4)
Meaning: Red (an epithet of the star Aldebaran)
Symbol: Wagon, rarely: temple, banyan, incense, sandalwood
Deity: Prajapati (Brahma - Creator)
Type: fixed (dhruva, sthira) — For what is firm and lasting: laying house foundations, housewarming, planting, weddings, taking office, long-term projects.
Vimshottari lord: Moon
Shakti: give growth (prosperity, fertility)

Vishkambha (1) — “prop, bolt”
Inauspicious: portends obstacles. If a matter cannot be postponed, the first 3 ghatis of the yoga (about 1 h 12 min) are skipped.
A nitya yoga is one of the 27 segments of the sum of the sidereal longitudes of the Sun and the Moon (each spanning 13 degrees 20 minutes of arc). Nine yogas are inauspicious: Vishkambha, Atiganda, Shula, Ganda, Vyaghata, Vajra, Parigha and especially Vyatipata and Vaidhriti; the rest are auspicious.

Vishti (movable)
Deity: Yama
Bhadra — the most inauspicious karana: weddings, journeys, purchases and any auspicious undertakings are avoided during it. It suits only harsh deeds: fighting enemies, demolition, removing obstacles.
A karana is half a tithi; there are 60 of them in a lunar month.

Soma vara — Moon Day
Lord: Moon
Favorable for any daily activities related to water, food, housing, women, trade, hotels, utilities, etc. You can carry out a wide variety of earthworks, both gardening and construction; preparing food, getting a haircut, doing treatment, decorating, building relationships, getting married and hiring.

Monday — Day of the Moon
what to do (Tibetan tradition): field work, planting rice, grain, trees or flowers
plants of the day: watery vegetables such as cucumbers and zucchini, water-loving plants such as rice

nakshatra Rohini
Planting and sowing are allowed.

Shukla-ashtami
tillage and sowing are forbidden

Holashtak
Eight days before Holika Dahan (bright half of Phalguna): in North India weddings and samskaras are not held.

Anandadi: Vardhamana — “growing”
One of the 28 yogas formed jointly by the weekday and the Moon’s nakshatra (counting Abhijit): from the starting nakshatra of the day (Sun — Ashwini, Mon — Mrigashirsha, Tue — Ashlesha, Wed — Hasta, Thu — Anuradha, Fri — Uttara Ashadha, Sat — Shatabhisha) the cycle runs Ananda, Kaladanda, Dhumra and so on. Auspicious yogas support the day’s affairs; inauspicious ones (especially Utpata, Mrityu and Kana) weaken them.

Amrita Siddhi Yoga
A combination of weekday and nakshatra that yields the “nectar of success”: Sun — Hasta, Mon — Mrigashirsha, Tue — Ashwini, Wed — Anuradha, Thu — Pushya, Fri — Revati, Sat — Rohini. One of the strongest auspicious yogas: it brings success to almost any undertaking.

Anandadi: Ananda — “joy”
One of the 28 yogas formed jointly by the weekday and the Moon’s nakshatra (counting Abhijit): from the starting nakshatra of the day (Sun — Ashwini, Mon — Mrigashirsha, Tue — Ashlesha, Wed — Hasta, Thu — Anuradha, Fri — Uttara Ashadha, Sat — Shatabhisha) the cycle runs Ananda, Kaladanda, Dhumra and so on. Auspicious yogas support the day’s affairs; inauspicious ones (especially Utpata, Mrityu and Kana) weaken them.

Rahu Kalam
One-eighth of the daytime ruled by Rahu (a different segment for each weekday). No new work, journeys or deals are started; whatever was begun earlier may be continued.

How it is calculated: following the South Indian tradition (Tamil Nadu, Kerala), as Drik Panchang does — the daytime from sunrise to sunset (upper limb of the disc, with refraction) is divided into 8 parts, and Rahu Kalam is part 2 (Mon 2, Sat 3, Fri 4, Wed 5, Thu 6, Tue 7, Sun 8).
Another tradition — Kala Vela: the eighth parts of the daytime belong to the planets in weekday order starting from the lord of the day, while the eighth part, the last before sunset, is “empty”, without a lord; in this tradition it is given to Rahu — today {y} (on Sundays it coincides with the calculation above).
Yet another tradition — printed panchangas: a nominal day of 6:00–18:00, so Rahu Kalam always falls at the same clock time — today 07:30–09:00; if the nominal 6:00–18:00 day is counted in local mean time — 07:59–09:29 by the clock. Far from India this is a rough approximation.
Using the rising and setting of the centre of the disc without refraction (old Siddhantic panchangas): {x}.
At night Rahu Kalam is usually not reckoned (the translator of the Kalaprakashika, 1917: “it occurs only in the daytime”); a few divide the night into 8 parts as well, but there is no generally accepted order of the night parts. In North India, Choghadiya is more often consulted to choose the hour.

Yamaganda
One-eighth of the daytime associated with Yama: unfavourable for new undertakings and journeys.

How it is calculated: the eighths of the daytime belong to the planets in weekday order, starting from the lord of the day; Yamaganda (Yamaghantaka) is Jupiter’s portion, today part 4. According to the printed tables (nominal day 6:00–18:00) — 10:30–12:00.

Gulika Kalam
One-eighth of the daytime ruled by Gulika (the son of Saturn). Whatever is begun at this time tends to repeat, so funerals are not held and loans are not taken during Gulika; important new undertakings are usually avoided.

How it is calculated: Saturn’s portion among the eighths of the daytime (planets in weekday order, starting from the lord of the day), today part 6. According to the printed tables (nominal day 6:00–18:00) — 13:30–15:00. According to a note by the translator of the Kalaprakashika, Gulika is not considered inauspicious: it is even good for reaping, gathering grain, trade, medical treatment, repaying debts and a number of other activities; the view that whatever is begun during Gulika will repeat itself is a popular (mainly Tamil) belief.

Monday
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Rohini
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Shukla-ashtami
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Priti (2) — “love, affection”
Auspicious: friendship, reconciliation, love, matchmaking — anything that requires people’s goodwill.
A nitya yoga is one of the 27 segments of the sum of the sidereal longitudes of the Sun and the Moon (each spanning 13 degrees 20 minutes of arc). Nine yogas are inauspicious: Vishkambha, Atiganda, Shula, Ganda, Vyaghata, Vajra, Parigha and especially Vyatipata and Vaidhriti; the rest are auspicious.

Holashtak
The eight days before Holika Dahan (from the 8th tithi of the bright half of Phalguna to the full moon): weddings and other samskaras are not performed (North India).

Ashtami
8th tithi: a day of Durga and Shiva, good for fasting and worship, but weaker than usual for worldly undertakings.

Vishti (Bhadra)
Vishti Karana (Bhadra) is in force during the daytime, but not on earth (the Moon is not in Karka, Simha, Kumbha or Mina): the harm is mitigated, yet this time is still usually avoided for weddings, travel and important undertakings.

Shukla-navami (9, waxing Moon)
Group: Rikta. Deity: Serpent (Naga).
The serpent (Naga) patronizes the ninth lunar day, which is suitable for struggle, destruction, coercion and for efforts to overcome obstacles.

Mrigashirsha (5)
Meaning: Deer head (alt. searching star)
Symbol: Deer head
Deity: Soma (Chandra, Moon)
Type: soft (mridu, maitra) — For arts and music, friendship and love, new clothes and jewellery, weddings and festivals.
Vimshottari lord: Mars
Shakti: give realization (attractiveness, shaping)

Balava (movable)
Deity: Brahma
Auspicious: religious rites, study, spiritual and charitable work.
A karana is half a tithi; there are 60 of them in a lunar month.

Mangala vara — Mars Day
Lord: Mars
Promotes decisive manifestations of will, competitions, active and gambling games, sports, training, overcoming obstacles, working with fire, metal (especially iron), mechanisms, electricity, explosive substances and weapons, militant actions, demand from debtors, litigation, verdicts, quarrels, conflicts, control of parasites (insects and rats) and similar matters. Some medical procedures, such as massage or chiropractic therapy, can be carried out during this time.

Tuesday — Day of Mars
what to do (Tibetan tradition): unfavorable for planting seeds, flowers and trees or for working in the field (favorable for fighting pests or pruning something)
plants of the day: onions, garlic and thorny plants, plants that actively defend themselves

nakshatra Mrigashirsha
No pruning; planting flowers, soaking and the like are allowed.
according to the Indian tradition: No pruning; planting flowers, soaking seeds and the like are allowed.

Shukla-navami
for pruning and uprooting, but not for anything else

Anandadi: Chara — “movable”
One of the 28 yogas formed jointly by the weekday and the Moon’s nakshatra (counting Abhijit): from the starting nakshatra of the day (Sun — Ashwini, Mon — Mrigashirsha, Tue — Ashlesha, Wed — Hasta, Thu — Anuradha, Fri — Uttara Ashadha, Sat — Shatabhisha) the cycle runs Ananda, Kaladanda, Dhumra and so on. Auspicious yogas support the day’s affairs; inauspicious ones (especially Utpata, Mrityu and Kana) weaken them.

