Panchanga Calendar

July 1966

SamvatsaraParabhava (40)MonthAshadha → Adhika Shravana from 19.07RituGrishma → Varsha from 19.07AyanaUttarayana → Dakshinayana from 17.07Place55°45′ N 37°35′ E, UTC+3 changeAyanamsaLahiri

July 1966 falls, in the lunar calendar (amanta), within the months Ashadha (until 18.07), Adhika Shravana (from 19.07). Adhika Shravana — intercalary month: annual festivals are, as a rule, moved to the following (Nija) month; no major undertakings are begun in it. Periods: all month — Chaturmasya. Major festivals: 2.07 Guru Purnima (Vyasa Purnima).

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

1Jye14

2Mul15Guru Purnima

3PAsh1after 16:58

4UAsh2Shravana Somvar

5Shra3

6Dhan4Sankashti

7Shat4

8PBh5

9PBh6

10UBh7Kalashtami

11Rev8Shravana Somvar

12Ashw9

13Bhar10

14Krit11Kamika Ekadashi

15Roh12Pradosha

16Mrig13Karka Sankranti

17Ard14

18Pun30Somvati Amavasya

19Push1Chandra Darshan

20Ashl3

21PPh4Vinayaka Chaturthi

22UPh5after 07:36

23Has6

24Chit7

25Swa8after 09:55

26Vish9

27Anu10until 19:35

28Jye11Padmini Ekadashi

29Mul12Pradosha

30PAsh13until 09:16

31UAsh14Purnima Vrat

Day ratingBest daysFavourableOrdinaryAvoid new venturesUnfavourable

MarkersAdhika Masaafter / until HH:MM

Moon5Waxing Moon5Waning Moon15Purnima30Amavasya

Nakshatra typesfixedsoftlightmovablesharpfiercemixed

Icons this month (17)

Guru Purnimaday of Purnima (full moon fast and puja)Shravana SomvarSankashtiKalashtamiAmrita Siddhi YogaEkadashiPradoshaSankrantiShivaratriday of Amavasya (ancestor rites)Shraddha (ancestors)Chandra DarshanVinayaka ChaturthiSkanda ShashtiDwipushkar YogaGoddess (Durga, Kali)

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

27.07 Wed — Amrita Siddhi Yoga, Ravi Yoga, Yoga Brahma until 19:35
Anuradha (soft): for arts and music, friendship and love, new clothes and jewellery, weddings and festivals.
Adhika Masa: not for weddings, housewarmings or major new undertakings; good for spiritual practice.

Festivals

2.07 Sat Guru Purnima (Vyasa Purnima)
2.07 Sat Ashadha Purnima
4.07 Mon Shravana Somvar
6.07 Wed Sankashti Chaturthi (Gajanana)
10.07 Sun Kalashtami
11.07 Mon Shravana Somvar
14.07 Thu Kamika Ekadashi
15.07 Fri Pradosha Vrat
16.07 Sat Karka Sankranti (Dakshinayana)
16.07 Sat Masik Shivaratri
18.07 Mon Ashadha Amavasya (Deep Amavasya)
18.07 Mon Somvati Amavasya
18.07 Mon Karkidaka Vavu
18.07 Mon Shravana Somvar
19.07 Tue Chandra Darshan
21.07 Thu Vinayaka Chaturthi
22.07 Fri Skanda Shashti
25.07 Mon Masik Durgashtami
25.07 Mon Shravana Somvar
28.07 Thu Padmini Ekadashi (Kamala)
29.07 Fri Pradosha Vrat
31.07 Sun Purnima Vrat

Special muhurta yogas

3.07 Sun Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 16:58–03:51 (04.07)
3.07 Sun Tripushkar Yoga 23:30–03:51 (04.07)
4.07 Mon Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 18:50–03:52 (05.07)
10.07 Sun Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 03:58–08:30
12.07 Tue Amrita Siddhi Yoga 04:00–13:06
12.07 Tue Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 04:00–13:06
13.07 Wed Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 14:27–04:03 (14.07)
18.07 Mon Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 10:07–04:11 (19.07)
19.07 Tue Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 07:42–04:12 (20.07)
23.07 Sat Dwipushkar Yoga 20:41–04:19 (24.07)
24.07 Sun Dwipushkar Yoga 04:19–10:49
27.07 Wed Amrita Siddhi Yoga 04:24–19:35
27.07 Wed Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 04:24–19:35
31.07 Sun Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 04:31–01:40 (01.08)

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

2.07 Sat — Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi), Fierce or sharp nakshatra, Krura vara (day of Mars or Saturn)
4.07 Mon — Vaidhriti, Anandadi: Mrityu
6.07 Wed — Dagdha Yoga (weekday and nakshatra), Tryahasparsha, Rikta tithi
9.07 Sat — Bhadra on earth, Krakacha Yoga, Fierce or sharp nakshatra
13.07 Wed — Anandadi: Kana, Vishti (Bhadra), Fierce or sharp nakshatra
14.07 Thu — Yamaghanta, Anandadi: Utpata, Ashubha Yoga (tithi and nakshatra) (unfavourable day)
15.07 Fri — Yamaghanta, Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) (unfavourable day)
16.07 Sat — Sankranti day, Krishna Chaturdashi, Krura vara (day of Mars or Saturn)
17.07 Sun — Krishna Chaturdashi, Fierce or sharp nakshatra, Anandadi: Dhwanksha
18.07 Mon — Amavasya, Anandadi: Dhumra, Yoga Vajra
19.07 Tue — Kshaya tithi, Krura vara (day of Mars or Saturn), Fierce or sharp nakshatra
20.07 Wed — Vyatipata, Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi), Dagdha Yoga (weekday and tithi)
21.07 Thu — Bhadra on earth, Rikta tithi, Fierce or sharp nakshatra
29.07 Fri — Vaidhriti, Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi), Fierce or sharp nakshatra

Sky this month

2.07 Full moon (Purnima) 22:36
16.07 Karka Sankranti 12:09 — the Sun enters Karka (Cancer)
18.07 New moon (Amavasya) 07:30
There are no eclipses this month.

Periods

all month Chaturmasya
from 19.07 Adhika Masa
6.07 10:24 – 11.07 11:04 Dosha-free Panchaka

Samvatsara and month

Parabhava (No. 40, “defeat, decline”) — A year of defeat: losses and setbacks for the proud; a time for humility, caution and spiritual work. more

Northern samvatsara: Kalayukta. Shaka Samvat 1888, Vikram Samvat 2023, Kali Yuga 5067.

Ashadha (Shuchi) — Onset of the rainy season: Ratha Yatra, Devshayani Ekadashi and the start of Chaturmasya, Guru Purnima. more

Adhika Shravana (Nabhas) — The month of Shiva and the rains: Shravana Somvars (Mondays), Naga Panchami, Raksha Bandhan; in the dark half — Krishna Janmashtami. more

Adhika Masa (intercalary month, also called Purushottama Masa or Mala Masa) — a lunar month during which the Sun does not pass into a new sign; it takes the name of the following month with the prefix “Adhika”, and the month after it is called “Nija” (true). In an Adhika month the annual festivals are not observed (they move to the Nija month; the exception is Ganga Dussehra, which in a year with Adhika Jyeshtha is celebrated in the intercalary month), weddings are not held, upanayana, housewarming and the laying of a house foundation are not performed, and no major undertakings are begun. Monthly observances — Ekadashis (Padmini and Parama), Pradosha, Purnima, Amavasya, Shivaratri — are kept as usual, and the month itself is dedicated to Purushottama (Vishnu) and is especially good for japa, reading sacred texts, fasting and dana.

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	Ordinary day — pros: Ravi Yoga, Anandadi: Chara; cons: Rikta tithi, Fierce or sharp nakshatra
Month	Ashadha (amanta) · same in the purnimanta system more
Paksha	Shukla Paksha (bright half, waxing Moon)
Samvatsara	Parabhava (No. 40) · Shaka 1888 · Vikram 2023 more
Period	Chaturmasya

At sunrise 03:49

Tithi	14Shukla-chaturdashi (Rikta, Kali) · until 22:07 more
Nakshatra	Jyestha, pada 3 (sharp, Indra (Leader of the Gods), Mercury) · until 14:29 more Gandamula
Yoga	Shukla (“bright, pure”, auspicious) · until 21:48 more
Karana	Gara (movable) · until 10:02 more
Vara	Shukra vara — Venus Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mithuna (Gemini), Moon: Vrischika (Scorpio)

Changes during the day

from 10:02	karana Vanija
from 14:29	nakshatra Mula
from 21:48	yoga Brahma
from 22:07	tithi Purnima
from 22:07	karana Vishti

Sun and Moon

Dawn	02:48
Sunrise	03:49
Noon	12:33
Sunset	21:16
End of twilight	22:17
Moonrise	20:43
Moonset	02:05
Day length	17 h 27 min

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 1, average — 7, 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, Jyestha (03:49–14:29) is good for flowering plants and fruit-bearing creepers.
According to the Kalaprakashika, Mula (14:29–21:16) is good for sowing, for root crops.
Shukla-chaturdashi 03:49–21:16: according to the Kalaprakashika, ploughing on Chaturdashi puts the owner’s life in danger.

more — lunar calendar for gardeners

Festivals and periods

Chaturmasya

Muhurta

Ravi Yoga 03:49–14:29

Dagdha Yoga (weekday and nakshatra) 03:49–14:29

Anandadi: Chara 03:49–14:29 Anandadi: Sthira 14:29–03:50 (02.07)

Bhadra in the netherworld: 22:07–10:18 (02.07); Bhadra Puchha 06:05–07:18 (02.07); Bhadra Mukha 07:18–09:20 (02.07)
Gandanta (nakshatra): 08:17–20:42
Gandamula: Moon at sunrise in nakshatra Jyestha

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	02:57–03:23
Abhijit Muhurta	11:58–13:08
Vijaya Muhurta	15:27–16:37
Godhuli	21:16–21:30
Pradosha	21:16–22:35
Nishitha	00:20–00:46 (02.07)
Amrita Kalam	05:26–07:05

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	10:22–12:33
Yamaganda	16:55–19:05
Gulika Kalam	06:00–08:11
Dur Muhurta	07:18–08:28, 13:08–14:17
Varjyam	none on this day

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 03:49–08:13, 11:14–20:00

Haircut factors: weekday Friday; nakshatra Jyestha until 14:29, Mula from 14:29; tithi Shukla-chaturdashi; lagna Mithuna 03:49, Karka 05:15, Simha 08:13, Kanya 11:14, Tula 14:14, Vrischika 17:15, Dhanu 20:00

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Jyestha (until 14:29) — loss (reduction) of landed property (real estate); Mula (from 14:29) — ruin of the family; Friday — universal respect.

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

Shukla-chaturdashi 03:49–21:16: a Rikta and Parva tithi — haircuts and shaving are postponed (according to the Muhurta Chintamani and the Kalaprakashika).

Cautions:

Jyeshtha: favourable for shaving according to the Muhurta Chintamani and B. V. Raman (the rating above follows the Kalaprakashika, where it is avoided).
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 03:49–14:29+1 Anandadi: Chara 03:49–14:29+1 Yoga Shukla 03:49–21:48+1 Auspicious weekday0 Chaturmasya0 Dagdha Yoga (weekday and nakshatra) 03:49–14:29 (cancelled by a stronger yoga)−1 Fierce or sharp nakshatra 03:49–14:29−2 Rikta tithi 03:49–22:07

Panchanga at sunrise 03:49

Summary	Avoid starting important matters — Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi), Fierce or sharp nakshatra
Month	Ashadha (amanta) · same in the purnimanta system more
Paksha	Shukla Paksha (bright half, waxing Moon)
Samvatsara	Parabhava (No. 40) · Shaka 1888 · Vikram 2023 more
Period	Chaturmasya
Festivals	Guru Purnima (Vyasa Purnima) · Ashadha Purnima

At sunrise 03:50

Tithi	15Purnima (Purna, Vishvedevas) · until 22:36 more
Nakshatra	Mula, pada 3 (sharp, Nirriti (Goddess of Destruction or Alakshmi), Ketu) · until 15:31 more Gandamula
Yoga	Brahma (“Brahma, sacred knowledge”, auspicious) · until 21:11 more
Karana	Vishti (movable, inauspicious) · until 10:18 more
Vara	Shani vara — Saturn Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mithuna (Gemini), Moon: Dhanu (Sagittarius)

Changes during the day

from 10:18	karana Bava
from 15:31	nakshatra Purva-Ashadha
from 21:11	yoga Indra
from 22:36	tithi Krishna-pratipat
from 22:36	karana Balava

Sun and Moon

Dawn	02:49
Sunrise	03:50
Noon	12:33
Sunset	21:16
End of twilight	22:16
Moonrise	21:44
Moonset	02:42
Day length	17 h 26 min

Sky

Full moon (Purnima)	22:36

Gardener’s calendar

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

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

task	at sunrise	from 15:31

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 (03:50–15:31) is good for sowing, for root crops.
According to the Kalaprakashika, Purva-Ashadha (15:31–21:16) is good for root crops.
Vishti Karana (Bhadra) 03:50–10:18: according to the Kalaprakashika, sowing, reaping and harvesting are not begun during it.

more — lunar calendar for gardeners

Festivals and periods

Guru Purnima (Vyasa Purnima) · Veda Vyasa and spiritual teachers

The day of honouring spiritual teachers and Veda Vyasa, the compiler of the Vedas, the Puranas and the Mahabharata. Guru Puja is performed, gifts are offered to teachers and the study of sacred texts is begun.

Rule: udaya vyapini: tithi at sunrise and lasting at least 3 muhurtas after it, 03:50–22:36
the tithi covers the decisive time on this day only

Ashadha Purnima · Chandra (the Moon)

The full moon of Ashadha — Guru Purnima (Vyasa Purnima), the day of honouring teachers.

Rule: udaya vyapini: tithi at sunrise, tithi 22:07 (01.07)–22:36
the tithi covers the decisive time on this day only

Chaturmasya

Muhurta

Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) 03:50–22:36

Anandadi: Matanga 15:31–03:50 (03.07) Anandadi: Gada 03:50–15:31

Bhadra in the netherworld: 22:07 (01.07)–10:18; Bhadra Puchha 06:05–07:18; Bhadra Mukha 07:18–09:20
Gandanta (tithi): 22:11–23:01
Gandamula: Moon at sunrise in nakshatra Mula

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	02:57–03:23
Abhijit Muhurta	11:58–13:08
Vijaya Muhurta	15:27–16:37
Godhuli	21:16–21:29
Pradosha	21:16–22:35
Nishitha	00:20–00:46 (03.07)
Amrita Kalam	08:50–10:30

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	08:11–10:22
Yamaganda	14:44–16:54
Gulika Kalam	03:50–06:00
Dur Muhurta	03:50–04:59, 04:59–06:09
Varjyam	13:51–15:31, 01:42–03:23 (03.07)

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 15:31–19:56

Haircut factors: weekday Saturday; nakshatra Mula until 15:31, Purva-Ashadha from 15:31; tithi Purnima; lagna Mithuna 03:50, Karka 05:11, Simha 08:09, Kanya 11:10, Tula 14:10, Vrischika 17:11, Dhanu 19:56

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Mula (until 15:31) — ruin of the family; Purva-Ashadha (from 15:31) — ruin of the family; Saturday — decline of physical strength.

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

Purnima 03:50–21:16: a Parva tithi — haircuts and shaving are postponed (according to the Muhurta Chintamani).

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Avoid starting important matters · score S = −3

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.

+2 Yoga Brahma 03:50–21:110 Anandadi: Matanga 15:31–03:50 (03.07)0 Chaturmasya−1 Vishti (Bhadra) 03:50–10:18−1 Anandadi: Gada 03:50–15:31−1 Krura vara (day of Mars or Saturn)−1 Fierce or sharp nakshatra 03:50–15:31−2 Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) 03:50–22:36

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 03:50

Summary	Favourable day — Yoga Indra, Anandadi: Shubha; auspicious time — after 16:58
Month	Ashadha (amanta) · Shravana (purnimanta) more
Paksha	Krishna Paksha (dark half, waning Moon)
Samvatsara	Parabhava (No. 40) · Shaka 1888 · Vikram 2023 more
Period	Chaturmasya

At sunrise 03:50

Tithi	1Krishna-pratipat (Nanda, Brahma) · until 23:30 more
Nakshatra	Purva-Ashadha, pada 2 (fierce, Varuna, Venus) · until 16:58 more
Yoga	Indra (“Indra, lord”, auspicious) · until 20:55 more
Karana	Balava (movable) · until 11:00 more
Vara	Ravi vara — Sun Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mithuna (Gemini), Moon: Dhanu (Sagittarius)

Changes during the day

from 11:00	karana Kaulava
from 16:58	nakshatra Uttara-Ashadha
from 20:55	yoga Vaidhriti
from 23:30	tithi Krishna-dvitya
from 23:30	karana Taitila

Sun and Moon

Dawn	02:51
Sunrise	03:50
Noon	12:33
Sunset	21:15
End of twilight	22:15
Moonrise	22:28
Moonset	03:34
Day length	17 h 25 min

Gardener’s calendar

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

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

task	at sunrise	from 16:58

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 (03:50–16:58) is good for root crops.
According to the Kalaprakashika, Uttara-Ashadha (16:58–21:15) is good for sowing.

more — lunar calendar for gardeners

Festivals and periods

Chaturmasya

Muhurta

Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 16:58–03:51 (04.07) Tripushkar Yoga 23:30–03:51 (04.07)

Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) 03:50–23:30 Ashubha Yoga (tithi and nakshatra) 16:58–23:30

Anandadi: Shubha 03:50–16:58 Anandadi: Amrita 16:58–03:51 (04.07)

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	02:58–03:24
Abhijit Muhurta	11:58–13:08
Vijaya Muhurta	15:27–16:37
Godhuli	21:15–21:29
Pradosha	21:15–22:35
Nishitha	00:20–00:47 (04.07)
Amrita Kalam	11:53–13:34

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	19:05–21:15
Yamaganda	12:33–14:44
Gulika Kalam	16:54–19:05
Dur Muhurta	18:56–20:06
Varjyam	01:35–03:19 (04.07)

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 03:50–08:05, 11:06–19:52

Haircut factors: weekday Sunday; nakshatra Purva-Ashadha until 16:58, Uttara-Ashadha from 16:58; tithi Krishna-pratipat; lagna Mithuna 03:50, Karka 05:07, Simha 08:05, Kanya 11:06, Tula 14:06, Vrischika 17:07, Dhanu 19:52

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Purva-Ashadha (until 16:58) — ruin of the family; Uttara-Ashadha (from 16:58) — improved health; Sunday — physical well-being.

