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Panchang · Muhurta finder

Good times for an undertaking

Choose a purpose and dates (up to 31 days). Each window says why it was kept, and each day without one says why.

Times in Seattle (America/Los Angeles, PDT/PST).

Please note: practice varies between schools on the tithi, nakshatra, weekday and choghadiya tables for each purpose; our faculty is reviewing these rules. Results are for study, not advice.

Vidyarambha (start of learning)

A child’s first letters, or the start of a course of study.

Between Sunday, 25 October 2026 and Saturday, 7 November 2026, 4 days in Seattle have a usable window.

The table used for this purpose
  • Weekdays: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
  • Nakshatras: Ashwini, Rohini, Mrigashira, Ardra, Punarvasu, Pushya, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, Dhanishta, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati
  • Choghadiya: Amrit, Shubh, Labh, Char
  • Budha and Guru horas are additionally favoured†
  • Vasant Panchami is a fixed muhurta†
  • Practice varies between schools; our faculty is reviewing these tables
  • † Practice varies between schools; our faculty is reviewing these rules.
  1. Sunday, 25 October 2026no window

    No window survives: the tithi, Shukla Purnima, is not on the list for this purpose.

  2. Monday, 26 October 2026no window

    No window survives: the tithi, Krishna Pratipada, is not on the list for this purpose; the Moon is in Bharani, a nakshatra not on the list for this purpose.

  3. Tuesday, 27 October 2026no window

    No window survives: Tuesday is not used for this purpose.

  4. Wednesday, 28 October 2026no window

    No window survives: Bhadra (Vishti karana), which almanacs avoid for auspicious beginnings; Yamaganda: the part of the daylight ruled by Yama; avoided for auspicious beginnings.

  5. Thursday, 29 October 2026has windows

    3 windows, 3 hr 48 min in all

    • 11:36 am – 12:52 pm · 1 hr 15 min

      • Char choghadiya (“moving”), one of the four daytime periods the tables accept
      • Thursday is on the list for Vidyarambha (start of learning)
      • the tithi is Krishna Panchami (the fifth day of the dark half), which is allowed
      • the Moon is in Mrigashira, a nakshatra on the list
      • it is clear of Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika Kaal and Bhadra
    • 12:52 pm – 2:08 pm · 1 hr 15 min

      • Labh choghadiya (“gain”), one of the four daytime periods the tables accept
      • Thursday is on the list for Vidyarambha (start of learning)
      • the tithi is Krishna Panchami (the fifth day of the dark half), which is allowed
      • the Moon is in Mrigashira, a nakshatra on the list
      • it is clear of Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika Kaal and Bhadra
    • 4:40 pm – 5:56 pm · 1 hr 15 min

      • Shubh choghadiya (“auspicious”), one of the four daytime periods the tables accept
      • Thursday is on the list for Vidyarambha (start of learning)
      • the tithi is Krishna Panchami (the fifth day of the dark half), which is allowed
      • the Moon is in Mrigashira, a nakshatra on the list
      • it is clear of Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika Kaal and Bhadra
    Why the rest of the day was left out
    • 7:49 am – 9:05 am: Yamaganda: the part of the daylight ruled by Yama; avoided for auspicious beginnings
    • 7:49 am – 9:40 am: a rikta (“empty”) tithi, Chaturthi, avoided for beginnings
    • 10:20 am – 11:36 am: Gulika Kaal: the part of the daylight ruled by Gulika, Shani’s son; what begins in it is said to repeat, so it is avoided for good beginnings
    • 2:08 pm – 3:24 pm: Rahu Kaal: the eighth part of the daylight ruled by Rahu; almanacs advise against beginning new work in it
  6. Friday, 30 October 2026has windows

    4 windows, 5 hr 2 min in all

    • 7:50 am – 9:06 am · 1 hr 15 min

      • Char choghadiya (“moving”), one of the four daytime periods the tables accept
      • Friday is on the list for Vidyarambha (start of learning)
      • the tithi is Krishna Shashthi (the sixth day of the dark half), which is allowed
      • the Moon is in Ardra, a nakshatra on the list
      • it is clear of Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika Kaal and Bhadra
    • 10:21 am – 11:37 am · 1 hr 15 min

      • Amrit choghadiya (“nectar”), one of the four daytime periods the tables accept
      • Friday is on the list for Vidyarambha (start of learning)
      • the tithi is Krishna Shashthi (the sixth day of the dark half), which is allowed
      • the Moon is in Ardra, a nakshatra on the list
      • it is clear of Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika Kaal and Bhadra
    • 12:52 pm – 2:08 pm · 1 hr 15 min

      • Shubh choghadiya (“auspicious”), one of the four daytime periods the tables accept
      • Friday is on the list for Vidyarambha (start of learning)
      • the tithi is Krishna Shashthi (the sixth day of the dark half), which is allowed
      • the Moon is in Ardra, a nakshatra on the list
      • it is clear of Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika Kaal and Bhadra
    • 4:39 pm – 5:54 pm · 1 hr 15 min

