✦ Thursday's pick
Abhijit Muhurat
"The victorious" — the muhurta around local noon.
Use it for · Almost any important beginning. Not observed on Wednesdays.
Thursday
12:32 PM — 1:17 PM
Thursday's Guidance
What thursday 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
7:19 AM
Sunset
6:31 PM
Abhijit Muhurat
12:32 PM — 1:17 PM
Rahu Kaal
2:19 PM — 3:43 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 thursday in San Francisco.
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Find the gold window
The day's best time to begin something that matters. Thursday it's 12:32 PM — 1:17 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. Thursday: 2:19 PM — 3:43 PM.
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3
Read the Moon's mood
The nakshatra colours the whole day. Thursday the Moon is in Jyeshtha — 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.
Thursday
2:19 PM — 3:43 PM
Shubh Choghadiya
"Auspicious" — a settled, blessed period.
Use it for · Family occasions, ceremonies, learning.
Thursday
7:19 AM — 8:43 AM·5:07 PM — 6:31 PM
Labh Choghadiya
"Gain" — a period that favours profit and progress.
Use it for · Business, buying and signing.
Thursday
12:55 PM — 2:19 PM
Char Choghadiya
"Moving" — neutral, but it favours motion.
Use it for · Travel and setting out.
Thursday
11:31 AM — 12:55 PM
Brahma Muhurta
"The creator's hour" — about 96 minutes before sunrise.
Use it for · Prayer, meditation and study.
Thursday
5:36 AM — 6:28 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.
Thursday
2:19 PM — 3:43 PM
Yamaganda
Yama's eighth of the daylight.
Avoid for · Auspicious beginnings and ceremonies.
Thursday
7:19 AM — 8:43 AM
Gulika Kaal
Traditionally, what begins now tends to recur.
Avoid for · Anything you wouldn't want repeated — routine work is fine.
Thursday
10:07 AM — 11:31 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.
7:19 AM
9 AM10 AM11 AM12 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM
6:31 PM
Shubh
7:19 AM — 8:43 AM
Rog
8:43 AM — 10:07 AM
Udveg
10:07 AM — 11:31 AM
Char
11:31 AM — 12:55 PM
Labh
12:55 PM — 2:19 PM
Amrit
2:19 PM — 3:43 PM
Kaal
3:43 PM — 5:07 PM
Shubh
5:07 PM — 6:31 PM
- Abhijit12:32 PM — 1:17 PM
- Rahu Kaal2:19 PM — 3:43 PM
- Yamaganda7:19 AM — 8:43 AM
- Gulika10:07 AM — 11:31 AM
Before sunrise · for prayer & study
Brahma Muhurta
5:36 AM — 6:28 AM
After sunset · for evening puja
Pradosh Kaal
6:31 PM — 8:55 PM
The full panchang
- Tithi
- Shukla Panchami
- until 2:55 PM
- Nakshatra
- Jyeshtha · pada 3
- until 6:16 PM
- Yoga
- Saubhagya
- until 8:43 AM
- Karana
- Balava
- until 2:55 PM
- Vara
- Guruvara
- Moon sign
- Vrishchika
- Sun sign
- Kanya
- Lunar month
- Ashvin
- Vikram Samvat 2083 · amanta
- Yamaganda
- 7:19 AM — 8:43 AM
- Gulika Kaal
- 10:07 AM — 11:31 AM
- Disha Shool
- South
- Direction to avoid setting out towards
Your Plans
What are you planning thursday?
Choose what's on your mind — we'll find thursday's most suitable window for it.
Thursday's Business Window
12:32 PM — 1:17 PM
Abhijit Muhurat
Also suitable
- 5:07 PM — 6:31 PM · Shubh Choghadiya
A suitable window for beginning an important business activity — a launch, a signing, a first meeting.
Jyeshtha is a sharp nakshatra — workable within the window, though not the strongest day for it.
A stronger day this week: Sunday, 18 October →
Thursday's Travel Window
11:31 AM — 12:55 PM
Char Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 12:55 PM — 2:19 PM · Labh Choghadiya
- 5:07 PM — 6:31 PM · Shubh Choghadiya
A considered window to set out — leaving the house within it is what counts.
Jyeshtha is a sharp nakshatra — workable within the window, though not the strongest day for it.
A stronger day this week: Monday, 19 October →
Traditionally, avoid setting out towards the South thursday.
Thursday's Purchase Window
12:32 PM — 1:17 PM
Abhijit Muhurat
Also suitable
- 5:07 PM — 6:31 PM · Shubh Choghadiya
A favourable window for a significant purchase — a vehicle, property, gold, or something for the home.
Jyeshtha is a sharp nakshatra — workable within the window, though not the strongest day for it.
A stronger day this week: Sunday, 18 October →
Thursday's Ceremony Window
12:32 PM — 1:17 PM
Abhijit Muhurat
Also suitable
- 5:07 PM — 6:31 PM · Shubh Choghadiya
A window suited to a family ceremony or occasion. For a wedding or griha pravesh, a full muhurta should be cast.
Jyeshtha is a sharp nakshatra — workable within the window, though not the strongest day for it.
A stronger day this week: Sunday, 18 October →
Thursday's Puja Window
5:36 AM — 6:28 AM
Brahma Muhurta
Also suitable
- 7:19 AM — 8:43 AM · Shubh Choghadiya
- 5:07 PM — 6:31 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.
Thursday's Decision Window
12:32 PM — 1:17 PM
Abhijit Muhurat
Also suitable
- 5:07 PM — 6:31 PM · Shubh Choghadiya
A clear window for making — or announcing — an important decision.
Jyeshtha is a sharp nakshatra — workable within the window, though not the strongest day for it.
A stronger day this week: Sunday, 18 October →
Practice & Reflection
Something small to carry through thursday.
Thursday's Practice
Thank a teacher, mentor or elder — in person, by message, or in writing.
Thursday is ruled by Jupiter.
Thursday's Reflection
Lead by carrying more, not by taking more.
On the Moon in Jyeshtha · ज्येष्ठा
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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12:32 PM until 1:17 PM Shukla PanchamiThu 15
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8:43 AM until 10:07 AM Shukla ShashthiFri 16
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12:32 PM until 1:16 PM Shukla SaptamiSat 17
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10:08 AM until 11:31 AM Shukla AshtamiSun 18
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3:39 PM until 5:02 PM Shukla Navami Better for preparationMon 19
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12:32 PM until 1:16 PM Shukla Dashami ✦ DussehraTue 20
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7:24 AM until 8:47 AM Shukla EkadashiWed 21
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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21 Oct in 13 daysShukla Ekadashi A day of fasting and restraint. Timing & meaning →
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25 Oct in 17 daysAshvin Purnima The full Moon — completion and devotion. Timing & meaning →
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28 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 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
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Daily timing is the same for everyone in San Francisco. Your chart, your situation and your family's practice are not.
Timings are calculated for San Francisco (America/Los_Angeles) 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.