Anandadi: Rakshasa — “demon”
One of the 28 yogas formed jointly by the weekday and the Moon’s nakshatra (counting Abhijit): from the starting nakshatra of the day (Sun — Ashwini, Mon — Mrigashirsha, Tue — Ashlesha, Wed — Hasta, Thu — Anuradha, Fri — Uttara Ashadha, Sat — Shatabhisha) the cycle runs Ananda, Kaladanda, Dhumra and so on. Auspicious yogas support the day’s affairs; inauspicious ones (especially Utpata, Mrityu and Kana) weaken them.

Yamaghanta
“Bell of Yama” — a combination of weekday and nakshatra: Sun — Magha, Mon — Vishakha, Tue — Ardra, Wed — Mula, Thu — Krittika, Fri — Rohini, Sat — Hasta. One of the most dangerous yogas: travel, surgery and any important new undertakings are avoided.

Rahu Kalam
One-eighth of the daytime ruled by Rahu (a different segment for each weekday). No new work, journeys or deals are started; whatever was begun earlier may be continued.

How it is calculated: following the South Indian tradition (Tamil Nadu, Kerala), as Drik Panchang does — the daytime from sunrise to sunset (upper limb of the disc, with refraction) is divided into 8 parts, and Rahu Kalam is part 7 (Mon 2, Sat 3, Fri 4, Wed 5, Thu 6, Tue 7, Sun 8).
Another tradition — Kala Vela: the eighth parts of the daytime belong to the planets in weekday order starting from the lord of the day, while the eighth part, the last before sunset, is “empty”, without a lord; in this tradition it is given to Rahu — today {y} (on Sundays it coincides with the calculation above).
Yet another tradition — printed panchangas: a nominal day of 6:00–18:00, so Rahu Kalam always falls at the same clock time — today 15:00–16:30; if the nominal 6:00–18:00 day is counted in local mean time — 15:29–16:59 by the clock. Far from India this is a rough approximation.
Using the rising and setting of the centre of the disc without refraction (old Siddhantic panchangas): {x}.
At night Rahu Kalam is usually not reckoned (the translator of the Kalaprakashika, 1917: “it occurs only in the daytime”); a few divide the night into 8 parts as well, but there is no generally accepted order of the night parts. In North India, Choghadiya is more often consulted to choose the hour.

Yamaganda
One-eighth of the daytime associated with Yama: unfavourable for new undertakings and journeys.

How it is calculated: the eighths of the daytime belong to the planets in weekday order, starting from the lord of the day; Yamaganda (Yamaghantaka) is Jupiter’s portion, today part 3. According to the printed tables (nominal day 6:00–18:00) — 09:00–10:30.

Gulika Kalam
One-eighth of the daytime ruled by Gulika (the son of Saturn). Whatever is begun at this time tends to repeat, so funerals are not held and loans are not taken during Gulika; important new undertakings are usually avoided.

How it is calculated: Saturn’s portion among the eighths of the daytime (planets in weekday order, starting from the lord of the day), today part 5. According to the printed tables (nominal day 6:00–18:00) — 12:00–13:30. According to a note by the translator of the Kalaprakashika, Gulika is not considered inauspicious: it is even good for reaping, gathering grain, trade, medical treatment, repaying debts and a number of other activities; the view that whatever is begun during Gulika will repeat itself is a popular (mainly Tamil) belief.

Tuesday
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Mrigashirsha
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Shukla-navami
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Rikta tithi
“Empty” tithi (the 4th, 9th or 14th): whatever is begun bears no fruit; suitable for removal, demolition and overcoming obstacles.

Shukla-dashami (10, waxing Moon)
Group: Purna. Deity: Dharma.
The tenth lunar day is patronized by Dharma, which favors virtuous deeds, religious events, spiritual practices, as well as other pious activities. You can start any important work.

Ardra (6)
Meaning: Tear or body fluid (wet)
Symbol: Tear or drop, rarely: diamond or man's head
Deity: Rudra (Roaring, angry image of Shiva)
Type: sharp (tikshna, daruna) — For drastic actions: surgery, severing ties, taming, exorcism, fighting diseases and enemies; unsuitable for other auspicious undertakings (the exception is weddings: Mula is among the nakshatras for marriage).
Vimshottari lord: Rahu
Shakti: give effort that leads to the achievement of the goal (and also, is able to shed sweat or blood)

Ayushman (3) — “long-lived”
Auspicious: health and healing, long-term matters and anything meant to last a long time.
A nitya yoga is one of the 27 segments of the sum of the sidereal longitudes of the Sun and the Moon (each spanning 13 degrees 20 minutes of arc). Nine yogas are inauspicious: Vishkambha, Atiganda, Shula, Ganda, Vyaghata, Vajra, Parigha and especially Vyatipata and Vaidhriti; the rest are auspicious.

Taitila (movable)
Deity: Aryaman
Auspicious: dealings with authorities and superiors, fame, home and housing, clothing and jewellery.
A karana is half a tithi; there are 60 of them in a lunar month.

Buddha vara — Mercury Day
Lord: Mercury
If Mercury is not under the influence of malefic planets, the day will be favorable, active, you can do a lot and learn a lot (if the opposite happens, there will be absent-mindedness, vanity and ill-considered actions leading to losses). Owner day promotes all intellectual and creative pursuits: music, graphics, poetry, literature, linguistics, mathematics, astrology, the study of ordinary and secret sciences.

Wednesday — Day of Mercury
what to do (Tibetan tradition): doing work related to water and earth - plowing and sowing, planting flowers and trees
plants of the day: climbers, plants that depend on others and adapt quickly, all leafy greens

nakshatra Ardra
For pruning and uprooting; plowing and watering are allowed, but nothing else.

Shukla-dashami
any undertakings

nakshatra Punarvasu
Gardening, activities with frequent changes; not suitable for activities aimed at a long-term result.
according to the Indian tradition: Gardening, activities with frequent changes; not suitable for activities aimed at a long-term result (planting or sowing is not allowed).

Anandadi: Musala — “pestle, club”
One of the 28 yogas formed jointly by the weekday and the Moon’s nakshatra (counting Abhijit): from the starting nakshatra of the day (Sun — Ashwini, Mon — Mrigashirsha, Tue — Ashlesha, Wed — Hasta, Thu — Anuradha, Fri — Uttara Ashadha, Sat — Shatabhisha) the cycle runs Ananda, Kaladanda, Dhumra and so on. Auspicious yogas support the day’s affairs; inauspicious ones (especially Utpata, Mrityu and Kana) weaken them.

Anandadi: Gada — “mace”
One of the 28 yogas formed jointly by the weekday and the Moon’s nakshatra (counting Abhijit): from the starting nakshatra of the day (Sun — Ashwini, Mon — Mrigashirsha, Tue — Ashlesha, Wed — Hasta, Thu — Anuradha, Fri — Uttara Ashadha, Sat — Shatabhisha) the cycle runs Ananda, Kaladanda, Dhumra and so on. Auspicious yogas support the day’s affairs; inauspicious ones (especially Utpata, Mrityu and Kana) weaken them.

Rahu Kalam
One-eighth of the daytime ruled by Rahu (a different segment for each weekday). No new work, journeys or deals are started; whatever was begun earlier may be continued.

How it is calculated: following the South Indian tradition (Tamil Nadu, Kerala), as Drik Panchang does — the daytime from sunrise to sunset (upper limb of the disc, with refraction) is divided into 8 parts, and Rahu Kalam is part 5 (Mon 2, Sat 3, Fri 4, Wed 5, Thu 6, Tue 7, Sun 8).
Another tradition — Kala Vela: the eighth parts of the daytime belong to the planets in weekday order starting from the lord of the day, while the eighth part, the last before sunset, is “empty”, without a lord; in this tradition it is given to Rahu — today {y} (on Sundays it coincides with the calculation above).
Yet another tradition — printed panchangas: a nominal day of 6:00–18:00, so Rahu Kalam always falls at the same clock time — today 12:00–13:30; if the nominal 6:00–18:00 day is counted in local mean time — 12:29–13:59 by the clock. Far from India this is a rough approximation.
Using the rising and setting of the centre of the disc without refraction (old Siddhantic panchangas): {x}.
At night Rahu Kalam is usually not reckoned (the translator of the Kalaprakashika, 1917: “it occurs only in the daytime”); a few divide the night into 8 parts as well, but there is no generally accepted order of the night parts. In North India, Choghadiya is more often consulted to choose the hour.

Yamaganda
One-eighth of the daytime associated with Yama: unfavourable for new undertakings and journeys.

How it is calculated: the eighths of the daytime belong to the planets in weekday order, starting from the lord of the day; Yamaganda (Yamaghantaka) is Jupiter’s portion, today part 2. According to the printed tables (nominal day 6:00–18:00) — 07:30–09:00.

Gulika Kalam
One-eighth of the daytime ruled by Gulika (the son of Saturn). Whatever is begun at this time tends to repeat, so funerals are not held and loans are not taken during Gulika; important new undertakings are usually avoided.

How it is calculated: Saturn’s portion among the eighths of the daytime (planets in weekday order, starting from the lord of the day), today part 4. According to the printed tables (nominal day 6:00–18:00) — 10:30–12:00. According to a note by the translator of the Kalaprakashika, Gulika is not considered inauspicious: it is even good for reaping, gathering grain, trade, medical treatment, repaying debts and a number of other activities; the view that whatever is begun during Gulika will repeat itself is a popular (mainly Tamil) belief.

