5; Favorable Times

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FAVORABLE TIMES GUIDES + panchang & tithis,subha y ga & !""# $ays % ' ()

Ast* yc "s Th" *y Long Astro Cycles have fascinated mankind. This is the Vedic perspective ofAstro Cycles. The VernalEquinoctial Point was found to precede one degree in every ! years. "ence as one #odiacal $ign is %& degrees in length' !()& yearsis the duration of an Age Cycle. *e are at the moment undergoing the Piscean Age which will give way to the Aquarian in !+++ A,. -t iscalled the Piscean Age ecause the Vernal Equinoctial Point is passing through Pisces and is at the moment &) degrees +& minutes !+

seconds in Pisces. Age Cycle / !0%&1 2 !()& years

Precessional Cycle / !0%)&1 2 !34!& years / as the #odiac is %)& degrees 1

Equinoctial Cycle /!&&&0!()&1 2 +%'!&&&& years

Cosmological Cycle / ! million 0 !()& 1 2 +.%! illion years

5ne Cosmological Cycle / 6rahma 7alpa1 was considered to e one 6rahma ,ay and another +.%! illion years was considered toeone 6rahma 8ight. 5ne Cosmological Cycle was one thousand Equinoctial Cycles / Chatur 9ugas1 or ! million Age Cycles: The

Vedic Calendar ; 6ased on Equinoctial Cycles An Equinoctial Cycle comprises of + Ages.

$atya 9uga 2 e ruary =idnight.

The Concept of Ayanamsa

The ,ate of Coincidence of the Tropical and the $idereal #odiacs was found to e !


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?nd unar Da! > dviti!a 3idhatr rules this lunar da! and is good for the la!ing of foundations for buildings and otherthings of a per#anent nature$@rd unar Da! > triti!a 3isnu is the lord of this da! and is good for the cuttings of one's hair and nails and shaving$Ath unar Da! > chaturthi 2a#a is lord of the Ath lunar da!, hich is good for the destruction of one's ene#ies, there#oval of obstacles, and acts of co#bat$Bth unar Da! > pancha#i *he %oon rules this da!, hich is favourable for ad#inistering #edicine, the purging of

poisons, and surger!$Cth unar Da! > sasthi 6arttike!a presides over this da! and is favourable for coronations, #eeting ne friends,festivities, and en-o!#ent$

th unar Da! > sapta#i *he th lunar da! is ruled b! Indra one #a! begin a -ourne!, bu! conve!ances, and dealith other such things as a #ovable nature$th unar Da! > asta#i *he 3asus rule this da!, hich is good for taking up ar#s, building of one's defenses, and

fortification$Gth unar Da! > nava#i *he (erpent rules this da!, ith is suitable for killing ene#ies, acts of destruction, andviolence$=Hth unar Da! > dasa#i *he da! is ruled b! Dhar#a and is auspicious for acts of virtue, religious functions, spiritualpractices, and other pious activities$

==th unar Da! > ekadasi Rudra rules this da! fasting, devotional activities, and re#e#brance of the (upre#e ordare ver! favourable$=?th unar Da! > dvadasi *he (un rules this da!, hich is auspicious for religious cere#onies the lighting of thesacred fire, and the perfor#ance of one's duties$=@th unar Da! > tra!odasi *he da! is ruled b! &upid and is good for for#ing friendships, sensual pleasures, andfestivities$=Ath unar Da! > chaturdasi 6ali rules this da! suitable for ad#inistering poison and calling of ele#entals and spirits$=Bth unar Da! 8 a#avas!a and purni#a *he 3asve8devas rule the Ne %oon suitable for the propitiation of the%anes and perfor#ance of austerities$Yogas: Description= =@ Degrees HH'

? 3I(/6 %4/ ?C ?H' *he (oli8 unar 2oga is 3ishka#bha 9(upported 88 prevails over others, victorious overene#ies, obtains propert!, ealth!$@ .RI*I AH Degrees AH' *he (oli8 unar 2oga is .riti 9Fondness 88 ell8liked, attracted to the opposite se", en-o!s life

ithcontent#ent$A 2U(/% N B@ Degrees HH' *he (oli8 unar 2oga is !ush#an 9 ong8lived 88 good health and longevit!, energetic$B ( U4/ +2 CC Degrees ?H' *he (oli8 unar 2oga is (aubhag!a 9+ood Fortune 88 en-o!s a co#fortable life full ofopportunities, happ!$C ()4/ N H Degrees AH' *he (oli8 unar 2oga is (hobhana 9(plendor 88 lustrous bod! and de#eanor sensualist,obsessed ith se"$

*I+ ND G@ Degrees HH' *he (oli8 unar 2oga is tiganda 9 arge8cheeked 88 difficult life due to nu#erous

obstacles and accidents revengeful and angr!$9 ti8ganda described as


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?H . RI+/ ?CC Degrees ?H' *he (oli8 unar 2oga is .arigha 9)bstruction 88 encounters #an! obstacles to progressin life irritable and #eddleso#e$?= (I3 ? H Degrees AH' *he (oli8 unar 2oga is (hiva 9 uspicious 88 honored b! superiors and govern#ent, placid,learned and religious, ealth!$?? (IDD/ ?G@ Degrees HH' *he (oli8 unar 2oga is (iddha 9 cco#plished 88 acco##odating personalit!, pleasantnature, interest in ritual and spiritualit!$

?@ ( D/2 @HC Degrees ?H' *he (oli8 unar 2oga is (adh!a 9 #enable 88 ell behaved, acco#plished #anners andeti7uette$?A (U4/ @?H Degrees AH' *he (oli8 unar 2oga is (hubha 9 uspicious 88 lustrous bod! and personalit!, but proble#s

ith health ealth!, irritable$?B (U6 @@@ Degrees HH' *he (oli8 unar 2oga is (hukla 94right 0hite 88 garrulous and flight!, i#patient andi#pulsive unstead! and changeable #ind$?C 4R /% @AC Degrees ?H' *he (oli8 unar 2oga is 4rah#a 9.riest, +od 88 trust orth! and confidential, a#bitious,good discern#ent and -udg#ent$? INDR @ H Degrees AH' *he (oli8 unar 2oga is Indra 9&hief 88 interest in education and kno ledge helpful, ell8off$3 ID/RI*I Degrees HH' *he (oli8 unar 2oga is 3aidhriti 9.oor (upport 88 critical, sche#ing nature po erful and

over hel#ing #entall! or ph!sicall!$*he planets #erel! represent 7ualities in nature$ *he language of astrolog! is -ust another for# of the language ofnature and her basic energetic attributes$)ur solar s!ste# is so#eti#es taken to be the personification of the Divine .erson of ti#e 96ala .urusha $ *he (un isthe soul of this 6ala .urusha, the %oon /is senses and e#otions, %ars /is po er and strength, etc$ *he (un is Ro!aland noble, the %oon changeable, inconstant and fickle$ %ars the arrior is fier!, angr!, hast! and courageous hile%ercur!, the student, is a calculator and a co##unicator$ 1upiter is the ise teacher of the gods and spirituall!#inded people, and 3enus the teacher of sensualists, fashion and art lovers$The Hora hours and the Persuasions Method(UN ND % R( rule punish#ent9danda%ER&UR2 ND ( *URN rule diplo#ac! 9bheda