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

Vaidhriti 20:55–21:15: 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).

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Favourable day · score S = +4

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

Auspicious time begins after 16:58

+2 Yoga Indra 03:50–20:55+1 Anandadi: Shubha 03:50–16:58+1 Auspicious tithi 03:50–23:30+1 Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 16:58–03:51 (04.07)0 Auspicious nakshatra 16:58–03:51 (04.07)0 Ashubha Yoga (tithi and nakshatra) 16:58–23:30 (cancelled by a stronger yoga)0 Chaturmasya0 Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) 03:50–23:30 (cancelled by a stronger yoga)0 Tripushkar Yoga 23:30–03:51 (04.07)0 Vaidhriti 20:55–03:51 (04.07)−1 Fierce or sharp nakshatra 03:50–16:58

Panchanga at sunrise 03:50

Summary	Avoid starting important matters — Vaidhriti, Anandadi: Mrityu
Month	Ashadha (amanta) · Shravana (purnimanta) more
Paksha	Krishna Paksha (dark half, waning Moon)
Samvatsara	Parabhava (No. 40) · Shaka 1888 · Vikram 2023 more
Period	Chaturmasya
Festivals	Shravana Somvar

At sunrise 03:51

Tithi	2Krishna-dvitya (Bhadra, Vidhatr) · until 00:50 (05.07) more
Nakshatra	Uttara-Ashadha, pada 2 (fixed, Vishva-Deva (All Gods), Sun) · until 18:50 more
Yoga	Vaidhriti (“without support, discord”, inauspicious) · until 20:59 more
Karana	Taitila (movable) · until 12:07 more
Vara	Soma vara — Moon Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mithuna (Gemini), Moon: Makara (Capricorn)

Changes during the day

from 12:07	karana Gara
from 18:50	nakshatra Shravana
from 20:59	yoga Vishkambha
from 00:50 (05.07)	tithi Krishna-tritya
from 00:50 (05.07)	karana Vanija

Sun and Moon

Dawn	02:52
Sunrise	03:51
Noon	12:33
Sunset	21:15
End of twilight	22:14
Moonrise	22:57
Moonset	04:41
Day length	17 h 23 min

Gardener’s calendar

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

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

task	at sunrise	from 18:50

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 (03:51–18:50) is good for sowing.
According to the Kalaprakashika, Shravana (18:50–21:15) is good for sowing.

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Festivals and periods

Shravana Somvar · Shiva

A Monday of the month of Shravana (here by the purnimanta reckoning, as in North India): a fast and abhisheka of Shiva with water and milk — special worship in the month of Shiva.

Rule: by weekday

Chaturmasya

Muhurta

Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 18:50–03:52 (05.07)

Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) 03:51–00:50 (05.07)

Anandadi: Siddhi 20:35–03:52 (05.07) Anandadi: Mrityu 03:51–12:20 Anandadi: Kana 12:20–20:35

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	02:59–03:25
Abhijit Muhurta	11:58–13:08
Vijaya Muhurta	15:27–16:37
Godhuli	21:15–21:28
Pradosha	21:15–22:34
Nishitha	00:20–00:47 (05.07)
Amrita Kalam	11:56–13:40

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	06:02–08:12
Yamaganda	10:23–12:33
Gulika Kalam	14:44–16:54
Dur Muhurta	13:08–14:17, 16:37–17:46
Varjyam	23:13–00:58 (05.07)

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: average 20:59–21:15

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 20:59–21:15
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	average 20:59–21:15
Bathing, washing hair	good 03:51–08:01, 11:02–19:48

Haircut factors: weekday Monday; nakshatra Uttara-Ashadha until 18:50, Shravana from 18:50; tithi Krishna-dvitya; lagna Mithuna 03:51, Karka 05:03, Simha 08:01, Kanya 11:02, Tula 14:02, Vrischika 17:03, Dhanu 19:48

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Uttara-Ashadha (until 18:50) — improved health; Shravana (from 18:50) — bodily development (physical growth); Monday — clear, bright complexion.

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

Vaidhriti 03:51–20:59: 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 = −3

Avoid starting important matters: Vaidhriti

+1 Auspicious nakshatra 03:51–18:50+1 Auspicious weekday+1 Auspicious tithi 03:51–00:50 (05.07)0 Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 18:50–03:52 (05.07)0 Anandadi: Siddhi 20:35–03:52 (05.07)0 Chaturmasya0 Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) 03:51–00:50 (05.07) (cancelled by a stronger yoga)−3 Anandadi: Mrityu 03:51–12:20−3 Vaidhriti 03:51–20:59

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 03:51

Summary	Ordinary day — pros: Auspicious nakshatra, Auspicious tithi; cons: Krura vara (day of Mars or Saturn), Anandadi: Lumbaka
Month	Ashadha (amanta) · Shravana (purnimanta) more
Paksha	Krishna Paksha (dark half, waning Moon)
Samvatsara	Parabhava (No. 40) · Shaka 1888 · Vikram 2023 more
Period	Chaturmasya

At sunrise 03:52

Tithi	3Krishna-tritya (Jaya, Vishnu) · until 02:35 (06.07) more
Nakshatra	Shravana, pada 2 (movable, Shri Vishnu, Moon) · until 21:07 more
Yoga	Vishkambha (“prop, bolt”, inauspicious) · until 21:22 more
Karana	Vanija (movable) · until 13:40 more
Vara	Mangala vara — Mars Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mithuna (Gemini), Moon: Makara (Capricorn)

Changes during the day

from 13:40	karana Vishti
from 21:07	nakshatra Dhanishtha
from 21:22	yoga Priti
from 02:35 (06.07)	tithi Krishna-chaturti
from 02:35 (06.07)	karana Bava

Sun and Moon

Dawn	02:53
Sunrise	03:52
Noon	12:34
Sunset	21:14
End of twilight	22:13
Moonrise	23:16
Moonset	05:57
Day length	17 h 21 min

Gardener’s calendar

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

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

task	at sunrise	from 21:07

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, Shravana (03:52–21:07) is good for sowing.
Vishti Karana (Bhadra) 13:40–21:14: according to the Kalaprakashika, sowing, reaping and harvesting are not begun during it.

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Festivals and periods

Chaturmasya

Muhurta

Siddha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 03:52–02:35 (06.07)

Anandadi: Lumbaka 03:52–21:07 Anandadi: Utpata 21:07–03:53 (06.07)

Bhadra in the netherworld: 13:40–02:35 (06.07); Bhadra Puchha 22:05–23:22; Bhadra Mukha 23:22–01:31 (06.07)

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	02:59–03:26
Abhijit Muhurta	11:59–13:08
Vijaya Muhurta	15:27–16:36
Godhuli	21:14–21:28
Pradosha	21:14–22:34
Nishitha	00:20–00:47 (06.07)
Amrita Kalam	09:44–11:29

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	16:54–19:04
Yamaganda	08:13–10:23
Gulika Kalam	12:33–14:43
Dur Muhurta	07:21–08:30, 23:54–00:20 (06.07)
Varjyam	01:34–03:20 (06.07)

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	average 03:52–07:57, 10:58–16:59
Cutting toenails	average throughout the daytime
Bathing, washing hair	average throughout the daytime

Haircut factors: weekday Tuesday; nakshatra Shravana until 21:07, Dhanishtha from 21:07; tithi Krishna-tritya; lagna Mithuna 03:52, Karka 04:59, Simha 07:57, Kanya 10:58, Tula 13:58, Vrischika 16:59, Dhanu 19:44

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Shravana (until 21:07) — bodily development (physical growth); Dhanishtha (from 21:07) — longevity (increased vitality); 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 = −1

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

+1 Auspicious nakshatra 03:52–21:07+1 Auspicious tithi 03:52–02:35 (06.07)0 Chaturmasya0 Siddha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 03:52–02:35 (06.07) (cancelled by a stronger yoga)−1 Vishti (Bhadra) 13:40–02:35 (06.07)−1 Anandadi: Lumbaka 03:52–21:07−1 Krura vara (day of Mars or Saturn)

Panchanga at sunrise 03:52

Summary	Avoid starting important matters — Dagdha Yoga (weekday and nakshatra), Tryahasparsha
Month	Ashadha (amanta) · Shravana (purnimanta) more
Paksha	Krishna Paksha (dark half, waning Moon)
Samvatsara	Parabhava (No. 40) · Shaka 1888 · Vikram 2023 more
Period	Chaturmasya
Festivals	Sankashti Chaturthi (Gajanana)

At sunrise 03:53

Tithi	4Krishna-chaturti (Rikta, Yama) · until 04:41 (07.07) more the tithi will also last until tomorrow’s sunrise (tryahasparsha)
Nakshatra	Dhanishtha, pada 2 (movable, Vasu (kind) - 8 phenomena of nature, assistants of Indra, Mars) · until 23:45 more
Yoga	Priti (“love, affection”, auspicious) · until 22:02 more
Karana	Bava (movable) · until 15:36 more
Vara	Buddha vara — Mercury Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mithuna (Gemini), Moon: Makara (Capricorn)

Changes during the day

from 15:36	karana Balava
from 22:02	yoga Ayushman
from 23:45	nakshatra Shatabhisha

Sun and Moon

Dawn	02:54
Sunrise	03:53
Noon	12:34
Sunset	21:13
End of twilight	22:12
Moonrise	23:29
Moonset	07:15
Day length	17 h 20 min

Gardener’s calendar

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

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

task	at sunrise

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Festivals and periods

Sankashti Chaturthi (Gajanana) · 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, 23:29
the tithi covers the decisive time on this day only

Chaturmasya

Muhurta

Dagdha Yoga (weekday and nakshatra) 03:53–23:45

Anandadi: Mitra 03:53–23:45 Anandadi: Manasa 23:45–03:54 (07.07)

Dosha-free Panchaka: 10:24–11:04 (11.07)

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	03:00–03:27
Abhijit Muhurta	none: Abhijit is not considered auspicious on Wednesday
Vijaya Muhurta	15:27–16:36
Godhuli	21:13–21:27
Pradosha	21:13–22:34
Nishitha	00:21–00:47 (07.07)
Amrita Kalam	12:13–13:59

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	12:33–14:43
Yamaganda	06:03–08:13
Gulika Kalam	10:23–12:33
Dur Muhurta	11:59–13:08
Varjyam	none on this day

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 Wednesday; nakshatra Dhanishtha; tithi Krishna-chaturti; lagna Mithuna 03:53, Karka 04:55, Simha 07:53, Kanya 10:54, Tula 13:54, Vrischika 16:55, Dhanu 19:40

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Dhanishtha — longevity (increased vitality); Wednesday — favour of the authorities.

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

Krishna-chaturti 03:53–21:13: 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

Avoid starting important matters · score S = −4

+1 Anandadi: Mitra 03:53–23:45+1 Auspicious nakshatra 03:53–23:45+1 Yoga Priti 03:53–22:02+1 Auspicious weekday0 Chaturmasya−1 Panchaka 10:24–03:54 (07.07)−2 Rikta tithi all day−2 Tryahasparsha−3 Dagdha Yoga (weekday and nakshatra) 03:53–23:45

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 03:53

Summary	Ordinary day — pros: Siddha Yoga (weekday and tithi), Auspicious nakshatra; cons: Rikta tithi, Panchaka
Month	Ashadha (amanta) · Shravana (purnimanta) more
Paksha	Krishna Paksha (dark half, waning Moon)
Samvatsara	Parabhava (No. 40) · Shaka 1888 · Vikram 2023 more
Period	Chaturmasya

At sunrise 03:54

Tithi	4Krishna-chaturti (Rikta, Yama) · until 04:41 more vriddhi: the same tithi also prevailed at yesterday’s sunrise
Nakshatra	Shatabhisha, pada 1 (movable, Varuna, Rahu) · until 02:38 (08.07) more
Yoga	Ayushman (“long-lived”, auspicious) · until 22:55 more
Karana	Balava (movable) · until 04:41 more
Vara	Guru vara — Jupiter Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mithuna (Gemini), Moon: Kumbha (Aquarius)

Changes during the day

from 04:41	tithi Krishna-panchami
from 04:41	karana Kaulava
from 17:50	karana Taitila
from 22:55	yoga Saubhagya
from 02:38 (08.07)	nakshatra Purva-Bhadra

Sun and Moon

Dawn	02:56
Sunrise	03:54
Noon	12:34
Sunset	21:13
End of twilight	22:11
Moonrise	23:39
Moonset	08:32
Day length	17 h 18 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	from 04:41

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 (03:54–21:13) is good for sowing.

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Festivals and periods

Chaturmasya

Muhurta

Siddha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 04:41–03:56 (08.07)

Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) 03:54–04:41

Anandadi: Vajra 03:54–02:38 (08.07) Anandadi: Mudgara 02:38–03:56 (08.07)

Dosha-free Panchaka: 10:24 (06.07)–11:04 (11.07)

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	03:01–03:28
Abhijit Muhurta	11:59–13:08
Vijaya Muhurta	15:27–16:36
Godhuli	21:13–21:26
Pradosha	21:13–22:33
Nishitha	00:21–00:48 (08.07)
Amrita Kalam	18:34–20:22

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	14:43–16:53
Yamaganda	03:54–06:04
Gulika Kalam	08:14–10:24
Dur Muhurta	09:41–10:50, 16:36–17:45
Varjyam	07:49–09:37

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: good 04:41–07:49, 10:50–16:51

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 04:41–07:49, 10:50–16:51
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	good 04:41–07:49, 10:50–16:51
Bathing, washing hair	good 04:41–07:49, 10:50–19:36

Haircut factors: weekday Thursday; nakshatra Shatabhisha; tithi Krishna-chaturti until 04:41, Krishna-panchami from 04:41; lagna Mithuna 03:54, Karka 04:51, Simha 07:49, Kanya 10:50, Tula 13:50, Vrischika 16:51, Dhanu 19:36

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Shatabhisha — gaining strength; Thursday — success.

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

Krishna-chaturti 03:54–04:41: 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 = +2

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

+2 Siddha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 04:41–03:56 (08.07)+1 Auspicious nakshatra 03:54–02:38 (08.07)+1 Yoga Ayushman 03:54–22:55+1 Auspicious weekday+1 Auspicious tithi 04:41–03:56 (08.07)0 Chaturmasya0 Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) 03:54–04:41−1 Anandadi: Vajra 03:54–02:38 (08.07)−1 Panchaka all day−2 Rikta tithi 03:54–04:41

Panchanga at sunrise 03:54

Summary	Ordinary day — pros: Siddha Yoga (weekday and tithi), Yoga Saubhagya; cons: Fierce or sharp nakshatra, Panchaka
Month	Ashadha (amanta) · Shravana (purnimanta) more
Paksha	Krishna Paksha (dark half, waning Moon)
Samvatsara	Parabhava (No. 40) · Shaka 1888 · Vikram 2023 more
Period	Chaturmasya

At sunrise 03:56

Tithi	5Krishna-panchami (Purna, Soma) · until 07:01 more
Nakshatra	Purva-Bhadra, pada 1 (fierce, Aja Ekapad - sunbeam or lightning strike, Jupiter) · until 05:37 (09.07) more
Yoga	Saubhagya (“good fortune, marital happiness”, auspicious) · until 23:53 more
Karana	Taitila (movable) · until 07:01 more
Vara	Shukra vara — Venus Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mithuna (Gemini), Moon: Kumbha (Aquarius)

Changes during the day

from 07:01	tithi Krishna-shashti
from 07:01	karana Gara
from 20:14	karana Vanija
from 23:53	yoga Shobhana

Sun and Moon

Dawn	02:57
Sunrise	03:56
Noon	12:34
Sunset	21:12
End of twilight	22:10
Moonrise	23:47
Moonset	09:48
Day length	17 h 16 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	from 07:01

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 (03:56–21:12) is good for root crops.