Wednesday
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Ardra
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Punarvasu
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Shukla-dashami
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Shukla-ekadashi (11, waxing Moon)
Group: Nanda. Deity: Rudra.
The ruler of the eleventh lunar day is Rudra, which is favorable for fasting and religious (spiritual) activities. Remembering the Supreme Deity will give especially positive results.

Punarvasu (7)
Meaning: Successful, magnificent, two for riches
Symbol: Arrow or quiver of arrows, rarely: rainbow
Deity: Aditi
Type: movable (chara, chala) — For journeys and moving house, buying vehicles, gardening, quick and temporary changes.
Vimshottari lord: Jupiter
Shakti: give the gaining of profit (property, wealth), growth

Saubhagya (4) — “good fortune, marital happiness”
Auspicious: weddings and family matters, anything meant to bring good fortune and well-being.
A nitya yoga is one of the 27 segments of the sum of the sidereal longitudes of the Sun and the Moon (each spanning 13 degrees 20 minutes of arc). Nine yogas are inauspicious: Vishkambha, Atiganda, Shula, Ganda, Vyaghata, Vajra, Parigha and especially Vyatipata and Vaidhriti; the rest are auspicious.

Vanija (movable)
Deity: Shri (Lakshmi)
Auspicious: trade, deals, buying and selling, partnerships and long-term business projects.
A karana is half a tithi; there are 60 of them in a lunar month.

Guru vara — Jupiter Day
Lord: Jupiter
The time of Jupiter's action is considered the most favorable for all worldly and spiritual affairs not related to coercion or anger. You can begin spiritual practices, good deeds, study of philosophy, Doctrine, various sciences.

Thursday — Day of Jupiter
what to do (Tibetan tradition): sowing, planting flowers and trees
plants of the day: plants with large sweet fruits, or with fleshy (voluminous) stems and leaves

nakshatra Punarvasu
Gardening, activities with frequent changes; not suitable for activities aimed at a long-term result.
according to the Indian tradition: Gardening, activities with frequent changes; not suitable for activities aimed at a long-term result (planting or sowing is not allowed).

Shukla-ekadashi
pruning and weeding

nakshatra Pushya
Soaking seeds is allowed, but not planting or sowing.

Anandadi: Siddhi — “success”
One of the 28 yogas formed jointly by the weekday and the Moon’s nakshatra (counting Abhijit): from the starting nakshatra of the day (Sun — Ashwini, Mon — Mrigashirsha, Tue — Ashlesha, Wed — Hasta, Thu — Anuradha, Fri — Uttara Ashadha, Sat — Shatabhisha) the cycle runs Ananda, Kaladanda, Dhumra and so on. Auspicious yogas support the day’s affairs; inauspicious ones (especially Utpata, Mrityu and Kana) weaken them.

Siddha Yoga (weekday and nakshatra)
An additional auspicious combination of weekday and nakshatra, not given in all panchangas: Sun — Mula, Mon — Dhanishtha, Tue — Uttara Bhadrapada, Wed — Krittika, Thu — Punarvasu, Fri — Purva Phalguni, Sat — Swati.

Anandadi: Shubha — “auspiciousness”
One of the 28 yogas formed jointly by the weekday and the Moon’s nakshatra (counting Abhijit): from the starting nakshatra of the day (Sun — Ashwini, Mon — Mrigashirsha, Tue — Ashlesha, Wed — Hasta, Thu — Anuradha, Fri — Uttara Ashadha, Sat — Shatabhisha) the cycle runs Ananda, Kaladanda, Dhumra and so on. Auspicious yogas support the day’s affairs; inauspicious ones (especially Utpata, Mrityu and Kana) weaken them.

Guru Pushya Yoga
A Thursday when the Moon is in Pushya. One of the best times for buying gold and valuables, beginning studies, mantra initiation and spiritual undertakings; not used for weddings.

The Moon in Karka, Simha, Kumbha or Mina: Bhadra resides on earth (bhu-loka) and does harm — auspicious activities are not started.

Rahu Kalam
One-eighth of the daytime ruled by Rahu (a different segment for each weekday). No new work, journeys or deals are started; whatever was begun earlier may be continued.

How it is calculated: following the South Indian tradition (Tamil Nadu, Kerala), as Drik Panchang does — the daytime from sunrise to sunset (upper limb of the disc, with refraction) is divided into 8 parts, and Rahu Kalam is part 6 (Mon 2, Sat 3, Fri 4, Wed 5, Thu 6, Tue 7, Sun 8).
Another tradition — Kala Vela: the eighth parts of the daytime belong to the planets in weekday order starting from the lord of the day, while the eighth part, the last before sunset, is “empty”, without a lord; in this tradition it is given to Rahu — today {y} (on Sundays it coincides with the calculation above).
Yet another tradition — printed panchangas: a nominal day of 6:00–18:00, so Rahu Kalam always falls at the same clock time — today 13:30–15:00; if the nominal 6:00–18:00 day is counted in local mean time — 13:59–15:29 by the clock. Far from India this is a rough approximation.
Using the rising and setting of the centre of the disc without refraction (old Siddhantic panchangas): {x}.
At night Rahu Kalam is usually not reckoned (the translator of the Kalaprakashika, 1917: “it occurs only in the daytime”); a few divide the night into 8 parts as well, but there is no generally accepted order of the night parts. In North India, Choghadiya is more often consulted to choose the hour.

Yamaganda
One-eighth of the daytime associated with Yama: unfavourable for new undertakings and journeys.

How it is calculated: the eighths of the daytime belong to the planets in weekday order, starting from the lord of the day; Yamaganda (Yamaghantaka) is Jupiter’s portion, today part 1. According to the printed tables (nominal day 6:00–18:00) — 06:00–07:30.

Gulika Kalam
One-eighth of the daytime ruled by Gulika (the son of Saturn). Whatever is begun at this time tends to repeat, so funerals are not held and loans are not taken during Gulika; important new undertakings are usually avoided.

How it is calculated: Saturn’s portion among the eighths of the daytime (planets in weekday order, starting from the lord of the day), today part 3. According to the printed tables (nominal day 6:00–18:00) — 09:00–10:30. According to a note by the translator of the Kalaprakashika, Gulika is not considered inauspicious: it is even good for reaping, gathering grain, trade, medical treatment, repaying debts and a number of other activities; the view that whatever is begun during Gulika will repeat itself is a popular (mainly Tamil) belief.

Thursday
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Pushya
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Shukla-ekadashi
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Bhadra on earth
Vishti Karana with the Moon in Karka, Simha, Kumbha or Mina: Bhadra resides on earth (bhu-loka) and is especially harmful.

Shukla-dvadashi (12, waxing Moon)
Group: Bhadra. Deity: Sun (Ravi).
The Sun (Ravi) rules the twelfth lunar day and this period is auspicious for religious ceremonies, lighting the sacred fire and performing one's duties.

Pushya (8)
Meaning: Feeder; feeder of flowers
Symbol: Cow udder, flower (lotus), arrow and circle
Deity: Brhaspati
Type: light (kshipra, laghu) — For quick matters: trade, healing, study, travel, purchases and starting a business.
Vimshottari lord: Saturn
Shakti: give manifestation of spiritual energy, feeding

Atiganda (6) — “great danger”
Inauspicious: portends trouble and hindrances; if necessary, the first 6 ghatis (about 2 h 24 min) are skipped.
A nitya yoga is one of the 27 segments of the sum of the sidereal longitudes of the Sun and the Moon (each spanning 13 degrees 20 minutes of arc). Nine yogas are inauspicious: Vishkambha, Atiganda, Shula, Ganda, Vyaghata, Vajra, Parigha and especially Vyatipata and Vaidhriti; the rest are auspicious.

nakshatra Ashlesha
For pruning and uprooting; plowing and watering are allowed, but nothing else.

Shukla-triodashi
no pruning or felling

Anandadi: Utpata — “calamity”
One of the 28 yogas formed jointly by the weekday and the Moon’s nakshatra (counting Abhijit): from the starting nakshatra of the day (Sun — Ashwini, Mon — Mrigashirsha, Tue — Ashlesha, Wed — Hasta, Thu — Anuradha, Fri — Uttara Ashadha, Sat — Shatabhisha) the cycle runs Ananda, Kaladanda, Dhumra and so on. Auspicious yogas support the day’s affairs; inauspicious ones (especially Utpata, Mrityu and Kana) weaken them.

Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi)
“Deadly” combination of weekday and tithi group: Sun and Tue — Nanda (1, 6, 11), Mon and Fri — Bhadra (2, 7, 12), Wed — Jaya (3, 8, 13), Thu — Rikta (4, 9, 14), Sat — Purna (5, 10, 15). Portends failure for new undertakings.

Ashubha Yoga (tithi and nakshatra)
An inauspicious combination of tithi and nakshatra (the “empty” nakshatra of a tithi, for example the 6th or 11th tithi with Rohini, the 12th with Ashlesha). Whatever is begun at this time remains without result.