%))N rules te#ptation 9dana1U.I*ER ND 3ENU( rule good counsel 9sa#a.eople ho are ver! hard to deal ith, one can choose the %oon /ora, and the person gain their a! b! te#ptations,

hich is to sa! b! incentives or various sorts, potentiall! gifts$ During the (un and %ars /ora one can resort topunish#ent or threat of punish#ent and one can be co#pelling and insistent in their #ethod of persuasions$ Duringthe %ercur! and (aturn hour one can #ost readil! accept or use artfulness, including secret, behind the scenes#anoeuvres and the unethical negotiations, like black#ail$ During the 1upiter and 3enus one can spontaneousl! orkthrough and naturall! accepted a! of appeals to reasons, #ild and polite but direct and honest re7uests and goodadvice$

(UN /)UR: (un is the lord of (unda!$ (un gives intelligence, perception, strength of ill and character$ It affords

endurance, sta#ina, vitalit!, positive spirit, direction, courage, conviction, confidence, leadership, independence andstraight8 for ardness$ *he (un is in his strongest place#ent directl! overhead in the =Hth /ouse$ /e is also strong inthe other 6endras, or ngles$ *hese are the /ouses =, A, and $*he (un also does ell in hat are called the Upacha!a, or gro ing /ouses$ *hese are the /ouses @, C and ==$/is nature, or te#pera#ent is pitta, or fier!, and the ge#stone associated ith the (un is the red rub!$ *he (un's#etal is +old and his direction is East$/is da!, of course, is (unda!, and he co#es into full #aturit! and brilliance at age ??$(un: .osition of po er, dignit!, authorit! and responsibilit!, -udges, #agistrates, banks and business here hugesu#s of #one! are handled and golds#iths$ (un governs vitalit!, i##unit! and speed! recover! fro# diseases$/ence, to take #edicine or to undergo surgical operations, solar hour is auspicious$ (un also indicates po erauthorit!, influence, dignit!, honours and reputation, hich #eans it is a good ti#e to take charge of so#e i#portant

-ob or post$For assistance fro# po erful people, one should select the (un /our$ (un, %ars and 1upiter co#bination$ For the1udge or a #atters 8 (un 1upiter and 3enus$Doctor8 (un %ercur! and 1upiter$ For surger! or surgeons8 (un, %ercur! and %ars$)ne can co##ence pra!ing to (ur!anaran!an and ord 3ishnu for peace and prosperit!$ (un is e"alted in the sign of

ries, and he is in his fall in the sign of ibra$ *he (un is the indicator of the father, our ego, honours, status, fa#e,the heart, the e!es, general vitalit!, respect and po er$(un /our is beneficial for signing contracts 9(un, %ercur! and 1upiter $ lso good for registering of docu#ents, toapproach for favour, to e"ecute a ill, to let on lease propert!, to appeal for pro#otion, to co#plain to the policeabout the lost propert!$

n ill8placed (un gives lack of intelligence, poor perception, eakness of ill and character$ It creates lack of

endurance, lo vitalit!, #elanchol!, fear, dependenc! or servitude, deviousness or dishonest!$n overl! strong but ill8disposed (un creates pride, arrogance, t!rann! and control$ It creates #uch of the sa#eproble#s as %ars 9or (aturn hen too strong$

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capacit! to pro-ect e#otion$ %ars is the planet of po er, strength, and courage, aggression, hich #easures ourabilit! to pro-ect force in life$%ars is a karaka, or indicator, of brother and siblings, assertion, aggressiveness, soldiers and #ilitar! endeavours,#echanical abilit!, engineers and surgeons, co##anders and rulers, accidents, violence and ar, a#bition, strength,argu#ents and conflict, passion and desire$

ike (ur!a, the (un, %ars #ost po erful position is in the =Hth /ouse$ /e is a particularl! beneficial planet for &ancer

or eo scendants$ /is nature is .itta, or fier!$ /is ge# is red coral and his direction is (outh$ %ars' da! is *uesda!and he reaches full #aturit! at age ? $% R( /)UR %ars rules over *uesda!s$ It is the lord of the Nakshatra of %R+ (/IR , &/I*R and D/ NI(*/ $ Itgets e"alted in &apricorn 0henever %ars is strong b! transiting in its o n or e"alted signs or in its stars and on*uesda!s$ Especiall! hen it happens to be the =Hth house to the agna rising and during %ars /ora$ It is good to filean! la suit in a court of la , it is advantageous to argue during %ars /ora and in the case$ )n a *hursda! during%ars /ora tr! for co#prise and fair settle#ent for the propert!$0hen it beco#es necessar! to stir so#eone ho has fallen into a habit of neglect and idleness and !ou need to bringhi# back into the full orking habits, herefro# others are #ade to suffer, it see#s al#ost necessar! to build a fireunder hi# to #ake an! #ove#ent fro# this person$ For this purpose one can bring the fire and energ! of %ars as ada! ruler ith his influence as an hour ruler, b! talking to hi# on *uesda!$ *he person ill heed then if it is at all

possible to get hi# started$*o purchase surgical instru#ents (unda! 8 %ars /ora or the da! of the lord of =? and %ars /ora$ *o -oin dut! in the%ilitar!, .olice or Factor!, %ars /ora on *uesda! is advantageous$ It is luck! ti#e to start a press, #echanicalengineering, and industr!, building construction or opening electronics shop on a 0ednesda! in %ars /ora$ *o -oindut! in a court of a or take oath as a .resident, 1udge etc$ *hursda! is especiall! good$+olds#iths, -e ellers, should have opening cere#on! on *hursda!s or Frida!s$ %ars /ora on a *hursda! is beneficialfor e"ecutive officers in industr!, church or colleges and schools$ *hose of !ou ho are bu!ing propert! during the%ars /ora, signing the docu#ents in the #orning bet een C$@H % to $@H % having the (un in the =?th 4hava illnot en-o! the benefit of the value of the propert!, as the person ill lose to others$ 4ut those ho sign and purchasethe propert! bet een $HH % to =H % having (un in the ==th house ill have the full advantage of the high price$2ou can bu! coral, rub! and red colour articles$

4est ti#e to construct a house ould be at a ti#e hen %ars is e"alted hen %ars /ora is on and the scendant is(corpio and in 3ishaka Ath .ada governed b! 1upiter and the sub is %ars$ In this case there ill be no difficult! for theavailabilit! of #one!, building #aterials etc$ For peace and prosperit! pra! to the ord +anesh$ )n *uesda!$ ike(ur!a, the (un, %ars #ost po erful position is in the =Hth /ouse$ /e is a particularl! beneficial planet for &ancer or

eo scendants$ /is nature is .itta, or fier!$ Direction is (outh$)n the positive side, a strong %ars is necessar! to give us the energ!, independence, ill and self8confidence to carr!out our endeavours887ualities it shares ith the (un$ %ars is a critical, perceptive and discri#inating planet$ /is po erof argu#ent #a!, on the positive side, be able to give good skills at speech, orator! and the good logical faculties$*he la !er, the politician and the scientist need such a strong %ars$ 0ith logic and science, %ars gives #echanicalskills$ &o#bined ith 1upiter, the positive side of %ars co#es out as the capacit! to #ake great achieve#ents in life inhar#on! ith la and truth$ )n the negative side, this sa#e aggression brings about co#petition, argu#ent,

conflict88and hen not checked b! other factors, causes do#ination, control, violence and in-ur!, a placing of our o npersonal ill8to8po er over the good of life$&o#bined ith (aturn, its negative side usuall! predo#inates, creating selfish, perverted or cri#inal tendencies,particularl! hen there are no balancing factors$ 0here ell balanced this co#bination creates discipline and thecapacit! for great acco#plish#ents$