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Festivals and periods

Chaturmasya

Muhurta

Siddha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 07:01–03:57 (09.07)

Anandadi: Dhwanksha all day

Dosha-free Panchaka: 10:24 (06.07)–11:04 (11.07)
Gandanta (tithi): 06:35–07:28

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	03:02–03:29
Abhijit Muhurta	11:59–13:08
Vijaya Muhurta	15:26–16:36
Godhuli	21:12–21:25
Pradosha	21:12–22:33
Nishitha	00:21–00:48 (09.07)
Amrita Kalam	20:38–22:26

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	10:24–12:34
Yamaganda	16:53–19:02
Gulika Kalam	06:05–08:15
Dur Muhurta	07:23–08:32, 13:08–14:17
Varjyam	09:50–11:38

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: average 03:56–07:45, 10:46–16:48

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 03:56–07:45, 10:46–16:48
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	average 03:56–07:45, 10:46–16:48
Bathing, washing hair	average 03:56–07:45, 10:46–19:32

Haircut factors: weekday Friday; nakshatra Purva-Bhadra; tithi Krishna-panchami until 07:01, Krishna-shashti from 07:01; lagna Mithuna 03:56, Karka 04:47, Simha 07:45, Kanya 10:46, Tula 13:46, Vrischika 16:48, Dhanu 19:32

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Purva-Bhadra — facing death (dangers); 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

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 Siddha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 07:01–03:57 (09.07)+1 Yoga Saubhagya 03:56–23:53+1 Auspicious weekday+1 Auspicious tithi 03:56–07:010 Chaturmasya−1 Anandadi: Dhwanksha all day−1 Panchaka all day−1 Fierce or sharp nakshatra all day

Panchanga at sunrise 03:56

Summary	Avoid starting important matters — Bhadra on earth, Krakacha Yoga
Month	Ashadha (amanta) · Shravana (purnimanta) more
Paksha	Krishna Paksha (dark half, waning Moon)
Samvatsara	Parabhava (No. 40) · Shaka 1888 · Vikram 2023 more
Period	Chaturmasya

At sunrise 03:57

Tithi	6Krishna-shashti (Nanda, Kartikeya) · until 09:26 more
Nakshatra	Purva-Bhadra, pada 4 (fierce, Aja Ekapad - sunbeam or lightning strike, Jupiter) · until 05:37 more
Yoga	Shobhana (“splendid, beautiful”, auspicious) · until 00:49 (10.07) more
Karana	Vanija (movable) · until 09:26 more
Vara	Shani vara — Saturn Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mithuna (Gemini), Moon: Mina (Pisces)

Changes during the day

from 05:37	nakshatra Uttara-Bhadra
from 09:26	tithi Krishna-saptami
from 09:26	karana Vishti
from 22:35	karana Bava
from 00:49 (10.07)	yoga Atiganda

Sun and Moon

Dawn	02:59
Sunrise	03:57
Noon	12:34
Sunset	21:11
End of twilight	22:09
Moonrise	23:55
Moonset	11:02
Day length	17 h 14 min

Gardener’s calendar

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

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

task	at sunrise	from 05:37	from 09:26

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 (03:57–05:37) is good for root crops.
According to the Kalaprakashika, Uttara-Bhadra (05:37–21:11) is good for sowing.
Vishti Karana (Bhadra) 09:26–21:11: according to the Kalaprakashika, sowing, reaping and harvesting are not begun during it.

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Festivals and periods

Chaturmasya

Muhurta

Ravi Yoga 05:37–03:58 (10.07)

Krakacha Yoga 03:57–09:26 Visha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 09:26–03:58 (10.07)

Anandadi: Kaladanda 03:57–05:37 Anandadi: Dhumra 05:37–03:58 (10.07)

Bhadra on earth: 09:26–22:35; Bhadra Puchha 14:41–16:00; Bhadra Mukha 16:00–18:11
Dosha-free Panchaka: 10:24 (06.07)–11:04 (11.07)

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	03:03–03:30
Abhijit Muhurta	11:59–13:08
Vijaya Muhurta	15:26–16:35
Godhuli	21:11–21:25
Pradosha	21:11–22:32
Nishitha	00:21–00:48 (10.07)
Amrita Kalam	03:07–04:55 (10.07)

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	08:15–10:25
Yamaganda	14:43–16:52
Gulika Kalam	03:57–06:06
Dur Muhurta	03:57–05:06, 05:06–06:15
Varjyam	16:22–18:10

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: average 05:37–07:41

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	average 05:37–07:41
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	average 05:37–07:41
Bathing, washing hair	average 05:37–07:41, 09:26–21:11

Haircut factors: weekday Saturday; nakshatra Purva-Bhadra until 05:37, Uttara-Bhadra from 05:37; tithi Krishna-shashti until 09:26, Krishna-saptami from 09:26; lagna Mithuna 03:57, Karka 04:43, Simha 07:41, Kanya 10:42, Tula 13:42, Vrischika 16:44, Dhanu 19:28

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Purva-Bhadra (until 05:37) — facing death (dangers); Uttara-Bhadra (from 05:37) — a good life; Saturday — decline of physical strength.

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

Bhadra on earth 09:26–21:11: 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 = −6

Avoid starting important matters: Bhadra on earth

+2 Ravi Yoga 05:37–03:58 (10.07)+1 Yoga Shobhana 03:57–00:49 (10.07)+1 Auspicious nakshatra 05:37–03:58 (10.07)0 Chaturmasya0 Visha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 09:26–03:58 (10.07) (cancelled by a stronger yoga)−1 Anandadi: Dhumra 05:37–03:58 (10.07)−1 Krura vara (day of Mars or Saturn)−1 Panchaka all day−1 Fierce or sharp nakshatra 03:57–05:37−3 Krakacha Yoga 03:57–09:26−3 Bhadra on earth 09:26–22:35

Panchanga at sunrise 03:57

Summary	Ordinary day — pros: Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga, Ravi Yoga; cons: Samvartaka Yoga, Panchaka
Month	Ashadha (amanta) · Shravana (purnimanta) more
Paksha	Krishna Paksha (dark half, waning Moon)
Samvatsara	Parabhava (No. 40) · Shaka 1888 · Vikram 2023 more
Period	Chaturmasya
Festivals	Kalashtami

At sunrise 03:58

Tithi	7Krishna-saptami (Bhadra, Indra) · until 11:42 more
Nakshatra	Uttara-Bhadra, pada 4 (fixed, Ahirbudhyana (Serpent of the Deep - Milky Way under the horizon), Saturn) · until 08:30 more
Yoga	Atiganda (“great danger”, inauspicious) · until 01:32 (11.07) more
Karana	Bava (movable) · until 11:42 more
Vara	Ravi vara — Sun Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mithuna (Gemini), Moon: Mina (Pisces)

Changes during the day

from 08:30	nakshatra Revati
from 11:42	tithi Krishna-ashtami
from 11:42	karana Balava
from 00:42 (11.07)	karana Kaulava
from 01:32 (11.07)	yoga Sukarma

Sun and Moon

Dawn	03:00
Sunrise	03:58
Noon	12:34
Sunset	21:10
End of twilight	22:07
Moonrise	none
Moonset	12:16
Day length	17 h 12 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	from 08:30	from 11:42

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 (03:58–08:30) is good for sowing.
According to the Kalaprakashika, Revati (08:30–21:10) is good for sowing, for flowering plants and fruit-bearing creepers.

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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, 21:10–22:32
the tithi covers the decisive time on this day only

Chaturmasya

Muhurta

Ravi Yoga 03:58–08:30 Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 03:58–08:30

Samvartaka Yoga 03:58–11:42

Anandadi: Sthira 03:58–08:30 Anandadi: Vardhamana 08:30–03:59 (11.07)

Dosha-free Panchaka: 10:24 (06.07)–11:04 (11.07)

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	03:04–03:31
Abhijit Muhurta	12:00–13:08
Vijaya Muhurta	15:26–16:35
Godhuli	21:10–21:24
Pradosha	21:10–22:32
Nishitha	00:21–00:48 (11.07)
Amrita Kalam	03:07–04:55

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	19:01–21:10
Yamaganda	12:34–14:43
Gulika Kalam	16:52–19:01
Dur Muhurta	18:52–20:01
Varjyam	21:47–23:33

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: average 03:58–11:42

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	average 03:58–11:42
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	average 03:58–11:42
Bathing, washing hair	average 03:58–19:25

Haircut factors: weekday Sunday; nakshatra Uttara-Bhadra until 08:30, Revati from 08:30; tithi Krishna-saptami until 11:42, Krishna-ashtami from 11:42; lagna Mithuna 03:58, Karka 04:39, Simha 07:37, Kanya 10:38, Tula 13:38, Vrischika 16:40, Dhanu 19:25

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Uttara-Bhadra (until 08:30) — a good life; Revati (from 08:30) — increase in property; Sunday — physical well-being.

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

Krishna-ashtami 11:42–21:10: 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

Ordinary day · score S = +2

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

+3 Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 03:58–08:30+2 Ravi Yoga 03:58–08:30+1 Anandadi: Sthira 03:58–08:30+1 Auspicious nakshatra 03:58–08:300 Chaturmasya−1 Ashtami 11:42–03:59 (11.07)−1 Surya Dagdha tithi 11:42–03:59 (11.07)−1 Panchaka all day−3 Samvartaka Yoga 03:58–11:42

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 03:58

Summary	Ordinary day — pros: Anandadi: Matanga, Auspicious nakshatra; cons: Surya Dagdha tithi, Panchaka
Month	Ashadha (amanta) · Shravana (purnimanta) more
Paksha	Krishna Paksha (dark half, waning Moon)
Samvatsara	Parabhava (No. 40) · Shaka 1888 · Vikram 2023 more
Period	Chaturmasya
Festivals	Shravana Somvar

At sunrise 03:59

Tithi	8Krishna-ashtami (Jaya, Vasus) · until 13:36 more
Nakshatra	Revati, pada 3 (soft, Pushan (Prosperous), Mercury) · until 11:04 more Gandamula
Yoga	Sukarma (“good deed”, auspicious) · until 01:53 (12.07) more
Karana	Kaulava (movable) · until 13:36 more
Vara	Soma vara — Moon Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mithuna (Gemini), Moon: Mina (Pisces)

Changes during the day

from 11:04	nakshatra Ashwini
from 13:36	tithi Krishna-navami
from 13:36	karana Taitila
from 01:53 (12.07)	yoga Dhriti
from 02:21 (12.07)	karana Gara

Sun and Moon

Dawn	03:02
Sunrise	03:59
Noon	12:35
Sunset	21:09
End of twilight	22:06
Moonrise	00:02
Moonset	13:31
Day length	17 h 09 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	from 11:04	from 13:36

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 (03:59–11:04) is good for sowing, for flowering plants and fruit-bearing creepers.

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Shravana Somvar · Shiva

A Monday of the month of Shravana (here by the purnimanta reckoning, as in North India): a fast and abhisheka of Shiva with water and milk — special worship in the month of Shiva.

Rule: by weekday

Chaturmasya

Muhurta

Anandadi: Matanga 03:59–11:04 Anandadi: Rakshasa 11:04–04:00 (12.07)

Dosha-free Panchaka: 10:24 (06.07)–11:04
Gandanta (nakshatra): 04:28–17:37
Gandamula: Moon at sunrise in nakshatra Revati
Surya Dagdha tithi: Krishna-ashtami

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	03:05–03:32
Abhijit Muhurta	12:00–13:08
Vijaya Muhurta	15:26–16:34
Godhuli	21:09–21:23
Pradosha	21:09–22:31
Nishitha	00:21–00:48 (12.07)
Amrita Kalam	08:24–10:10

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	06:08–08:17
Yamaganda	10:25–12:34
Gulika Kalam	14:43–16:52
Dur Muhurta	13:08–14:17, 16:34–17:43
Varjyam	none on this day

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 03:59–07:33, 10:34–13:36

Haircut factors: weekday Monday; nakshatra Revati until 11:04, Ashwini from 11:04; tithi Krishna-ashtami until 13:36, Krishna-navami from 13:36; lagna Mithuna 03:59, Karka 04:35, Simha 07:33, Kanya 10:34, Tula 13:35, Vrischika 16:36, Dhanu 19:21

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Revati (until 11:04) — increase in property; Ashwini (from 11:04) — joy; Monday — clear, bright complexion.

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

Krishna-ashtami 03:59–13:36: a Parva tithi — haircuts and shaving are postponed (according to the Muhurta Chintamani).
Krishna-navami 13:36–21:09: 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).
Monday: according to the Kalaprakashika, it is good for a haircut only during the waxing Moon.

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.

+1 Anandadi: Matanga 03:59–11:04+1 Auspicious nakshatra 03:59–11:04+1 Yoga Sukarma 03:59–01:53 (12.07)+1 Auspicious weekday0 Chaturmasya−1 Ashtami 03:59–13:36−1 Anandadi: Rakshasa 11:04–04:00 (12.07)−1 Panchaka 03:59–11:04−1 Surya Dagdha tithi 03:59–13:36

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 03:59

Summary	Ordinary day — pros: Amrita Siddhi Yoga, Anandadi: Amrita; cons: Rikta tithi, Krakacha Yoga
Month	Ashadha (amanta) · Shravana (purnimanta) more
Paksha	Krishna Paksha (dark half, waning Moon)
Samvatsara	Parabhava (No. 40) · Shaka 1888 · Vikram 2023 more
Period	Chaturmasya

At sunrise 04:00

Tithi	9Krishna-navami (Rikta, Serpent (Naga)) · until 14:57 more
Nakshatra	Ashwini, pada 3 (light, Ashwini Kumara, Ketu) · until 13:06 more Gandamula
Yoga	Dhriti (“steadfastness, firmness”, auspicious) · until 01:45 (13.07) more
Karana	Gara (movable) · until 14:57 more
Vara	Mangala vara — Mars Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mithuna (Gemini), Moon: Mesha (Aries)

Changes during the day

from 13:06	nakshatra Bharani
from 14:57	tithi Krishna-dashami
from 14:57	karana Vanija
from 01:45 (13.07)	yoga Shula
from 03:21 (13.07)	karana Vishti

Sun and Moon

Dawn	03:04
Sunrise	04:00
Noon	12:35
Sunset	21:08
End of twilight	22:04
Moonrise	00:10
Moonset	14:49
Day length	17 h 07 min

Gardener’s calendar

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

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

task	at sunrise	from 13:06	from 14:57

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 (13:06–21:08) is good for root crops.

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Festivals and periods

Chaturmasya

Muhurta

Amrita Siddhi Yoga 04:00–13:06 Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 04:00–13:06

Krakacha Yoga 14:57–04:02 (13.07)

Anandadi: Amrita 04:00–13:06 Anandadi: Musala 13:06–04:02 (13.07)

Bhadra in heaven: 03:21–15:35 (13.07); Bhadra Puchha 05:07–06:20 (13.07); Bhadra Mukha 06:20–08:24 (13.07)
Gandamula: Moon at sunrise in nakshatra Ashwini

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	03:06–03:33
Abhijit Muhurta	12:00–13:08
Vijaya Muhurta	15:25–16:34
Godhuli	21:08–21:22
Pradosha	21:08–22:31
Nishitha	00:21–00:49 (13.07)
Amrita Kalam	05:17–07:01

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	16:51–19:00
Yamaganda	08:17–10:26
Gulika Kalam	12:34–14:43
Dur Muhurta	07:26–08:34, 23:53–00:21 (13.07)
Varjyam	08:45–10:29, 23:14–00:55 (13.07)

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 04:00–07:29, 10:30–13:06, 14:57–19:17

Haircut factors: weekday Tuesday; nakshatra Ashwini until 13:06, Bharani from 13:06; tithi Krishna-navami until 14:57, Krishna-dashami from 14:57; lagna Mithuna 04:00, Karka 04:31, Simha 07:29, Kanya 10:30, Tula 13:31, Vrischika 16:32, Dhanu 19:17

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Ashwini (until 13:06) — joy; Bharani (from 13:06) — facing death (dangers); Tuesday — harm to longevity.

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

Krishna-navami 04:00–14:57: 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 = +2

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

+4 Amrita Siddhi Yoga 04:00–13:06+1 Anandadi: Amrita 04:00–13:06+1 Auspicious nakshatra 04:00–13:06+1 Yoga Dhriti 04:00–01:45 (13.07)0 Chaturmasya0 Anandadi: Musala 13:06–04:02 (13.07)0 Fierce or sharp nakshatra 13:06–04:02 (13.07)−1 Krura vara (day of Mars or Saturn)−1 Krakacha Yoga 14:57–04:02 (13.07)−2 Rikta tithi 04:00–14:57

Panchanga at sunrise 04:00

Summary	Avoid starting important matters — Anandadi: Kana, Vishti (Bhadra)
Month	Ashadha (amanta) · Shravana (purnimanta) more
Paksha	Krishna Paksha (dark half, waning Moon)
Samvatsara	Parabhava (No. 40) · Shaka 1888 · Vikram 2023 more
Period	Chaturmasya

At sunrise 04:02

Tithi	10Krishna-dashami (Purna, Dharma) · until 15:35 more
Nakshatra	Bharani, pada 3 (fierce, Yama (Dharma-raja), Venus) · until 14:27 more
Yoga	Shula (“spear, sharp pain”, inauspicious) · until 01:01 (14.07) more
Karana	Vishti (movable, inauspicious) · until 15:35 more
Vara	Buddha vara — Mercury Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mithuna (Gemini), Moon: Mesha (Aries)

Changes during the day

from 14:27	nakshatra Krittika
from 15:35	tithi Krishna-ekadashi
from 15:35	karana Bava
from 01:01 (14.07)	yoga Ganda
from 03:36 (14.07)	karana Balava

Sun and Moon

Dawn	03:05
Sunrise	04:02
Noon	12:35
Sunset	21:07
End of twilight	22:03
Moonrise	00:20
Moonset	16:11
Day length	17 h 05 min

Gardener’s calendar

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

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

task	at sunrise	from 14:27	from 15:35

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 (04:02–14:27) is good for root crops.
According to the Kalaprakashika, Krittika (14:27–21:07) is good for root crops.
Vishti Karana (Bhadra) 04:02–15:35: according to the Kalaprakashika, sowing, reaping and harvesting are not begun during it.