Anandadi: Mrityu — “death”
One of the 28 yogas formed jointly by the weekday and the Moon’s nakshatra (counting Abhijit): from the starting nakshatra of the day (Sun — Ashwini, Mon — Mrigashirsha, Tue — Ashlesha, Wed — Hasta, Thu — Anuradha, Fri — Uttara Ashadha, Sat — Shatabhisha) the cycle runs Ananda, Kaladanda, Dhumra and so on. Auspicious yogas support the day’s affairs; inauspicious ones (especially Utpata, Mrityu and Kana) weaken them.

Ashlesha
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Shukla-dvadashi
0 — does not affect the haircut rating

Shukla-triodashi
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Pushya
The Moon in Pushya, the best of the nakshatras for new undertakings (except weddings).

Shukla-triodashi (13, waxing Moon)
Group: Jaya. Deity: God of Love.
The thirteenth lunar day is ruled by the God of love, which is favorable for establishing friendly relations, sensual pleasures, as well as celebrations.

Ashlesha (9)
Meaning: Wrapping around (like a snake), hugging
Symbol: Curled snake
Deity: Naga - the lord of snakes (Sharpa)
Type: sharp (tikshna, daruna) — For drastic actions: surgery, severing ties, taming, exorcism, fighting diseases and enemies; unsuitable for other auspicious undertakings (the exception is weddings: Mula is among the nakshatras for marriage).
Vimshottari lord: Mercury
Shakti: cause suffering with poison, paralyze

Sukarma (7) — “good deed”
Auspicious: good and religious deeds, starting work, helping people.
A nitya yoga is one of the 27 segments of the sum of the sidereal longitudes of the Sun and the Moon (each spanning 13 degrees 20 minutes of arc). Nine yogas are inauspicious: Vishkambha, Atiganda, Shula, Ganda, Vyaghata, Vajra, Parigha and especially Vyatipata and Vaidhriti; the rest are auspicious.

Saturday — Day of Saturn
what to do (Tibetan tradition): working in the field, planting flowers and trees, sowing, making a pond and a well; do not plow
plants of the day: slow-growing, long-lived, dense, heavy, sturdy plants

nakshatra Ashlesha
For pruning and uprooting; plowing and watering are allowed, but nothing else.

Shukla-triodashi
no pruning or felling

nakshatra Magha
For pruning and uprooting, but not for anything else.

Shukla-chaturdashi
not good for sowing seeds, for pruning and uprooting, but not for anything else

Anandadi: Manasa — “thought”
One of the 28 yogas formed jointly by the weekday and the Moon’s nakshatra (counting Abhijit): from the starting nakshatra of the day (Sun — Ashwini, Mon — Mrigashirsha, Tue — Ashlesha, Wed — Hasta, Thu — Anuradha, Fri — Uttara Ashadha, Sat — Shatabhisha) the cycle runs Ananda, Kaladanda, Dhumra and so on. Auspicious yogas support the day’s affairs; inauspicious ones (especially Utpata, Mrityu and Kana) weaken them.

Anandadi: Padma — “lotus”
One of the 28 yogas formed jointly by the weekday and the Moon’s nakshatra (counting Abhijit): from the starting nakshatra of the day (Sun — Ashwini, Mon — Mrigashirsha, Tue — Ashlesha, Wed — Hasta, Thu — Anuradha, Fri — Uttara Ashadha, Sat — Shatabhisha) the cycle runs Ananda, Kaladanda, Dhumra and so on. Auspicious yogas support the day’s affairs; inauspicious ones (especially Utpata, Mrityu and Kana) weaken them.

Magha
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Shukla-chaturdashi
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Shukla-chaturdashi (14, waxing Moon)
Group: Rikta. Deity: Kali.
Kali rules the fourteenth lunar day and promotes destruction, appeal to elementals (forces of nature, elements) and spirits.

Magha (10)
Meaning: Powerful, sufficient
Symbol: Throne, palanquin, royal canopy
Deity: Pitris or Pitars - ancestors of the clan, forefathers
Type: fierce (ugra, krura) — For destructive and dangerous tasks: demolition, work with fire and weapons, disputes; unsuitable for other auspicious undertakings (the exception is weddings: Magha is among the nakshatras for marriage).
Vimshottari lord: Ketu
Shakti: leave the body (temporarily or completely), give transformation similar to death

Dhriti (8) — “steadfastness, firmness”
Auspicious: lasting and long-term matters, laying foundations and building, vows.
A nitya yoga is one of the 27 segments of the sum of the sidereal longitudes of the Sun and the Moon (each spanning 13 degrees 20 minutes of arc). Nine yogas are inauspicious: Vishkambha, Atiganda, Shula, Ganda, Vyaghata, Vajra, Parigha and especially Vyatipata and Vaidhriti; the rest are auspicious.

A period of ritual impurity before an eclipse: from 9 hours before its start for a lunar eclipse and from 12 hours for a solar one. During this time no new work is started and no food is cooked or eaten (with concessions for children, the elderly and the sick), and temples are closed. Sutak is observed only if the eclipse is visible at this location.

Sunday — Day of the Sun
what to do (Tibetan tradition): planting trees, sowing grain crops
plants of the day: laurel, spices, for example hot peppers

nakshatra Magha
For pruning and uprooting, but not for anything else.

Shukla-chaturdashi
not good for sowing seeds, for pruning and uprooting, but not for anything else

nakshatra Purva-Phalguni
For pruning and uprooting, but not for anything else.

Purnima
sowing seeds, any undertakings

Anandadi: Chhatra — “royal parasol”
One of the 28 yogas formed jointly by the weekday and the Moon’s nakshatra (counting Abhijit): from the starting nakshatra of the day (Sun — Ashwini, Mon — Mrigashirsha, Tue — Ashlesha, Wed — Hasta, Thu — Anuradha, Fri — Uttara Ashadha, Sat — Shatabhisha) the cycle runs Ananda, Kaladanda, Dhumra and so on. Auspicious yogas support the day’s affairs; inauspicious ones (especially Utpata, Mrityu and Kana) weaken them.

Anandadi: Mitra — “friend”
One of the 28 yogas formed jointly by the weekday and the Moon’s nakshatra (counting Abhijit): from the starting nakshatra of the day (Sun — Ashwini, Mon — Mrigashirsha, Tue — Ashlesha, Wed — Hasta, Thu — Anuradha, Fri — Uttara Ashadha, Sat — Shatabhisha) the cycle runs Ananda, Kaladanda, Dhumra and so on. Auspicious yogas support the day’s affairs; inauspicious ones (especially Utpata, Mrityu and Kana) weaken them.

Purva-Phalguni
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Purnima
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Shula (9) — “spear, sharp pain”
Inauspicious: disputes and pain; the first 5 ghatis (about 2 h) are skipped.
A nitya yoga is one of the 27 segments of the sum of the sidereal longitudes of the Sun and the Moon (each spanning 13 degrees 20 minutes of arc). Nine yogas are inauspicious: Vishkambha, Atiganda, Shula, Ganda, Vyaghata, Vajra, Parigha and especially Vyatipata and Vaidhriti; the rest are auspicious.

Kshaya tithi
“Omitted” tithi, lying entirely between two sunrises and touching neither of them (avama day): unfavourable for new undertakings.

Eclipse
The day of a visible eclipse and the Sutak before it: no new undertakings are begun, and no cooking or eating is done during Sutak; a time for japa, holy bath and dana.

Krishna-pratipat (1, waning Moon)
Group: Nanda. Deity: Brahma.
The ruler of the first day of the waning moon is Brahma. This time is suitable for all types of ceremonies.

Uttara-Phalguni (12)
Meaning: Following red
Symbol: Half of the bed under the feet (foot)
Deity: Aryaman (Lord of Hospitality)
Type: fixed (dhruva, sthira) — For what is firm and lasting: laying house foundations, housewarming, planting, weddings, taking office, long-term projects.
Vimshottari lord: Sun
Shakti: accumulate and prosper through alliances

The exact opposition of the Sun and the Moon: the Moon is at full strength. A time for fasts, pujas and charity.

Lunar eclipse, total
The Moon enters the Earth’s shadow (occurs only at full moon). Sutak begins 9 hours (3 praharas) before the eclipse; during it — japa and meditation, afterwards — a holy bath and dana.
The luminary is completely covered: the Sun by the Moon, the Moon by the Earth’s shadow.

The Moon touches the Earth’s penumbra; the dimming is not yet noticeable.

The Moon begins to enter the Earth’s shadow — from this point the eclipse is visible to the naked eye.

The Moon has fully entered the Earth’s shadow.

The edge of the Moon emerges from the Earth’s shadow.

The Moon has completely left the Earth’s shadow.

The Moon leaves the penumbra — the eclipse is over.

The luminary sets during the eclipse: the part before setting is visible, the end is not.

Monday — Day of the Moon
what to do (Tibetan tradition): field work, planting rice, grain, trees or flowers
plants of the day: watery vegetables such as cucumbers and zucchini, water-loving plants such as rice

nakshatra Uttara-Phalguni
Planting and sowing are allowed.

Krishna-pratipat
digging, plowing, planting trees

Anandadi: Shrivatsa — “mark of good fortune on Vishnu’s chest”
One of the 28 yogas formed jointly by the weekday and the Moon’s nakshatra (counting Abhijit): from the starting nakshatra of the day (Sun — Ashwini, Mon — Mrigashirsha, Tue — Ashlesha, Wed — Hasta, Thu — Anuradha, Fri — Uttara Ashadha, Sat — Shatabhisha) the cycle runs Ananda, Kaladanda, Dhumra and so on. Auspicious yogas support the day’s affairs; inauspicious ones (especially Utpata, Mrityu and Kana) weaken them.