/)R )F %ER&UR2 94udha *his is the planet, hich represents speech, co##unication and co##erce on all levels$In his lo er function he organiKes and articulates #aterial resources$ %ercur!'s favourite place#ent is rising in the =st/ouse$ /is nature is 3ata, or ir!$ /is ge# is E#erald and his #etal is all for#s of allo!s$ /is direction is North$%ER&UR2 /)UR is ver! strong and po erful on 0ednesda!s during ti#e hen in +e#ini or 3irgo and on (/ E(/ ,1!eshta and RE3 *I star da!s especiall! RE3 *I )n a higher level %ercur! connects us ith our inner capacities, the

po ers of the #ind$ s 1upiter generall! represents the higher or abstract #ind, %ercur! indicates the lo er orconcrete #ind, the intellect or infor#ational #entalit!$ s a planet of co##erce, %ercur! represents trade, or articlesof trade, including #one!$ /e #a! value co##unication and public opinion #ore than truth, and beco#e dependenton and defensive of hatever is the strongest environ#ental influence$Under a strong negative (aturn influence %ercur! can lose its po er and sho lack of intelligence$ fflictions to%ercur! do not al a!s give lack of intelligence or intellect, ho ever$ *he! #a! cause so#e other har#, like speechdefects, nervous disorders$)ther planets, like 1upiter can give intelligence, but ithout a strong %ercur! there ill be difficult! in e"pressing it,particularl! through the ritten ord$ *elephone, radio, television and co#puters are products of %ercurial needsaligned ith the engineering capacit! of %ars$ d#it children in schools and colleges on a 0ednesda! da! during%ercur! /our, for success in studies$ )ne can start learning i#portant sub-ects in the %ercur! /our$ During the

%ercur! /our to deliver a speech especiall! on *hursda!s$ It is good ti#e to take a -ob of teacher, accountants' etc on*hursda! and Frida! of %ercur! /our$

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.ainters, artists and dancers can start on Frida!s in %ercur! /our$ Editors, publishers, booksellers, printers, presso ners, publicit! organiKations can start functioning on *uesda!s in %ercur! period$ %ost successful and efficient ork

ill be done if one co##ences during %ercur! /our$ Dail! ne spapers, a#bassadors, agents representatives,brokers, auctioneers can begin on 0ednesda!s$ *!pists should choose, *uesda!s, and (horthand riters should select(aturda!s$

/)R )F 1U.I*ER */UR(D 2 1upiter is ell kno n as the #ost helpful, generous and benefice of the planets$ *hisplanet rules planet religion and philosoph!$ /e is a spiritual and ethical 9(attvic planet$ 1upiter is the planet of luck,grace, favour, and fortune$ /e gives ealth, prosperit! and success$ *hose ho in at races or lotteries or have greatinheritances usuall! have a ell8placed 1upiter$ )ne #a! suffer fro# une"pected bad luck, bad kar#a, trouble ithauthorities and institutions or loss in litigation hen eak$1upiter is a karaka, or indicator of fortune, ealth, fa#e, luck, devotion and faith, spiritualit!, charit!, #oralit!,#editation, #antra, children, #agistrates, #inisters, la !ers and leaders in govern#ent and religion$ 1upiterrepresents sacred scripture, isdo#, benevolence and philosoph!$ 1upiter's #ost favoured position is in the =st $ /edoes ell in both the 6endras, and ngles, and the auspicious *rikonal /ouses$ /is nature is kapha, or ater!$ /isge#stone is 2ello (apphire or 2ello *opaK and his #etal is +old$ 1upiter's direction is North8East and his da! is*hursda!$ s a benefice planet he reaches full #aturit! the earliest of the G +rahas at age =C$ s %ercur! tends to

sho our outer career in life, ho e relate to societ! on a practical level, 1upiter indicates our inner career, here ereall! find our personal fulfil#ent and hat e en-o! doing #ost$1U.I*ER /)UR 0hen %oon transits in .$ 4hardrap in the Ath .ada$ 0hen %oon *ransits in &ancer, in (agittarius and.isces$ 0hen %oon transits in .unarvasu, 3I(/ 6/ $ ook if !our 1upiter is beneficial to !ouM re !ou running1upiter's DasaM *hen approach people during 1upiter /our$ (uccess in atte#pts for studies, a , 4anking$ /e ise"alted in the sign of &ancer and fallen in the opposite sign of &apricorn$ 1upiter's #ost favoured position is in the =st/ouse$ /e does ell in both the 6endras, and ngles, and the auspicious *rikonal /ouses$ /is nature is 6apha, or

ater!$ /is ge#stone is 2ello (apphire or 2ello *opaK and the #etal is +old$ (*R)N+ .ERI)D(: *he periodsbet een Februar! =Gth and %arch ?Hth, and bet een Nove#ber ?=st and Dece#ber ?Hth are the #ost favourable$ llne pro-ects should be started during these ti#es$ *ravel during these periods brings long and lasting benefits$.urchases of ite#s on *hursda!, preferabl! on 1upiter's star da! and in 1upiter /our$ (aving's not satisfactor!M )pen a

saving account on a *hursda! in 1upiter /our, hen 1upiter is in direct #otion and is strong8 then !ou ill have goodincrease in inco#e$ Deal ith !our ta" #atters or #one! #atters during 1upiter hour$ *his /our is good for purchaseof vehicles8 on Frida!s during 1upiter /our, or an! household ite#s$ )n (aturda! during 1upiter /our do housebuilding ork$ *ake a -ob or start ork on (unda!s or *uesda!s in 1upiter /ora /our$ 4orro or invest #one! on*hursda!$ In the night hours note the 1upiter hour and one can have se" for getting children$ *his ill fulfil !our desireto have a child$ *ake up Insurance polic! on (aturda!s during 1upiter /our$ 2our polic! ill #ature and !ou ill en-o!the benefits of !our invest#ents$0E 6 .ERI)D(: *he #onths of )ctober and Nove#ber are not favourable$ During this period, the! should avoidstarting ne pro-ects or undertaking long -ourne!s$