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Festivals and periods

Chaturmasya

Muhurta

Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 14:27–04:03 (14.07) Siddha Yoga (weekday and nakshatra) 14:27–04:03 (14.07)

Anandadi: Siddhi 14:27–04:03 (14.07) Anandadi: Kana 04:02–14:27

Bhadra in heaven: 03:21–15:35; Bhadra Puchha 05:07–06:20; Bhadra Mukha 06:20–08:24
Gandanta (tithi): 15:10–15:59

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	03:07–03:34
Abhijit Muhurta	none: Abhijit is not considered auspicious on Wednesday
Vijaya Muhurta	15:25–16:33
Godhuli	21:07–21:21
Pradosha	21:07–22:30
Nishitha	00:21–00:49 (14.07)
Amrita Kalam	09:22–11:04

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	12:34–14:42
Yamaganda	06:10–08:18
Gulika Kalam	10:26–12:34
Dur Muhurta	12:00–13:08
Varjyam	02:44–04:22 (14.07)

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: average 04:02–07:26, 10:26–16:28

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 04:02–07:26, 10:26–16:28
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	average 04:02–07:26, 10:26–16:28
Bathing, washing hair	good 14:27–19:13

Haircut factors: weekday Wednesday; nakshatra Bharani until 14:27, Krittika from 14:27; tithi Krishna-dashami until 15:35, Krishna-ekadashi from 15:35; lagna Mithuna 04:02, Karka 04:27, Simha 07:26, Kanya 10:26, Tula 13:27, Vrischika 16:28, Dhanu 19:13, Makara 21:06

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Bharani (until 14:27) — facing death (dangers); Krittika (from 14:27) — consumption (a wasting disease); Wednesday — favour of the authorities.

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.
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 = −3

+1 Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 14:27–04:03 (14.07)+1 Auspicious weekday0 Anandadi: Siddhi 14:27–04:03 (14.07)0 Siddha Yoga (weekday and nakshatra) 14:27–04:03 (14.07)0 Chaturmasya−1 Fierce or sharp nakshatra 04:02–14:27−2 Vishti (Bhadra) 04:02–15:35−3 Anandadi: Kana 04:02–14:27

Panchanga at sunrise 04:02

Summary	Unfavourable day — Yamaghanta, Anandadi: Utpata
Month	Ashadha (amanta) · Shravana (purnimanta) more
Paksha	Krishna Paksha (dark half, waning Moon)
Samvatsara	Parabhava (No. 40) · Shaka 1888 · Vikram 2023 more
Period	Chaturmasya
Festivals	Kamika Ekadashi

At sunrise 04:03

Tithi	11Krishna-ekadashi (Nanda, Rudra) · until 15:25 more
Nakshatra	Krittika, pada 3 (mixed, Agni, Sun) · until 15:01 more
Yoga	Ganda (“danger, knot”, inauspicious) · until 23:38 more
Karana	Balava (movable) · until 15:25 more
Vara	Guru vara — Jupiter Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mithuna (Gemini), Moon: Vrishabha (Taurus)

Changes during the day

from 15:01	nakshatra Rohini
from 15:25	tithi Krishna-dvadashi
from 15:25	karana Kaulava
from 23:38	yoga Vriddhi
from 03:02 (15.07)	karana Taitila

Sun and Moon

Dawn	03:07
Sunrise	04:03
Noon	12:35
Sunset	21:06
End of twilight	22:01
Moonrise	00:34
Moonset	17:37
Day length	17 h 02 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 15:01	from 15:25

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 (04:03–15:01) is good for root crops.
According to the Kalaprakashika, Rohini (15:01–21:06) is good for sowing.

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Kamika Ekadashi · Vishnu

The Ekadashi of the dark half of Ashadha (Shravana in North India), the first within Chaturmasya. Vishnu is worshipped with tulasi leaves, and oil lamps are lit.

Rule: udaya vyapini: tithi at sunrise, tithi 15:35 (13.07)–15:25
the tithi covers the decisive time on this day only
Parana (breaking the fast): 04:05–07:29 (15.07)

Chaturmasya

Muhurta

Yamaghanta 04:03–15:01 Ashubha Yoga (tithi and nakshatra) 15:01–15:25

Anandadi: Lumbaka 04:03–15:01 Anandadi: Utpata 15:01–04:05 (15.07)

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	03:08–03:35
Abhijit Muhurta	12:00–13:08
Vijaya Muhurta	15:25–16:33
Godhuli	21:06–21:20
Pradosha	21:06–22:29
Nishitha	00:21–00:49 (15.07)
Amrita Kalam	12:33–14:12

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	14:42–16:50
Yamaganda	04:03–06:11
Gulika Kalam	08:19–10:27
Dur Muhurta	09:44–10:52, 16:33–17:41
Varjyam	02:44–04:22

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: good 15:01–16:24

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 15:01–16:24
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	good 15:01–16:24
Bathing, washing hair	good 04:03–07:22, 10:23–19:09

Haircut factors: weekday Thursday; nakshatra Krittika until 15:01, Rohini from 15:01; tithi Krishna-ekadashi until 15:25, Krishna-dvadashi from 15:25; lagna Mithuna 04:03, Karka 04:24, Simha 07:22, Kanya 10:23, Tula 13:23, Vrischika 16:24, Dhanu 19:09, Makara 21:02

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Krittika (until 15:01) — consumption (a wasting disease); Rohini (from 15:01) — destruction of all misfortunes; Thursday — success.

Cautions:

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

Unfavourable day · score S = −3

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: Yamaghanta

+1 Auspicious weekday0 Auspicious nakshatra 15:01–04:05 (15.07)0 Chaturmasya0 Ashubha Yoga (tithi and nakshatra) 15:01–15:25−1 Anandadi: Utpata 15:01–04:05 (15.07)−3 Yamaghanta 04:03–15:01

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 04:03

Summary	Unfavourable day — Yamaghanta, Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi)
Month	Ashadha (amanta) · Shravana (purnimanta) more
Paksha	Krishna Paksha (dark half, waning Moon)
Samvatsara	Parabhava (No. 40) · Shaka 1888 · Vikram 2023 more
Period	Chaturmasya
Festivals	Pradosha Vrat

At sunrise 04:05

Tithi	12Krishna-dvadashi (Bhadra, Sun (Ravi)) · until 14:27 more
Nakshatra	Rohini, pada 3 (fixed, Prajapati (Brahma - Creator), Moon) · until 14:47 more
Yoga	Vriddhi (“growth, increase”, auspicious) · until 21:37 more
Karana	Taitila (movable) · until 14:27 more
Vara	Shukra vara — Venus Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mithuna (Gemini), Moon: Vrishabha (Taurus)

Changes during the day

from 14:27	tithi Krishna-trayodashi
from 14:27	karana Gara
from 14:47	nakshatra Mrigashirsha
from 21:37	yoga Dhruva
from 01:40 (16.07)	karana Vanija

Sun and Moon

Dawn	03:09
Sunrise	04:05
Noon	12:35
Sunset	21:04
End of twilight	22:00
Moonrise	00:54
Moonset	19:02
Day length	16 h 59 min

Gardener’s calendar

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

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

task	at sunrise	from 14:27	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, Rohini (04:05–14:47) is good for sowing.
According to the Kalaprakashika, Mrigashirsha (14:47–21:04) is good for flowering plants and fruit-bearing creepers.

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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, 21:04–22:29
the tithi covers the decisive time on this day only

Chaturmasya

Muhurta

Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) 04:05–14:27 Yamaghanta 04:05–14:47

Anandadi: Mitra 04:05–14:47 Anandadi: Manasa 14:47–04:06 (16.07)

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	03:09–03:37
Abhijit Muhurta	12:01–13:09
Vijaya Muhurta	15:24–16:32
Godhuli	21:04–21:18
Pradosha	21:04–22:29
Nishitha	00:21–00:49 (16.07)
Amrita Kalam	11:37–13:12

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	10:27–12:35
Yamaganda	16:49–18:57
Gulika Kalam	06:12–08:20
Dur Muhurta	07:29–08:37, 13:09–14:16
Varjyam	06:52–08:27, 20:10–21:42

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: good 04:05–07:18, 10:19–14:27

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 04:05–07:18, 10:19–14:27
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	good 04:05–07:18, 10:19–14:27
Bathing, washing hair	good 04:05–07:18, 10:19–19:05

Haircut factors: weekday Friday; nakshatra Rohini until 14:47, Mrigashirsha from 14:47; tithi Krishna-dvadashi until 14:27, Krishna-trayodashi from 14:27; lagna Mithuna 04:05, Karka 04:20, Simha 07:18, Kanya 10:19, Tula 13:19, Vrischika 16:20, Dhanu 19:05, Makara 20:58

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Rohini (until 14:47) — destruction of all misfortunes; Mrigashirsha (from 14:47) — abundance (well-being, prosperity); Friday — universal respect.

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.
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

Unfavourable day · score S = −1

Strict prohibition: Yamaghanta

+1 Anandadi: Mitra 04:05–14:47+1 Auspicious nakshatra 04:05–14:47+1 Yoga Vriddhi 04:05–21:37+1 Auspicious weekday0 Chaturmasya−2 Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) 04:05–14:27−3 Yamaghanta 04:05–14:47

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 04:05

Summary	Avoid starting important matters — Sankranti day, Krishna Chaturdashi
Month	Ashadha (amanta) · Shravana (purnimanta) more
Paksha	Krishna Paksha (dark half, waning Moon)
Samvatsara	Parabhava (No. 40) · Shaka 1888 · Vikram 2023 more
Period	Chaturmasya
Festivals	Karka Sankranti (Dakshinayana) · Masik Shivaratri

At sunrise 04:06

Tithi	13Krishna-trayodashi (Jaya, God of Love) · until 12:43 more
Nakshatra	Mrigashirsha, pada 3 (soft, Soma (Chandra, Moon), Mars) · until 13:49 more
Yoga	Dhruva (“fixed, constant (the Pole Star)”, auspicious) · until 19:01 more
Karana	Vanija (movable) · until 12:43 more
Vara	Shani vara — Saturn Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Mithuna (Gemini), Moon: Mithuna (Gemini)

Changes during the day

from 12:43	tithi Krishna-chaturdashi
from 12:43	karana Vishti
from 13:49	nakshatra Ardra
from 19:01	yoga Vyaghata
from 23:37	karana Shakuni

Sun and Moon

Dawn	03:11
Sunrise	04:06
Noon	12:35
Sunset	21:03
End of twilight	21:58
Moonrise	01:25
Moonset	20:18
Day length	16 h 57 min

Sky

Karka Sankranti	12:09 — the Sun enters Karka (Cancer)

Gardener’s calendar

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

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

task	at sunrise	from 12:43	from 13:49

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 (04:06–13:49) is good for flowering plants and fruit-bearing creepers.
Vishti Karana (Bhadra) 12:43–21:03: according to the Kalaprakashika, sowing, reaping and harvesting are not begun during it.
Krishna-chaturdashi 12:43–21:03: according to the Kalaprakashika, ploughing on Chaturdashi puts the owner’s life in danger.

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Festivals and periods

Karka Sankranti (Dakshinayana) · Surya

The Sun enters the sidereal sign of Cancer — the beginning of Dakshinayana, the Sun’s southward course and the “night of the gods”. Holy bath, charity and ancestor rites are favourable.

Rule: by the moment of Sankranti, 04:06–12:09
on the day the Sun enters the sign

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, 00:21–00:49 (17.07)
the tithi covers the decisive time on this day only

Chaturmasya

Muhurta

Siddha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 12:43–04:08 (17.07)

Anandadi: Vajra 04:06–13:49 Anandadi: Mudgara 13:49–04:08 (17.07)

Bhadra in heaven: 12:43–23:37; Bhadra Mukha 12:43–14:32; Bhadra Puchha 22:28–23:33

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	03:10–03:38
Abhijit Muhurta	12:01–13:09
Vijaya Muhurta	15:24–16:32
Godhuli	21:03–21:17
Pradosha	21:03–22:28
Nishitha	00:21–00:49 (17.07)
Amrita Kalam	05:23–06:55, 02:53–04:23 (17.07)

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	08:20–10:27
Yamaganda	14:42–16:49
Gulika Kalam	04:06–06:13
Dur Muhurta	04:06–05:14, 05:14–06:22
Varjyam	21:40–23:09

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 04:06–07:14, 10:15–19:01

Haircut factors: weekday Saturday; nakshatra Mrigashirsha until 13:49, Ardra from 13:49; tithi Krishna-trayodashi until 12:43, Krishna-chaturdashi from 12:43; lagna Mithuna 04:06, Karka 04:16, Simha 07:14, Kanya 10:15, Tula 13:15, Vrischika 16:16, Dhanu 19:01, Makara 20:54

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Mrigashirsha (until 13:49) — abundance (well-being, prosperity); Ardra (from 13:49) — sadness; Saturday — decline of physical strength.

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

Krishna-chaturdashi 12:43–21:03: a Rikta and Parva tithi — haircuts and shaving are postponed (according to the Muhurta Chintamani and the Kalaprakashika).
Sankranti at 12:09 — 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 = −3

Avoid starting important matters: Sankranti day

+1 Auspicious nakshatra 04:06–13:49+1 Yoga Dhruva 04:06–19:01+1 Siddha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 12:43–04:08 (17.07)0 Chaturmasya0 Yoga Vyaghata 19:01–22:090 Fierce or sharp nakshatra 13:49–04:08 (17.07)−1 Vishti (Bhadra) 12:43–23:37−1 Anandadi: Vajra 04:06–13:49−1 Krura vara (day of Mars or Saturn)−1 Sankranti day−1 Krishna Chaturdashi 12:43–04:08 (17.07)

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 04:06

Summary	Avoid starting important matters — Krishna Chaturdashi, Fierce or sharp nakshatra
Month	Ashadha (amanta) · Shravana (purnimanta) more
Paksha	Krishna Paksha (dark half, waning Moon)
Samvatsara	Parabhava (No. 40) · Shaka 1888 · Vikram 2023 more
Period	Chaturmasya

At sunrise 04:08

Tithi	14Krishna-chaturdashi (Rikta, Kali) · until 10:22 more
Nakshatra	Ardra, pada 3 (sharp, Rudra (Roaring, angry image of Shiva), Rahu) · until 12:13 more
Yoga	Vyaghata (“crushing blow”, inauspicious) · until 15:54 more
Karana	Shakuni (fixed, inauspicious) · until 10:22 more
Vara	Ravi vara — Sun Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Karka (Cancer), Moon: Mithuna (Gemini)

Changes during the day

from 10:22	tithi Amavasya
from 10:22	karana Chatushpada
from 12:13	nakshatra Punarvasu
from 15:54	yoga Harshana
from 20:59	karana Naga

Sun and Moon

Dawn	03:13
Sunrise	04:08
Noon	12:35
Sunset	21:02
End of twilight	21:56
Moonrise	02:16
Moonset	21:17
Day length	16 h 54 min

Gardener’s calendar

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

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

task	at sunrise	from 10:22	from 12:13

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 (12:13–21:02) is good for flowering plants and fruit-bearing creepers.
Shakuni 04:08–10:22: a fixed karana — according to the Kalaprakashika, reaping and harvesting are not begun during it (it is suitable for sowing).
Chatushpada 10:22–20:59: a fixed karana — according to the Kalaprakashika, sowing, reaping and harvesting are not begun during it.
Naga 20:59–21:02: a fixed karana — according to the Kalaprakashika, sowing, reaping and harvesting are not begun during it.
Krishna-chaturdashi 04:08–10:22: according to the Kalaprakashika, ploughing on Chaturdashi puts the owner’s life in danger.

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Chaturmasya

Muhurta

Anandadi: Dhwaja 12:13–04:09 (18.07) Anandadi: Dhwanksha 04:08–12:13

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	03:11–03:39
Abhijit Muhurta	12:01–13:08
Vijaya Muhurta	15:24–16:31
Godhuli	21:02–21:16
Pradosha	21:02–22:27
Nishitha	00:21–00:50 (18.07)
Amrita Kalam	02:53–04:23

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	18:55–21:02
Yamaganda	12:35–14:41
Gulika Kalam	16:48–18:55
Dur Muhurta	18:47–19:54
Varjyam	23:10–00:38 (18.07)

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 04:08–07:10, 10:11–12:13

Haircut factors: weekday Sunday; nakshatra Ardra until 12:13, Punarvasu from 12:13; tithi Krishna-chaturdashi until 10:22, Amavasya from 10:22; lagna Mithuna 04:08, Karka 04:12, Simha 07:10, Kanya 10:11, Tula 13:11, Vrischika 16:12, Dhanu 18:57, Makara 20:50

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Ardra (until 12:13) — sadness; Punarvasu (from 12:13) — strength of spirit (bravery, resilience); Sunday — physical well-being.