Uttara-Phalguni
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Krishna-pratipat
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Ganda (10) — “danger, knot”
Inauspicious: difficulties and obstacles; the first 6 ghatis (about 2 h 24 min) are skipped.
A nitya yoga is one of the 27 segments of the sum of the sidereal longitudes of the Sun and the Moon (each spanning 13 degrees 20 minutes of arc). Nine yogas are inauspicious: Vishkambha, Atiganda, Shula, Ganda, Vyaghata, Vajra, Parigha and especially Vyatipata and Vaidhriti; the rest are auspicious.

Krishna-dvitya (2, waning Moon)
Group: Bhadra. Deity: Vidhatr.
Patronizes the second day of the waning Moon - Vidhatr. This period is suitable for all matters designed for development and long-term preservation, for example, for laying the foundations of buildings.

Hasta (13)
Meaning: Hand, fist
Symbol: Palm or fist
Deity: Savitar (Animating, Awakening)
Type: light (kshipra, laghu) — For quick matters: trade, healing, study, travel, purchases and starting a business.
Vimshottari lord: Moon
Shakti: give the obtaining of what you want with your own hands, dexterity

Tuesday — Day of Mars
what to do (Tibetan tradition): unfavorable for planting seeds, flowers and trees or for working in the field (favorable for fighting pests or pruning something)
plants of the day: onions, garlic and thorny plants, plants that actively defend themselves

nakshatra Hasta
Soaking seeds is allowed, but not planting or sowing.

Krishna-dvitya
planting and sowing are allowed (long-term result)

Anandadi: Saumya — “gentle, lunar”
One of the 28 yogas formed jointly by the weekday and the Moon’s nakshatra (counting Abhijit): from the starting nakshatra of the day (Sun — Ashwini, Mon — Mrigashirsha, Tue — Ashlesha, Wed — Hasta, Thu — Anuradha, Fri — Uttara Ashadha, Sat — Shatabhisha) the cycle runs Ananda, Kaladanda, Dhumra and so on. Auspicious yogas support the day’s affairs; inauspicious ones (especially Utpata, Mrityu and Kana) weaken them.

Dwipushkar Yoga
The same combination of weekday (Sun, Tue or Sat) and Bhadra tithi (2, 7 or 12), but with the nakshatra Mrigashirsha, Chitra or Dhanishtha. The result repeats twice: good for acquisitions, bad for losses, loans and funerals.

Hasta
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Krishna-dvitya
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Kanya
+1 — auspicious sign for a haircut

Vriddhi (11) — “growth, increase”
Auspicious: investments, trade, savings, starting ventures that are meant to grow.
A nitya yoga is one of the 27 segments of the sum of the sidereal longitudes of the Sun and the Moon (each spanning 13 degrees 20 minutes of arc). Nine yogas are inauspicious: Vishkambha, Atiganda, Shula, Ganda, Vyaghata, Vajra, Parigha and especially Vyatipata and Vaidhriti; the rest are auspicious.

Eclipse nearby
An eclipse on a neighbouring Vedic day (the day before, including the night before this day’s sunrise, or the day after): its influence is weaker, but important undertakings are better postponed.

Krishna-tritya (3, waning Moon)
Group: Jaya. Deity: Vishnu.
Vishnu rules the third day of the waning moon. It is a good time for cutting hair, nails, shaving and other cosmetic procedures. You can start any important business.

Chitra (14)
Meaning: Brilliant, clear
Symbol: Pearl or brilliant jewel
Deity: Tvashtri (Heavenly Architect) or Vishwakarma (Vastu God)
Type: soft (mridu, maitra) — For arts and music, friendship and love, new clothes and jewellery, weddings and festivals.
Vimshottari lord: Mars
Shakti: accumulate brilliant qualities (receive well-deserved respect)

Dhruva (12) — “fixed, constant (the Pole Star)”
Auspicious: everything lasting — foundations, building, planting, long-term commitments.
A nitya yoga is one of the 27 segments of the sum of the sidereal longitudes of the Sun and the Moon (each spanning 13 degrees 20 minutes of arc). Nine yogas are inauspicious: Vishkambha, Atiganda, Shula, Ganda, Vyaghata, Vajra, Parigha and especially Vyatipata and Vaidhriti; the rest are auspicious.

The Sun’s entry into a new sidereal sign — the start of a solar month. The time around this moment (Punya Kala) is favourable for holy baths, dana and worship of the Sun.

Wednesday — Day of Mercury
what to do (Tibetan tradition): doing work related to water and earth - plowing and sowing, planting flowers and trees
plants of the day: climbers, plants that depend on others and adapt quickly, all leafy greens

nakshatra Chitra
No pruning; planting flowers, soaking and the like are allowed.

Krishna-tritya
any undertakings

Kharmas
The Sun in Dhanu or Mina: a month without weddings, housewarmings and other samskaras. Good for prayer, charity and pilgrimage.

Dagdha Yoga (weekday and tithi)
“Burnt” tithi of the weekday: Sun — 12, Mon — 11, Tue — 5, Wed — 3, Thu — 6, Fri — 8, Sat — 9. Whatever is begun bears no fruit.

Anandadi: Kaladanda — “staff of death”
One of the 28 yogas formed jointly by the weekday and the Moon’s nakshatra (counting Abhijit): from the starting nakshatra of the day (Sun — Ashwini, Mon — Mrigashirsha, Tue — Ashlesha, Wed — Hasta, Thu — Anuradha, Fri — Uttara Ashadha, Sat — Shatabhisha) the cycle runs Ananda, Kaladanda, Dhumra and so on. Auspicious yogas support the day’s affairs; inauspicious ones (especially Utpata, Mrityu and Kana) weaken them.

The Moon in Kanya, Tula, Dhanu or Makara: Bhadra is in patala (the netherworld) — its influence on earth is weak; according to a verse of the Muhurta Chintamani, it even portends gain.

Chitra
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Krishna-tritya
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Kharmas
The Sun in Dhanu or Mina: a month without weddings, housewarmings and initiations (a North Indian tradition).

Sankranti day
The Sun moves into a new sign: a time for holy baths, dana and worship of the Sun, but not for new undertakings.

Krishna-chaturti (4, waning Moon)
Group: Rikta. Deity: Yama.
The ruler of the fourth day of the waning Moon is Yama. Important matters should not be started. It is possible to conduct military maneuvers, remove obstacles and destroy something.

Swati (15)
Meaning: Sword
Symbol: Sword, also sprout or coral
Deity: Waiu (Wind)
Type: movable (chara, chala) — For journeys and moving house, buying vehicles, gardening, quick and temporary changes.
Vimshottari lord: Rahu
Shakti: scatter like air, move, convert

Vyaghata (13) — “crushing blow”
Inauspicious: portends failures and injuries; the first 9 ghatis (about 3 h 36 min) are skipped.
A nitya yoga is one of the 27 segments of the sum of the sidereal longitudes of the Sun and the Moon (each spanning 13 degrees 20 minutes of arc). Nine yogas are inauspicious: Vishkambha, Atiganda, Shula, Ganda, Vyaghata, Vajra, Parigha and especially Vyatipata and Vaidhriti; the rest are auspicious.

Thursday — Day of Jupiter
what to do (Tibetan tradition): sowing, planting flowers and trees
plants of the day: plants with large sweet fruits, or with fleshy (voluminous) stems and leaves

nakshatra Swati
Gardening, activities with frequent changes; not suitable for activities aimed at a long-term result.
according to the Indian tradition: Gardening, activities with frequent changes; not suitable for activities aimed at a long-term result (planting or sowing is not allowed).

Krishna-chaturti
for pruning and uprooting, but not for anything else

Anandadi: Sthira — “steady”
One of the 28 yogas formed jointly by the weekday and the Moon’s nakshatra (counting Abhijit): from the starting nakshatra of the day (Sun — Ashwini, Mon — Mrigashirsha, Tue — Ashlesha, Wed — Hasta, Thu — Anuradha, Fri — Uttara Ashadha, Sat — Shatabhisha) the cycle runs Ananda, Kaladanda, Dhumra and so on. Auspicious yogas support the day’s affairs; inauspicious ones (especially Utpata, Mrityu and Kana) weaken them.

Swati
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Krishna-chaturti
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Krishna-panchami (5, waning Moon)
Group: Purna. Deity: Soma.
The fifth day of the waning moon is owned by Soma, who patronizes medicine, surgery and cleansing the body of poisons. You can begin other important things.

Vishakha (16)
Meaning: Forked branch (also called Radha - gift)
Symbol: Triumphal arch for marriage, potter's wheel
Deity: Indra and Agni
Type: mixed (mishra, sadharana) — For everyday and routine tasks, work with fire and metal; it is better not to begin important new matters.
Vimshottari lord: Jupiter
Shakti: achieve (many and different goals, fruits)

Harshana (14) — “delighting”
Auspicious: festivals, joyful occasions, rest and recreation.
A nitya yoga is one of the 27 segments of the sum of the sidereal longitudes of the Sun and the Moon (each spanning 13 degrees 20 minutes of arc). Nine yogas are inauspicious: Vishkambha, Atiganda, Shula, Ganda, Vyaghata, Vajra, Parigha and especially Vyatipata and Vaidhriti; the rest are auspicious.

