Muhurta (Electional)
Panchanga and choosing auspicious times.
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Level 1Units: 5
Level 1 · Unit 1
Panchanga shuddhi
Go beyond computing the five limbs: tithi groups, rikta and Vishti, Vyatipata and Vaidhriti, Rahu kalam and Abhijit, and weighing a whole day.
- Tithi shuddhi
- Yoga and karana shuddhi
- Vara, Rahu kalam and Abhijit
- Weighing a day's panchanga
- Checkpoint: Panchanga shuddhi
Level 1 · Unit 2
Tarabala and Chandrabala
Make the day personal: count the nine taras from the janma nakshatra, read the transit Moon from the natal Moon, and meet the basics of lagna shuddhi.
- Counting the nine taras
- Reading tarabala
- Chandrabala
- Lagna shuddhi basics
- Checkpoint: Tarabala and Chandrabala
Level 1 · Unit 3
Muhurtas for common life events
Sort the nakshatras into the seven classical groups, then see how practitioners approach weddings, housewarmings, travel, education and business, responsibly.
- Seven nakshatra groups
- Vivaha and griha pravesha
- Travel, study and business
- Choosing responsibly
- Checkpoint: Muhurtas for life events
Level 1 · Unit 4
Hours within the day
Refine the hour: planetary horas, Choghadiya periods, Yamaganda and Gulika kalam, and a real day's timetable in two seasons.
- Horas: the planetary hours
- Choghadiya
- Yamaganda and Gulika kalam
- A real day's timetable
- Checkpoint: Hours within the day
Level 1 · Unit 5
Working with a real panchang
Real skies: tropical to sidereal limbs, estimating when a limb ends, amanta and purnimanta month names, and reading a day's panchang entry.
- From the sky to the five limbs
- When does a limb end?
- Amanta and purnimanta months
- Reading a day's entry
- Checkpoint: Working with a real panchang