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

Krishna-chaturdashi 04:08–10:22: a Rikta and Parva tithi — haircuts and shaving are postponed (according to the Muhurta Chintamani and the Kalaprakashika).
Amavasya 10:22–21:02: 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 = −3

Avoid starting important matters: Krishna Chaturdashi

+1 Anandadi: Dhwaja 12:13–04:09 (18.07)+1 Auspicious nakshatra 12:13–04:09 (18.07)0 Yoga Harshana 15:54–04:09 (18.07)0 Chaturmasya−1 Anandadi: Dhwanksha 04:08–12:13−1 Fierce or sharp nakshatra 04:08–12:13−3 Krishna Chaturdashi 04:08–10:22

Panchanga at sunrise 04:08

Summary	Avoid starting important matters — Amavasya, Anandadi: Dhumra
Month	Ashadha (amanta) · Shravana (purnimanta) more
Paksha	Krishna Paksha (dark half, waning Moon)
Samvatsara	Parabhava (No. 40) · Shaka 1888 · Vikram 2023 more
Period	Chaturmasya
Festivals	Somvati Amavasya · Ashadha Amavasya (Deep Amavasya) · Karkidaka Vavu · Shravana Somvar

At sunrise 04:09

Tithi	30Amavasya (Purna, Pitris (ancestors)) · until 07:30 more
Nakshatra	Punarvasu, pada 3 (movable, Aditi, Jupiter) · until 10:07 more
Yoga	Harshana (“delighting”, auspicious) · until 12:25 more
Karana	Naga (fixed, inauspicious) · until 07:30 more
Vara	Soma vara — Moon Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Karka (Cancer), Moon: Mithuna (Gemini)

Changes during the day

from 07:30	tithi Shukla-pratipat
from 07:30	karana Kimstughna
from 10:07	nakshatra Pushya
from 12:25	yoga Vajra
from 17:55	karana Bava

Sun and Moon

Dawn	03:15
Sunrise	04:09
Noon	12:35
Sunset	21:00
End of twilight	21:54
Moonrise	03:29
Moonset	21:55
Day length	16 h 51 min

Sky

New moon (Amavasya)	07:30

Gardener’s calendar

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

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

task	at sunrise	from 07:30	from 10:07

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, Punarvasu (04:09–10:07) is good for flowering plants and fruit-bearing creepers.
According to the Kalaprakashika, Pushya (10:07–21:00) is good for sowing.
Naga 04:09–07:30: a fixed karana — according to the Kalaprakashika, sowing, reaping and harvesting are not begun during it.
Kimstughna 07:30–17:55: a fixed karana — according to the Kalaprakashika, sowing, reaping and harvesting are not begun during it.

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Festivals and periods

Somvati Amavasya · Shiva

A new moon falling on a Monday. Married women circumambulate the peepal tree for their husbands’ long life; holy bathing in sacred rivers and charity are especially meritorious.

Rule: udaya vyapini: tithi at sunrise, tithi 10:22 (17.07)–07:30
the tithi covers the decisive time on this day only

Ashadha Amavasya (Deep Amavasya) · Pitris (ancestors)

The new moon of Ashadha — Deep Amavasya in Maharashtra: oil lamps are cleaned and lit; in North India it is Hariyali Amavasya, when trees are planted.

Rule: udaya vyapini: tithi at sunrise, tithi 10:22 (17.07)–07:30
the tithi covers the decisive time on this day only

Karkidaka Vavu · Pitris (ancestors)

The new moon of the month of Karkidakam (Sun in Karka): in Kerala, the main day of ancestor rites (Vavu Bali), with rituals on riverbanks and the seashore.

Rule: udaya vyapini: tithi at sunrise, tithi 10:22 (17.07)–07:30
the tithi covers the decisive time on this day only

Shravana Somvar · Shiva

A Monday of the month of Shravana (here by the purnimanta reckoning, as in North India): a fast and abhisheka of Shiva with water and milk — special worship in the month of Shiva.

Rule: by weekday

Chaturmasya

Muhurta

Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 10:07–04:11 (19.07)

Anandadi: Prajapati 10:07–04:11 (19.07) Anandadi: Dhumra 04:09–10:07

Gandanta (tithi): 07:08–07:50

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	03:12–03:41
Abhijit Muhurta	12:01–13:08
Vijaya Muhurta	15:23–16:31
Godhuli	21:00–21:15
Pradosha	21:00–22:26
Nishitha	00:21–00:50 (19.07)
Amrita Kalam	07:56–09:23, 01:57–03:23 (19.07)

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	06:15–08:22
Yamaganda	10:28–12:35
Gulika Kalam	14:41–16:48
Dur Muhurta	13:08–14:16, 16:31–17:38
Varjyam	17:19–18:45

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: average 07:30–21:00

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 07:30–21:00
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	average 07:30–21:00
Bathing, washing hair	average 04:09–07:06, 10:07–18:53

Haircut factors: weekday Monday; nakshatra Punarvasu until 10:07, Pushya from 10:07; tithi Amavasya until 07:30, Shukla-pratipat from 07:30; lagna Karka 04:09, Simha 07:06, Kanya 10:07, Tula 13:07, Vrischika 16:08, Dhanu 18:53, Makara 20:46

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Punarvasu (until 10:07) — strength of spirit (bravery, resilience); Pushya (from 10:07) — increase in wealth; Monday — clear, bright complexion.

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

Amavasya 04:09–07:30: 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 = +3

Avoid starting important matters: Amavasya

+3 Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 10:07–04:11 (19.07)+1 Pushya 10:07–04:11 (19.07)+1 Anandadi: Prajapati 10:07–04:11 (19.07)+1 Yoga Harshana 04:09–12:25+1 Auspicious weekday0 Chaturmasya0 Yoga Vajra 12:25–13:26−1 Anandadi: Dhumra 04:09–10:07−3 Amavasya 04:09–07:30

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 04:09

Summary	Avoid starting important matters — Kshaya tithi, Krura vara (day of Mars or Saturn) Adhika Masa: not for weddings, housewarmings or major new undertakings; good for spiritual practice.
Month	Adhika Shravana (amanta) · same in the purnimanta system more
Paksha	Shukla Paksha (bright half, waxing Moon)
Samvatsara	Parabhava (No. 40) · Shaka 1888 · Vikram 2023 more
Period	Adhika Masa · Chaturmasya
Festivals	Chandra Darshan

At sunrise 04:11

Tithi	1Shukla-pratipat (Nanda, Brahma) · until 04:17 more
Nakshatra	Pushya, pada 4 (light, Brhaspati, Saturn) · until 07:42 more
Yoga	Vajra (“diamond, thunderbolt”, inauspicious) · until 08:41 more
Karana	Bava (movable) · until 04:17 more
Vara	Mangala vara — Mars Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Karka (Cancer), Moon: Karka (Cancer)

Changes during the day

from 04:17	tithi Shukla-dvitya (kshaya: not present at any sunrise)
from 04:17	karana Balava
from 07:42	nakshatra Ashlesha
from 08:41	yoga Siddhi
from 14:37	karana Kaulava
from 00:55 (20.07)	tithi Shukla-tritya
from 00:55 (20.07)	karana Taitila

Sun and Moon

Dawn	03:17
Sunrise	04:11
Noon	12:35
Sunset	20:59
End of twilight	21:52
Moonrise	05:01
Moonset	22:20
Day length	16 h 48 min

Gardener’s calendar

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

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

task	at sunrise	from 04:17	from 07:42

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 (04:11–07:42) is good for sowing.

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Festivals and periods

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, 20:59–22:20
Crescent Moon above the horizon after sunset: 20:59–22:20

Adhika Masa
Chaturmasya

Muhurta

Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 07:42–04:12 (20.07) Siddha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 00:55–04:12 (20.07)

Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) 04:11–04:17

Anandadi: Vardhamana 04:11–07:42 Anandadi: Ananda 07:42–04:12 (20.07)

Gandanta (nakshatra): 23:47–10:29 (20.07)

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	03:13–03:42
Abhijit Muhurta	12:01–13:08
Vijaya Muhurta	15:23–16:30
Godhuli	20:59–21:13
Pradosha	20:59–22:26
Nishitha	00:21–00:50 (20.07)
Amrita Kalam	03:42–05:08 (20.07)

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	16:47–18:53
Yamaganda	08:23–10:29
Gulika Kalam	12:35–14:41
Dur Muhurta	07:32–08:40, 23:52–00:21 (20.07)
Varjyam	19:08–20:34

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: average 04:11–07:42, 10:03–16:04, 20:43–20:59

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 04:11–07:42, 10:03–16:04, 20:43–20:59
Cutting fingernails	average 04:11–07:42, 10:03–16:04, 20:43–20:59
Cutting toenails	average 04:11–07:02
Bathing, washing hair	average 04:17–07:02, 10:03–18:49, 20:43–20:59

Haircut factors: weekday Tuesday; nakshatra Pushya until 07:42, Ashlesha from 07:42; tithi Shukla-pratipat until 04:17, Shukla-dvitya from 04:17; lagna Karka 04:11, Simha 07:02, Kanya 10:03, Tula 13:03, Vrischika 16:04, Dhanu 18:49, Makara 20:43

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Pushya (until 07:42) — increase in wealth; Ashlesha (from 07:42) — physical affliction (suffering); Tuesday — harm to longevity.

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Avoid starting important matters · score S = +5

Avoid starting important matters: Kshaya tithi

+3 Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 07:42–04:12 (20.07)+2 Pushya 04:11–07:42+1 Yoga Siddhi 08:41–04:12 (20.07)+1 Anandadi: Vardhamana 04:11–07:42+1 Auspicious tithi 04:17–00:55 (20.07)0 Adhika Masa0 Chaturmasya0 Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) 04:11–04:17 (cancelled by a stronger yoga)−1 Fierce or sharp nakshatra 07:42–04:12 (20.07)−1 Krura vara (day of Mars or Saturn)−2 Kshaya tithi

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 04:11

Summary	Avoid starting important matters — Vyatipata, Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) Adhika Masa: not for weddings, housewarmings or major new undertakings; good for spiritual practice.
Month	Adhika Shravana (amanta) · same in the purnimanta system more
Paksha	Shukla Paksha (bright half, waxing Moon)
Samvatsara	Parabhava (No. 40) · Shaka 1888 · Vikram 2023 more
Period	Adhika Masa · Chaturmasya

At sunrise 04:12

Tithi	3Shukla-tritya (Jaya, Vishnu) · until 21:32 more
Nakshatra	Ashlesha, pada 4 (sharp, Naga - the lord of snakes (Sharpa), Mercury) · until 05:08 more Gandamula
Yoga	Siddhi (“success, accomplishment”, auspicious) · until 04:49 more
Karana	Taitila (movable) · until 11:13 more
Vara	Buddha vara — Mercury Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Karka (Cancer), Moon: Karka (Cancer)

Changes during the day

from 04:49	yoga Vyatipata
from 05:08	nakshatra Magha
from 11:13	karana Gara
from 21:32	tithi Shukla-chaturti
from 21:32	karana Vanija
from 01:00 (21.07)	yoga Variyana
from 02:36 (21.07)	nakshatra Purva-Phalguni

Sun and Moon

Dawn	03:19
Sunrise	04:12
Noon	12:35
Sunset	20:58
End of twilight	21:50
Moonrise	06:39
Moonset	22:37
Day length	16 h 45 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	from 05:08

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 (05:08–20:58) is good for sowing, for root crops.

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Festivals and periods

Adhika Masa
Chaturmasya

Muhurta

Ravi Yoga 02:36–04:14 (21.07)

Dagdha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 04:12–21:32 Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) 04:12–21:32

Anandadi: Chara 05:08–02:36 (21.07) Anandadi: Sthira 02:36–04:14 (21.07) Anandadi: Rakshasa 04:12–05:08

Gandanta (nakshatra): 23:47 (19.07)–10:29
Gandamula: Moon at sunrise in nakshatra Ashlesha

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	03:14–03:43
Abhijit Muhurta	none: Abhijit is not considered auspicious on Wednesday
Vijaya Muhurta	15:22–16:29
Godhuli	20:58–21:12
Pradosha	20:58–22:25
Nishitha	00:21–00:50 (21.07)
Amrita Kalam	03:42–05:08, 00:27–01:53 (21.07)

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	12:35–14:41
Yamaganda	06:18–08:24
Gulika Kalam	10:29–12:35
Dur Muhurta	12:01–13:08
Varjyam	15:52–17:18

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: average 04:12–04:49

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 04:12–04:49
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	average 04:12–04:49
Bathing, washing hair	average throughout the daytime

Haircut factors: weekday Wednesday; nakshatra Ashlesha until 05:08, Magha from 05:08; tithi Shukla-tritya; lagna Karka 04:12, Simha 06:58, Kanya 09:59, Tula 12:59, Vrischika 16:00, Dhanu 18:45, Makara 20:39

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Ashlesha (until 05:08) — physical affliction (suffering); Magha (from 05:08) — loss of property; Wednesday — favour of the authorities.

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

Vyatipata 04:49–20:58: auspicious undertakings, including haircuts, are avoided during this yoga (according to the Muhurta Chintamani).

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

Avoid starting important matters · score S = −4

Avoid starting important matters: Vyatipata

+2 Yoga Siddhi 04:12–04:49+1 Anandadi: Chara 05:08–02:36 (21.07)+1 Auspicious weekday+1 Auspicious tithi 04:12–21:320 Adhika Masa0 Chaturmasya0 Anandadi: Rakshasa 04:12–05:08−1 Gandanta 04:12–10:29−1 Fierce or sharp nakshatra 04:12–05:08−2 Dagdha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 04:12–21:32−2 Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) 04:12–21:32−3 Vyatipata 04:49–01:00 (21.07)

Panchanga at sunrise 04:12

Summary	Avoid starting important matters — Bhadra on earth, Rikta tithi Adhika Masa: not for weddings, housewarmings or major new undertakings; good for spiritual practice.
Month	Adhika Shravana (amanta) · same in the purnimanta system more
Paksha	Shukla Paksha (bright half, waxing Moon)
Samvatsara	Parabhava (No. 40) · Shaka 1888 · Vikram 2023 more
Period	Adhika Masa · Chaturmasya
Festivals	Vinayaka Chaturthi

At sunrise 04:14

Tithi	4Shukla-chaturti (Rikta, Yama) · until 18:18 more
Nakshatra	Purva-Phalguni, pada 1 (fierce, Bhaga (Share, Distributor) - god of wealth and family, Venus) · until 00:16 (22.07) more
Yoga	Variyana (“excellent, best”, auspicious) · until 21:19 more
Karana	Vanija (movable) · until 07:53 more
Vara	Guru vara — Jupiter Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Karka (Cancer), Moon: Simha (Leo)

Changes during the day

from 07:53	karana Vishti
from 18:18	tithi Shukla-panchami
from 18:18	karana Bava
from 21:19	yoga Parigha
from 00:16 (22.07)	nakshatra Uttara-Phalguni

Sun and Moon

Dawn	03:21
Sunrise	04:14
Noon	12:35
Sunset	20:56
End of twilight	21:48
Moonrise	08:17
Moonset	22:49
Day length	16 h 42 min

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 18:18

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-Phalguni (04:14–20:56) is good for root crops.
Vishti Karana (Bhadra) 07:53–18:18: according to the Kalaprakashika, sowing, reaping and harvesting are not begun during it.

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Festivals and periods

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), 10:55–14:15
the tithi covers the decisive time on this day only

Adhika Masa
Chaturmasya

Muhurta

Ravi Yoga 04:14–00:16 (22.07) Siddha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 18:18–04:15 (22.07)

Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) 04:14–18:18 Dagdha Yoga (weekday and nakshatra) 00:16–04:15 (22.07)

Anandadi: Matanga 00:16–04:15 (22.07) Anandadi: Gada 04:14–00:16 (22.07)

Bhadra on earth: 07:53–18:18; Bhadra Mukha 07:55–09:39; Bhadra Puchha 17:16–18:18

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	03:16–03:45
Abhijit Muhurta	12:02–13:08
Vijaya Muhurta	15:22–16:29
Godhuli	20:56–21:11
Pradosha	20:56–22:24
Nishitha	00:21–00:50 (22.07)
Amrita Kalam	18:29–19:56

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	14:40–16:45
Yamaganda	04:14–06:19
Gulika Kalam	08:24–10:30
Dur Muhurta	09:48–10:55, 16:29–17:36
Varjyam	09:49–11:16

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: average 18:18–20:56

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	average 18:18–20:56
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	average 18:18–20:56
Bathing, washing hair	average 04:14–06:54, 09:55–20:56

Haircut factors: weekday Thursday; nakshatra Purva-Phalguni; tithi Shukla-chaturti until 18:18, Shukla-panchami from 18:18; lagna Karka 04:14, Simha 06:54, Kanya 09:55, Tula 12:55, Vrischika 15:56, Dhanu 18:41, Makara 20:35

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Purva-Phalguni — ill health; Thursday — success.

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

Shukla-chaturti 04:14–18:18: a Rikta tithi — haircuts and shaving are not advised (according to the Muhurta Chintamani and the Kalaprakashika).
Bhadra on earth 07:53–18:18: 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).

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Avoid starting important matters · score S = −3

Avoid starting important matters: Bhadra on earth

+2 Ravi Yoga 04:14–00:16 (22.07)+1 Yoga Variyana 04:14–21:19+1 Auspicious weekday0 Siddha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 18:18–04:15 (22.07)0 Auspicious tithi 18:18–04:15 (22.07)0 Adhika Masa0 Chaturmasya0 Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) 04:14–18:18 (cancelled by a stronger yoga)−1 Anandadi: Gada 04:14–00:16 (22.07)−1 Fierce or sharp nakshatra 04:14–00:16 (22.07)−2 Rikta tithi 04:14–18:18−3 Bhadra on earth 07:53–18:18

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 04:14

Summary	Favourable day — Anandadi: Shubha, Auspicious nakshatra; auspicious time — after 07:36; auspicious time — until 15:22 Adhika Masa: not for weddings, housewarmings or major new undertakings; good for spiritual practice.
Month	Adhika Shravana (amanta) · same in the purnimanta system more
Paksha	Shukla Paksha (bright half, waxing Moon)
Samvatsara	Parabhava (No. 40) · Shaka 1888 · Vikram 2023 more
Period	Adhika Masa · Chaturmasya
Festivals	Skanda Shashti

At sunrise 04:15

Tithi	5Shukla-panchami (Purna, Soma) · until 15:22 more
Nakshatra	Uttara-Phalguni, pada 1 (fixed, Aryaman (Lord of Hospitality), Sun) · until 22:15 more
Yoga	Parigha (“bolt, barrier”, inauspicious) · until 17:54 more
Karana	Bava (movable) · until 04:48 more
Vara	Shukra vara — Venus Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Karka (Cancer), Moon: Simha (Leo)

Changes during the day

from 04:48	karana Balava
from 15:22	tithi Shukla-shashti
from 15:22	karana Kaulava
from 17:54	yoga Shiva
from 22:15	nakshatra Hasta
from 02:03 (23.07)	karana Taitila

Sun and Moon

Dawn	03:23
Sunrise	04:15
Noon	12:36
Sunset	20:54
End of twilight	21:46
Moonrise	09:51
Moonset	22:59
Day length	16 h 39 min

Gardener’s calendar

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

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

task	at sunrise	from 15:22

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 (04:15–20:54) is good for sowing.