Friday — Day of Venus
what to do (Tibetan tradition): planting flowers and trees; digging the ground is not very favorable; do not prune and the like
plants of the day: flowers, ornamental plants

nakshatra Vishakha
Planting and sowing are not allowed, but everyday routine tasks may be carried out.

Krishna-panchami
any undertakings

Anandadi: Matanga — “elephant”
One of the 28 yogas formed jointly by the weekday and the Moon’s nakshatra (counting Abhijit): from the starting nakshatra of the day (Sun — Ashwini, Mon — Mrigashirsha, Tue — Ashlesha, Wed — Hasta, Thu — Anuradha, Fri — Uttara Ashadha, Sat — Shatabhisha) the cycle runs Ananda, Kaladanda, Dhumra and so on. Auspicious yogas support the day’s affairs; inauspicious ones (especially Utpata, Mrityu and Kana) weaken them.

Vishakha
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Krishna-panchami
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Krishna-shashti (6, waning Moon)
Group: Nanda. Deity: Kartikeya.
Kartikeya presides over the sixth day of the waning moon, favoring coronations (taking office), establishing new friendships, carrying out festivals and performances.

Anuradha (17)
Meaning: Following Radha, success
Symbol: Lotus flower, row, furrow or rut
Deity: Mitra (Friend)
Type: soft (mridu, maitra) — For arts and music, friendship and love, new clothes and jewellery, weddings and festivals.
Vimshottari lord: Saturn
Shakti: give worship (whence abundance and honor, worthy relationships and popularity)

Vajra (15) — “diamond, thunderbolt”
Inauspicious: sudden hindrances, a “lightning strike”; the first 3 ghatis (about 1 h 12 min) are skipped.
A nitya yoga is one of the 27 segments of the sum of the sidereal longitudes of the Sun and the Moon (each spanning 13 degrees 20 minutes of arc). Nine yogas are inauspicious: Vishkambha, Atiganda, Shula, Ganda, Vyaghata, Vajra, Parigha and especially Vyatipata and Vaidhriti; the rest are auspicious.

Anandadi: Amrita — “nectar of immortality”
One of the 28 yogas formed jointly by the weekday and the Moon’s nakshatra (counting Abhijit): from the starting nakshatra of the day (Sun — Ashwini, Mon — Mrigashirsha, Tue — Ashlesha, Wed — Hasta, Thu — Anuradha, Fri — Uttara Ashadha, Sat — Shatabhisha) the cycle runs Ananda, Kaladanda, Dhumra and so on. Auspicious yogas support the day’s affairs; inauspicious ones (especially Utpata, Mrityu and Kana) weaken them.

Anuradha
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Krishna-shashti
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Krishna-saptami (7, waning Moon)
Group: Bhadra. Deity: Indra.
The seventh day of the waning moon is ruled by Indra and this favors the start of travel, the purchase of vehicles, as well as other matters where movement is a characteristic feature.

Jyestha (18)
Meaning: Born before (eldest, chief)
Symbol: Umbrella or earring, amulet, necklace
Deity: Indra (Leader of the Gods)
Type: sharp (tikshna, daruna) — For drastic actions: surgery, severing ties, taming, exorcism, fighting diseases and enemies; unsuitable for other auspicious undertakings (the exception is weddings: Mula is among the nakshatras for marriage).
Vimshottari lord: Mercury
Shakti: rise up and win, draw strength in battle (looking for the limits of fearlessness)

Siddhi (16) — “success, accomplishment”
Especially auspicious: success in any undertaking, study and spiritual practice.
A nitya yoga is one of the 27 segments of the sum of the sidereal longitudes of the Sun and the Moon (each spanning 13 degrees 20 minutes of arc). Nine yogas are inauspicious: Vishkambha, Atiganda, Shula, Ganda, Vyaghata, Vajra, Parigha and especially Vyatipata and Vaidhriti; the rest are auspicious.

Sunday — Day of the Sun
what to do (Tibetan tradition): planting trees, sowing grain crops
plants of the day: laurel, spices, for example hot peppers

nakshatra Jyestha
For pruning and uprooting; plowing and watering are allowed, but nothing else.

Krishna-saptami
soaking seeds is allowed, digging the ground

Anandadi: Kana — “one-eyed, defective”
One of the 28 yogas formed jointly by the weekday and the Moon’s nakshatra (counting Abhijit): from the starting nakshatra of the day (Sun — Ashwini, Mon — Mrigashirsha, Tue — Ashlesha, Wed — Hasta, Thu — Anuradha, Fri — Uttara Ashadha, Sat — Shatabhisha) the cycle runs Ananda, Kaladanda, Dhumra and so on. Auspicious yogas support the day’s affairs; inauspicious ones (especially Utpata, Mrityu and Kana) weaken them.

Jyestha
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Krishna-saptami
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Krishna-ashtami (8, waning Moon)
Group: Jaya. Deity: Vasus.
The ruler of the eighth day of the waning Moon is Vasus, which favors the beginning of military operations, the construction of defenses and fortifications.

Mula (19)
Meaning: Root
Symbol: Roots, elephant goad, lion's tail (panicle)
Deity: Nirriti (Goddess of Destruction or Alakshmi)
Type: sharp (tikshna, daruna) — For drastic actions: surgery, severing ties, taming, exorcism, fighting diseases and enemies; unsuitable for other auspicious undertakings (the exception is weddings: Mula is among the nakshatras for marriage).
Vimshottari lord: Ketu
Shakti: destroy, crush (also the ability to destroy destruction)

Vyatipata (17) — “calamity, downfall”
One of the two most inauspicious yogas: worldly undertakings are not begun in it at all. It is, however, very good for holy baths, dana, japa and ancestor rites.
A nitya yoga is one of the 27 segments of the sum of the sidereal longitudes of the Sun and the Moon (each spanning 13 degrees 20 minutes of arc). Nine yogas are inauspicious: Vishkambha, Atiganda, Shula, Ganda, Vyaghata, Vajra, Parigha and especially Vyatipata and Vaidhriti; the rest are auspicious.

Monday — Day of the Moon
what to do (Tibetan tradition): field work, planting rice, grain, trees or flowers
plants of the day: watery vegetables such as cucumbers and zucchini, water-loving plants such as rice

nakshatra Mula
For pruning and uprooting; plowing and watering are allowed, but nothing else.

Krishna-ashtami
tillage and sowing are forbidden

Anandadi: Lumbaka
One of the 28 yogas formed jointly by the weekday and the Moon’s nakshatra (counting Abhijit): from the starting nakshatra of the day (Sun — Ashwini, Mon — Mrigashirsha, Tue — Ashlesha, Wed — Hasta, Thu — Anuradha, Fri — Uttara Ashadha, Sat — Shatabhisha) the cycle runs Ananda, Kaladanda, Dhumra and so on. Auspicious yogas support the day’s affairs; inauspicious ones (especially Utpata, Mrityu and Kana) weaken them.

Mula
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Krishna-ashtami
0 — does not affect the haircut rating

Vyatipata
The nitya yoga of “calamity” is in force for most of the day: worldly undertakings are postponed, but the day is good for holy baths, dana, japa and ancestor rites.

Krishna-navami (9, waning Moon)
Group: Rikta. Deity: Serpent (Naga).
The Serpent (Naga) presides over the ninth day of the waning Moon, which is suitable for struggle, destruction, coercion and for efforts to overcome obstacles.

Purva-Ashadha (20)
Meaning: Prior invincible, unsubdued
Symbol: Elephant tusk, fan or bed
Deity: Varuna
Type: fierce (ugra, krura) — For destructive and dangerous tasks: demolition, work with fire and weapons, disputes; unsuitable for other auspicious undertakings (the exception is weddings: Magha is among the nakshatras for marriage).
Vimshottari lord: Venus
Shakti: add strength, energy (regenerate)

Variyana (18) — “excellent, best”
Auspicious: comfort and convenience, purchases, home improvement, any auspicious deeds.
A nitya yoga is one of the 27 segments of the sum of the sidereal longitudes of the Sun and the Moon (each spanning 13 degrees 20 minutes of arc). Nine yogas are inauspicious: Vishkambha, Atiganda, Shula, Ganda, Vyaghata, Vajra, Parigha and especially Vyatipata and Vaidhriti; the rest are auspicious.

Tuesday — Day of Mars
what to do (Tibetan tradition): unfavorable for planting seeds, flowers and trees or for working in the field (favorable for fighting pests or pruning something)
plants of the day: onions, garlic and thorny plants, plants that actively defend themselves

nakshatra Purva-Ashadha
For pruning and uprooting, but not for anything else.

Krishna-navami
for pruning and uprooting, but not for anything else

Dagdha Yoga (weekday and nakshatra)
“Burnt” combination of weekday and nakshatra: Sun — Bharani, Mon — Chitra, Tue — Uttara Ashadha, Wed — Dhanishtha, Thu — Uttara Phalguni, Fri — Jyeshtha, Sat — Revati. Whatever is begun “burns up” without bearing fruit.

