Yamaganda
Today's Yamaganda — the daytime window ruled by Yama, avoided for beginning journeys and new work. Distinct from Rahu Kaal and Gulika.
Step by step
- 1Pick your city — the window loads from your local sunrise.
- 2See Yamaganda start and end.
- 3Plan travel and new starts outside the window.
- 4Cross-check Rahu Kaal and Gulika on the same page.
Why devotees love this
- Completes the trio of daily inauspicious kaals for full muhurat safety.
- Sunrise-anchored — accurate for your longitude.
- Colour-coded next to Rahu Kaal for easy comparison.
- Free, no signup, updates every morning.
When people use Yamaganda
- 1Choosing safe departure time for long journeys.
- 2Postponing vehicle purchase pickup to a clean window.
- 3Muhurat cross-check for property registration.
- 4Advanced planning where all three kaals must clear.
Avoid these
- Mixing Yamaganda with Rahu Kaal timings — different weekday order.
- Ignoring it because 'Rahu Kaal is clear' — Yamaganda might still overlap.
- Using a fixed slot without accounting for the actual daytime length.
- Applying it to routine ongoing tasks instead of new starts.
Yamaganda weekday slots
Divide daytime into 8 equal parts. Yamaganda slot: Sunday=5, Monday=4, Tuesday=3, Wednesday=2, Thursday=1, Friday=7, Saturday=6.
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Sunrise/sunset ±30 seconds; boundary drift within ±60 seconds of Drik references.
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Frequently asked questions
Yama is the deity of transitions; classical texts single out this window for cautioning against journeys and new departures.
Both are avoided. Some communities weigh Yamaganda more heavily for outbound travel.
The classical window is daytime only. Traditions vary on the night complement.
Yes — only new sankalpa, homa, contracts and journeys are avoided.
Slot length = daytime/8, so summer slots are longer than winter.
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