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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: the tithi begins between sunrise and sunset, 15:22–04:17 (23.07)
the tithi begins between sunrise and sunset

Adhika Masa
Chaturmasya

Muhurta

Siddha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 15:22–04:17 (23.07) Ravi Yoga 22:15–04:17 (23.07)

Anandadi: Shubha 04:15–22:15 Anandadi: Amrita 22:15–04:17 (23.07)

Gandanta (tithi): 15:01–15:44

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	03:17–03:46
Abhijit Muhurta	12:02–13:08
Vijaya Muhurta	15:21–16:28
Godhuli	20:54–21:09
Pradosha	20:54–22:23
Nishitha	00:21–00:51 (23.07)
Amrita Kalam	15:39–17:07

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	10:30–12:35
Yamaganda	16:45–18:50
Gulika Kalam	06:20–08:25
Dur Muhurta	07:35–08:42, 13:08–14:15
Varjyam	06:51–08:19

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: good 04:15–06:50, 09:51–15:22

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	good 04:15–06:50, 09:51–15:22
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	good 04:15–06:50, 09:51–15:22
Bathing, washing hair	good 04:15–06:50, 09:51–18:37, 20:31–20:54

Haircut factors: weekday Friday; nakshatra Uttara-Phalguni; tithi Shukla-panchami until 15:22, Shukla-shashti from 15:22; lagna Karka 04:15, Simha 06:50, Kanya 09:51, Tula 12:51, Vrischika 15:53, Dhanu 18:37, Makara 20:31

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Uttara-Phalguni — destruction of all diseases; Friday — universal respect.

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.
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.

Auspicious time begins after 07:36

Auspicious time ends by 15:22

+1 Anandadi: Shubha 04:15–22:15+1 Auspicious nakshatra 04:15–22:15+1 Auspicious weekday+1 Auspicious tithi 04:15–15:22+1 Siddha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 15:22–04:17 (23.07)0 Yoga Shiva 17:54–04:17 (23.07)0 Adhika Masa0 Chaturmasya0 Surya Dagdha tithi 15:22–04:17 (23.07)−1 Yoga Parigha 04:15–07:36

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 04:15

Summary	Ordinary day — pros: Ravi Yoga, Auspicious nakshatra; cons: Krakacha Yoga, Surya Dagdha tithi Adhika Masa: not for weddings, housewarmings or major new undertakings; good for spiritual practice.
Month	Adhika Shravana (amanta) · same in the purnimanta system more
Paksha	Shukla Paksha (bright half, waxing Moon)
Samvatsara	Parabhava (No. 40) · Shaka 1888 · Vikram 2023 more
Period	Adhika Masa · Chaturmasya

At sunrise 04:17

Tithi	6Shukla-shashti (Nanda, Kartikeya) · until 12:51 more
Nakshatra	Hasta, pada 2 (light, Savitar (Animating, Awakening), Moon) · until 20:41 more
Yoga	Shiva (“auspicious, benevolent”, auspicious) · until 14:49 more
Karana	Taitila (movable) · until 12:51 more
Vara	Shani vara — Saturn Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Karka (Cancer), Moon: Kanya (Virgo)

Changes during the day

from 12:51	tithi Shukla-saptami
from 12:51	karana Gara
from 14:49	yoga Siddha
from 20:41	nakshatra Chitra
from 23:46	karana Vanija

Sun and Moon

Dawn	03:25
Sunrise	04:17
Noon	12:36
Sunset	20:53
End of twilight	21:44
Moonrise	11:22
Moonset	23:09
Day length	16 h 35 min

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 7, average — 6, bad — 0

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

task	at sunrise	from 12:51	from 20:41

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 (04:17–20:41) is good for sowing, for flowering plants and fruit-bearing creepers.
According to the Kalaprakashika, Chitra (20:41–20:53) is good for flowering plants and fruit-bearing creepers.

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Festivals and periods

Adhika Masa
Chaturmasya

Muhurta

Ravi Yoga 04:17–20:41 Dwipushkar Yoga 20:41–04:19 (24.07)

Krakacha Yoga 04:17–12:51 Yamaghanta 04:17–20:41 Ashubha Yoga (tithi and nakshatra) 12:51–20:41 Visha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 12:51–04:19 (24.07)

Anandadi: Mrityu 04:17–20:41 Anandadi: Kana 20:41–04:19 (24.07)

Surya Dagdha tithi: Shukla-shashti

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	03:18–03:48
Abhijit Muhurta	12:02–13:08
Vijaya Muhurta	15:21–16:27
Godhuli	20:53–21:08
Pradosha	20:53–22:22
Nishitha	00:21–00:51 (24.07)
Amrita Kalam	15:04–16:34

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	08:26–10:30
Yamaganda	14:39–16:44
Gulika Kalam	04:17–06:22
Dur Muhurta	04:17–05:23, 05:23–06:30
Varjyam	06:06–07:36

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: average 04:17–06:46, 09:47–20:53

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 04:17–06:46, 09:47–20:53
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	average 04:17–06:46, 09:47–20:53
Bathing, washing hair	average 04:17–06:46, 09:47–20:53

Haircut factors: weekday Saturday; nakshatra Hasta until 20:41, Chitra from 20:41; tithi Shukla-shashti until 12:51, Shukla-saptami from 12:51; lagna Karka 04:17, Simha 06:46, Kanya 09:47, Tula 12:47, Vrischika 15:49, Dhanu 18:33, Makara 20:27

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Hasta (until 20:41) — imparting radiance (to the person); Chitra (from 20:41) — improvement of well-being; Saturday — decline of physical strength.

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 04:17–20:41+1 Auspicious nakshatra 04:17–20:41+1 Yoga Shiva 04:17–14:490 Auspicious tithi 12:51–04:19 (24.07)0 Adhika Masa0 Ashubha Yoga (tithi and nakshatra) 12:51–20:41 (cancelled by a stronger yoga)0 Anandadi: Mrityu 04:17–20:41 (cancelled by a stronger yoga)0 Chaturmasya0 Dwipushkar Yoga 20:41–04:19 (24.07)0 Visha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 12:51–04:19 (24.07) (cancelled by a stronger yoga)0 Yamaghanta 04:17–20:41 (cancelled by a stronger yoga)0 Anandadi: Kana 20:41–04:19 (24.07)−1 Krura vara (day of Mars or Saturn)−1 Surya Dagdha tithi 04:17–12:51−3 Krakacha Yoga 04:17–12:51

Panchanga at sunrise 04:17

Summary	Ordinary day — pros: Yoga Siddha, Anandadi: Padma; cons: Samvartaka Yoga, Vishti (Bhadra) Adhika Masa: not for weddings, housewarmings or major new undertakings; good for spiritual practice.
Month	Adhika Shravana (amanta) · same in the purnimanta system more
Paksha	Shukla Paksha (bright half, waxing Moon)
Samvatsara	Parabhava (No. 40) · Shaka 1888 · Vikram 2023 more
Period	Adhika Masa · Chaturmasya

At sunrise 04:19

Tithi	7Shukla-saptami (Bhadra, Indra) · until 10:49 more
Nakshatra	Chitra, pada 2 (soft, Tvashtri (Heavenly Architect) or Vishwakarma (Vastu God), Mars) · until 19:37 more
Yoga	Siddha (“perfected, accomplished”, auspicious) · until 12:09 more
Karana	Vanija (movable) · until 10:49 more
Vara	Ravi vara — Sun Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Karka (Cancer), Moon: Kanya (Virgo)

Changes during the day

from 10:49	tithi Shukla-ashtami
from 10:49	karana Vishti
from 12:09	yoga Sadhya
from 19:37	nakshatra Swati
from 21:59	karana Bava

Sun and Moon

Dawn	03:27
Sunrise	04:19
Noon	12:36
Sunset	20:51
End of twilight	21:42
Moonrise	12:51
Moonset	23:19
Day length	16 h 32 min

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 1, average — 11, bad — 1

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

task	at sunrise	from 10:49	from 19:37

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, Chitra (04:19–19:37) is good for flowering plants and fruit-bearing creepers.
According to the Kalaprakashika, Swati (19:37–20:51) is good for sowing, for flowering plants and fruit-bearing creepers.
Vishti Karana (Bhadra) 10:49–20:51: according to the Kalaprakashika, sowing, reaping and harvesting are not begun during it.

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Festivals and periods

Adhika Masa
Chaturmasya

Muhurta

Dwipushkar Yoga 04:19–10:49

Samvartaka Yoga 04:19–10:49

Anandadi: Padma 04:19–19:37 Anandadi: Lumbaka 19:37–04:20 (25.07)

Bhadra in the netherworld: 10:49–21:59; Bhadra Puchha 12:30–13:37; Bhadra Mukha 13:37–15:30

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	03:19–03:49
Abhijit Muhurta	12:02–13:08
Vijaya Muhurta	15:20–16:27
Godhuli	20:51–21:06
Pradosha	20:51–22:21
Nishitha	00:21–00:51 (25.07)
Amrita Kalam	13:30–15:02

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	18:47–20:51
Yamaganda	12:35–14:39
Gulika Kalam	16:43–18:47
Dur Muhurta	18:39–19:45
Varjyam	04:19–05:51, 01:05–02:39 (25.07)

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: average 04:19–10:49

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 04:19–10:49
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	average 04:19–10:49
Bathing, washing hair	average 04:19–18:29, 20:23–20:51

Haircut factors: weekday Sunday; nakshatra Chitra until 19:37, Swati from 19:37; tithi Shukla-saptami until 10:49, Shukla-ashtami from 10:49; lagna Karka 04:19, Simha 06:42, Kanya 09:43, Tula 12:43, Vrischika 15:45, Dhanu 18:29, Makara 20:23

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Chitra (until 19:37) — improvement of well-being; Swati (from 19:37) — relief from all suffering; Sunday — physical well-being.

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

Shukla-ashtami 10:49–20:51: a Parva tithi — haircuts and shaving are postponed (according to the Muhurta Chintamani).

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 Yoga Siddha 04:19–12:09+1 Anandadi: Padma 04:19–19:37+1 Auspicious nakshatra 04:19–19:37+1 Auspicious tithi 04:19–10:490 Adhika Masa0 Chaturmasya0 Dwipushkar Yoga 04:19–10:490 Anandadi: Lumbaka 19:37–04:20 (25.07)−1 Ashtami 10:49–04:20 (25.07)−2 Vishti (Bhadra) 10:49–21:59−3 Samvartaka Yoga 04:19–10:49

Panchanga at sunrise 04:19

Summary	Favourable day — Yoga Shubha, Anandadi: Chhatra; auspicious time — after 09:55 Adhika Masa: not for weddings, housewarmings or major new undertakings; good for spiritual practice.
Month	Adhika Shravana (amanta) · same in the purnimanta system more
Paksha	Shukla Paksha (bright half, waxing Moon)
Samvatsara	Parabhava (No. 40) · Shaka 1888 · Vikram 2023 more
Period	Adhika Masa · Chaturmasya
Festivals	Masik Durgashtami · Shravana Somvar

At sunrise 04:20

Tithi	8Shukla-ashtami (Jaya, Vasus) · until 09:18 more
Nakshatra	Swati, pada 2 (movable, Waiu (Wind), Rahu) · until 19:05 more
Yoga	Sadhya (“attainable, amenable”, auspicious) · until 09:55 more
Karana	Bava (movable) · until 09:18 more
Vara	Soma vara — Moon Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Karka (Cancer), Moon: Tula (Libra)

Changes during the day

from 09:18	tithi Shukla-navami
from 09:18	karana Balava
from 09:55	yoga Shubha
from 19:05	nakshatra Vishakha
from 20:45	karana Kaulava

Sun and Moon

Dawn	03:29
Sunrise	04:20
Noon	12:36
Sunset	20:50
End of twilight	21:40
Moonrise	14:20
Moonset	23:30
Day length	16 h 29 min

Gardener’s calendar

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

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

task	at sunrise	from 09:18	from 19:05

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 (04:20–19:05) is good for sowing, for flowering plants and fruit-bearing creepers.
According to the Kalaprakashika, Vishakha (19:05–20:50) is good for sowing, for root crops.

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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 10:49 (24.07)–09:18
the tithi covers the decisive time on this day only

Shravana Somvar · Shiva

A Monday of the month of Shravana (here by the purnimanta reckoning, as in North India): a fast and abhisheka of Shiva with water and milk — special worship in the month of Shiva.

Rule: by weekday

Adhika Masa
Chaturmasya

Muhurta

Ravi Yoga 19:05–04:22 (26.07)

Yamaghanta 19:05–04:22 (26.07)

Anandadi: Chhatra 04:20–19:05 Anandadi: Mitra 19:05–04:22 (26.07)

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	03:21–03:51
Abhijit Muhurta	12:02–13:08
Vijaya Muhurta	15:20–16:26
Godhuli	20:50–21:05
Pradosha	20:50–22:20
Nishitha	00:21–00:51 (26.07)
Amrita Kalam	10:29–12:03

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	06:24–08:28
Yamaganda	10:31–12:35
Gulika Kalam	14:39–16:42
Dur Muhurta	13:08–14:14, 16:26–17:32
Varjyam	00:41–02:17 (26.07)

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 04:20–06:38

Haircut factors: weekday Monday; nakshatra Swati until 19:05, Vishakha from 19:05; tithi Shukla-ashtami until 09:18, Shukla-navami from 09:18; lagna Karka 04:20, Simha 06:38, Kanya 09:39, Tula 12:39, Vrischika 15:41, Dhanu 18:26, Makara 20:19

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Swati (until 19:05) — relief from all suffering; Vishakha (from 19:05) — loss of money; Monday — clear, bright complexion.

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

Shukla-ashtami 04:20–09:18: a Parva tithi — haircuts and shaving are postponed (according to the Muhurta Chintamani).
Shukla-navami 09:18–20:50: 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

Favourable day · score S = +3

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

Auspicious time begins after 09:55

+1 Yoga Shubha 09:55–04:22 (26.07)+1 Anandadi: Chhatra 04:20–19:05+1 Auspicious nakshatra 04:20–19:05+1 Auspicious weekday0 Ravi Yoga 19:05–04:22 (26.07)0 Adhika Masa0 Chaturmasya0 Yamaghanta 19:05–04:22 (26.07) (cancelled by a stronger yoga)−1 Rikta tithi 09:18–04:22 (26.07)

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 04:20

Summary	Ordinary day — pros: Yoga Shubha, Ravi Yoga; cons: Krakacha Yoga, Rikta tithi Adhika Masa: not for weddings, housewarmings or major new undertakings; good for spiritual practice.
Month	Adhika Shravana (amanta) · same in the purnimanta system more
Paksha	Shukla Paksha (bright half, waxing Moon)
Samvatsara	Parabhava (No. 40) · Shaka 1888 · Vikram 2023 more
Period	Adhika Masa · Chaturmasya

At sunrise 04:22

Tithi	9Shukla-navami (Rikta, Serpent (Naga)) · until 08:20 more
Nakshatra	Vishakha, pada 2 (mixed, Indra and Agni, Jupiter) · until 19:05 more
Yoga	Shubha (“goodness, happiness”, auspicious) · until 08:07 more
Karana	Kaulava (movable) · until 08:20 more
Vara	Mangala vara — Mars Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Karka (Cancer), Moon: Tula (Libra)

Changes during the day

from 08:07	yoga Shukla
from 08:20	tithi Shukla-dashami
from 08:20	karana Taitila
from 19:05	nakshatra Anuradha
from 20:03	karana Gara

Sun and Moon

Dawn	03:31
Sunrise	04:22
Noon	12:36
Sunset	20:48
End of twilight	21:38
Moonrise	15:48
Moonset	23:46
Day length	16 h 25 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 08:20	from 19:05

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 (04:22–19:05) is good for sowing, for root crops.
According to the Kalaprakashika, Anuradha (19:05–20:48) is good for sowing, for flowering plants and fruit-bearing creepers.

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Festivals and periods

Adhika Masa
Chaturmasya

Muhurta

Ravi Yoga all day

Krakacha Yoga 08:20–04:24 (27.07)

Anandadi: Shrivatsa 04:22–19:05 Anandadi: Vajra 19:05–04:24 (27.07)

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	03:22–03:52
Abhijit Muhurta	12:02–13:08
Vijaya Muhurta	15:19–16:25
Godhuli	20:48–21:03
Pradosha	20:48–22:19
Nishitha	00:21–00:51 (27.07)
Amrita Kalam	10:17–11:53

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	16:41–18:45
Yamaganda	08:29–10:32
Gulika Kalam	12:35–14:38
Dur Muhurta	07:39–08:45, 23:50–00:21 (27.07)
Varjyam	23:10–00:48 (27.07)

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: average 09:35–15:37, 20:15–20:48

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 09:35–15:37, 20:15–20:48
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	average 09:35–15:37, 20:15–20:48
Bathing, washing hair	average 09:35–18:22, 19:05–20:48

Haircut factors: weekday Tuesday; nakshatra Vishakha until 19:05, Anuradha from 19:05; tithi Shukla-navami until 08:20, Shukla-dashami from 08:20; lagna Karka 04:22, Simha 06:34, Kanya 09:35, Tula 12:36, Vrischika 15:37, Dhanu 18:22, Makara 20:15

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Vishakha (until 19:05) — loss of money; Anuradha (from 19:05) — loss of money. In general Anuradha is favourable, but not for the very first shaving, cutting or trimming of hair (“vapanam”); Tuesday — harm to longevity.