/)R )F 3ENU( 3enus is a karaka, or indicator of spouse, love, #arriage, co#fort, lu"ur!, beaut!, prosperit!,

happiness, all conve!ances, art, dance #usic, acting, passion and healing$ 3enus' #ost po erful position is in the Ath/ouse and the *rikona /ouses, =, B and G$ 3enus is a particularl! beneficial planet for &apricorn and 7uariusscendants$ +e# is dia#ond and the #etal is copper and silver$ 3enus' direction is (outh East$ )n the lo er stage

she represents the pleasure of the senses and the co#forts of the bod!$ (uch a pure 3enus co#es out in associationith 1upiter and %ercur!$ /er vain side #anifests in alliance ith %ars, hich causes an e"cess of passion, e#otion,

se"ualit! and sensualit!$ 3enus also gives po er$ It is not onl! the po er, hich fascinates but also the po er to#ove and to #otivate$ *he /our of 3enus is strong on Frida!s, on the da!s hen %oon transits in 4harani, .$ .halguniand .$ (/ D/ stars$For loss of 3italit!, take #edicine, on *hursda! or Frida! during 3enus hour: it ill #ake !ou strong and health!$During 3enus /our, start %antras in 3enus /our for Dhan a"#i for ealth on *hursda! or Frida!$ )n %onda!s.arvathi$ )n *uesda!s alita or 6ail %ata$

0hen %oon transits in *aurus and ibra or .isces, these are the signs of e"altation$ During this ti#e peace of #indand prosperit! can be assured$ &hoose 3enus /our if !ou ant to #eet so#eone ho is generall! i#patient and hois #ood!$ *he person ill be cal# and co8operative during this hour$ 3enus ill tone do n the fier! nature of theperson$For #arriage proposal, the person has to select a 3enus /our, if !ou like the partner in 7uestion$ nd if !ou do not likethe proposal, choose the %ars or (aturn hour, the proposal ill fall through$

( *URN In 3edic astrolog! the planet (aturn is called (hani$ In (anskrit (hani co#es fro# shanaiscara, hich #eans,


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a#bition, leadership and authorit!, hu#ilit!, integrit!, isdo# born of e"perience$ (aturn also indicates asceticis#,denial, non8attach#ent, spiritualit!, hard ork, organiKation, realit! and ti#e itself$ ( *URN /)UR *he /our of (aturnis strong for the #atters relating to (aturn$ *he period of ?H (ept and ?Bth )ct and bet een 1an ?H and Feb ?H$*hese are the best ti#es to start ne ventures, co#plete all the pending -obs and pro-ects for travel and business$0hen strong: in the chart it brings isdo# and a areness of the right and rong in the people$ (aturn's #ostpo erful place in the chart is in the th /ouse and the 6endras, or ngles$ /e is a particularl! beneficial planet for

*aurus and ibra scendants$ (aturn's nature is 3ata, or ir!$ /is ge# is 4lue (apphire and all black stones and his#etal is ead$ (aturn's direction is 0est$ 0hen %oon transits in .U(/2 , nuradha or Uttra 4hadrap stars or henthe anga at that hour is in (aturn's sign or stars$ )n the da!s hen %oon transits in (aturn's signs &apricorn and

7uarius$ For practice of !oga or #ediation choose the (aturn /our, for e"tra concentration$ 0rite letters to !ogis andreligious person and deal ith propert! #atters etc$ in this hour$ 0hen !ou ant to finish off an! relationship, do so in(aturn hour$ .ra! to ord (hiva or /anu#an-i in the (aturn hour and to beco#e (an!asi$ (aturn is a karaka, orindicator, of longevit!, #iser!, sorro , old age and death, discipline, restriction, responsibilit!, dela!s, a#bition,leadership and authorit!, hu#ilit!, integrit!, isdo# born fro# e"perience$ s 1upiter indicates the process of creationand e"pansion, (aturn brings about contraction and destruction$ 1upiter is the positive teacher of the soul and the(aturn is the negative guide$ *he influence of (aturn is to dela!, to ithhold$ s the slo est #oving of the planets heretards things, holds back their develop#ent$ (aturn indicates propert!, land and fi"ed assets$ *hose ho obtain

ealth through a ell8disposed (aturn #a! beco#e #isers, and ill carefull! hold on to hat has ith such difficult!been ac7uired$ Its negative side co#es out particularl! in association ith %ars, another cruel planet$ s the po er ofdarkness and obstruction, (aturn is the ene#! of the (un and the %oon, and has an eclipse like affect upon the#$)nl! 1upiter has the po er to reall! subdue or to balance out his influence, though 3enus and %ercur! can refine it toa great degree$ In this respect, the po er of (hiva, the lord of the !ogis, the god of death and transcendence #a!

ork through (aturn$Retrograde or 0eak (aturn in the chart ill generall! have a eak period during the first ?H da!s of da!s of 1an, andthe last eak of Feb, and the #onths of Dec, %arch and pril$ During these ti#es the! suffer losses, get bla#ed andhu#iliated and suffer separations fro# loved ones$ *he! should avoid ne undertakings, signing legal papers$ 0hen

eak: *his #akes the person greed!, #orbid, gloo#!$ *he! continuousl! suffer fro# losses and ps!choso#aticproble#s caused b! disturbance in their bod! che#istr!$ this is due to aggravation of ind ele#ent hu#our$ 9 a

disturbance of in the flo of the gases in the bod! $ *he! do not like discipline, the! are rebellious and la breakersthe! behave like an old #an and appear older$Sa*.a*tha sa$ha#a ha*t

According to Vedic astrology' some week days are suita le and auspicious for certain undertakings and some are not suita le for someother undertakings. >or e ample it is considered inauspicious to uy vehicles on Tuesday. The same is true for the nakshatras in

operation during various days. "owever the com ination of certain week days and nakshatras is very auspicious for all undertakings."ence these com inations are called sarvartha sadhaka or all round auspicious com inations.

The following chart gives the auspicious day and nakshatra com ination details. These com inations hold true through out the year. -tsimply means that on any particular week day' if any of the nakshatras mentioned under the week column is in operation' it is

auspicious for any and all undertakings. 9ou can check the nakshatra in operation on any day and its duration from the Panchangachart given in this site.

>or e ample under the Tuesday column the nakshatras mentioned are Ashwini' Ashlesha' 7rittika and Dttara 6hadra. This means thaton any Tuesday if any one of these nakshatras is in operation the time is auspicious to start any type of work.

Sun$ay M n$ay Tu"s$ay 3"$n"s$ay Thu*s$ay F*i$ay Satu*$ay

Ash!ini S*a.ana Ash!ini 2 Ash!ini Ash!ini S*a.anaushya1i ushya1i As "sha 2 ushya1i 2 2

U'Asha$ha R hini 2 R hini 2 2 R hini

/asta 2 2 /asta R".ati R".ati 2M a M*igasi*a 2 M*igasi*a una*.asu una*.asu 2

U'Asha$ha 2 =*itti#a =*itti#a 2 - S!ati

U'Bha$*a 2 U'Bha$*a Anu*a$ha Anu*a$ha Anu*a$ha -.an8changa, a (anskrit ord, #eans