Purva-Ashadha
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Krishna-navami
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Krishna-dashami (10, waning Moon)
Group: Purna. Deity: Dharma.
The tenth day of the waning moon is protected by Dharma, which favors virtuous deeds, religious events, spiritual practices, as well as other pious activities. You can start any important work.

Uttara-Ashadha (21)
Meaning: Subsequent invincible, insubordinate
Symbol: Small bed
Deity: Vishva-Deva (All Gods)
Type: fixed (dhruva, sthira) — For what is firm and lasting: laying house foundations, housewarming, planting, weddings, taking office, long-term projects.
Vimshottari lord: Sun
Shakti: give an undeniable victory, thanks to alliances and support

Parigha (19) — “bolt, barrier”
Inauspicious: obstacles; nothing is started in the first half of the yoga, while the second half is acceptable.
A nitya yoga is one of the 27 segments of the sum of the sidereal longitudes of the Sun and the Moon (each spanning 13 degrees 20 minutes of arc). Nine yogas are inauspicious: Vishkambha, Atiganda, Shula, Ganda, Vyaghata, Vajra, Parigha and especially Vyatipata and Vaidhriti; the rest are auspicious.

The Sun crosses the celestial equator heading north (tropical longitude 0°): day and night are equal. The Vedic Mesha Sankranti comes about 24–25 days later.

Wednesday — Day of Mercury
what to do (Tibetan tradition): doing work related to water and earth - plowing and sowing, planting flowers and trees
plants of the day: climbers, plants that depend on others and adapt quickly, all leafy greens

nakshatra Uttara-Ashadha
Planting and sowing are allowed.

Krishna-dashami
any undertakings

Uttara-Ashadha
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Krishna-dashami
0 — does not affect the haircut rating

Krishna-ekadashi (11, waning Moon)
Group: Nanda. Deity: Rudra.
The ruler of the eleventh day of the waning Moon is Rudra, which is favorable for fasting and religious (spiritual) activities. Remembering the Supreme Deity will give especially positive results.

Shravana (22)
Meaning: Listener
Symbol: Ear (listener), three footprints (Vishnu's steps), trident
Deity: Shri Vishnu
Type: movable (chara, chala) — For journeys and moving house, buying vehicles, gardening, quick and temporary changes.
Vimshottari lord: Moon
Shakti: bind together (three worlds, i.e. all)

Shiva (20) — “auspicious, benevolent”
Auspicious: spiritual practice, mantras, worship, study with a teacher.
A nitya yoga is one of the 27 segments of the sum of the sidereal longitudes of the Sun and the Moon (each spanning 13 degrees 20 minutes of arc). Nine yogas are inauspicious: Vishkambha, Atiganda, Shula, Ganda, Vyaghata, Vajra, Parigha and especially Vyatipata and Vaidhriti; the rest are auspicious.

Thursday — Day of Jupiter
what to do (Tibetan tradition): sowing, planting flowers and trees
plants of the day: plants with large sweet fruits, or with fleshy (voluminous) stems and leaves

nakshatra Shravana
Gardening, activities with frequent changes; not suitable for activities aimed at a long-term result.
according to the Indian tradition: Gardening, activities with frequent changes; not suitable for activities aimed at a long-term result (planting or sowing is not allowed).

Krishna-ekadashi
plowing, pruning and weeding

Shravana
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Krishna-ekadashi
0 — does not affect the haircut rating

Krishna-dvadashi (12, waning Moon)
Group: Bhadra. Deity: Sun (Ravi).
The Sun (Ravi) rules the twelfth day of the waning Moon and this period is auspicious for religious ceremonies, lighting the sacred fire and performing one's duties.

Siddha (21) — “perfected, accomplished”
Especially auspicious: success of undertakings, gaining knowledge and receiving initiations.
A nitya yoga is one of the 27 segments of the sum of the sidereal longitudes of the Sun and the Moon (each spanning 13 degrees 20 minutes of arc). Nine yogas are inauspicious: Vishkambha, Atiganda, Shula, Ganda, Vyaghata, Vajra, Parigha and especially Vyatipata and Vaidhriti; the rest are auspicious.

Friday — Day of Venus
what to do (Tibetan tradition): planting flowers and trees; digging the ground is not very favorable; do not prune and the like
plants of the day: flowers, ornamental plants

nakshatra Shravana
Gardening, activities with frequent changes; not suitable for activities aimed at a long-term result.
according to the Indian tradition: Gardening, activities with frequent changes; not suitable for activities aimed at a long-term result (planting or sowing is not allowed).

Krishna-dvadashi
neutral

nakshatra Dhanishtha
Gardening, activities with frequent changes; not suitable for activities aimed at a long-term result.
according to the Indian tradition: Gardening, activities with frequent changes; not suitable for activities aimed at a long-term result (planting or sowing is not allowed).

Chora Panchaka
Began on a Friday: danger of theft and loss — journeys, business deals and major purchases are avoided.
The Moon in Kumbha or Mina (from the middle of Dhanishtha to the end of Revati). During these five nakshatras people do not travel south, gather firewood or grass, lay a roof or build a bed; cremation is performed with a special rite.

Dhanishtha
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Krishna-dvadashi
0 — does not affect the haircut rating

Tryahasparsha
A single tithi touches three consecutive days (a long tithi that prevails at two sunrises): unfavourable for weddings and important undertakings.

Dhanishtha (23)
Meaning: The richest or fastest, Shravishtha - the most famous
Symbol: Drum or flute
Deity: Vasu (kind) - 8 phenomena of nature, assistants of Indra
Type: movable (chara, chala) — For journeys and moving house, buying vehicles, gardening, quick and temporary changes.
Vimshottari lord: Mars
Shakti: bring abundance and fame through the direction and organization of people

Sadhya (22) — “attainable, amenable”
Auspicious (in some traditions — especially auspicious): study, practice, mastering new things — anything achieved through effort.
A nitya yoga is one of the 27 segments of the sum of the sidereal longitudes of the Sun and the Moon (each spanning 13 degrees 20 minutes of arc). Nine yogas are inauspicious: Vishkambha, Atiganda, Shula, Ganda, Vyaghata, Vajra, Parigha and especially Vyatipata and Vaidhriti; the rest are auspicious.

Saturday — Day of Saturn
what to do (Tibetan tradition): working in the field, planting flowers and trees, sowing, making a pond and a well; do not plow
plants of the day: slow-growing, long-lived, dense, heavy, sturdy plants

nakshatra Dhanishtha
Gardening, activities with frequent changes; not suitable for activities aimed at a long-term result.
according to the Indian tradition: Gardening, activities with frequent changes; not suitable for activities aimed at a long-term result (planting or sowing is not allowed).

Krishna-dvadashi
neutral

Krishna-trayodashi
no pruning or felling

nakshatra Shatabhisha
Gardening, activities with frequent changes; not suitable for activities aimed at a long-term result.
according to the Indian tradition: Gardening, activities with frequent changes; not suitable for activities aimed at a long-term result (planting or sowing is not allowed).

Shatabhisha
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Krishna-trayodashi
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Panchaka
The Moon in Kumbha or Mina (from the middle of Dhanishtha to the end of Revati). During these five nakshatras people do not travel south, gather firewood or grass, lay a roof or build a bed; cremation is performed with a special rite.

Krishna-trayodashi (13, waning Moon)
Group: Jaya. Deity: God of Love.
The thirteenth day of the waning moon is ruled by the God of love, which is favorable for establishing friendly relations, sensual pleasures, as well as celebrations.

Shatabhisha (24)
Meaning: One hundred healers
Symbol: Garland of 100 flowers, circle
Deity: Varuna
Type: movable (chara, chala) — For journeys and moving house, buying vehicles, gardening, quick and temporary changes.
Vimshottari lord: Rahu
Shakti: give healing (bodily and spiritual) through Divine Grace

Shubha (23) — “goodness, happiness”
Especially auspicious: any auspicious deeds and ceremonies.
A nitya yoga is one of the 27 segments of the sum of the sidereal longitudes of the Sun and the Moon (each spanning 13 degrees 20 minutes of arc). Nine yogas are inauspicious: Vishkambha, Atiganda, Shula, Ganda, Vyaghata, Vajra, Parigha and especially Vyatipata and Vaidhriti; the rest are auspicious.

Sunday — Day of the Sun
what to do (Tibetan tradition): planting trees, sowing grain crops
plants of the day: laurel, spices, for example hot peppers

nakshatra Shatabhisha
Gardening, activities with frequent changes; not suitable for activities aimed at a long-term result.
according to the Indian tradition: Gardening, activities with frequent changes; not suitable for activities aimed at a long-term result (planting or sowing is not allowed).

Krishna-trayodashi
no pruning or felling

Krishna-chaturdashi
for pruning and uprooting, but not for anything else

nakshatra Purva-Bhadra
For pruning and uprooting, but not for anything else.

Purva-Bhadra
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Krishna-chaturdashi
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Krishna Chaturdashi
14th tithi of the waning Moon, the eve of the new moon: unfavourable for new undertakings; a day of Shiva (Masik Shivaratri).

Krishna-chaturdashi (14, waning Moon)
Group: Rikta. Deity: Kali.
Kali rules the fourteenth day of the waning moon and promotes destruction, appeal to elementals (forces of nature, elements) and spirits.