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

Shukla-navami 04:22–08:20: 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 Anuradha nakshatra 3 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 = 0

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

+2 Yoga Shubha 04:22–08:07+2 Ravi Yoga all day+1 Anandadi: Shrivatsa 04:22–19:05+1 Auspicious tithi 08:20–04:24 (27.07)0 Auspicious nakshatra 19:05–04:24 (27.07)0 Adhika Masa0 Chaturmasya0 Anandadi: Vajra 19:05–04:24 (27.07)−1 Krura vara (day of Mars or Saturn)−2 Rikta tithi 04:22–08:20−3 Krakacha Yoga 08:20–04:24 (27.07)

Panchanga at sunrise 04:22

Summary	Best day — Amrita Siddhi Yoga, Ravi Yoga; auspicious time — until 19:35 Adhika Masa: not for weddings, housewarmings or major new undertakings; good for spiritual practice.
Month	Adhika Shravana (amanta) · same in the purnimanta system more
Paksha	Shukla Paksha (bright half, waxing Moon)
Samvatsara	Parabhava (No. 40) · Shaka 1888 · Vikram 2023 more
Period	Adhika Masa · Chaturmasya

At sunrise 04:24

Tithi	10Shukla-dashami (Purna, Dharma) · until 07:53 more
Nakshatra	Anuradha, pada 2 (soft, Mitra (Friend), Saturn) · until 19:35 more
Yoga	Shukla (“bright, pure”, auspicious) · until 06:45 more
Karana	Gara (movable) · until 07:53 more
Vara	Buddha vara — Mercury Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Karka (Cancer), Moon: Vrischika (Scorpio)

Changes during the day

from 06:45	yoga Brahma
from 07:53	tithi Shukla-ekadashi
from 07:53	karana Vanija
from 19:35	nakshatra Jyestha
from 19:51	karana Vishti

Sun and Moon

Dawn	03:34
Sunrise	04:24
Noon	12:36
Sunset	20:46
End of twilight	21:36
Moonrise	17:14
Moonset	none
Day length	16 h 22 min

Gardener’s calendar

tasks at sunrise: good — 9, average — 2, bad — 2

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

task	at sunrise	from 07:53	from 19:35

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 (04:24–19:35) is good for sowing, for flowering plants and fruit-bearing creepers.
According to the Kalaprakashika, Jyestha (19:35–20:46) is good for flowering plants and fruit-bearing creepers.
Vishti Karana (Bhadra) 19:51–20:46: according to the Kalaprakashika, sowing, reaping and harvesting are not begun during it.

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Festivals and periods

Adhika Masa
Chaturmasya

Muhurta

Amrita Siddhi Yoga 04:24–19:35 Ravi Yoga 04:24–19:35 Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 04:24–19:35

Anandadi: Saumya 04:24–19:35 Anandadi: Dhwanksha 19:35–04:26 (28.07)

Bhadra in heaven: 19:51–07:56 (28.07); Bhadra Puchha 00:43–01:55 (28.07); Bhadra Mukha 01:55–03:55 (28.07)
Gandanta (tithi): 07:30–08:17

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	03:23–03:54
Abhijit Muhurta	none: Abhijit is not considered auspicious on Wednesday
Vijaya Muhurta	15:19–16:24
Godhuli	20:46–21:01
Pradosha	20:46–22:18
Nishitha	00:21–00:51 (28.07)
Amrita Kalam	08:58–10:36

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	12:35–14:38
Yamaganda	06:27–08:29
Gulika Kalam	10:32–12:35
Dur Muhurta	12:02–13:08
Varjyam	01:24–03:04 (28.07)

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	average 04:24–07:53, 09:31–15:33, 20:11–20:46
Cutting toenails	average throughout the daytime
Bathing, washing hair	good 04:24–06:30, 09:31–18:18

Haircut factors: weekday Wednesday; nakshatra Anuradha until 19:35, Jyestha from 19:35; tithi Shukla-dashami until 07:53, Shukla-ekadashi from 07:53; lagna Karka 04:24, Simha 06:30, Kanya 09:31, Tula 12:32, Vrischika 15:33, Dhanu 18:18, Makara 20:11

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Anuradha (until 19:35) — loss of money. In general Anuradha is favourable, but not for the very first shaving, cutting or trimming of hair (“vapanam”); Jyestha (from 19:35) — loss (reduction) of landed property (real estate); Wednesday — favour of the authorities.

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.
Jyeshtha: favourable for shaving according to the Muhurta Chintamani and B. V. Raman (the rating above follows the Kalaprakashika, where it is avoided).

Rules and sources · lunar haircut calendar

Day summary

Best day · score S = +11

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

Auspicious time ends by 19:35

+4 Amrita Siddhi Yoga 04:24–19:35+2 Ravi Yoga 04:24–19:35+2 Yoga Brahma 06:45–04:26 (28.07)+1 Anandadi: Saumya 04:24–19:35+1 Auspicious nakshatra 04:24–19:35+1 Auspicious weekday+1 Auspicious tithi 04:24–07:530 Adhika Masa0 Chaturmasya0 Anandadi: Dhwanksha 19:35–04:26 (28.07)0 Fierce or sharp nakshatra 19:35–04:26 (28.07)0 Vishti (Bhadra) 19:51–04:26 (28.07)

Panchanga at sunrise 04:24

Summary	Ordinary day — pros: Yoga Brahma, Auspicious weekday; cons: Fierce or sharp nakshatra, Anandadi: Kaladanda Adhika Masa: not for weddings, housewarmings or major new undertakings; good for spiritual practice.
Month	Adhika Shravana (amanta) · same in the purnimanta system more
Paksha	Shukla Paksha (bright half, waxing Moon)
Samvatsara	Parabhava (No. 40) · Shaka 1888 · Vikram 2023 more
Period	Adhika Masa · Chaturmasya
Festivals	Padmini Ekadashi (Kamala)

At sunrise 04:26

Tithi	11Shukla-ekadashi (Nanda, Rudra) · until 07:56 more
Nakshatra	Jyestha, pada 2 (sharp, Indra (Leader of the Gods), Mercury) · until 20:32 more Gandamula
Yoga	Brahma (“Brahma, sacred knowledge”, auspicious) · until 05:45 more
Karana	Vishti (movable, inauspicious) · until 07:56 more
Vara	Guru vara — Jupiter Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Karka (Cancer), Moon: Vrischika (Scorpio)

Changes during the day

from 05:45	yoga Indra
from 07:56	tithi Shukla-dvadashi
from 07:56	karana Bava
from 20:07	karana Balava
from 20:32	nakshatra Mula

Sun and Moon

Dawn	03:36
Sunrise	04:26
Noon	12:36
Sunset	20:44
End of twilight	21:34
Moonrise	18:33
Moonset	00:07
Day length	16 h 18 min

Gardener’s calendar

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

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

task	at sunrise	from 07:56

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 (04:26–20:32) is good for flowering plants and fruit-bearing creepers.
According to the Kalaprakashika, Mula (20:32–20:44) is good for sowing, for root crops.
Vishti Karana (Bhadra) 04:26–07:56: according to the Kalaprakashika, sowing, reaping and harvesting are not begun during it.

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Festivals and periods

Padmini Ekadashi (Kamala) · Purushottama (Vishnu)

The Ekadashi of the bright half of Adhika Masa — it occurs once every two or three years. Dedicated to Purushottama (Vishnu); fasting in the intercalary month is considered especially meritorious.

Rule: udaya vyapini: tithi at sunrise, tithi 07:53 (27.07)–07:56
the tithi covers the decisive time on this day only
Parana (breaking the fast): 04:27–07:42 (29.07)

Adhika Masa
Chaturmasya

Muhurta

Anandadi: Kaladanda 04:26–20:32 Anandadi: Dhumra 20:32–04:27 (29.07)

Bhadra in heaven: 19:51 (27.07)–07:56; Bhadra Puchha 00:43–01:55; Bhadra Mukha 01:55–03:55
Gandanta (nakshatra): 14:16–02:50 (29.07)
Gandamula: Moon at sunrise in nakshatra Jyestha

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	03:24–03:55
Abhijit Muhurta	12:02–13:08
Vijaya Muhurta	15:18–16:23
Godhuli	20:44–21:00
Pradosha	20:44–22:17
Nishitha	00:20–00:51 (29.07)
Amrita Kalam	11:23–13:03

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	14:37–16:40
Yamaganda	04:26–06:28
Gulika Kalam	08:30–10:33
Dur Muhurta	09:52–10:57, 16:23–17:29
Varjyam	none on this day

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: average 04:26–07:56, 09:28–15:29, 20:07–20:44

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	average 04:26–07:56, 09:28–15:29, 20:07–20:44
Cutting fingernails	average 04:26–06:27, 09:28–15:29, 20:07–20:44
Cutting toenails	average 04:26–07:56, 09:28–15:29, 20:07–20:44
Bathing, washing hair	average 04:26–07:56, 09:28–18:14, 20:07–20:44

Haircut factors: weekday Thursday; nakshatra Jyestha until 20:32, Mula from 20:32; tithi Shukla-ekadashi until 07:56, Shukla-dvadashi from 07:56; lagna Karka 04:26, Simha 06:27, Kanya 09:28, Tula 12:28, Vrischika 15:29, Dhanu 18:14, Makara 20:07

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Jyestha (until 20:32) — loss (reduction) of landed property (real estate); Mula (from 20:32) — ruin of the family; Thursday — success.

Cautions:

Ekadashi: by custom, those who fast on this day do not cut their hair or shave.
Jyeshtha: favourable for shaving according to the Muhurta Chintamani and B. V. Raman (the rating above follows the Kalaprakashika, where it is 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 Yoga Brahma 04:26–05:45+1 Auspicious weekday+1 Auspicious tithi 04:26–07:560 Adhika Masa0 Chaturmasya0 Vishti (Bhadra) 04:26–07:56−1 Anandadi: Kaladanda 04:26–20:32−1 Fierce or sharp nakshatra 04:26–20:32

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 04:26

Summary	Avoid starting important matters — Vaidhriti, Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) Adhika Masa: not for weddings, housewarmings or major new undertakings; good for spiritual practice.
Month	Adhika Shravana (amanta) · same in the purnimanta system more
Paksha	Shukla Paksha (bright half, waxing Moon)
Samvatsara	Parabhava (No. 40) · Shaka 1888 · Vikram 2023 more
Period	Adhika Masa · Chaturmasya
Festivals	Pradosha Vrat

At sunrise 04:27

Tithi	12Shukla-dvadashi (Bhadra, Sun (Ravi)) · until 08:24 more
Nakshatra	Mula, pada 2 (sharp, Nirriti (Goddess of Destruction or Alakshmi), Ketu) · until 21:53 more Gandamula
Yoga	Indra (“Indra, lord”, auspicious) · until 05:07 more
Karana	Balava (movable) · until 08:24 more
Vara	Shukra vara — Venus Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Karka (Cancer), Moon: Dhanu (Sagittarius)

Changes during the day

from 05:07	yoga Vaidhriti
from 08:24	tithi Shukla-triodashi
from 08:24	karana Kaulava
from 20:48	karana Taitila
from 21:53	nakshatra Purva-Ashadha

Sun and Moon

Dawn	03:38
Sunrise	04:27
Noon	12:36
Sunset	20:42
End of twilight	21:31
Moonrise	19:39
Moonset	00:40
Day length	16 h 14 min

Gardener’s calendar

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

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

task	at sunrise	from 08:24

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, Mula (04:27–20:42) is good for sowing, for root crops.

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Festivals and periods

Pradosha Vrat · Shiva

Rule: pradosha vyapini: 3 muhurtas after sunset, 20:42–22:16
the tithi covers the decisive time on this day only

Adhika Masa
Chaturmasya

Muhurta

Ravi Yoga 21:53–04:29 (30.07)

Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) 04:27–08:24

Anandadi: Sthira 04:27–21:53 Anandadi: Vardhamana 21:53–04:29 (30.07)

Gandamula: Moon at sunrise in nakshatra Mula

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	03:26–03:57
Abhijit Muhurta	12:02–13:07
Vijaya Muhurta	15:17–16:22
Godhuli	20:42–20:58
Pradosha	20:42–22:16
Nishitha	00:20–00:51 (30.07)
Amrita Kalam	15:08–16:49

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	10:33–12:35
Yamaganda	16:39–18:41
Gulika Kalam	06:29–08:31
Dur Muhurta	07:42–08:47, 13:07–14:12
Varjyam	20:12–21:53

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: average 04:27–05:07

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 04:27–05:07
Cutting fingernails, cutting toenails	average 04:27–05:07
Bathing, washing hair	average 04:27–06:23, 08:24–20:42

Haircut factors: weekday Friday; nakshatra Mula; tithi Shukla-dvadashi until 08:24, Shukla-triodashi from 08:24; lagna Karka 04:27, Simha 06:23, Kanya 09:24, Tula 12:24, Vrischika 15:25, Dhanu 18:10, Makara 20:03

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Mula — ruin of the family; Friday — universal respect.

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

Vaidhriti 05:07–20:42: auspicious undertakings, including haircuts, are avoided during this yoga (according to the Muhurta Chintamani).

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 = −1

Avoid starting important matters: Vaidhriti

+2 Yoga Indra 04:27–05:07+1 Anandadi: Sthira 04:27–21:53+1 Auspicious weekday+1 Auspicious tithi 08:24–04:29 (30.07)0 Adhika Masa0 Chaturmasya−1 Fierce or sharp nakshatra 04:27–21:53−2 Mrityu Yoga (weekday and tithi) 04:27–08:24−3 Vaidhriti 05:07–04:29 (30.07)

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 04:27

Summary	Favourable day — Ravi Yoga, Siddha Yoga (weekday and tithi); auspicious time — until 09:16 Adhika Masa: not for weddings, housewarmings or major new undertakings; good for spiritual practice.
Month	Adhika Shravana (amanta) · same in the purnimanta system more
Paksha	Shukla Paksha (bright half, waxing Moon)
Samvatsara	Parabhava (No. 40) · Shaka 1888 · Vikram 2023 more
Period	Adhika Masa · Chaturmasya

At sunrise 04:29

Tithi	13Shukla-triodashi (Jaya, God of Love) · until 09:16 more
Nakshatra	Purva-Ashadha, pada 2 (fierce, Varuna, Venus) · until 23:37 more
Yoga	Vaidhriti (“without support, discord”, inauspicious) · until 04:47 more
Karana	Taitila (movable) · until 09:16 more
Vara	Shani vara — Saturn Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Karka (Cancer), Moon: Dhanu (Sagittarius)

Changes during the day

from 04:47	yoga Vishkambha
from 09:16	tithi Shukla-chaturdashi
from 09:16	karana Gara
from 21:51	karana Vanija
from 23:37	nakshatra Uttara-Ashadha

Sun and Moon

Dawn	03:40
Sunrise	04:29
Noon	12:36
Sunset	20:41
End of twilight	21:29
Moonrise	20:27
Moonset	01:26
Day length	16 h 11 min

Gardener’s calendar

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

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

task	at sunrise	from 09:16

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 (04:29–20:41) is good for root crops.
Shukla-chaturdashi 09:16–20:41: according to the Kalaprakashika, ploughing on Chaturdashi puts the owner’s life in danger.

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Festivals and periods

Adhika Masa
Chaturmasya

Muhurta

Ravi Yoga 04:29–23:37 Siddha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 09:16–04:31 (31.07)

Anandadi: Matanga 04:29–23:37 Anandadi: Rakshasa 23:37–04:31 (31.07)

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	03:27–03:58
Abhijit Muhurta	12:03–13:07
Vijaya Muhurta	15:17–16:22
Godhuli	20:41–20:56
Pradosha	20:41–22:15
Nishitha	00:20–00:52 (31.07)
Amrita Kalam	18:28–20:11

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	08:32–10:34
Yamaganda	14:36–16:38
Gulika Kalam	04:29–06:31
Dur Muhurta	04:29–05:34, 05:34–06:39
Varjyam	08:11–09:54

Haircut and shaving

Cutting hair, shaving: average 04:47–06:19

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 04:47–06:19
Cutting fingernails	bad throughout the daytime
Cutting toenails	average 04:47–06:19
Bathing, washing hair	average 04:29–09:16, 09:20–18:06, 19:59–20:41

Haircut factors: weekday Saturday; nakshatra Purva-Ashadha; tithi Shukla-triodashi until 09:16, Shukla-chaturdashi from 09:16; lagna Karka 04:29, Simha 06:19, Kanya 09:20, Tula 12:20, Vrischika 15:21, Dhanu 18:06, Makara 19:59

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Purva-Ashadha — ruin of the family; Saturday — decline of physical strength.

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

Shukla-chaturdashi 09:16–20:41: a Rikta and Parva tithi — haircuts and shaving are postponed (according to the Muhurta Chintamani and the Kalaprakashika).
Vaidhriti 04:29–04:47: auspicious undertakings, including haircuts, are avoided during this yoga (according to the Muhurta Chintamani).

