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Many a times we are faced with situations are unusual, situations where selective an asuspicious
time may be good idea and yet may not demand visit to an astrologer - Not very important, but
not usual too. Say, like signing an agreement for a distribution with a company, having an
important discussion, signing loan papers, paying an advance for a new car, getting the
possession of a new vehicle, etc etc. The situations could be numerous. They have their own
importance in one's life and yet seem absurd to visit a pundit to get a muhurtha.
Sometimes one may not be able to choose a day, but may be able to choose appropriate time.
There are a couple simple rules that could be followed by anyone having a panchanga or a
calendar having days nakshatra, tithy, karana, etc printed.
1) Moon should not be in the 8th house from your janma rashi.
2) Tithy should not amavasya, ashtami, chaturthy, chaturdai, navami.
3) Karana should not be vishti
Now let me explain how an appropriate time could be selected during any day.
Hindu astrology teaches us that each of the 28 nakshatras (including Abhijit) are good for
selected events. Some are good for good karma and some are good for bad karma. Nakshatras are
classified as, soft, hard, harsh, inwards , outwards, blind, half blind etc etc. Some nakshatras are
not good for most of the auspicious events. They are Bharanya, Krittika, Adra, Aslesha, Magha,
Purva phalguni, Jyeshta, Moola, Purvashada, Purvabadrapada. These 11 nakshatras are known as
"thyaja nakshatras" and are not selected for any auspicious (good) events.
On a day there are 30 muhurthas : 15 for day time and 15 for night time. Each muhurtha is made
of 2 nadikas or 48 minutes. Each of these 30 muhurthas are assigned to a nakshatras. That
muhurtha which is not included in the above group of thyaja nakshara is generally good
particularly if that nakshatra is good for the event.
Day time
1-Rudra-Ardra(tiruvatira)
2-Ahi-Aslesha(ayilyam)
3-Mitra-Anuradha(anizham)
4-Pitr-Magha
5-Vasu-Dhanishta(avittam)
6-udakam-Purvashada(pooradom)
7-vishve-Utrashada (utradom)
8-vidhaatr-Abhijit
9-brahma-Rohini
10-indra-Jyeshta(keta)
11-indraagni-Vishakha
12-asur-Moola
13-Varuna-Shatabhishak(chatayam)
14-aryamaa-Purva phalguni(pooram)
15-bhaga-Utra phalguni(utram)
Night time
1-Shiva-Ardra
2-ajapaat-Purva Badra pada(pooruttathi)
3-ahirbudnya-Utra badra pada(utrattadi)
4-puusha-Revati
5-ashvinikumar-Ashvati
6-dharmaraaj-Bharani
7-agni-Krittika
8-brahma-Rohini
9-chandrama-Mrigasiras(makayiram)
10-aditi-Punarvasu(punartham)
11-brihaspati-Pushya(pooyam)
12-vishnu-Shravana(tiruonam)
13-surya-Hasta(atham)
14-tvashta-Chitra
15-vaayu-Svaati(chyoti)
The muhurtha span should be adjusted according to the span of day time (dinamana) and night
time (ratrimana). I had explained how it is done in previous messages.
Just as an example if we consider Sun rise at 6:15AM and Sunset at 18:15, the muhurthas shall
be as follows.
Muhurtha no-Ending time- deity-Nakshatra
01-07:03:00-Rudra-Ardra
02-07:51:00-Ahi-Aslesha
03-08:39:00-Mitra-Anuradha
04-09:27:00-Pitr-Magha
05-10:15:00-Vasu-Dhanishta
06-11:03:00-udakam-Purvashada
07-11:51:00-vishve-Utrashada
08-12:39:00-vidhaatr-Abhijit
09-13:27:00-brahma-Rohini
10-14:15:00-indra-Jyeshta
11-15:03:00-indraagni-Vishakha
12-15:51:00-asur-Moola
13-16:39:00-toyapaa-Shatabhishak
14-17:27:00-aryamaa-Purva phalguni
15-18:15:00-bhaga-Utram
01-19:03:00-Rudra-Ardra
02-19:51:00-Badhra-Purva badra pada
03-20:39:00-Budni-utra badrapada
04-21:27:00-PauShNa-Revati
05-22:15:00-Ashvi-Ashvati
06-23:03:00-Yama-Bharani
07-23:51:00-Agni-Krittika
08-00:39:00-Brahma-Rohini
09-01:27:00-Chandra-Mrigasiras
10-02:15:00-Aditi-Punarvasu
11-03:03:00-Brihaspati-Pushya
12-03:51:00-Vishnu-Shravana
13-04:39:00-Aditya-Hasta
14-05:27:00-Tvasta-Chitra
15-06:15:00-Sameera-Svaati
For rheumatism
Tithy : Triteeya, Ashtami, Trayodashi
Nakshatra : Ashvati, Aslesha,
Vara : Thursday
Better if Thursday + Ashvati or Thursday + Aslesha.
Kalaprakashika
Nakshatra : Aswini, Rohini, Mrigasira, Punarvasu, pushya, Utraphalguni, Utrashada, Utrabadra,
Hasta, Chitra, Swathy, Anuradha, Sravana, Dhanishta, Shatabhishak, Revathy.
Venereal disease
Paurnami + Kshipra / Ugra / Chara nakshatra + Mesha / Karkata lagna
Biliousness (pitha )
Prathama / Shashti / Ekadasi + Thursday + Swathi / Moola / Pushya + Chara rashi lagna
Bile disorders
Dviteeya / shashti / Dwadasi + Friday + Punarvasu / Revathy / Swathi + Chara rashi lagna