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Muhurta: Complete Guide to Choosing Auspicious Dates and Times
Learn muhurta , the Vedic science of auspicious timing. This guide covers Panchang, nakshatras, tithis, and how to find the perfect muhurta for any event.
ArticleWedding Muhurta: How to Choose the Perfect Marriage Date
Find the perfect wedding muhurta for your marriage. Learn which tithis, nakshatras, and months are ideal and which periods to avoid for a blessed union.
ArticleGriha Pravesh Muhurta: Auspicious Dates for Entering Your New Home
Find the best Griha Pravesh muhurta for your new home. Learn which nakshatras, tithis, and months are ideal for housewarming.
ArticlePanchang Explained: The 5 Elements of the Vedic Daily Calendar
Understand the Panchang , the Vedic calendar with 5 key elements. Learn Tithi, Nakshatra, Yoga, Karana, and Vara for daily planning and auspicious timing.
ArticleRahu Kalam Today: Why You Should Avoid This Inauspicious Period
Check Rahu Kalam time today for your location. Learn why this 90-minute daily period is considered inauspicious and how to avoid it.
ArticleBusiness Muhurta: Best Dates for Starting a Company or New Venture
Find the best muhurta for starting your business. Learn which dates, nakshatras, and planetary transits support successful business launches.
ArticleTithi in Vedic Astrology: Understanding the Lunar Day System
Understand Tithi , the Vedic lunar day system. Learn all 30 tithis, their meanings, which are auspicious for different activities, and how Tithi affects muhurta.
ArticleMakar Sankranti: Surya in Capricorn, Return of Light
Explore Makar Sankranti's solar astrology: Surya entering Makara, Uttarayana nuance, solstice memory, harvest rituals, til-gud symbolism, and Jyotish ethics.
ArticleMaha Shivaratri and the Dark Moon: The Astrology of Inner Stillness
Why Shivaratri falls on the 14th tithi before amavasya , the astrological case for the 'darkest night' as the spiritually most potent one.
ArticleHoli, Phalguna and the Astrology of Joyful Surrender
Holi on Phalguna Purnima , the Nakshatra context, the mythological fire of Holika, and the astrological meaning of the spring full-moon celebration.
ArticleRam Navami: The Astrology of Lord Rama's Birth
Rama's traditional birth chart , Chaitra Shukla Navami, Surya Vansha, Ayodhya, and what the Ramayana's opening astrological context means for us today.
ArticleKrishna Janmashtami: Rohini Nakshatra and Divine Play
Krishna was born on Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami under Rohini Nakshatra, linking midnight, the waning Moon, devotion, sweetness, and divine play.
Key terms
Terms you'll meet across these resources.
Panchang
The Vedic almanac with five daily elements: Tithi, Vara, Nakshatra, Yoga, and Karana.
GlossaryKarana
Half a Tithi (6° of Sun-Moon separation), one of the five Panchang elements used in muhurta selection.
GlossaryNakshatra
One of the 27 lunar mansions dividing the zodiac into 13°20' segments; the Moon's daily position.
GlossaryMuhurta
An auspicious moment chosen by astrological calculation for beginning important activities.
GlossaryTithi
A lunar day — one of 30 divisions of the lunar month, each representing 12° of Sun-Moon angular difference.
GlossaryGandanta
The spiritually sensitive junction points at the end of water signs and beginning of fire signs in both Rashi and Nakshatra divisions.
GlossaryVimsottari Dasha
The most widely used Vedic planetary period system — a 120-year cycle of nine planetary periods based on the Moon's nakshatra at birth.