      • Char choghadiya (“moving”), one of the four daytime periods the tables accept
      • Friday is on the list for Vidyarambha (start of learning)
      • the tithi is Krishna Shashthi (the sixth day of the dark half), which is allowed
      • the Moon is in Ardra, a nakshatra on the list
      • it is clear of Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika Kaal and Bhadra
    Why the rest of the day was left out
    • 9:06 am – 10:21 am: Gulika Kaal: the part of the daylight ruled by Gulika, Shani’s son; what begins in it is said to repeat, so it is avoided for good beginnings
    • 11:37 am – 12:52 pm: Rahu Kaal: the eighth part of the daylight ruled by Rahu; almanacs advise against beginning new work in it
    • 3:23 pm – 4:39 pm: Yamaganda: the part of the daylight ruled by Yama; avoided for auspicious beginnings
  7. Saturday, 31 October 2026no window

    No window survives: Saturday is not used for this purpose.

  8. Sunday, 1 November 2026no window

    No window survives: the tithi, Krishna Ashtami, is not on the list for this purpose.

  9. Monday, 2 November 2026no window

    No window survives: a rikta (“empty”) tithi, Navami, avoided for beginnings; the Moon is in Ashlesha, a nakshatra not on the list for this purpose.

  10. Tuesday, 3 November 2026no window

    No window survives: Tuesday is not used for this purpose.

  11. Wednesday, 4 November 2026has windows

    2 windows, 2 hr 27 min in all

    • 2:19 pm – 3:33 pm · 1 hr 13 min

      • Char choghadiya (“moving”), one of the four daytime periods the tables accept
      • Wednesday is on the list for Vidyarambha (start of learning)
      • the tithi is Krishna Ekadashi (the eleventh day of the dark half), which is allowed
      • the Moon is in Uttara Phalguni, a nakshatra on the list
      • it is clear of Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika Kaal and Bhadra
    • 3:33 pm – 4:46 pm · 1 hr 13 min

      • Labh choghadiya (“gain”), one of the four daytime periods the tables accept
      • Wednesday is on the list for Vidyarambha (start of learning)
      • the tithi is Krishna Ekadashi (the eleventh day of the dark half), which is allowed
      • the Moon is in Uttara Phalguni, a nakshatra on the list
      • it is clear of Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika Kaal and Bhadra
    Why the rest of the day was left out
    • 6:58 am – 1:59 pm: the Moon is in Purva Phalguni, a nakshatra not on the list for this purpose
    • 8:11 am – 9:25 am: Yamaganda: the part of the daylight ruled by Yama; avoided for auspicious beginnings
    • 10:39 am – 11:52 am: Gulika Kaal: the part of the daylight ruled by Gulika, Shani’s son; what begins in it is said to repeat, so it is avoided for good beginnings
    • 11:52 am – 1:06 pm: Rahu Kaal: the eighth part of the daylight ruled by Rahu; almanacs advise against beginning new work in it
  12. Thursday, 5 November 2026has windows

    3 windows, 3 hr 40 min in all

    • 10:39 am – 11:52 am · 1 hr 13 min

      • Char choghadiya (“moving”), one of the four daytime periods the tables accept
      • Thursday is on the list for Vidyarambha (start of learning)
      • the tithi is Krishna Dwadashi (the twelfth day of the dark half), which is allowed
      • the Moon is in Uttara Phalguni, a nakshatra on the list
      • it is clear of Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika Kaal and Bhadra
    • 11:52 am – 1:05 pm · 1 hr 13 min

      • Labh choghadiya (“gain”), one of the four daytime periods the tables accept
      • Thursday is on the list for Vidyarambha (start of learning)
      • the tithi is Krishna Dwadashi (the twelfth day of the dark half), which is allowed
      • the Moon is in Uttara Phalguni, a nakshatra on the list
      • it is clear of Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika Kaal and Bhadra
    • 3:32 pm – 4:45 pm · 1 hr 13 min

      • Shubh choghadiya (“auspicious”), one of the four daytime periods the tables accept
      • Thursday is on the list for Vidyarambha (start of learning)
      • the tithi is Krishna Dwadashi (the twelfth day of the dark half), which is allowed
      • the Moon is in Hasta, a nakshatra on the list
      • it is clear of Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika Kaal and Bhadra
    Why the rest of the day was left out
    • 6:59 am – 8:12 am: Yamaganda: the part of the daylight ruled by Yama; avoided for auspicious beginnings
    • 9:26 am – 10:39 am: Gulika Kaal: the part of the daylight ruled by Gulika, Shani’s son; what begins in it is said to repeat, so it is avoided for good beginnings
    • 1:05 pm – 2:19 pm: Rahu Kaal: the eighth part of the daylight ruled by Rahu; almanacs advise against beginning new work in it
  13. Friday, 6 November 2026no window

    No window survives: the tithi, Krishna Trayodashi, is not on the list for this purpose.

  14. Saturday, 7 November 2026no window

    No window survives: Saturday is not used for this purpose.

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