✦ Friday's pick
Abhijit Muhurat
"The victorious" — the muhurta around local noon.
Use it for · Almost any important beginning. Not observed on Wednesdays.
Friday
11:44 AM — 12:33 PM
Friday's Guidance
What friday asks of you.
Fullness is the theme of today. Close the loop on something — a project, a conversation, a promise — and mark that it is done.
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
6:20 PM
Abhijit Muhurat
11:44 AM — 12:33 PM
Rahu Kaal
10:35 AM — 12:08 PM
Avoid beginnings
Windows Explained
What these times mean, in plain words.
A Vedic day is divided into windows. Some are sought for beginnings, others are kept free of them. Here is each one — with its time friday in Chennai.
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Find the gold window
The day's best time to begin something that matters. Friday it's 12:08 PM — 12:33 PM.
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2
Steer around Rahu Kaal
Shown in red. Don't start anything important inside it — work already under way can carry on. Friday: 10:35 AM — 12:08 PM.
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3
Read the Moon's mood
The nakshatra colours the whole day. Friday the Moon is in Ashlesha — a sharp day.
Seek these for beginnings
Amrit Choghadiya
"Nectar" — the most favourable of the eight daily periods.
Use it for · Ceremonies, puja and any new start.
Friday
9:02 AM — 10:35 AM
Shubh Choghadiya
"Auspicious" — a settled, blessed period.
Use it for · Family occasions, ceremonies, learning.
Friday
12:08 PM — 1:41 PM
Labh Choghadiya
"Gain" — a period that favours profit and progress.
Use it for · Business, buying and signing.
Friday
7:29 AM — 9:02 AM
Char Choghadiya
"Moving" — neutral, but it favours motion.
Use it for · Travel and setting out.
Friday
5:57 AM — 7:29 AM·4:47 PM — 6:20 PM
Brahma Muhurta
"The creator's hour" — about 96 minutes before sunrise.
Use it for · Prayer, meditation and study.
Friday
4:24 AM — 5:10 AM
Keep these free
Rahu Kaal
Rahu's eighth of the daylight — it moves with the weekday.
Avoid for · New beginnings, launches and setting out.
Friday
10:35 AM — 12:08 PM
Yamaganda
Yama's eighth of the daylight.
Avoid for · Auspicious beginnings and ceremonies.
Friday
3:14 PM — 4:47 PM
Gulika Kaal
Traditionally, what begins now tends to recur.
Avoid for · Anything you wouldn't want repeated — routine work is fine.
Friday
7:29 AM — 9:02 AM
The Shape of the Day
Sunrise to sunset, hour by hour.
The day divides into eight choghadiya. Gold favours beginnings, rose asks for patience; the lower band marks the windows to seek and to avoid.
5:57 AM
7 AM8 AM9 AM10 AM11 AM12 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM
6:20 PM
Char
5:57 AM — 7:29 AM
Labh
7:29 AM — 9:02 AM
Amrit
9:02 AM — 10:35 AM
Kaal
10:35 AM — 12:08 PM
Shubh
12:08 PM — 1:41 PM
Rog
1:41 PM — 3:14 PM
Udveg
3:14 PM — 4:47 PM
Char
4:47 PM — 6:20 PM
- Abhijit11:44 AM — 12:33 PM
- Rahu Kaal10:35 AM — 12:08 PM
- Yamaganda3:14 PM — 4:47 PM
- Gulika7:29 AM — 9:02 AM
Before sunrise · for prayer & study
Brahma Muhurta
4:24 AM — 5:10 AM
After sunset · for evening puja
Pradosh Kaal
6:20 PM — 8:44 PM
The full panchang
- Tithi
- Shukla Dashami
- until 11:22 AM
- Nakshatra
- Ashlesha · pada 4
- until 8:17 AM
- Yoga
- Ganda
- until 2:57 AM, 17 Apr
- Karana
- Gara
- until 11:22 AM
- Vara
- Shukravara
- Moon sign
- Karka
- Sun sign
- Mesha
- Lunar month
- Chaitra
- Vikram Samvat 2084 · amanta
- Yamaganda
- 3:14 PM — 4:47 PM
- Gulika Kaal
- 7:29 AM — 9:02 AM
- Disha Shool
- West
- Direction to avoid setting out towards
Your Plans
What are you planning friday?
Choose what's on your mind — we'll find friday's most suitable window for it.
Friday's Business Window
12:08 PM — 12:33 PM
Abhijit Muhurat
Also suitable
- 7:29 AM — 9:02 AM · Labh Choghadiya
- 9:02 AM — 10:35 AM · Amrit Choghadiya
A suitable window for beginning an important business activity — a launch, a signing, a first meeting.
