✦ Yesterday's pick
Abhijit Muhurat
"The victorious" — the muhurta around local noon.
Use it for · Almost any important beginning. Not observed on Wednesdays.
Yesterday
12:42 PM — 1:28 PM
Yesterday's Guidance
What yesterday 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
7:21 AM
Sunset
6:48 PM
Abhijit Muhurat
12:42 PM — 1:28 PM
Rahu Kaal
3:56 PM — 5:22 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 Toronto.
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Find the gold window
The day's best time to begin something that matters. Yesterday it's 12:42 PM — 1:28 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: 3:56 PM — 5:22 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
1:05 PM — 2:31 PM
Shubh Choghadiya
"Auspicious" — a settled, blessed period.
Use it for · Family occasions, ceremonies, learning.
Yesterday
3:56 PM — 5:22 PM
Labh Choghadiya
"Gain" — a period that favours profit and progress.
Use it for · Business, buying and signing.
Yesterday
11:39 AM — 1:05 PM
Char Choghadiya
"Moving" — neutral, but it favours motion.
Use it for · Travel and setting out.
Yesterday
10:13 AM — 11:39 AM
Brahma Muhurta
"The creator's hour" — about 96 minutes before sunrise.
Use it for · Prayer, meditation and study.
Yesterday
5:41 AM — 6:31 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.
Yesterday
3:56 PM — 5:22 PM
Yamaganda
Yama's eighth of the daylight.
Avoid for · Auspicious beginnings and ceremonies.
Yesterday
10:13 AM — 11:39 AM
Gulika Kaal
Traditionally, what begins now tends to recur.
Avoid for · Anything you wouldn't want repeated — routine work is fine.
Yesterday
1:05 PM — 2:31 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.
7:21 AM
9 AM10 AM11 AM12 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PM
6:48 PM
Rog
7:21 AM — 8:47 AM
Udveg
8:47 AM — 10:13 AM
Char
10:13 AM — 11:39 AM
Labh
11:39 AM — 1:05 PM
Amrit
1:05 PM — 2:31 PM
Kaal
2:31 PM — 3:56 PM
Shubh
3:56 PM — 5:22 PM
Rog
5:22 PM — 6:48 PM
- Abhijit12:42 PM — 1:28 PM
- Rahu Kaal3:56 PM — 5:22 PM
- Yamaganda10:13 AM — 11:39 AM
- Gulika1:05 PM — 2:31 PM
Before sunrise · for prayer & study
Brahma Muhurta
5:41 AM — 6:31 AM
After sunset · for evening puja
Pradosh Kaal
6:48 PM — 9:12 PM
The full panchang
- Tithi
- Krishna Ekadashi
- until 3:04 PM
- Nakshatra
- Ashlesha · pada 4
- until 12:47 PM
- Yoga
- Sadhya
- until 7:28 PM
- Karana
- Balava
- until 3:04 PM
- Vara
- Mangalavara
- Moon sign
- Karka
- Sun sign
- Kanya
- Lunar month
- Bhadrapada
- Vikram Samvat 2083 · amanta
- Yamaganda
- 10:13 AM — 11:39 AM
- Gulika Kaal
- 1:05 PM — 2:31 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
12:42 PM — 1:28 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
1:05 PM — 2:31 PM
Amrit Choghadiya
Also suitable
- 11:39 AM — 1:05 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
12:42 PM — 1:28 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
No clear window yesterday.
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
5:41 AM — 6:31 AM
Brahma Muhurta
Also suitable
- 1:05 PM — 2:31 PM · Amrit Choghadiya
A good window for personal puja and prayer at home.
Ekadashi is itself a day for devotion — a fine day for puja.
Yesterday's Decision Window
12:42 PM — 1:28 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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12:42 PM until 1:28 PM Krishna EkadashiTue 6
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7:23 AM until 8:48 AM Krishna DwadashiWed · Today 7
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12:41 PM until 1:27 PM Krishna TrayodashiThu · Tomorrow 8
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8:50 AM until 10:14 AM Krishna Chaturdashi Better for preparationFri 9
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12:41 PM until 1:26 PM Krishna Amavasya Better for preparationSat 10
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10:15 AM until 11:39 AM Shukla Pratipada ✦ Sharad NavratriSun 11
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3:50 PM until 5:14 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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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 Toronto. Your chart, your situation and your family's practice are not.
Timings are calculated for Toronto (America/Toronto) 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.