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In India there are nu#erous era s!ste#s in use$ *he 6ali Era, 3ikra#a Era, and the (aka Era are several of the eras!ste#s being follo ed toda!$*he /indu !ear for the 6ali Era s!ste# begins hen the (un enters the sign of %esha 9 ries $ It is a da! of greati#portance, and a ti#e of celebration, #arking the da n of a Ne 2ear c!cle$*/E N %E )F */E 2E RIn all, there are si"t! na#es, hich repeat in a si"t!8!ear c!cle based on the ti#e it takes 1upiter to orbit the sun five

ti#es$*he na#es of the !ears are:.rabhava, 3ibhava, (ukla, .ra#oda, .ra-apati, ngiras, (ri#ukha, 4hava,2uvan, Dhatri, Isvara, 4ahudhan!a,.ra#athin, 3ikra#a, 3risha, &hitrab8hanu, (ubhanu, *arana, .arthiva, 3!a!a, (arva-it, (arvadharin, 3irodhin,3ikrita,6hara, Nandana, 3i-a!a, 1a!a, %an#atha, Dur#ukha, /e#ala#ba, 3ila#ba, 3ikarin, (arvari, .lava, (ubhakrit,(obhana, 6rodhin, 3is8vavasu, .arabhava, .alavanga, 6ilaka, (au#a!a, (adharana, 3irodhakrit,.aridhavin, .ra#adin,

nanda, Rakshasa, nala 9or Nala , .ingala,6ala!ukta, (iddharthin, Raudra, Dur#ati, Dundubhi,Rudhirodgarin,Raktaksha, 6rodhana and 6sha!a 9or ksha!a $ The Sixt !Year " c#eEach !ear in the *a#il calendar has a na#e$ *hese na#es follo a CH8!ear c!cle$ 9*he nu#ber CH represents five1ovian periods i$e$ it takes 1upiter about =? !ears to orbit the sun $*he follo ing table lists the c!cle of si"t! !ear na#es:

No$ Na%e in Eng#ish Year

= Prabhava =G 88=G

? Vibhava =G 88=G G

@ Sukla =G G88=GGH

A Pramodhudha =GGH88=GG=

B Prajorpati =GG=88=GG?

C Angirasa =GG?88=GG@

Srimukha =GG@88=GGA

Bhava =GGA88=GGB

G Yuva =GGB88=GGC

=H Dhatu =GGC88=GG

== Isvara =GG 88=GG

=? Vehudhanya =GG 88=GGG

=@ Pramathi =GGG88?HHH

=A Vikrama ?HHH88?HH=

=B Vishu ?HH=88?HH?

=C Chitrabanu ?HH?88?HH@

= Subanu ?HH@88?HHA

= Tarana ?HHA88?HHB

=G Parthiba ?HHB88?HHC

?H Viya ?HHC88?HH

?= Sarvajit ?HH 88?HH

?? Sarvadhari ?HH 88?HHG

?@ Virodhi ?HHG88?H=H

?A Viruti ?H=H88?H==

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?B Kara ?H==88?H=?

?C andana ?H=?88?H=@

? Vijaya ?H=@88?H=A

? !aya ?H=A88?H=B?G "anmatha ?H=B88?H=C

@H Dhunmuki ?H=C88?H=

@= #evilambi ?H= 88?H=

@? Vilambi ?H= 88?H=G

@@ Vikari ?H=G88?H?H

@A Sarvari ?H?H88?H?=@B Plava ?H?=88?H??

@C Subakrit ?H??88?H?@

@ Sobakrit ?H?@88?H?A

@ Krodhi ?H?A88?H?B

@G Visuvasuva ?H?B88?H?C

AH Parabhava ?H?C88?H?A= Plavanga ?H? 88?H?

A? Kilaka ?H? 88?H?G

A@ Saumya ?H?G88?H@H

AA Sadharana ?H@H88?H@=

AB Virodhikritu ?H@=88?H@?

AC Paridhabi ?H@?88?H@@

A Pramadhisa ?H@@88?H@A

A Ananda ?H@A88?H@B

AG $akshasa ?H@B88?H@C

BH ala ?H@C88?H@

B= Pingala ?H@ 88?H@

B? Kalayukti ?H@ 88?H@GB@ Siddharthi ?H@G88?HAH

BA $audri ?HAH88?HA=

BB Dunmati ?HA=88?HA?

BC Dundubhi ?HA?88?HA@

B $udhrodhgari ?HA@88?HAA

B $aktakshi ?HAA88?HAB

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BG Krodhana ?HAB88?HAC

CH Akshaya ?HAC88?HA

/ F82E R8 2 NEach !ear is divided into t o halves, kno n as a!ana$ Uttara!ana begins on the da! of the inter solstice, nor#all!

Dece#ber ?=, hen the sun begins its apparent north ard -ourne!$ Dakshina!ana begins on the first da! of thesu##er solstice, nor#all! 1une ?=, #arking the sun's south ard #ove#ent$ *he t o da!s co##encing the t oa!anas are considered sacred and kno n as pun!a kala,


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In addition to observing the lunar da!, or tithi 9discussed in the ne"t section , the traditional /indu calendar alsorecogniKes the solar da!, or vara$ *he vara begins ith sunrise and ends ith sunrise the ne"t da!, based on therotation of the earth on its a"is$ 9*he ti#e of sunrise and sunset are listed in 3edic &alendar$Each solar da! is divided into ?A horas 9hours , and the horas are assigned to the planets in their


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*he ending ti#e for each tithi, naksatra and !oga is listed in colu#n after each ite#, respectivel!$ Usuall! the tithiending ti#e is the sa#e as the karana ending ti#e$ If this is the case, the ending ti#e for the evening karana is listed,and !ou can assu#e that the #orning karana ends on the tithi ending ti#e$EI+/* D 2*I%E .ERI)D(8*/E 6 (*he period bet een sunrise and sunset each da! is divided into eight periods$ Each period, or kala, lastsappro"i#atel! one and one8half hours, depending on the total duration of sunlight$

*hree of the eight kalas are considered #ost i#portant$ Rahu 6ala, 2a#a 6ala and +ulika 6ala8kno n collectivel! asthe trinisa#a!a#$Rahu 6ala is considered #alefic for co##encing ne undertakings$2a#a is also an interfering current, but is lessinfluential than Rahu$ 2a#a 6ala is considered an auspicious ti#e for ant!esti 9funeral rites$ +ulika is the #ostauspicious ti#e of the da! for co##encing ne activities$Each kala occurs at appro"i#atel! the sa#e ti#e on each particular da! of the eek$ *hus, +ulika 6ala occurs atappro"i#atel! % ever! Frida!$ If !ou've ever ondered h! %onda! #ornings are so infa#ous, note that Rahu 6alais generall! bet een :@H and G % ever! %onda!$ *he trini sa#a!a# are listed at the top of colu#n three for eachda!$*/E *0EN*28(E3EN 2)+ (2oga is a planetar! configuration, union or relationship$ 2oga, like the tithi, is an angle of the sun and the #oon 9the

earth being the point of the angle $ 2ogas are another factor in deter#ining the auspiciousness of the da!$1ust as there are t ent!8seven nakshatras, there are t ent!8seven !ogas, kno n as the 2oga *aras of Nakshatras$*he! are: 3ishaka#bha, .riti, !ush#an, (aubhag!a, (obhana, tiganda, (ukar#a,Dhriti, (ula, +anda, 3riddhi,Dhruva, 3!aghat, /arshana, 3a-ra, (iddhi,3!atipatha, 3ari!an, .arigha, (iva, (iddha, (adh!a, (ubha, (ukla, 4rah#a,Indra and 3aidhriti$R)U*INE )R &RE *I3E 0)R6 D 2(8 %RI* DI 2)+ (*he resultant of the aves propagated b! the planets and the stars on the hu#an ps!che are indicated in fourdegrees$ In the 3edic calendar, this esoteric !oga is listed in bold t!pe in the left colu#n of each da!'s designations$

