✦ Thursday's pick
Abhijit Muhurat
"The victorious" — the muhurta around local noon.
Use it for · Almost any important beginning. Not observed on Wednesdays.
Thursday
11:56 AM — 12:44 PM
Thursday's Guidance
What thursday asks of you.
Ekadashi is a day of restraint. A lighter day — in food, in commitments, in words — tends to bring a clearer mind, and many keep a fast from grains.
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
6:22 PM
Abhijit Muhurat
11:56 AM — 12:44 PM
Rahu Kaal
1:50 PM — 3:21 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 Tirupati.
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Find the gold window
The day's best time to begin something that matters. Thursday it's 11:56 AM — 12:44 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: 1:50 PM — 3:21 PM.
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3
Read the Moon's mood
The nakshatra colours the whole day. Thursday 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.
Thursday
1:50 PM — 3:21 PM
Shubh Choghadiya
"Auspicious" — a settled, blessed period.
Use it for · Family occasions, ceremonies, learning.
Thursday
6:19 AM — 7:49 AM·4:51 PM — 6:22 PM
Labh Choghadiya
"Gain" — a period that favours profit and progress.
Use it for · Business, buying and signing.
Thursday
12:20 PM — 1:50 PM
Char Choghadiya
"Moving" — neutral, but it favours motion.
Use it for · Travel and setting out.
Thursday
10:50 AM — 12:20 PM
Brahma Muhurta
"The creator's hour" — about 96 minutes before sunrise.
Use it for · Prayer, meditation and study.
Thursday
4:43 AM — 5:31 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
1:50 PM — 3:21 PM
Yamaganda
Yama's eighth of the daylight.
Avoid for · Auspicious beginnings and ceremonies.
Thursday
6:19 AM — 7:49 AM
Gulika Kaal
Traditionally, what begins now tends to recur.
Avoid for · Anything you wouldn't want repeated — routine work is fine.
Thursday
9:19 AM — 10:50 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.
6:19 AM
8 AM9 AM10 AM11 AM12 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM
6:22 PM
Shubh
6:19 AM — 7:49 AM
Rog
7:49 AM — 9:19 AM
Udveg
9:19 AM — 10:50 AM
Char
10:50 AM — 12:20 PM
Labh
12:20 PM — 1:50 PM
Amrit
1:50 PM — 3:21 PM
Kaal
3:21 PM — 4:51 PM
Shubh
4:51 PM — 6:22 PM
- Abhijit11:56 AM — 12:44 PM
- Rahu Kaal1:50 PM — 3:21 PM
- Yamaganda6:19 AM — 7:49 AM
- Gulika9:19 AM — 10:50 AM
Before sunrise · for prayer & study
Brahma Muhurta
4:43 AM — 5:31 AM
After sunset · for evening puja
Pradosh Kaal
6:22 PM — 8:46 PM
The full panchang
- Tithi
- Shukla Ekadashi
- until 1:51 AM, 19 Mar
- Nakshatra
- Pushya · pada 1
- until 3:20 AM, 19 Mar
- Yoga
- Atiganda
- until 2:33 AM, 19 Mar
- Karana
- Vanija
- until 3:07 PM
- Vara
- Guruvara
- Moon sign
- Karka
- Sun sign
- Meena
- Lunar month
- Phalguna
- Vikram Samvat 2083 · amanta
- Yamaganda
- 6:19 AM — 7:49 AM
- Gulika Kaal
- 9:19 AM — 10:50 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
11:56 AM — 12:44 PM
Abhijit Muhurat
Also suitable
- 4:51 PM — 6:22 PM · 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.
Thursday's Travel Window
10:50 AM — 12:20 PM
Char Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 12:20 PM — 1:50 PM · Labh Choghadiya
- 4:51 PM — 6:22 PM · 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 South thursday.
Thursday's Purchase Window
11:56 AM — 12:44 PM
Abhijit Muhurat
Also suitable
- 4:51 PM — 6:22 PM · 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.
Thursday's Ceremony Window
11:56 AM — 12:44 PM
Abhijit Muhurat
Also suitable
- 4:51 PM — 6:22 PM · Shubh 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.
Thursday's Puja Window
4:43 AM — 5:31 AM
Brahma Muhurta
Also suitable
- 6:19 AM — 7:49 AM · Shubh Choghadiya
- 4:51 PM — 6:22 PM · Shubh Choghadiya
A good window for personal puja and prayer at home.
Ekadashi is itself a day for devotion — a fine day for puja.
Thursday's Decision Window
11:56 AM — 12:44 PM
Abhijit Muhurat
Also suitable
- 4:51 PM — 6:22 PM · Shubh 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 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
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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11:56 AM until 12:44 PM Shukla EkadashiThu 18
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12:20 PM until 12:44 PM Shukla DwadashiFri 19
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11:55 AM until 12:44 PM Shukla TrayodashiSat 20
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11:55 AM until 12:19 PM Shukla Chaturdashi ✦ Holika DahanSun 21
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12:19 PM until 12:43 PM Shukla PurnimaMon 22
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11:54 AM until 12:43 PM Krishna PratipadaTue 23
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6:15 AM until 7:46 AM Krishna DwitiyaWed 24
Coming Up
Important dates ahead.
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10 Oct TomorrowBhadrapada Amavasya The new Moon — rest, and remembrance of ancestors. Timing & meaning →
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11 Oct in 2 daysSharad Navratri Nine nights of the Goddess begin. Timing & meaning →
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20 Oct in 11 daysDussehra Vijayadashami — victory, and the beginning of new undertakings. Timing & meaning →
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22 Oct in 13 daysShukla Ekadashi A day of fasting and restraint. Timing & meaning →
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26 Oct in 17 daysAshvin Purnima The full Moon — completion and devotion. Timing & meaning →
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29 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 28 daysDhanteras The first day of Diwali — wellbeing, and a considered purchase. Timing & meaning →
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8 Nov in 30 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 Tirupati. Your chart, your situation and your family's practice are not.
Timings are calculated for Tirupati (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.