Purva-Bhadra (25)
Meaning: First Blessed (foot, leg)
Symbol: Head of red bed, two-faced man, swords
Deity: Aja Ekapad - sunbeam or lightning strike
Type: fierce (ugra, krura) — For destructive and dangerous tasks: demolition, work with fire and weapons, disputes; unsuitable for other auspicious undertakings (the exception is weddings: Magha is among the nakshatras for marriage).
Vimshottari lord: Jupiter
Shakti: ignite and kindle the fire of spiritual search

Shukla (24) — “bright, pure”
Auspicious: pure and noble deeds, religious rites, study.
A nitya yoga is one of the 27 segments of the sum of the sidereal longitudes of the Sun and the Moon (each spanning 13 degrees 20 minutes of arc). Nine yogas are inauspicious: Vishkambha, Atiganda, Shula, Ganda, Vyaghata, Vajra, Parigha and especially Vyatipata and Vaidhriti; the rest are auspicious.

Shakuni (fixed)
Deity: Kali (personification of the Kali Yuga)
Inauspicious for new undertakings. Good for preparing and taking medicines, mantras, protective and pacifying rites.
A karana is half a tithi; there are 60 of them in a lunar month.

Monday — Day of the Moon
what to do (Tibetan tradition): field work, planting rice, grain, trees or flowers
plants of the day: watery vegetables such as cucumbers and zucchini, water-loving plants such as rice

nakshatra Purva-Bhadra
For pruning and uprooting, but not for anything else.

Krishna-chaturdashi
for pruning and uprooting, but not for anything else

Amavasya
do not start anything, only finish up safe tasks that require no exertion

nakshatra Uttara-Bhadra
Planting and sowing are allowed.

Uttara-Bhadra
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Amavasya
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Amavasya (30, waning Moon)
Group: Purna. Deity: Pitris (ancestors).
The Pitris (ancestors) rule the new moon; this period is suitable for rites honoring the ancestors (shraddha, tarpana), for pacifying the mind and performing austerities.

Uttara-Bhadra (26)
Meaning: Later blessed (foot, leg)
Symbol: Part of the red bed for legs (foot), twins
Deity: Ahirbudhyana (Serpent of the Deep - Milky Way under the horizon)
Type: fixed (dhruva, sthira) — For what is firm and lasting: laying house foundations, housewarming, planting, weddings, taking office, long-term projects.
Vimshottari lord: Saturn
Shakti: give rain (nourishment and stability)

Naga (fixed)
Deity: nagas (serpents)
Inauspicious. Suitable only for harsh and forceful deeds, work with things that must stay fixed, and rites connected with serpents.
A karana is half a tithi; there are 60 of them in a lunar month.

The exact conjunction of the Sun and the Moon — the start of a new lunar month in the amanta system. A day for the ancestors and inner work.

Solar eclipse, partial
The Moon covers the Sun (occurs only at new moon). Traditionally it is Rahu’s time: Sutak begins 12 hours (4 praharas) before the eclipse; during the eclipse people refrain from eating and recite mantras, and afterwards take a holy bath and give dana.
Only part of the disc is covered: the Sun’s by the Moon, or the Moon’s by the Earth’s shadow.

Tuesday — Day of Mars
what to do (Tibetan tradition): unfavorable for planting seeds, flowers and trees or for working in the field (favorable for fighting pests or pruning something)
plants of the day: onions, garlic and thorny plants, plants that actively defend themselves

nakshatra Uttara-Bhadra
Planting and sowing are allowed.

Amavasya
do not start anything, only finish up safe tasks that require no exertion

Shukla-pratipat
digging, plowing, planting trees

Shukla-pratipat
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Eclipse (not visible here)
There is an eclipse on this date, but it is not visible at this location (or it is only penumbral): Sutak and eclipse rites are not observed, the influence is weak; important undertakings are still better postponed.

Amavasya
New moon: a day of the ancestors (shraddha, tarpana) and of spiritual practice, unfavourable for worldly undertakings.

Chaitra (Vedic name Madhu) — Beginning of the lunar year and of spring: Ugadi (Gudi Padwa), Chaitra Navaratri, Rama Navami, Hanuman Jayanti. A time of renewal and new vows.
Patron: Vishnu; Aditya — Dhatar. Full moon in nakshatra Chitra. Ritu: Vasanta.

Manmatha (No. 29 of 60, “agitator of the mind (a name of Kama)”) — A year of passions: desires and infatuations get the upper hand; results are mixed.
Northern samvatsara: Parabhava (No. 40)
Shaka Samvat 1817 · Vikram Samvat 1952 · Kali Yuga 4996
Next year — Durmukha, from the new moon before Ugadi (the start of Chaitra) 14.03.1896
In South India (Shaka Samvat, lunar reckoning) the years of the 60-year cycle follow one another without a break, and the name of the year changes at Ugadi — at the start of Chaitra, on the first tithi of the bright half.

Shukla-pratipat (1, waxing Moon)
Group: Nanda. Deity: Brahma.
The ruler of the first lunar day is Brahma. This time is suitable for all types of ceremonies.

Revati (27)
Meaning: Rich, prosperous
Symbol: Fish (sometimes a couple) or drum
Deity: Pushan (Prosperous)
Type: soft (mridu, maitra) — For arts and music, friendship and love, new clothes and jewellery, weddings and festivals.
Vimshottari lord: Mercury
Shakti: nourish (satiate at the expense of its abundance)

Wednesday — Day of Mercury
what to do (Tibetan tradition): doing work related to water and earth - plowing and sowing, planting flowers and trees
plants of the day: climbers, plants that depend on others and adapt quickly, all leafy greens

nakshatra Revati
No pruning; planting flowers, soaking and the like are allowed.
according to the Indian tradition: No pruning; planting flowers, soaking seeds and the like are allowed.

Shukla-pratipat
digging, plowing, planting trees

Shukla-dvitya
planting and sowing are allowed (long-term result)

Chaitra Navaratri (spring), day 1
The spring Navaratri of the month of Chaitra, from Ugadi to Rama Navami.

Revati
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Shukla-dvitya
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Swayam Siddha Muhurta
One of the “three and a half” inherently auspicious days of the year (Ugadi, Akshaya Tritiya, Vijayadashami and, as the half, Bali Pratipada): no muhurta needs to be chosen for new undertakings, and the day’s panchanga flaws are disregarded (except a visible eclipse).

Surya Dagdha tithi
A tithi “burnt” by the Sun in its current sign (the Sun in Dhanu or Mina — the 2nd, in Vrishabha or Kumbha — the 4th, in Mesha or Karka — the 6th, in Mithuna or Kanya — the 8th, in Simha or Vrischika — the 10th, in Tula or Makara — the 12th): unfavourable for new undertakings.

Shukla-dvitya (2, waxing Moon)
Group: Bhadra. Deity: Vidhatr.
Patronizes the second lunar day of Vidhatr. This period is suitable for all matters designed for development and long-term preservation, for example, for laying the foundations of buildings.

Thursday — Day of Jupiter
what to do (Tibetan tradition): sowing, planting flowers and trees
plants of the day: plants with large sweet fruits, or with fleshy (voluminous) stems and leaves

nakshatra Ashwini
Soaking seeds is allowed, but not planting or sowing.

Shukla-dvitya
planting and sowing are allowed (long-term result)

Shukla-tritya
any undertakings

Chaitra Navaratri (spring), day 2
The spring Navaratri of the month of Chaitra, from Ugadi to Rama Navami.

Shukla-tritya
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Shukla-tritya (3, waxing Moon)
Group: Jaya. Deity: Vishnu.
Vishnu rules the third lunar day. It is a suitable time for cutting hair, nails, shaving and other cosmetic procedures. You can begin any important business.

Shukla-chaturti
felling trees, for pruning and uprooting, but not for anything else

Chaitra Navaratri (spring), day 3
The spring Navaratri of the month of Chaitra, from Ugadi to Rama Navami.

Shukla-chaturti
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Shukla-chaturti (4, waxing Moon)
Group: Rikta. Deity: Yama.
The ruler of the fourth lunar day is Yama. Important matters should not be started. It is possible to conduct military maneuvers, remove obstacles and destroy something.

Saturday — Day of Saturn
what to do (Tibetan tradition): working in the field, planting flowers and trees, sowing, making a pond and a well; do not plow
plants of the day: slow-growing, long-lived, dense, heavy, sturdy plants

nakshatra Krittika
Planting and sowing are not allowed, but everyday routine tasks may be carried out.

Shukla-chaturti
felling trees, for pruning and uprooting, but not for anything else

Shukla-panchami
do not fell trees, any undertakings

Chaitra Navaratri (spring), day 4
The spring Navaratri of the month of Chaitra, from Ugadi to Rama Navami.

Sunday — Day of the Sun
what to do (Tibetan tradition): planting trees, sowing grain crops
plants of the day: laurel, spices, for example hot peppers

nakshatra Rohini
Planting and sowing are allowed.

Shukla-panchami
do not fell trees, any undertakings

Shukla-shashti
plowing the ground

Chaitra Navaratri (spring), day 5
The spring Navaratri of the month of Chaitra, from Ugadi to Rama Navami.