%RI* 2)+ 8&RE *I3E 0)R6: 3er! good for creative t!pes of ork and auspicious undertakings$(IDD/ 2)+ 8&RE *I3E 0)R6: +ood for creative t!pes of ork and auspicious undertakings$% R N 2)+ 8R)U*INE 0)R6: (hould be avoided for ne under8takings and beginning travel$ Routine ork onl!$

.R 4 R(/* 2)+ 8R)U*INE 0)R6: (hould be absolutel! avoided for ne undertakings and beginning travel$Routine ork onl!$*/E &) )R )F */E D 2Each da! has a color 9listed in the fifth colu#n , indicating the general subconscious or astral vibration of the da!$ *hisis the vibration caused b! the #oon rasi$DEI*2 & )*/IN+ &) )R(Each da! lists the appropriate color of clothing for dressing the Deit! in 3edic ages of ord (iva, ord %uruga and ord+anesha in te#ples and ho#e shrines$ *he colors of ord (iva and ord +anesha generall! change about ever! threeda!s, hile ord %uruga's color changes about once a #onth$*/E +E% )F */E D 2+e#s, kno n in (anskrit as ratna, are the #ost potent representatives of the #ineral orld and are fre7uentl! ob-ects

of great veneration$ +e#s are the congealed influences of the planets and heavenl! bodies, the cr!stalliKed productsof invisible ra!s operating ithin the crust of the earth$*he!, therefore, retain the po ers of the planets in a highl! concentrated for#$ +e#s are believed to have the po erto cure diseases, to increase strength and counteract negative influences$ *he! are orn as a#ulets against sicknessand are so#eti#es 9though rarel! po dered and i#bibed in li7uid concoctions$ )n each da! of 3edic &alen8dara ge#is indicated$ *he ge# of the da! can be used to adorn the Deities in the te#ple or the ho#e shrine$*here is one ge# for each da! of the eek as follo s: (unda!8rub!, %onda!8pearl, *uesda!8coral, 0ednesda!8e#erald, *hurs8da!8topaK, Frida!8dia#ond, (aturda!8sapphire$FE(*I3 ( ND )*/ER (.E&I D 2(.R D)(/ 3R * D 2()ne of the special da!s noted on !our calendar is the .radosha 3rata, liter8all!


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integrating their !oga sadhana ith the pan8changa#, the .radosha da!s of both pakshas are considered ver! specialfor intensification of #editation$

fter fasting all da! and observing the auspicious orship of +od (iva at sunset, a vigil is kept in the evening, at hichti#e one perfor#s Ra-a 2oga, #editating on inner light and ord (iva$ *he .radosha da! of the (ukla .aksha isespeciall! conducive to good #editation$ *he .radosha da! of the 6rishna .aksha is considered the last da! of the6rishna .aksha hen the #oon ill help !ou in !our !oga$ It is advisable to do a vigil then to absorb the last of the#oon's po er$*/E (&IEN&E )F +))D *I%IN+8%U/UR*/In this section a vast area of /indu astrolog! kno n as %uhurtha, the choosing of auspicious ti#es is touched uponbriefl!$ First is a si#ple su##ar! of auspicious ti#es for ne ventures, follo ed b! a description of the nature of the? nakshatras$

0)RD 4)U* U(.I&I)U( 4E+INNIN+($/ere it #a! be helpful to #ention the idea behind auspicious beginnings$ 1ust as each person has an astrologicalnature hich is deter#ined b! the configuration of the stars and planets at his ti#e of birth, so do buildings,businesses, countries and co##unities$ In fact, each and ever! endeavor is influenced b! the nature of the #o#ent ofits conception and continues to reflect that nature throughout its e"istence$ 0ith this in #ind, it beco#es clear h!one ould, for e"a#ple, ish to ait for the riday TithisB !' %' 3' ' (& and ((th tithis 8akshatrasB Ashwini' ohini' Punarvasu'Pushyami' "asta' Chitta' $wati' Dttarashadha' Dttara hadra' Anuradha' $hravana' ,hanistha and evati 8akshatras.

To check the tithi and 8akshatras this month check Panchang 4E(* N 6(/ *R (: svi, .ush!a, Uttaraphalguni, (vati, rdra, (atab8hishak, Uttaraprostapada 4E(* R (I(:%esha, %ithuna, (i#ha, *hula, %akara, %eena4E(* *I*/I(: .ancha#i, (apta#i, Dasa#i, Ekadasi, nd *ra!odasi

4E(* *I%E( F)R /)U(E 0 R%IN+ 4E(* N 6(/ *R (: nuradha, %rigasira, Revati, .unarvasu, (atab8hishak, .ush!a, /asta, rdra Rohini, Uttarasadha,Uttaraphalguni, Uttara8prostapada$4E(*R (I(:3rishabha, %ithuna, (i#ha, 6an!a, *hula, Dhanus, 6u#bha, %eena4E(**I*/I(:Dvadasi, .ancha#i, (apta#i, Dasa#i, Ekadasi, *ra!odasi,*riti!a

4E(* *I%E( F)R + RDENIN+ 4E(* N 6(/ *R (:.lanting seeds and plants:Rohini,Uttaraphalguni,Uttarashadha and Uttaraprostapada$ &aring for an e"isting garden: (hravana, Dhanishta, (vati,(atabishak, .unarvasu 4E(* *I*/I(:.lanting is best done during the tithis of shukla paksha, and eeding should bedone during krishna paksha$

N 6(/ *R &)N(IDER *I)NIn this section, the nature of the nakshatras are described$ )ne #ust keep in #ind, of course, that naksatra is onl!one of the factors involved in deter#ining the nature of a given da!$ &ertainl!, it is one of the #ost i#portantele#ents but for a co#plete picture, other influences #ust be considered as ell$N 6(/ *R ( )F FIXED ENER+2Rohini, Uttaraphalguni, Uttarasadha and Uttaraprostapada$ *hese nakshatras are auspicious ti#es for per#anent

orks8planting seeds, #oving into ane ho#e, house blessings, #aking vo s, la!ing foundations, etc$ n!thingstarted at this ti#e #a! have good and lasting results$ Uttaraphalguni and Uttara8prostapada are especiall! good forstarting a ne business$N 6(/ *R ( )F ()F* ENER+2&hitra, %rigashira, nuradha, Revati$ *hese nakshatras are considered auspicious for the first earing of ne clothes,se"ual union for conception, dancing, art, cultural perfor#ances and cere#onial rites$ %rigashira, nuradha and Revati

