Godhuli Muhurta · Godhuli Bela

Vasai-Virar · 2026-04-18

Twilight muhurta around sunset

18:44 – 19:08

The 24-minute “cow-dust” window centred on sunset.

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	09:29	11:03	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	06:20	07:54	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	06:20	07:54	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	12:12	13:03	auspicious

Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

Sunrise- and nakshatra-keyed windows that classical muhurta texts recommend for sadhana, study, and beginnings.

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

04:44 – 05:32

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

05:15 – 06:20

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

14:44 – 15:34

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

18:44 – 19:08

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

18:56 – 20:01

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

24:14 – 01:02

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

06:05 – 07:32

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Nirnaya Sindhu. Sub-window arithmetic from sunrise + Surya nakshatra position at the city’s coordinates.

Inauspicious Windows अशुभ काल

Classical periods to avoid for new ventures, beyond Rahu Kaal, Yamaghanda, and Gulika (already shown on the daylight timeline above).

Varjyam

वर्ज्यम्

06:05 – 07:32

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 1

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

06:20 – 07:10

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Dur Muhurtam 2

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

07:10 – 08:00

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Dharma Sindhu. Sub-window arithmetic from sunrise + nakshatra position.

Sun Today सूर्य

Surya rashi and nakshatra — the sun-side complement to the moon-side tithi and nakshatra shown in the hero above.

Surya Rashi

Mesha#1

Surya Nakshatra

Ashwini अश्विनी

Pada 2 of 4

Moon Pada Transitions Today

09:41
15:04
20:26
01:48

Source: Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) sidereal ephemeris. Pada arithmetic from nakshatra division into 4 equal arcs of 3° 20′ each.

Hindu Year विक्रम संवत्

Vikram, Shaka and Gujarati Samvat for the current year, with the cycle name (Samvatsara) from the 60-year governance cycle.

Vikram Samvat

2083

Parabhava पराभव

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Shaka Samvat

1948

Kilaka कीलक

Gujarati Samvat

2082

Vishvavasu विश्वावसु

Mantri Mandala — Year Governance

Position	Deity
Raja	Mars
Mantri	Mars

Remaining governance positions (8) will populate as the engine resolves them.

Source: Nirnaya Sindhu; Suryasiddhanta. Samvatsara from the 60-year Brihaspati cycle.

Daily Directions दिशा

Direction-of-the-day lookups used in muhurta selection — Disha Shool for travel, Agnivasa for yajna, Chandra/Rahu Vasa for direction-of- gain, Shivavasa for ritual timing.

Disha Shool

East पूर्व

avoid

Source: Avoid travel toward this direction today

Chandra Vasa

East पूर्व

favourable

Source: Direction favored by today's moon position

Rahu Vasa

West पश्चिम

avoid

Source: Direction occupied by Rahu; avoid offerings facing here

Agnivasa

Prithvi पृथ्वी

favourable

Source: Agni's dwelling for homa-suitability assessment

Shiva Vasa

Kailasha कैलाश

favourable

Source: Shiva's location for rudrabhisheka timing

Homahuti

Sun सूर्य

favourable

Source: Benefic planet: offering auspicious

Today’s Strength Tables

Tarabala and Chandrabala — the two classical strength lookups used in muhurta selection. If your birth nakshatra or birth rashi appears in the favourable set, the day is workable for new beginnings.

Favourable Janma Rashis Today

Mesha, Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha

Tarabala — all 27 janma-nakshatras

#	Janma Nakshatra	Tara	Quality
1	Ashwini	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
2	Bharani	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
3	Krittika	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
4	Rohini	Vadha वध	inauspicious
5	Mrigashira	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
6	Ardra	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
7	Punarvasu	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
8	Pushya	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
9	Ashlesha	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
10	Magha	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
11	Purva Phalguni	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
12	Uttara Phalguni	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
13	Hasta	Vadha वध	inauspicious
14	Chitra	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
15	Swati	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
16	Vishakha	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
17	Anuradha	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
18	Jyeshtha	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
19	Mula	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
20	Purva Ashadha	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
21	Uttara Ashadha	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
22	Shravana	Vadha वध	inauspicious
23	Dhanishtha	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
24	Shatabhisha	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
25	Purva Bhadrapada	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
26	Uttara Bhadrapada	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
27	Revati	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious

Chandrabala — all 12 janma-rashis

#	Janma Rashi	House from Janma	Favourable
1	Mesha	1	yes
2	Vrishabha	12	no
3	Mithuna	11	yes
4	Karka	10	yes
5	Simha	9	no
6	Kanya	8	no
7	Tula	7	yes
8	Vrishchika	6	yes
9	Dhanu	5	no
10	Makara	4	no
11	Kumbha	3	yes
12	Meena	2	no

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Brihat Samhita. Tarabala uses the 9-cycle from janma-nakshatra to today’s nakshatra.

Udaya Lagna (Rising Sign) Timeline

Which rashi is rising on the eastern horizon at each point of the day. Segment width is proportional to the actual rising duration.