Ashlesha is a sharp nakshatra — workable within the window, though not the strongest day for it.
A stronger day this week: Monday, 19 April →
Friday's Travel Window
5:57 AM — 7:29 AM
Char Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 7:29 AM — 9:02 AM · Labh Choghadiya
- 9:02 AM — 10:35 AM · Amrit Choghadiya
A considered window to set out — leaving the house within it is what counts.
Ashlesha is a sharp nakshatra — workable within the window, though not the strongest day for it.
A stronger day this week: Monday, 19 April →
Traditionally, avoid setting out towards the West friday.
Friday's Purchase Window
12:08 PM — 12:33 PM
Abhijit Muhurat
Also suitable
- 7:29 AM — 9:02 AM · Labh Choghadiya
- 9:02 AM — 10:35 AM · Amrit Choghadiya
A favourable window for a significant purchase — a vehicle, property, gold, or something for the home.
Ashlesha is a sharp nakshatra — workable within the window, though not the strongest day for it.
A stronger day this week: Monday, 19 April →
Friday's Ceremony Window
12:08 PM — 12:33 PM
Abhijit Muhurat
Also suitable
- 9:02 AM — 10:35 AM · Amrit Choghadiya
A window suited to a family ceremony or occasion. For a wedding or griha pravesh, a full muhurta should be cast.
Ashlesha is a sharp nakshatra — workable within the window, though not the strongest day for it.
A stronger day this week: Monday, 19 April →
Friday's Puja Window
4:24 AM — 5:10 AM
Brahma Muhurta
Also suitable
- 9:02 AM — 10:35 AM · Amrit Choghadiya
- 12:08 PM — 1:41 PM · Shubh Choghadiya
A good window for personal puja and prayer at home.
Puja is welcome on any day; the window simply gives it a settled time.
Friday's Decision Window
12:08 PM — 12:33 PM
Abhijit Muhurat
Also suitable
- 7:29 AM — 9:02 AM · Labh Choghadiya
- 9:02 AM — 10:35 AM · Amrit Choghadiya
A clear window for making — or announcing — an important decision.
Ashlesha is a sharp nakshatra — workable within the window, though not the strongest day for it.
A stronger day this week: Monday, 19 April →
Practice & Reflection
Something small to carry through friday.
Friday's Practice
Make one space around you more beautiful — a desk, a corner, a table.
Friday is ruled by Venus.
Friday's Reflection
Hold close what deserves it — and release the rest.
On the Moon in Ashlesha · आश्लेषा
The Week Ahead
Seven days at a glance.
Each day's most considered window. Tap a day to open it — you'll stay right here.
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12:08 PM until 12:33 PM Shukla DashamiFri 16
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11:43 AM until 12:33 PM Shukla EkadashiSat 17
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11:43 AM until 12:08 PM Shukla DwadashiSun 18
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12:08 PM until 12:33 PM Shukla TrayodashiMon 19
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11:43 AM until 12:32 PM Shukla Purnima ✦ Hanuman JayantiTue 20
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5:54 AM until 7:27 AM Krishna PratipadaWed 21
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11:42 AM until 12:32 PM Krishna DwitiyaThu 22
Coming Up
Important dates ahead.
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10 Oct TomorrowBhadrapada Amavasya The new Moon — rest, and remembrance of ancestors. Timing & meaning →
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11 Oct in 2 daysSharad Navratri Nine nights of the Goddess begin. Timing & meaning →
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20 Oct in 11 daysDussehra Vijayadashami — victory, and the beginning of new undertakings. Timing & meaning →
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22 Oct in 13 daysShukla Ekadashi A day of fasting and restraint. Timing & meaning →
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26 Oct in 17 daysAshvin Purnima The full Moon — completion and devotion. Timing & meaning →
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29 Oct in 20 daysKarwa Chauth A day-long fast for a partner's wellbeing, broken at moonrise. Timing & meaning →
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6 Nov in 28 daysDhanteras The first day of Diwali — wellbeing, and a considered purchase. Timing & meaning →
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8 Nov in 30 daysDiwali · Lakshmi Puja Lakshmi is welcomed in — the year's brightest night. Timing & meaning →
BEYOND TODAY
Need something more personal?
Daily timing is the same for everyone in Chennai. Your chart, your situation and your family's practice are not.
Timings are calculated for Chennai (Asia/Kolkata) using the Lahiri ayanamsa and the amanta calendar. Regional traditions may observe some dates differently — for a muhurta that matters, ask a practitioner to confirm it for you.