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are also good da!s for house ar#ing$ %rigashira and nuradha are suit8able for #arriage cere#onies, but &hitra andRevati are not$N 6(/ *R ( )F I+/* ENER+2

svi, .ush!a, /asta$0hen the %oon is in these stars, activities such as decorations, pleasure outings, sports, startingbusinesses, undertaking travels and ad#inistering #edicines are reco##ended$ /asta is also suitable for #arriagecere#onies$ svi and .ush!a are the best stars for starting ne businesses$ .ush!a and /asta are also good for houseblessings$N 6(/ *R ( )F (/ R. ENER+2%ula, 1!estha, rdra, slesha$ 0hen the %oon is in an! of these stars, ac8tions like separating oneself fro# others,engaging in debate, and chanting of po erful #antras are #ore successful than at other t i#es$ *hese are good da!sfor activities re7uiring a harsh or strong, cutting force$ rdra is also good for starting a ne business or blessing a neho#e$N 6(/ *R ( )F %)3 4 E ENER+2(ravana, Dhanishta, (vati, (atabishak, .unarvasu$ 0hen the %oon is in these stars, gardening, traveling, ac7uisitionof vehicles L good deeds of a non8per#anent nature are reco##ended$ (vati is also suitable for #arriage cere#oniesand good for starting a ne business$ (atabhishak is also good for starting a ne business or house blessing$.unarvasu is good for house blessings$N 6(/ *R ( )F / R(/ ENER+2.urvaphalguni, .urvasadha, 4harani, .urvaprostapada, %agha: *hese nakshatras are considered earthl! in naturebecause the! stir the #ind in one a! or another$ *he! are not good da!s to begin so#ething ne $ .urvaphalguni is aharsh naksatra but luck! b! nature$ Its influence gives the abilit! to s a! others gives courage, fire and enthusias#,but #a! cause the #ind to beco#e lust!$ .ur8vasadha, earthl! in 7ualit!, indicates an influence causing people to do

hat the! like ithout considering others' opinions$ 4harani can cause the #ind to beco#e entangled in the #aterialorld$ It can hide or eclipse insight, causing struggle$ .urvaprostapada 9also called .urvabhadrapada #a! cause the

#ind to be passionate, unstable and i#petuous$ It is a good ti#e for penance$N 6(/ *R ( )F %IXED ENER+26rittika, 3isakha$ During these nakshatras, routine actions and dail! duties #a! be perfor#ed but no ne i#portant

orks should be undertaken$ *hese are e"cellent da!s for #editation and absorbing the shakti$

*o choose an appropriate da! to begin a -ourne!, look in the &alendar for a (iddha 2oga da! or a Devaloka da!$ voidnakshatras follo ed b! an asterisk in the &alendar$ *hese are not good da!s to begin a -ourne!$ *he ti#e of !ourdeparture is also i#portant$ +ulika 6ala is best$ void leaving during the periods of Rahu and 2a#a$ 4egin ith a pu-ato invoke the blessings of all three orlds$2)+ &)N(IDER *I)NInauspicious !ogas for beginning ne things are: 3!aghat, .arigha, 3a-ra,3!athipatha, Dhriti, +anda, thiganda,(hula, 3ishakabha$/IN*( F)R E RNIN+ *) U(E */E & END RIf !ou are -ust ar#ing up to the 3edic &alendar, !ou ill ant to kno here to start, as there are so #an! factorsto consider$ *he best ti#e to refer to the calendar to learn about the current da! is in the #orning, before !ou begin!our #orning orship or sadhana$ 4egin b! asking !ourself the follo ing: = 0hich of the four !ogas is indicated forthe da!, e$g$


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.ER()N (*R) )+2It is also ver! helpful to beco#e fa#iliar ith !our o n birth chart$ *heda! is -ust one s#all but significant part of!our o n life pattern$ 6no ing !our birth chart, -ust the si#ple and basic three things8lagna 9rising sign , #oon andsun signs8helps !ou to #onitor !our e#otions, !our reactions and habit pat8terns$6 (Rahu kala: Rahu is #ost i#portant to be a are of$ 0indo s are closed$ Doors are closed8in ardl!, that is$ 4e carefulof confrontation, encounters, negotiations, deals, contracts and agree#ents during this ti#e$ For e"a#ple, it #a! notbe a good idea to have lunch ith a client on 0ednesda!$ Rahu 6ala starts at noon$ *his is a ti#e hen kar#as areintensified, hether good or bad, and the focus is on the kar#as instead of the pro-ect at hand$

general for#ula to deter8#ine rahu kala hen !ou don't have a calendar hand! is to #e#oriKe the follo ing -ingle:


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0ithin an! given da!, there are also certain ti#e periods hich are inauspicious$ * o of these are Raahu 6aala# and2a#a +anda#$ *he 3edhas sa! that it's ideal if e can use these ti#es totall! for orship$ If these ti#e periods areused for orship and not for #aterial activities, the! !ield #anifold spiritual benefits$Raahu 6aala# is dependent on the sunrise and sunset ti#es for !our particular location, !ou #ust calculate it for eachda! using the (un rise$*ithi 9lunar da! :*ithi is defined as the ti#e taken b! the #oon to gain =? degrees on the sun$ *he #oon takes about @H da!s 9onelunar #onth to go around the earth's ecliptic$ In each tithi, the #oon travels =? degrees ahead of the sun 9i$e$ if thesun and the #oon are present in a specific position relating to the earth, after one tithi, the #oon ould be ahead ofthe sun b! =? degrees hence co#pleting @CH 9=? degrees " @H da!s degrees in a terrestrial #onth$ In one #onth,there are ? tithis, one poorni#a or full #oon and one a#avas!a or ne #oon$ *he first tithi begins after thea#avas!a$ *here are =A tithis in the shukla paksha 9light half and =A in the 6rishna paksha 9dark half of a #onth9see also /indu &alendar $ *he na#es of the =A tithis are .rath#a 9first , Dviti!a 9second , *riti!a 9third , &haturthi9fourth , .ancha#i 9fifth , (hashti 9si"th , (apta#i 9seventh , shta#i 9eight , Nava#i 9ninth , Dash#i 9tenth ,Ekadashi 9eleventh , Dvadashi 9t elfth , *riodashi 9thirteenth , and &haturdashi 9fourteenth $ 4ecause the #ove#entof the #oon is irregular, a tithi ranges fro# BA to CB ghatikas$ /ence hen a tithi begins at sunrise and stretches toCH ghatikas, it is e7ual to a solar da!$ 4ut at ti#es there are t o or so#eti#es three tithis in one da! and conversel!one tithi #ight e"tend to three da!s$ *he for#er case is considered to be auspicious hile the latter is not good foroccasions like #arriages or #arching on an invasion$Each tithi has its o n spiritual specialities$ /ere is a sa#pling: #avas!a Ideal for pithru orship&hathurthi Ideal for +anapathi orship.ancha#i Ideal for orshipping the Universal %other(ashti Ideal for %uruga orship

shta#i Ideal for 6rishna orshipNava#i Ideal for Ra#a orshipEkaadasi Ideal for Nara!ana orshipDvaadasi Ideal for Nara!ana orship*hra!odasi Ideal for (iva orship&hathurdasi Ideal for (iva and +anapathi orship.ourna#i 4est tithi for all orship activities, particularl! runachala and (athguru$.aksha#

s e sa above, a lunation is divided into @H tithis$ lunation is also divided into t o phases$ *he phase bet een#avas!a and .ourna#i is called (ukla .aksha#$ *he phase bet een .ourna#i and #avas!a is called 6rishna

