Abhijit Muhurat
"The victorious" — the muhurta around local noon.
Use it for · Almost any important beginning. Not observed on Wednesdays.
Monday
11:41 AM — 12:25 PM
Monday's Guidance
What monday asks of you.
Today favours what is built carefully. It is a day to add the next layer to existing work, to formalise what has been agreed in principle, and to keep promises already made.
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Sunset
5:29 PM
Abhijit Muhurat
11:41 AM — 12:25 PM
Rahu Kaal
7:58 AM — 9:20 AM
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 monday in Dubai.
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Find the gold window
The day's best time to begin something that matters. Monday it's 2:46 PM — 4:08 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. Monday: 7:58 AM — 9:20 AM.
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3
Read the Moon's mood
The nakshatra colours the whole day. Monday the Moon is in Shravana — a movable 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.
Monday
6:37 AM — 7:58 AM·4:08 PM — 5:29 PM
Shubh Choghadiya
"Auspicious" — a settled, blessed period.
Use it for · Family occasions, ceremonies, learning.
Monday
9:20 AM — 10:41 AM
✦ Monday's pick
Labh Choghadiya
"Gain" — a period that favours profit and progress.
Use it for · Business, buying and signing.
Monday
2:46 PM — 4:08 PM
Char Choghadiya
"Moving" — neutral, but it favours motion.
Use it for · Travel and setting out.
Monday
1:25 PM — 2:46 PM
Brahma Muhurta
"The creator's hour" — about 96 minutes before sunrise.
Use it for · Prayer, meditation and study.
Monday
4:52 AM — 5:44 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.
Monday
7:58 AM — 9:20 AM
Yamaganda
Yama's eighth of the daylight.
Avoid for · Auspicious beginnings and ceremonies.
Monday
10:41 AM — 12:03 PM
Gulika Kaal
Traditionally, what begins now tends to recur.
Avoid for · Anything you wouldn't want repeated — routine work is fine.
Monday
1:25 PM — 2:46 PM
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.
6:37 AM
8 AM9 AM10 AM11 AM12 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM
5:29 PM
Amrit
6:37 AM — 7:58 AM
Kaal
7:58 AM — 9:20 AM
Shubh
9:20 AM — 10:41 AM
Rog
10:41 AM — 12:03 PM
Udveg
12:03 PM — 1:25 PM
Char
1:25 PM — 2:46 PM
Labh
2:46 PM — 4:08 PM
Amrit
4:08 PM — 5:29 PM
- Abhijit11:41 AM — 12:25 PM
- Rahu Kaal7:58 AM — 9:20 AM
- Yamaganda10:41 AM — 12:03 PM
- Gulika1:25 PM — 2:46 PM
Before sunrise · for prayer & study
Brahma Muhurta
4:52 AM — 5:44 AM
After sunset · for evening puja
Pradosh Kaal
5:29 PM — 7:53 PM
The full panchang
- Tithi
- Shukla Saptami
- until 2:49 AM, 17 Nov
- Nakshatra
- Shravana · pada 2
- until 12:46 AM, 17 Nov
- Yoga
- Vriddhi
- until 6:22 AM, 17 Nov
- Karana
- Gara
- until 1:43 PM
- Vara
- Somavara
- Moon sign
- Makara
- Sun sign
- Tula
- Lunar month
- Kartika
- Vikram Samvat 2083 · amanta
- Yamaganda
- 10:41 AM — 12:03 PM
- Gulika Kaal
- 1:25 PM — 2:46 PM
- Disha Shool
- East
- Direction to avoid setting out towards
Your Plans
What are you planning monday?
Choose what's on your mind — we'll find monday's most suitable window for it.
Monday's Business Window
2:46 PM — 4:08 PM
Labh Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 6:37 AM — 7:58 AM · Amrit Choghadiya
- 9:20 AM — 10:41 AM · Shubh Choghadiya
A suitable window for beginning an important business activity — a launch, a signing, a first meeting.
Shravana (movable nakshatra) supports this kind of undertaking.
Monday's Travel Window
1:25 PM — 2:46 PM
Char Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 6:37 AM — 7:58 AM · Amrit Choghadiya
- 9:20 AM — 10:41 AM · Shubh Choghadiya
A considered window to set out — leaving the house within it is what counts.
Shravana (movable nakshatra) supports this kind of undertaking.
Traditionally, avoid setting out towards the East monday.
Monday's Purchase Window
2:46 PM — 4:08 PM
Labh Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 6:37 AM — 7:58 AM · Amrit Choghadiya
- 9:20 AM — 10:41 AM · Shubh Choghadiya
A favourable window for a significant purchase — a vehicle, property, gold, or something for the home.
Shravana (movable nakshatra) supports this kind of undertaking.
Monday's Ceremony Window
6:37 AM — 7:58 AM
Amrit Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 9:20 AM — 10:41 AM · Shubh Choghadiya
- 4:08 PM — 5:29 PM · Amrit Choghadiya
A window suited to a family ceremony or occasion. For a wedding or griha pravesh, a full muhurta should be cast.
Shravana is a movable nakshatra — workable within the window, though not the strongest day for it.
A stronger day this week: Friday, 20 November →
Monday's Puja Window
4:52 AM — 5:44 AM
Brahma Muhurta
Also suitable
- 6:37 AM — 7:58 AM · Amrit Choghadiya
- 9:20 AM — 10:41 AM · 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.
Monday's Decision Window
6:37 AM — 7:58 AM
Amrit Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 9:20 AM — 10:41 AM · Shubh Choghadiya
- 2:46 PM — 4:08 PM · Labh Choghadiya
A clear window for making — or announcing — an important decision.
Shravana is a movable nakshatra — workable within the window, though not the strongest day for it.
A stronger day this week: Friday, 20 November →
Practice & Reflection
Something small to carry through monday.
Monday's Practice
Drink a glass of water slowly, and notice what your mind settles on.
Monday is ruled by the Moon.
Monday's Reflection
Listen before you answer.
On the Moon in Shravana · श्रवण
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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2:46 PM until 4:08 PM Shukla SaptamiMon 16
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11:42 AM until 12:25 PM Shukla AshtamiTue 17
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6:38 AM until 8:00 AM Shukla Navami Better for preparationWed 18
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11:42 AM until 12:25 PM Shukla DashamiThu 19
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8:01 AM until 9:22 AM Shukla EkadashiFri 20
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11:43 AM until 12:26 PM Shukla DwadashiSat 21
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9:23 AM until 10:44 AM Shukla TrayodashiSun 22
Coming Up
Important dates ahead.
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10 Oct in 3 daysBhadrapada Amavasya The new Moon — rest, and remembrance of ancestors. Timing & meaning →
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11 Oct in 4 daysSharad Navratri Nine nights of the Goddess begin. Timing & meaning →
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20 Oct in 13 daysDussehra Vijayadashami — victory, and the beginning of new undertakings. Timing & meaning →
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22 Oct in 15 daysShukla Ekadashi A day of fasting and restraint. Timing & meaning →
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26 Oct in 19 daysAshvin Purnima The full Moon — completion and devotion. Timing & meaning →
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29 Oct in 22 daysKarwa Chauth A day-long fast for a partner's wellbeing, broken at moonrise. Timing & meaning →
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6 Nov in 30 daysDhanteras The first day of Diwali — wellbeing, and a considered purchase. Timing & meaning →
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8 Nov in 32 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 Dubai. Your chart, your situation and your family's practice are not.
Timings are calculated for Dubai (Asia/Dubai) 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.