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Notes on the hours.
Plain-English notes on choghadiya, Rahu Kaal, hora and the sunrise-to-sunrise day that Sumuhurta reads. Tradition and guidance, not prediction.
Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda and Gulika: the hours tradition sets aside
Three short parts of every day that tradition leaves aside for new beginnings, and how each one is worked out.
ReadThe Vedic day: why it starts at sunrise, not midnight
In the panchang tradition the day begins when the sun rises. What that changes for the weekday, the hours and the night.
ReadWhat is choghadiya? The eight parts of the day and night
The panchang divides daylight and darkness into eight parts each. What the seven names mean, and how the order runs.
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