✦ Yesterday's pick
Abhijit Muhurat
"The victorious" — the muhurta around local noon.
Use it for · Almost any important beginning. Not observed on Wednesdays.
Yesterday
12:18 PM — 1:08 PM
Yesterday's Guidance
What yesterday 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
6:27 AM
Sunset
7:00 PM
Abhijit Muhurat
12:18 PM — 1:08 PM
Rahu Kaal
3:52 PM — 5:26 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 yesterday in Sydney.
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1
Find the gold window
The day's best time to begin something that matters. Yesterday it's 12:18 PM — 1:08 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. Yesterday: 3:52 PM — 5:26 PM.
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3
Read the Moon's mood
The nakshatra colours the whole day. Yesterday 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.
Yesterday
12:43 PM — 2:17 PM
Shubh Choghadiya
"Auspicious" — a settled, blessed period.
Use it for · Family occasions, ceremonies, learning.
Yesterday
3:52 PM — 5:26 PM
Labh Choghadiya
"Gain" — a period that favours profit and progress.
Use it for · Business, buying and signing.
Yesterday
11:09 AM — 12:43 PM
Char Choghadiya
"Moving" — neutral, but it favours motion.
Use it for · Travel and setting out.
Yesterday
9:35 AM — 11:09 AM
Brahma Muhurta
"The creator's hour" — about 96 minutes before sunrise.
Use it for · Prayer, meditation and study.
Yesterday
4:55 AM — 5:41 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.
Yesterday
3:52 PM — 5:26 PM
Yamaganda
Yama's eighth of the daylight.
Avoid for · Auspicious beginnings and ceremonies.
Yesterday
9:35 AM — 11:09 AM
Gulika Kaal
Traditionally, what begins now tends to recur.
Avoid for · Anything you wouldn't want repeated — routine work is fine.
Yesterday
12:43 PM — 2:17 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.
6:27 AM
8 AM9 AM10 AM11 AM12 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PM
7:00 PM
Rog
6:27 AM — 8:01 AM
Udveg
8:01 AM — 9:35 AM
Char
9:35 AM — 11:09 AM
Labh
11:09 AM — 12:43 PM
Amrit
12:43 PM — 2:17 PM
Kaal
2:17 PM — 3:52 PM
Shubh
3:52 PM — 5:26 PM
Rog
5:26 PM — 7:00 PM
- Abhijit12:18 PM — 1:08 PM
- Rahu Kaal3:52 PM — 5:26 PM
- Yamaganda9:35 AM — 11:09 AM
- Gulika12:43 PM — 2:17 PM
Before sunrise · for prayer & study
Brahma Muhurta
4:55 AM — 5:41 AM
After sunset · for evening puja
Pradosh Kaal
7:00 PM — 9:24 PM
The full panchang
- Tithi
- Krishna Dashami
- until 7:38 AM
- Nakshatra
- Ashlesha · pada 1
- until 3:47 AM, 7 Oct
- Yoga
- Siddha
- until 12:49 PM
- Karana
- Vishti
- until 7:38 AM
- Vara
- Mangalavara
- Moon sign
- Karka
- Sun sign
- Kanya
- Lunar month
- Bhadrapada
- Vikram Samvat 2083 · amanta
- Yamaganda
- 9:35 AM — 11:09 AM
- Gulika Kaal
- 12:43 PM — 2:17 PM
- Disha Shool
- North
- Direction to avoid setting out towards
Your Plans
What are you planning yesterday?
Choose what's on your mind — we'll find yesterday's most suitable window for it.
Yesterday's Business Window
12:18 PM — 1:08 PM
Abhijit Muhurat
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: Sunday, 11 October →
Yesterday's Travel Window
12:43 PM — 2:17 PM
Amrit Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 11:09 AM — 12:43 PM · Labh 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: Saturday, 10 October →
Traditionally, avoid setting out towards the North yesterday.
Yesterday's Purchase Window
12:18 PM — 1:08 PM
Abhijit Muhurat
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: Sunday, 11 October →
Yesterday's Ceremony Window
12:18 PM — 12:43 PM
Abhijit Muhurat
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: Sunday, 11 October →
Yesterday's Puja Window
4:55 AM — 5:41 AM
Brahma Muhurta
Also suitable
- 12:43 PM — 2:17 PM · Amrit 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.
Yesterday's Decision Window
12:18 PM — 1:08 PM
Abhijit Muhurat
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: Sunday, 11 October →
Practice & Reflection
Something small to carry through yesterday.
Yesterday's Practice
Before a difficult conversation, take three slow breaths and decide what you will not say.
Tuesday is ruled by Mars.
Yesterday'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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12:18 PM until 1:08 PM Krishna DashamiTue 6
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6:25 AM until 8:00 AM Krishna DwadashiWed · Today 7
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12:17 PM until 1:08 PM Krishna TrayodashiThu · Tomorrow 8
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12:42 PM until 1:08 PM Krishna Chaturdashi Better for preparationFri 9
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12:17 PM until 1:07 PM Krishna Amavasya Better for preparationSat 10
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12:16 PM until 12:42 PM Shukla Pratipada ✦ Sharad NavratriSun 11
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12:42 PM until 1:07 PM Shukla DwitiyaMon 12
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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21 Oct in 14 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 Sydney. Your chart, your situation and your family's practice are not.
Timings are calculated for Sydney (Australia/Sydney) 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.