Enjoy your travelling with “Yātrā Muhūrta”. Pages from my upcoming coloured book “Nakshatra at a glance”.

1. Nakshatra at a glance
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2. Yātrā (Travelling) Muhūrta - Introduction and Application
Yātrā (Travelling) Muhūrta – Planned
Muhūrta concept means auspicious time to begin an event, based on auspicious combinations of Paṁcāṁga,
the five elements namely Vāra, Tithi, Karaṇa, Nakṣatra and Yoga. In Yātrā Muhūrta some other factors are
also considered like Kāla Rāhū, Yoginī, Diśā Śūla, Dikaśūla and the Moon Sign etc.
Travelling commence from Svastika (Diagram), look for the direction of the arriving place. Draw a chart of
starting travel time from the staying point (City/Country) and follow the considerations specified for the
travelling direction. For example travelling from New Delhi, India to New York, USA falls in West direction.
Tuesday (Kāla Rāhū), Friday and Sunday (Diśā Śūla) and 6th and 14th Tithi are inauspicious. Moon in Gemini,
Libra and Aquarius Signs is auspicious for West direction. According to some regional believes inauspicious
‘Yoga’ and ‘Rāhū Kāla’ etc. , some other factors are also considered in Muhūrata.
Yātrā (Travelling) Muhūrta – Urgent
There is one more method given in the Vedic literature for the emergency travelling, simply based on the Sun
and Moon Nakṣatra. When there is no time to plan with all the above given factors, it requires only Nakṣatra
consideration. All twenty eight Nakṣatra are categorized in four “Paṁtha”. Look at the Nakṣatra category of
both the planets and match for the auspicious travelling time.
Some other Practices
To make Muhūrata more comfortable some elders only consider Moon direction, facing or on the right.
Some exclusively believe in breathing flow (nostril), normally travelling in Left flow is considered good.
Forward Left or Right footstep matching to Nostril Left or Right flow is another option. When breath is
flowing right side, put first right step ahead and vice versa to start journey. The logic is simple - tune up the
body and the mind.
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3. Yātrā (Travelling) Muhūrta - Planned
Important Consideration:
Moon should be in front or on the right.
Yoginī & Kāla Rāhū should be on the
back or left.
Diśā Śūla – Mon & Sat
Yoginī – 1st & 9th Tithi
Kāla Rāhū - Saturday
Ar., Le., Sg.
NORTH
Cn., Sc., Pi.
Kāla Rāhū - Sunday
Yoginī – 2nd & 10th Tithi
Diśā Śūla – Thursday
Yoginī – 5th & 13th Tithi
Ge., Li., Aq.
Kāla Rāhū - Thursday
WEST
Ta., Vi., Cp.
SOUTH
Diśā Śūla – Tue & Wed
EAST
Avoid:
Birth Lagna Sign and Moon Sign/ Nakṣatra.
8th Sign from above both Signs.
Fixed Lagna Sign, esp. Aquarius in D1 & D9.
Moon in 6th, 8th and 12th house.
3rd, 5th and 7th from Birth Nakṣatra.
Inauspicious Tithi :
Chidrā Tithi - 4th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 12th & 14th.
Purṇimā – 15th, Amāvasyā – 30th.
11th & 13th of Kṛṣṇapakṣa, Pratipadā of
Śuklapakṣa & Saṁkrāṁti.
Dikaśūla Nakṣatra :
East – Jyeṣṭha, SE – Pūrva Bhādrapada,
South – Rohiṇī, SW – Uttara Phalgunī,
West – Puṣya, NW – Hasta,
North – Śravaṇa, NE – Aśvinī.
Kāla Rāhū - Tuesday
Auspicious Tithi : 2nd,3rd,5th,7th,10th,11th &13th.
Yoginī – 6th & 14th Tithi
Auspicious Nakṣatra : Aśvinī, Mṛgaśirā,
Punarvasu, Puṣya, Hasta, Anurādhā,
Śravaṇa, Dhaniṣṭha, Revatī
Diśā Śūla – Fri & Sun
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4. Yātrā (Travelling) Muhūrta – Urgent
Paṁtha
Nakṣatra
Dharma
Aśvinī, Puṣya, Aśleṣā, Viśākha, Anurādhā, Dhaniṣṭha, Śatabhiṣā
Artha
Bharaṇī, Punarvasu, Maghā, Svātī, Jyeṣṭha, Śravaṇa, Pūrva Bhādrapada
Kāma
Kṛttikā, Ardara, Pūrva Phalgunī, Citra, Mūla, Abhijīta, Uttara Bhādrapada
Mokṣa
Rohiṇī, Mṛgaśirā, Uttara Phalgunī, Hasta, Pūrvāṣāḍha, Uttarāṣāḍha, Revatī
Auspicious Muhurata
Sun in Dharma Paṁtha Nakṣatra
Moon in Artha or Mokṣa Paṁtha Nakṣatra
Sun in Artha Paṁtha Nakṣatra
Moon in Dharma or Mokṣa Paṁtha Nakṣatra
Sun in Kāma Paṁtha Nakṣatra
Moon in any Paṁtha Nakṣatra
Sun in Mokṣa Paṁtha Nakṣatra
Moon in Dharma Paṁtha Nakṣatra
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