AUSPICIOUS TIMING
Auspicious Timing
Select the right moment for important events using traditional daily-almanac timing.
What is auspicious timing?
Auspicious timing is the Vedic science of selecting favourable time windows for important activities. Just as a farmer plants seeds in the right season, Vedic tradition holds that beginning significant actions at the right time supports better outcomes.
Auspicious-time selection considers the daily-almanac elements — lunar day, lunar mansion, planetary combination, half-day segment and weekday — along with planetary positions and transits. The goal is to align your action with favourable cosmic conditions.
Common events for which auspicious timing is consulted include weddings, housewarming (Griha Pravesh), business launches, starting education, purchasing property, vehicle purchase, and religious ceremonies.
Types of auspicious timing
- Nectar timing — considered one of the most auspicious windows for new beginnings and important ventures.
- Favourable timing — general auspicious windows suitable for most positive activities.
- Gain timing — favourable for financial transactions, purchases and business activities.
- Movable timing — transient auspicious moments useful for routine tasks.
- Auspicious-time selection avoids the Rahu and Yama periods and other inauspicious windows that could undermine the purpose of the event.
LEGACY AUSPICIOUS-TIMING CATALOG
Choose the occasion you are planning
Select a category to browse the same occasion list used by the original Angira Jyotish customer flow. The final personalized time depends on date, location, timezone and the required chart review.
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The daily-almanac subject list
- Names of lunar days
- Types of lunar days
- Dagdha-designated lunar days
- Visha-designated lunar days
- Hutashana-designated lunar days
- Names and numbers of lunar mansions
- Abhijit lunar mansion
- Five-fold timing consideration
- Root-star timings
- Names of the stars
- Planetary combination
- Names of the planetary combinations
- Planetary-combination wheel
- Nindya combination
- Half-day segment
- Names of the half-day segments
- Rulers of the half-day segments
- Half-day segments from the first lunar day of the waxing fortnight to the full moon
- Half-day segments from the first lunar day of the waning fortnight to the new moon
- Favourability of the half-day segments
- Bhadra
- Bhadra residence
- Bhadra face and tail
- Solar course
- Northward solar course
- Southward solar course
- Ascendant purification (Shuddhi) for all tasks in general
- General day purification
- Day-and-night period timing
- Rahu period
- Planetary-hour timing for accomplishing tasks
- Which work to do in which planetary hour
Planetary-combination consideration
- Planetary-combination consideration
- Sarvartha Siddhi Combination
- Siddhi Combination
- Amrit Combination born of weekday–lunar-mansion alignment
- Amrit Combination born of lunar-day and weekday alignment
- Ravi Pushya Combination
- Guru Pushya Combination
- Rajyaprada Combination
- Ravi Combination
- Prashasta Combination
- Abhijit auspicious time
- Tripushkara Combination
- Dwipushkara Combination
- Mrityu Combination
- Kala Combination
- Dagdha Combination
- Visha Combination
- Hutashana Combination
- Yamaghanta Combination
The five elements of the daily almanac
The daily almanac has five elements — lunar day, weekday, lunar mansion, planetary combination and half-day segment. Auspicious times are determined on the basis of these five. Knowing their character and the many favourable or unfavourable results produced by their combinations is essential. Auspicious timing is derived through knowledge of the quality of time.
General auspicious timing
Auspicious timing is of two kinds — the first is general. A time selection in which lunar day, weekday and lunar mansion are not considered is called general timing. Examples include day-and-night periods and Abhijit timing.
Specific auspicious timing
The second is specific timing. A selection in which lunar day, weekday and lunar mansion are considered according to the native's sign and birth star is called specific timing. Examples include marriage, joining service and vehicle purchase.
Auspicious-time selection uses the same DE440 daily-almanac engine as our daily calculations.