All 13 segments (text)

#	Rashi	Start	End
1	Mesha मेष	06:20	07:55
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	07:55	09:55
3	Mithuna मिथुन	09:55	12:10
4	Karka कर्क	12:10	14:20
5	Simha सिंह	14:20	16:30
6	Kanya कन्या	16:30	18:35
7	Tula तुला	18:35	20:50
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	20:50	23:05
9	Dhanu धनु	23:05	01:10
10	Makara मकर	01:10	03:00
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	03:00	04:35
12	Meena मीन	04:35	06:10
1	Mesha मेष	06:10	06:20

Panchaka Rahita Muhurta पञ्चक रहित मुहूर्त

15 classical day-muhurta segments labelled by panchaka category. Green = auspicious; rose = avoid. Width is proportional to actual duration.

All 15 segments (text)

#	Label	Start	End	Quality
1	Agni अग्नि	06:20	07:10	inauspicious
2	Raja राज	07:10	08:00	inauspicious
3	Chora चोर	08:00	08:51	inauspicious
4	Shubha शुभ	08:51	09:41	auspicious
5	Roga रोग	09:41	10:32	inauspicious
6	Mrityu मृत्यु	10:32	11:22	inauspicious
7	Agni अग्नि	11:22	12:12	inauspicious
8	Raja राज	12:12	13:03	inauspicious
9	Chora चोर	13:03	13:53	inauspicious
10	Shubha शुभ	13:53	14:44	auspicious
11	Roga रोग	14:44	15:34	inauspicious
12	Mrityu मृत्यु	15:34	16:24	inauspicious
13	Agni अग्नि	16:24	17:15	inauspicious
14	Raja राज	17:15	18:05	inauspicious
15	Chora चोर	18:05	18:56	inauspicious

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Nirnaya Sindhu.

Season & Sun Path

Vedic ritu, ayana, day/night length, and solar-noon — the seasonal scaffolding around today’s panchang.

Ritu (Vedic)

Vasantaवसन्त

Ritu (Drik)

Vasantaवसन्त

Ayana

Uttarayanaउत्तरायण

Dinamana

12h 36m

Ratrimana

11h 24m

Madhyahna

12:38

Source: Suryasiddhanta. Dinamana = sunrise→sunset minutes; Madhyahna = local solar noon.

Godhuli Muhurta - Vasai-Virar, 18 April 2026

On Saturday, the 18th of April 2026, the Vedic calendar for those in Vasai-Virar carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. The morning light begins at 6:20 AM and dipping below the horizon at 6:56 PM, bringing 12 hours 36 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Pratipada of Shukla side of the lunar month, and the nakshatra of the day is Ashwini. Yoga for the day is Priti, completing the core panchang signature for 2026-04-18. Pre-dawn, from 4:44 AM to 5:32 AM, is Brahma Muhurta: the period the Vedic tradition reserves for prayer, meditation, and study.

For those in Vasai-Virar, From 9:29 AM to 11:03 AM Rahu Kala is in force — the period to avoid for new endeavours. On Saturday the Disha Shool (directional affliction) is East; the classical recommendation is to delay East-facing departures. On the auspicious side, Shubh (7:54 AM–9:29 AM) is the top-quality choghadiya of the day. Ashwini nakshatra is governed by Ketu, grounding the cosmic calendar in the rhythms of this specific place and time.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in Vasai-Virar on 18 April 2026?

In Vasai-Virar on 18 April 2026, Rahu Kaal runs from 9:29 AM to 11:03 AM. This 90-minute window is governed by Rahu and is traditionally avoided for starting new work, travel, or auspicious ceremonies. The timing shifts daily based on local sunrise, so it differs from city to city.

Why is sunrise in Vasai-Virar on 18 April 2026 at 6:20 AM?

Sunrise at 6:20 AM in Vasai-Virar on 18 April 2026 is determined by the city's geographic latitude (19.39°N) and the Earth's axial tilt on this date. The exact sunrise and sunset (6:56 PM) define the length of the Vedic day and anchor all panchang calculations — from Rahu Kaal to the choghadiya slots — to Vasai-Virar's local horizon.

What yoga is operative in Vasai-Virar on 18 April 2026?

The yoga operative in Vasai-Virar on 18 April 2026 is Priti, active from 3:45 AM to 11:56 PM local time. In the Vedic panchang, yoga is calculated from the combined longitudes of the Sun and Moon and cycles through 27 named yogas. Priti yoga carries its own quality and influences the day's overall character — affecting the auspiciousness of activities begun during its span.

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- Muhurta Chintamani

वसई-विरार — 18 अप्रैल

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 06:20
सूर्यास्त: सायं 18:56
तिथि: प्रतिपदा (शुक्ल पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: अश्विनी (चतुर्थ पाद)
राहु काल: प्रातः 09:29–प्रातः 11:03
शुभ चौघड़िया: शुभ (प्रातः 07:54–प्रातः 09:29)