Abhijit Muhurat
"The victorious" — the muhurta around local noon.
Use it for · Almost any important beginning. Not observed on Wednesdays.
Monday
11:01 AM — 11:48 AM
Monday's Guidance
What monday asks of you.
Today carries a sense of fullness. It is a good day to complete, to celebrate what has come to fruition, and to hold ceremonies that mark a threshold.
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
5:19 PM
Abhijit Muhurat
11:01 AM — 11:48 AM
Rahu Kaal
6:58 AM — 8:27 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 Kolkata.
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Find the gold window
The day's best time to begin something that matters. Monday it's 2:22 PM — 3:50 PM.
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Steer around Rahu Kaal
Shown in red. Don't start anything important inside it — work already under way can carry on. Monday: 6:58 AM — 8:27 AM.
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3
Read the Moon's mood
The nakshatra colours the whole day. Monday the Moon is in Pushya — a swift 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
5:30 AM — 6:58 AM·3:50 PM — 5:19 PM
Shubh Choghadiya
"Auspicious" — a settled, blessed period.
Use it for · Family occasions, ceremonies, learning.
Monday
8:27 AM — 9:56 AM
✦ Monday's pick
Labh Choghadiya
"Gain" — a period that favours profit and progress.
Use it for · Business, buying and signing.
Monday
2:22 PM — 3:50 PM
Char Choghadiya
"Moving" — neutral, but it favours motion.
Use it for · Travel and setting out.
Monday
12:53 PM — 2:22 PM
Brahma Muhurta
"The creator's hour" — about 96 minutes before sunrise.
Use it for · Prayer, meditation and study.
Monday
3:52 AM — 4:41 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
6:58 AM — 8:27 AM
Yamaganda
Yama's eighth of the daylight.
Avoid for · Auspicious beginnings and ceremonies.
Monday
9:56 AM — 11:24 AM
Gulika Kaal
Traditionally, what begins now tends to recur.
Avoid for · Anything you wouldn't want repeated — routine work is fine.
Monday
12:53 PM — 2:22 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.
5:30 AM
7 AM8 AM9 AM10 AM11 AM12 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM
5:19 PM
Amrit
5:30 AM — 6:58 AM
Kaal
6:58 AM — 8:27 AM
Shubh
8:27 AM — 9:56 AM
Rog
9:56 AM — 11:24 AM
Udveg
11:24 AM — 12:53 PM
Char
12:53 PM — 2:22 PM
Labh
2:22 PM — 3:50 PM
Amrit
3:50 PM — 5:19 PM
- Abhijit11:01 AM — 11:48 AM
- Rahu Kaal6:58 AM — 8:27 AM
- Yamaganda9:56 AM — 11:24 AM
- Gulika12:53 PM — 2:22 PM
Before sunrise · for prayer & study
Brahma Muhurta
3:52 AM — 4:41 AM
After sunset · for evening puja
Pradosh Kaal
5:19 PM — 7:43 PM
The full panchang
- Tithi
- Krishna Dashami
- until 2:08 AM, 6 Oct
- Nakshatra
- Pushya · pada 1
- until 11:08 PM
- Yoga
- Shiva
- until 9:50 AM
- Karana
- Vanija
- until 2:59 PM
- Vara
- Somavara
- Moon sign
- Karka
- Sun sign
- Kanya
- Lunar month
- Bhadrapada
- Vikram Samvat 2083 · amanta
- Yamaganda
- 9:56 AM — 11:24 AM
- Gulika Kaal
- 12:53 PM — 2:22 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
2:22 PM — 3:50 PM
Labh Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 5:30 AM — 6:58 AM · Amrit Choghadiya
- 8:27 AM — 9:56 AM · Shubh Choghadiya
A suitable window for beginning an important business activity — a launch, a signing, a first meeting.
Pushya (swift nakshatra) supports this kind of undertaking.
Monday's Travel Window
12:53 PM — 2:22 PM
Char Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 5:30 AM — 6:58 AM · Amrit Choghadiya
- 8:27 AM — 9:56 AM · Shubh Choghadiya
A considered window to set out — leaving the house within it is what counts.
Pushya (swift nakshatra) supports this kind of undertaking.
Traditionally, avoid setting out towards the East monday.
Monday's Purchase Window
2:22 PM — 3:50 PM
Labh Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 5:30 AM — 6:58 AM · Amrit Choghadiya
- 8:27 AM — 9:56 AM · Shubh Choghadiya
A favourable window for a significant purchase — a vehicle, property, gold, or something for the home.
Pushya (swift nakshatra) supports this kind of undertaking.
Monday's Ceremony Window
5:30 AM — 6:58 AM
Amrit Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 8:27 AM — 9:56 AM · Shubh Choghadiya
- 3:50 PM — 5:19 PM · Amrit Choghadiya
A window suited to a family ceremony or occasion. For a wedding or griha pravesh, a full muhurta should be cast.
Pushya (swift nakshatra) supports this kind of undertaking.
Monday's Puja Window
3:52 AM — 4:41 AM
Brahma Muhurta
Also suitable
- 5:30 AM — 6:58 AM · Amrit Choghadiya
- 8:27 AM — 9:56 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
5:30 AM — 6:58 AM
Amrit Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 8:27 AM — 9:56 AM · Shubh Choghadiya
- 2:22 PM — 3:50 PM · Labh Choghadiya
A clear window for making — or announcing — an important decision.
Pushya (swift nakshatra) supports this kind of undertaking.
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
Nourish before you ask.
On the Moon in Pushya · पुष्य
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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2:22 PM until 3:50 PM Krishna DashamiMon 5
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11:00 AM until 11:48 AM Krishna EkadashiTue 6
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5:30 AM until 6:59 AM Krishna DwadashiWed 7
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11:00 AM until 11:47 AM Krishna TrayodashiThu · Today 8
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6:59 AM until 8:27 AM Krishna Chaturdashi Better for preparationFri · Tomorrow 9
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11:00 AM until 11:46 AM Krishna Amavasya Better for preparationSat 10
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8:27 AM until 9:55 AM Shukla Pratipada ✦ Sharad NavratriSun 11
Coming Up
Important dates ahead.
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10 Oct in 2 daysBhadrapada Amavasya The new Moon — rest, and remembrance of ancestors. Timing & meaning →
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11 Oct in 3 daysSharad Navratri Nine nights of the Goddess begin. Timing & meaning →
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20 Oct in 12 daysDussehra Vijayadashami — victory, and the beginning of new undertakings. Timing & meaning →
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22 Oct in 14 daysShukla Ekadashi A day of fasting and restraint. Timing & meaning →
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26 Oct in 18 daysAshvin Purnima The full Moon — completion and devotion. Timing & meaning →
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29 Oct in 21 daysKarwa Chauth A day-long fast for a partner's wellbeing, broken at moonrise. Timing & meaning →
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6 Nov in 29 daysDhanteras The first day of Diwali — wellbeing, and a considered purchase. Timing & meaning →
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8 Nov in 31 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 Kolkata. Your chart, your situation and your family's practice are not.
Timings are calculated for Kolkata (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.