.aksha#$Each paksha# has its o n spiritual specialit!$ *he 3edhas sa! that activities that !ou ant to gro should be startedin the (ukla .aksha#, e$g$, starting a business$ ike ise activities hich !ou do not ant to gro should beconducted in the 6rishna .aksha# e$g$, surger!$6arana

karna is half the tithi ,or @CH #inutes 9C degrees of arc$ In thirt! tithis co#prising a lunar #onth,there are si"t!half8tithis or karnas$*here are four karnas that occur onl! once in a lunar #onth$ *he! are the fi"ed karnas and calledas :=$ (hakuni : assigned to the latter half of the =Ath da! of the krishna paksha$?$ &hatuspada : assigned to the first half of the a#avas!a 9=Bth da! of the krisna paksha $@$ Naga : assigned to the latter half of the a#avas!a$A$ 6i#stughna : assigned to the first half of the first da! of the shukla paksha$*he re#aining karna recur eight ti#es during rest of the lunar #onth$*heir na#es are :=$ 4ava, ?$ 4alava, @$ 6anlava, A$ *aitila, B$ +ara, C$ 3ani-a, $ 3ishti$*hese karnas recur in regular order starting fro# the second half of the first da! of the shukla paksha until the firsthalf of the =Ath da! of the krishna paksha$ 6arnas too find their use in rituals and electional astrolog!$*he 6instughna,3ishti, (hakuna, &hatushpada, and Naga 6aranas to be avoided$2ogas*here are t ent! seven !ogas$ Each !oga #easures =@$?H degrees of arc 9@CH;? P=@$?H $ !oga indicates a su# ofthe longitudes of the #oon and the sun in #ultiples of =@$?H deg$ lthough this #easure of a !oga is the sa#e as thatof a nakshatra , there is no link bet een the t o$ dd the nir!ana longitudes of the sun and the #oon and divide b!the first one 9vishku#bha on ards$ *he ? !ogas are listed belo :=$3ishku#bha,?$ .reeti,@$ !ush#an,A$ (aubhag!a,B$ (hobhana,C$ tiganda, $ (ukar#a, $ Dhriti,G$ (hool,=H$+anda,==$ 3riddhi,=?$ Dhruva,=@$ 3!aghata,=A$ /arshana,=B$ 3a-ra,=C$ (iddhi,= $ 3!atipata,= $ 3ari!ana,=G$.arigha,?H$ (hiva,?=$(iddha,??$ (adh!a,?@$ (hubha,?A$ (hukla,?B$ 4rah#a,?C$ Indra,? $ 3aidhriti$ )f the ? 2ogas3!atipata, 3aidhruti and .arigha 2ogas to be avoided for ne ventures or #uhurthas$Nakshatra#*here are ? nakshatras in the Kodiac, each of length @CH;? degrees$ 0hat is co##onl! referred to as nakshatra, isusuall! the nakshatra in hich the #oon is found$*he nakshatra can be deter#ined b! the follo ing for#ula$nakshatra 9l#oon ; 9@CH$H;? $H Q = rounded D)0N to the nearest integerS$

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*he #oon revolves around the earth in roughl! ? da!s$ During this period, the #oon traces a path around the sk!$*he ancients split this path of the #oon into ? units and gave each unit the na#e of a star, star group orconstellation$ *hese ? units are kno n as nakshatra#s$ *he! are also referred to as brides of &handra$*he ? nakshatra#s are as follo s:= svini, ? 4arani or pa 4arani , @ 6rithigai or 6rittika , A Rohini , B %rigaseersha# or %rigasira , C *hiruvaadhirai or

arudra , .unarpoosa# or .unarvasu , .oosa# or .ush!a , G a!il!a# or slesha , =H %aga# or %agha , ==.oora# or .oorva .alguni , =? Uttara# or Uttara .alguni , =@ /astha# or /astha , =A &hithirai or &hitra , =B (vaathi ,=C 3isaaka# or 3isaka , = nusha# or nuradha , = 6ettai or 1!esta , =G %oola# or %oola , ?H .ooraada# or.oorvashada , ?= Uttaraada# or Uttarashada , ?? *hiruvona# or (ravana , ?@ vitta# or (ravishta or Dhanista , ?A(adha!a# or (athabishak , ?B .oorataadhi or .oorva 4roshtapadha , ?B Uttarataadhi or Uttara 4roshtapadha , ?Revathi$ )f the ? constellations generall! 4harani, slesha, 1!estha, to be avoided for ne ventures or #uhurthas$%aasa#, Ruthu, !ana#, 3arusha#

varusha# is a solar !ear$ varusha# starts roughl! in the #iddle of pril each !ear$ *he varusha#s repeat in a CH!ear c!cle$ varusha# is #ade up of t o a!ana#s$ *hat half hen the sun is on a north ard path 9generall! fro#the #iddle of 1anuar! to the #iddle of 1ul! is called Uttara !ana# or Uttaraa!ana# 9uttara P north $ *he other half

hen the sun is on a south ard path 9generall! fro# the #iddle of 1ul! to the #iddle of 1anuar! is called Dakshina!ana# or Dakshinaa!ana# 9dakshina P south $ #aasa# is a solar #onth$ *here are =? #aasa#s in a varusha#$ ruthu is t o solar #onths$ *here are si" ruthus in a varusha#$

=$ *he 6ali era: ccording to one theor!, ti#e is divided into !ugas, and each 2uga is further divided into four parts$*he present ti#e is believed to be 6ali 2uga, the fourth part$ It is believed to have begun ith the death of 6rishna,

hich corresponds to #idnight bet een Februar! = and = , @H=? 4&$ ccordingl!, this is the si"th #illenniu# of the6ali era, in hich the !ear =GHH corresponds ith BHH?$ *his reference of ti#e is still used in religion and literature$?$ *he 3ikra# era: *his is believed to have begun on the da! of the coronation of 6ing 3ikra#adit!a$ *he !ear =GHH

D corresponds to =GB of the 3ikra# era, hich is popular in northern India and +u-arat$@$ *he (aka era: *his era is believed to have begun ith 6ing (alivahana's accession to the throne$ ccording to the(aka era, the !ear =GHH D ould be = ?@$ .opular in southern India, this reference in al#ost all8astrono#ical orks

Each $ay > a !""# is ass ciat"$ !ith c"*tain typ"s > acti.iti"s'Sun$ayCoronation' singing' dancing' service' to start diagnosis and therapy' to decorate' to do courageous activities and gold transactions.

M n$ayTransact in aquatic articles' to undertake a sea voyage ' dig a well' ore a well' to do plum ing work' milk' dairy' coha ition.

Tu"s$ay$tealing' cheating' indulgence in violence' destruction of things' to oin a fight' to start a fight' transaction in gold and cooper' loodshed'to uild a furnace.

3"$n"s$ay-ntelligent activities like de ate' clever work' charity.

Thu*s$ay

eligious activities' to start poo a' to recite slokas' to decorate and wear ornaments.F*i$ay$inging' dancing' ewellery' perfumes' to have female company' to do agricultural transactions' oring of holes' uying cows.

Satu*$ay-ron and steel transactions' entering a house/@rahapravesham1' laying foundations' oilmassage and ath' la our recruiting' to steal and to lie' to indulge in evil acts.

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