Choghadiya
Eight day-muhūrtas + eight night-muhūrtas, each ≈ 1.5hr. Cycle starts at sunrise from the day-lord and runs Chaldean (Sun→Venus→Mercury→Moon→Saturn→Jupiter→Mars). Names: Amṛta / Śubha / Lābh = auspicious; Cāra = neutral; Udveg / Kāla / Roga = inauspicious.
About This Reading
What This Reading Is, And How It Works
The Coghaḍiyā table divides the day and night each into eight ~1.5-hour windows, with classical names — Amṛta (auspicious), Śubha (auspicious), Lābha (auspicious), Cara (movement), Udveg (anxiety), Kāla (delay), Roga (illness). The window-by-window pattern lets you time specific activities to specific moods.
What This Reading Tells You
- The eight day-windows and eight night-windows for today at your location, with start and end times.
- Each window’s classical name and quality (auspicious, neutral, or inauspicious).
- The ruling planet of each window.
- Which window is currently active.
Classical Tradition
The Coghaḍiyā tradition descends from the Muhūrta-Cintāmaṇi and is widely consulted in Gujarat, Rajasthan, and across North India. The eight windows cycle in Chaldean order (Sun → Venus → Mercury → Moon → Saturn → Jupiter → Mars) starting at sunrise from the day’s lord.
How We Compute It
We compute local sunrise and sunset for your date and location, divide daylight into eight equal parts and night into eight equal parts, and cycle the planetary ruler through them in Chaldean order. Each window’s classical name follows directly from its ruler.
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