Plain-language reference

Astrology & Muhurta
glossary.

Short definitions for the timing terms used across Pull Future, with links to deeper guides where context matters.

Antardasha

A sub-period inside a Mahadasha in a Dasha timing system.

Ascendant (Lagna)

The zodiac degree rising on the eastern horizon for a specific time and place.

Choghadiya

A traditional division of day and night into named intervals used for general activity timing.

Dasha

A hierarchy of planetary periods used to organize longer-term themes in Vedic astrology.

Gulika

A recurring weekday-based interval used as a caution for selected beginnings in some Muhurta traditions.

Hora

A planetary hour derived by dividing local day and night into twelve parts each.

Karana

Half of a Tithi and one of the five Panchanga limbs.

Mahadasha

A major planetary period within a Dasha system.

Muhurta

The practice of comparing possible times to choose a suitable beginning for a particular activity.

Nakshatra

One of the lunar mansions used to describe the Moon’s position and traditional qualities.

Panchanga

The five-part traditional calendar: Tithi, Vara, Nakshatra, Yoga, and Karana.

Rahu Kalam

A location-dependent daytime interval commonly treated as a caution for new beginnings.

Siddhi

A confidence or completion concept; in Pull Future it helps communicate the strength of supporting evidence.

Tithi

A lunar day based on the angular separation of the Sun and Moon.

Transit

The current or selected-date position of a planet, often compared with a natal chart.

Vara

The weekday, one of the five Panchanga limbs.

Yamaganda

A weekday-based daytime interval traditionally treated as a caution for selected beginnings.

Yoga

A Panchanga limb calculated from the combined longitudes of the Sun and Moon.

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