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 09:16

+2 Ravi Yoga 04:29–23:37+2 Siddha Yoga (weekday and tithi) 09:16–04:31 (31.07)+1 Anandadi: Matanga 04:29–23:37+1 Auspicious tithi 04:29–09:160 Adhika Masa0 Chaturmasya0 Yoga Vishkambha 04:47–05:59−1 Krura vara (day of Mars or Saturn)−1 Fierce or sharp nakshatra 04:29–23:37−1 Rikta tithi 09:16–04:31 (31.07)

Panchanga at sunrise 04:29

Summary	Ordinary day — pros: Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga, Anandadi: Amrita; cons: Vishti (Bhadra), Rikta tithi Adhika Masa: not for weddings, housewarmings or major new undertakings; good for spiritual practice.
Month	Adhika Shravana (amanta) · same in the purnimanta system more
Paksha	Shukla Paksha (bright half, waxing Moon)
Samvatsara	Parabhava (No. 40) · Shaka 1888 · Vikram 2023 more
Period	Adhika Masa · Chaturmasya
Festivals	Purnima Vrat

At sunrise 04:31

Tithi	14Shukla-chaturdashi (Rikta, Kali) · until 10:30 more
Nakshatra	Uttara-Ashadha, pada 1 (fixed, Vishva-Deva (All Gods), Sun) · until 01:40 (01.08) more
Yoga	Vishkambha (“prop, bolt”, inauspicious) · until 04:44 more
Karana	Vanija (movable) · until 10:30 more
Vara	Ravi vara — Sun Day (from sunrise to sunrise) more
Signs	Sun: Karka (Cancer), Moon: Dhanu (Sagittarius)

Changes during the day

from 04:44	yoga Priti
from 10:30	tithi Purnima
from 10:30	karana Vishti
from 23:15	karana Bava
from 01:40 (01.08)	nakshatra Shravana

Sun and Moon

Dawn	03:42
Sunrise	04:31
Noon	12:35
Sunset	20:39
End of twilight	21:27
Moonrise	21:00
Moonset	02:29
Day length	16 h 07 min

Gardener’s calendar

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

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

task	at sunrise	from 10:30

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 (04:31–20:39) is good for sowing.
Vishti Karana (Bhadra) 10:30–20:39: according to the Kalaprakashika, sowing, reaping and harvesting are not begun during it.
Shukla-chaturdashi 04:31–10:30: according to the Kalaprakashika, ploughing on Chaturdashi puts the owner’s life in danger.

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Festivals and periods

Purnima Vrat · Chandra (the Moon)

The full moon fast (Purnima upavas) is kept on the day when Purnima prevails at midday (Madhyahna): if it begins before noon, the fast falls on the day before the one with Purnima at sunrise. Devotees fast from sunrise until moonrise and pray to Vishnu (Satyanarayana) and Chandra.

Rule: madhyahna vyapini: midday (the 3rd fifth of the daytime), 10:58–14:12
the tithi covers the decisive time on both days — the first is chosen by rule
Purnima at sunrise (holy bath, charity): 1.08

Adhika Masa
Chaturmasya

Muhurta

Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 04:31–01:40 (01.08)

Anandadi: Amrita 04:31–19:08 Anandadi: Musala 19:08–03:25 (01.08) Anandadi: Gada 03:25–04:33 (01.08)

Bhadra in the netherworld: 10:30–23:15; Bhadra Puchha 18:49–20:06; Bhadra Mukha 20:06–22:14

Timings of the day

Favourable

Brahma Muhurta	03:28–04:00
Abhijit Muhurta	12:03–13:07
Vijaya Muhurta	15:16–16:21
Godhuli	20:39–20:54
Pradosha	20:39–22:13
Nishitha	00:20–00:52 (01.08)
Amrita Kalam	18:43–20:28

Unfavourable

Rahu Kalam	18:38–20:39
Yamaganda	12:35–14:36
Gulika Kalam	16:37–18:38
Dur Muhurta	18:30–19:34
Varjyam	08:18–10:02

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 04:31–06:15, 09:16–18:02, 19:55–20:39

Haircut factors: weekday Sunday; nakshatra Uttara-Ashadha; tithi Shukla-chaturdashi until 10:30, Purnima from 10:30; lagna Karka 04:31, Simha 06:15, Kanya 09:16, Tula 12:16, Vrischika 15:17, Dhanu 18:02, Makara 19:55

Effects of a haircut according to the Kalaprakashika: Uttara-Ashadha — improved health; Sunday — physical well-being.

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

Shukla-chaturdashi 04:31–10:30: a Rikta and Parva tithi — haircuts and shaving are postponed (according to the Muhurta Chintamani and the Kalaprakashika).
Purnima 10:30–20:39: a Parva tithi — haircuts and shaving are postponed (according to the Muhurta Chintamani).

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.

+3 Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga 04:31–01:40 (01.08)+1 Anandadi: Amrita 04:31–19:08+1 Auspicious nakshatra 04:31–01:40 (01.08)+1 Yoga Priti 04:44–04:33 (01.08)0 Adhika Masa0 Chaturmasya0 Anandadi: Musala 19:08–03:25 (01.08)−2 Rikta tithi 04:31–10:30−2 Vishti (Bhadra) 10:30–23:15

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 04:31

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

Ashadha (Vedic name Shuchi) — Onset of the rainy season: Ratha Yatra, Devshayani Ekadashi and the start of Chaturmasya, Guru Purnima.
Patron: Vamana; Aditya — Varuna. Full moon in nakshatra Purva or Uttara Ashadha. Ritu: Grishma.

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.

Parabhava (No. 40 of 60, “defeat, decline”) — A year of defeat: losses and setbacks for the proud; a time for humility, caution and spiritual work.
Northern samvatsara: Kalayukta (No. 52)
Shaka Samvat 1888 · Vikram Samvat 2023 · Kali Yuga 5067
Next year — Plavanga, from the new moon before Ugadi (the start of Chaitra) 10.04.1967
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-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.

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)

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.

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.

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 Jyestha
For pruning and uprooting; plowing and watering are allowed, but nothing else.

Shukla-chaturdashi
not good for sowing seeds, for pruning and uprooting, but not for anything else

Chaturmasya
Four months of Vishnu’s sleep — from Devshayani to Devutthana Ekadashi. A time for vows, fasting and sadhana; weddings, housewarmings and upanayanas are not held.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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).

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

Jyestha
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Mula
−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-chaturdashi
−1 — unfavourable 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).

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”

Kanya
+1 — auspicious sign for a haircut

Tula
+1 — auspicious sign for a haircut

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

Dhanu
−1 — inauspicious sign for a haircut
according to the Kalaprakashika: “fear of the authorities”

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 weekday
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday — the days of the gentle (saumya) planets: the Moon, Mercury, Jupiter and Venus.

Chaturmasya
The four months from Devshayani to Devutthana Ekadashi, when “Vishnu sleeps”: a time for vows; weddings and housewarmings are not held.

Fierce or sharp nakshatra
The Moon in an ugra or tikshna nakshatra: a time for harsh deeds, not for auspicious undertakings.

Rikta tithi
“Empty” tithi (the 4th, 9th or 14th): whatever is begun bears no fruit; suitable for removal, demolition and overcoming obstacles.

Purnima (15, waxing Moon)
Group: Purna. Deity: Vishvedevas.
Vishvedevas rule the full moon and protect the peace of mind and the performance of austerities.

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)

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.

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.

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.

The exact opposition of the Sun and the Moon: the Moon is at full strength. A time for fasts, pujas and charity.

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 Mula
For pruning and uprooting; plowing and watering are allowed, but nothing else.

Purnima
sowing seeds, any undertakings

nakshatra Purva-Ashadha
For pruning and uprooting, but not for anything else.

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.

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.

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.

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

Purva-Ashadha
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Purnima
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

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.

Krura vara (day of Mars or Saturn)
Tuesday or Saturday — the days of the harsh (krura) planets Mars and Saturn.

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.

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)

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.

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.

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 Purva-Ashadha
For pruning and uprooting, but not for anything else.

Krishna-pratipat
digging, plowing, planting trees

nakshatra Uttara-Ashadha
Planting and sowing are allowed.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Uttara-Ashadha
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Krishna-pratipat
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

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.

Auspicious nakshatra
The Moon in a fixed, soft, light or movable nakshatra — favourable for activities of its type.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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 Uttara-Ashadha
Planting and sowing are allowed.

Krishna-dvitya
planting and sowing are allowed (long-term result)

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).

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.

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.

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.

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

Shravana
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Krishna-dvitya
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

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.

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)

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.

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.

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 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-tritya
any undertakings

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).

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: 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.

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.

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

Dhanishtha
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Krishna-tritya
+1 — favourable for a haircut

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.

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

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.

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.

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 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-chaturti
for pruning and uprooting, but not for anything else

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.

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.

Dosha-free Panchaka
Began on a Wednesday or Thursday: carries no particular dosha, but the five prohibitions of Panchaka still apply.
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.

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

Krishna-chaturti
−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.

Tryahasparsha
A single tithi touches three consecutive days (a long tithi that prevails at two sunrises): unfavourable for weddings and important undertakings.

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

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.

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 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-chaturti
for pruning and uprooting, but not for anything else

Krishna-panchami
any undertakings

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.

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.

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

Shatabhisha
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Krishna-panchami
+1 — favourable 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.

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

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.

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 Purva-Bhadra
For pruning and uprooting, but not for anything else.

Krishna-panchami
any undertakings

Krishna-shashti
plowing the ground

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.

Purva-Bhadra
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Krishna-shashti
−1 — unfavourable 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.

Shobhana (5) — “splendid, beautiful”
Auspicious: jewellery, celebrations, travel, creative undertakings.
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 Purva-Bhadra
For pruning and uprooting, but not for anything else.

Krishna-shashti
plowing the ground

nakshatra Uttara-Bhadra
Planting and sowing are allowed.

Krishna-saptami
soaking seeds is allowed, digging the ground

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Moon in Karka, Simha, Kumbha or Mina: Bhadra resides on earth (bhu-loka) and does harm — auspicious activities are not started.

Uttara-Bhadra
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Krishna-saptami
+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.

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.

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)

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.

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 Uttara-Bhadra
Planting and sowing are allowed.

Krishna-saptami
soaking seeds is allowed, digging the ground

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.

Krishna-ashtami
tillage and sowing are forbidden

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.

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.

Revati
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Krishna-ashtami
0 — does not affect the haircut rating

Ashtami
8th tithi: a day of Durga and Shiva, good for fasting and worship, but weaker than usual for worldly undertakings.

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.

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.

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)

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.

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.

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 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.

Krishna-ashtami
tillage and sowing are forbidden

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

Krishna-navami
for pruning and uprooting, but not for anything else

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.

Ashwini
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Krishna-navami
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

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.

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

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.

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

Krishna-dashami
any undertakings

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: 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.

The Moon in Mesha, Vrishabha, Mithuna or Vrischika: Bhadra is in heaven (svarga) — its influence on earth is weak.

Bharani
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Krishna-dashami
0 — does not affect the haircut rating

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.

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

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.

nakshatra Krittika
Planting and sowing are not allowed, but everyday routine tasks may be carried out.

Krishna-ekadashi
plowing, pruning and weeding

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.

Krittika
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Krishna-ekadashi
0 — does not affect the haircut rating

Makara
+1 — auspicious sign for a haircut

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.

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

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.

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 Krittika
Planting and sowing are not allowed, but everyday routine tasks may be carried out.

Krishna-ekadashi
plowing, pruning and weeding

nakshatra Rohini
Planting and sowing are allowed.

Krishna-dvadashi
neutral

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.

Rohini
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Krishna-dvadashi
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.

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)

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.

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 Rohini
Planting and sowing are allowed.

Krishna-dvadashi
neutral

Krishna-trayodashi
no pruning or felling

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.

Mrigashirsha
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Krishna-trayodashi
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

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.

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)

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.

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 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.

Krishna-trayodashi
no pruning or felling

Krishna-chaturdashi
for pruning and uprooting, but not for anything else

nakshatra Ardra
For pruning and uprooting; plowing and watering are allowed, but nothing else.

Ardra
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Krishna-chaturdashi
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

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.

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 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.

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)

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.

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 Ardra
For pruning and uprooting; plowing and watering are allowed, but nothing 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 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: 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.

Punarvasu
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Amavasya
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

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.

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.

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

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.

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 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).

Amavasya
do not start anything, only finish up safe tasks that require no exertion

Shukla-pratipat
digging, plowing, planting trees

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

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.

Pushya
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Shukla-pratipat
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Pushya
The Moon in Pushya, the best of the nakshatras for new undertakings (except weddings).

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.

Amavasya
New moon: a day of the ancestors (shraddha, tarpana) and of spiritual practice, unfavourable for worldly undertakings.

Adhika Shravana (Vedic name Nabhas) — intercalary month: festivals of the month with this name are observed in the Nija month that follows it.
Patron: Shridhara; Aditya — Indra. Full moon in nakshatra Shravana. Ritu: Varsha.
Adhika Masa (intercalary month, also called Purushottama Masa or Mala Masa) — a lunar month during which the Sun does not pass into a new sign; it takes the name of the following month with the prefix “Adhika”, and the month after it is called “Nija” (true). In an Adhika month the annual festivals are not observed (they move to the Nija month; the exception is Ganga Dussehra, which in a year with Adhika Jyeshtha is celebrated in the intercalary month), weddings are not held, upanayana, housewarming and the laying of a house foundation are not performed, and no major undertakings are begun. Monthly observances — Ekadashis (Padmini and Parama), Pradosha, Purnima, Amavasya, Shivaratri — are kept as usual, and the month itself is dedicated to Purushottama (Vishnu) and is especially good for japa, reading sacred texts, fasting and dana.

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.

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

Shukla-dvitya
planting and sowing are allowed (long-term result)

nakshatra Ashlesha
For pruning and uprooting; plowing and watering are allowed, but nothing else.

Adhika Masa
An intercalary lunar month (Purushottama Masa): annual festivals move to the following Nija month (except Ganga Dussehra: in a year with Adhika Jyeshtha it is observed in the intercalary month); not a time for new undertakings — weddings, housewarmings, new vows. Good for japa, scripture reading and charity.

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.

Ashlesha
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Shukla-dvitya
+1 — favourable for a haircut

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.

Adhika Masa
An intercalary lunar month: not for weddings, housewarmings or major new undertakings; good for spiritual practice.

Kshaya tithi
“Omitted” tithi, lying entirely between two sunrises and touching neither of them (avama day): unfavourable for new undertakings.

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.

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

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

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.

Magha
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Shukla-tritya
+1 — favourable for a haircut

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.

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.

Purva-Phalguni (11)
Meaning: Prior red
Symbol: Headboard, rarely: hammock, ficus
Deity: Bhaga (Share, Distributor) - god of wealth and family
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: give reproduction, the receiving of fruit

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.

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 Purva-Phalguni
For pruning and uprooting, but not for anything else.

Shukla-chaturti
felling trees, for pruning and uprooting, but not for anything else

Shukla-panchami
do not fell trees, any undertakings

Purva-Phalguni
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Shukla-chaturti
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Shukla-panchami
+1 — favourable for a haircut

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.

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

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.

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 Uttara-Phalguni
Planting and sowing are allowed.

Shukla-panchami
do not fell trees, any undertakings

Shukla-shashti
plowing the ground

Uttara-Phalguni
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Shukla-shashti
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

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.

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.

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

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 Hasta
Soaking seeds is allowed, but not planting or sowing.

Shukla-shashti
plowing the ground

Shukla-saptami
soaking seeds is allowed, farming

nakshatra Chitra
No pruning; planting flowers, soaking and the like are allowed.

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

Chitra
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Shukla-saptami
+1 — favourable for a haircut

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.

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)

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.

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 Chitra
No pruning; planting flowers, soaking and the like are allowed.

Shukla-saptami
soaking seeds is allowed, farming

Shukla-ashtami
tillage and sowing are forbidden

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).

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.

Swati
+1 — favourable for a haircut

Shukla-ashtami
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

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.

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

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.

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 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).

Shukla-ashtami
tillage and sowing are forbidden

Shukla-navami
for pruning and uprooting, but not for anything else

nakshatra Vishakha
Planting and sowing are not allowed, but everyday routine tasks may be carried out.

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.

Vishakha
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Shukla-navami
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

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.

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.

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)

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 Vishakha
Planting and sowing are not allowed, but everyday routine tasks may be carried out.

Shukla-navami
for pruning and uprooting, but not for anything else

Shukla-dashami
any undertakings

nakshatra Anuradha
No pruning; planting flowers, soaking and the like are allowed.

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.

Anuradha
−1 — unfavourable for a haircut

Shukla-dashami
+1 — favourable for a haircut

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.

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)

Shukla-ekadashi
pruning and weeding

nakshatra Jyestha
For pruning and uprooting; plowing and watering are allowed, but nothing else.

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.

Shukla-ekadashi
+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.

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 Jyestha
For pruning and uprooting; plowing and watering are allowed, but nothing else.

Shukla-ekadashi
pruning and weeding

Shukla-dvadashi
neutral

Shukla-dvadashi
0 — does not affect the haircut rating

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.

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 Mula
For pruning and uprooting; plowing and watering are allowed, but nothing else.

Shukla-dvadashi
neutral

Shukla-triodashi
no pruning or felling

Shukla-triodashi
+1 — favourable for a haircut

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.

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 Purva-Ashadha
For pruning and uprooting, but not for anything else.

Shukla-triodashi
no pruning or felling

Shukla-chaturdashi
not good for sowing seeds, for pruning and uprooting, but not for anything else

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 Uttara-Ashadha
Planting and sowing are allowed.

Shukla-chaturdashi
not good for sowing seeds, for pruning and uprooting, but not for anything else

Purnima
sowing seeds, any undertakings