Good for
Vidyarambha or akshar arambha (the first formal lesson), the first school day, college admission, beginning a serious course of study. Pushya, Hasta, Rohini, Punarvasu and Anuradha are favoured.
Auspicious windows · EDUCATION START
Vidyarambha muhurat · next 60 days from 29 June 2026
Top 8 windows scored against classical rules, computed for Columbus. Free.
Better to avoid
Bharani, Krittika, Magha and Mula, Tuesday and Saturday, and the Chaturthi, Ashtami, Navami and Chaturdashi tithis. Skip Amavasya.
Top 8 education start windows
Scored 2026-06-29 through 2026-08-28 for Columbus. Updated daily.
- 24Jul
#1
Fri
Friday, 24 July
Shukla Ekadashi · Anuradha · Shukla
- +Nakshatra: Anuradha (favorable)
- +Tithi: Shukla Ekadashi
93Excellent - 20Jul
#2
Mon
Monday, 20 July
Shukla Saptami · Hasta · Shiva
- +Nakshatra: Hasta (favorable)
- +Tithi: Shukla Saptami
85Excellent - 17Aug
#3
Mon
Monday, 17 August
Shukla Panchami · Chitra · Shubha
- +Nakshatra: Chitra (favorable)
- +Tithi: Shukla Panchami
85Excellent - 29Jul
#4
Wed
Wednesday, 29 July
Shukla Purnima · Shravana · Priti
- +Nakshatra: Shravana (favorable)
- +Vara: Wed (favorable)
81Excellent - 15Jul
#5
Wed
Wednesday, 15 July
Shukla Dwitiya · Pushya · Vajra
- +Nakshatra: Pushya (favorable)
- +Tithi: Shukla Dwitiya
- !Inauspicious yoga: Vajra
75Excellent - 16Jul
#6
Thu
Thursday, 16 July
Shukla Tritiya · Ashlesha · Siddhi
- +Tithi: Shukla Tritiya
- +Vara: Thu (favorable)
75Excellent - 23Jul
#7
Thu
Thursday, 23 July
Shukla Dashami · Vishakha · Shubha
- +Tithi: Shukla Dashami
- +Vara: Thu (favorable)
75Excellent - 14Aug
#8
Fri
Friday, 14 August
Shukla Dwitiya · Purva Phalguni · Shiva
- +Tithi: Shukla Dwitiya
- +Vara: Fri (favorable)
75Excellent
How we score
Each candidate day starts at a neutral 50 out of 100. We add up to 25 points for a favoured nakshatra and up to 12 for a favoured tithi, plus smaller bonuses for the right vara (weekday) and paksha. We subtract 30 for an avoided nakshatra, 18 for an avoided tithi or inauspicious yoga, and 15 if Vishti karana (Bhadra) falls on the day. The rules are drawn from BPHS, Muhurta Chintamani and Pandit J.N. Bhasin's tables, and we cite the matching limb in the reasons column so you can see why a window scored what it did.
Lahiri ayanamsa for 29 June 2026: 24.2294°.
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