Abhijit Muhurat
"The victorious" — the muhurta around local noon.
Use it for · Almost any important beginning. Not observed on Wednesdays.
Sunday
12:31 PM — 1:15 PM
Sunday's Guidance
What sunday asks of you.
The full Moon brings things to completion and to light. It is a natural day for devotion, gratitude and puja — and for seeing clearly what has been building over the past fortnight.
Sunrise
7:28 AM
Sunset
6:18 PM
Abhijit Muhurat
12:31 PM — 1:15 PM
Rahu Kaal
4:56 PM — 6:18 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 sunday in San Francisco.
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Find the gold window
The day's best time to begin something that matters. Sunday it's 10:11 AM — 11:32 AM.
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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. Sunday: 4:56 PM — 6:18 PM.
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Read the Moon's mood
The nakshatra colours the whole day. Sunday the Moon is in Ashwini — 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.
Sunday
11:32 AM — 12:53 PM
Shubh Choghadiya
"Auspicious" — a settled, blessed period.
Use it for · Family occasions, ceremonies, learning.
Sunday
2:14 PM — 3:35 PM
✦ Sunday's pick
Labh Choghadiya
"Gain" — a period that favours profit and progress.
Use it for · Business, buying and signing.
Sunday
10:11 AM — 11:32 AM
Char Choghadiya
"Moving" — neutral, but it favours motion.
Use it for · Travel and setting out.
Sunday
8:50 AM — 10:11 AM
Brahma Muhurta
"The creator's hour" — about 96 minutes before sunrise.
Use it for · Prayer, meditation and study.
Sunday
5:43 AM — 6:36 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.
Sunday
4:56 PM — 6:18 PM
Yamaganda
Yama's eighth of the daylight.
Avoid for · Auspicious beginnings and ceremonies.
Sunday
12:53 PM — 2:14 PM
Gulika Kaal
Traditionally, what begins now tends to recur.
Avoid for · Anything you wouldn't want repeated — routine work is fine.
Sunday
3:35 PM — 4:56 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.
7:28 AM
9 AM10 AM11 AM12 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM
6:18 PM
Udveg
7:28 AM — 8:50 AM
Char
8:50 AM — 10:11 AM
Labh
10:11 AM — 11:32 AM
Amrit
11:32 AM — 12:53 PM
Kaal
12:53 PM — 2:14 PM
Shubh
2:14 PM — 3:35 PM
Rog
3:35 PM — 4:56 PM
Udveg
4:56 PM — 6:18 PM
- Abhijit12:31 PM — 1:15 PM
- Rahu Kaal4:56 PM — 6:18 PM
- Yamaganda12:53 PM — 2:14 PM
- Gulika3:35 PM — 4:56 PM
Before sunrise · for prayer & study
Brahma Muhurta
5:43 AM — 6:36 AM
After sunset · for evening puja
Pradosh Kaal
6:18 PM — 8:42 PM
The full panchang
- Tithi
- Purnima
- until 9:11 PM
- Nakshatra
- Ashwini · pada 1
- until 5:10 AM, 26 Oct
- Yoga
- Vajra
- until 1:45 AM, 26 Oct
- Karana
- Vishti
- until 10:22 AM
- Vara
- Ravivara
- Moon sign
- Mesha
- Sun sign
- Tula
- Lunar month
- Ashvin
- Vikram Samvat 2083 · amanta
- Yamaganda
- 12:53 PM — 2:14 PM
- Gulika Kaal
- 3:35 PM — 4:56 PM
- Disha Shool
- West
- Direction to avoid setting out towards
Your Plans
What are you planning sunday?
Choose what's on your mind — we'll find sunday's most suitable window for it.
Sunday's Business Window
10:11 AM — 11:32 AM
Labh Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 11:32 AM — 12:53 PM · Amrit Choghadiya
- 2:14 PM — 3:35 PM · Shubh Choghadiya
A suitable window for beginning an important business activity — a launch, a signing, a first meeting.
Ashwini (swift nakshatra) supports this kind of undertaking.
Sunday's Travel Window
8:50 AM — 10:11 AM
Char Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 10:11 AM — 11:32 AM · Labh Choghadiya
- 11:32 AM — 12:53 PM · Amrit Choghadiya
A considered window to set out — leaving the house within it is what counts.
Ashwini (swift nakshatra) supports this kind of undertaking.
Traditionally, avoid setting out towards the West sunday.
Sunday's Purchase Window
10:11 AM — 11:32 AM
Labh Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 11:32 AM — 12:53 PM · Amrit Choghadiya
- 2:14 PM — 3:35 PM · Shubh Choghadiya
A favourable window for a significant purchase — a vehicle, property, gold, or something for the home.
Ashwini (swift nakshatra) supports this kind of undertaking.
Sunday's Ceremony Window
11:32 AM — 12:53 PM
Amrit Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 2:14 PM — 3:35 PM · Shubh Choghadiya
A window suited to a family ceremony or occasion. For a wedding or griha pravesh, a full muhurta should be cast.
Ashwini (swift nakshatra) supports this kind of undertaking.
Sunday's Puja Window
5:43 AM — 6:36 AM
Brahma Muhurta
Also suitable
- 11:32 AM — 12:53 PM · Amrit Choghadiya
- 2:14 PM — 3:35 PM · Shubh Choghadiya
A good window for personal puja and prayer at home.
Purnima is itself a day for devotion — a fine day for puja.
Sunday's Decision Window
11:32 AM — 12:53 PM
Amrit Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 10:11 AM — 11:32 AM · Labh Choghadiya
- 2:14 PM — 3:35 PM · Shubh Choghadiya
A clear window for making — or announcing — an important decision.
Ashwini (swift nakshatra) supports this kind of undertaking.
Practice & Reflection
Something small to carry through sunday.
Sunday's Practice
Watch the sunrise, or the first light, for five minutes before you begin your day.
Sunday is ruled by the Sun.
Sunday's Reflection
Begin, and let the beginning teach you.
On the Moon in Ashwini · अश्विनी
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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10:11 AM until 11:32 AM Shukla PurnimaSun 25
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3:35 PM until 4:55 PM Krishna PratipadaMon 26
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12:31 PM until 1:14 PM Krishna DwitiyaTue 27
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7:31 AM until 8:52 AM Krishna Tritiya ✦ Karwa ChauthWed 28
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12:31 PM until 1:14 PM Krishna Chaturthi Better for preparationThu 29
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8:53 AM until 10:13 AM Krishna ShashthiFri 30
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12:31 PM until 1:14 PM Krishna SaptamiSat 31
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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21 Oct in 14 daysShukla Ekadashi A day of fasting and restraint. Timing & meaning →
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25 Oct in 18 daysAshvin Purnima The full Moon — completion and devotion. Timing & meaning →
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28 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 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 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.