The new moon — the seed of the new cycle. Prana is at its lowest ebb; this is the time of the ancestors. Sacred for pitru-tarpana and beginning inward retreat.
Ruled by Venus and governed by Bhaga, bestower of conjugal bliss and fortune. Governs rest, pleasure, and the enjoyment of the fruits of embodied life.
The yoga of the perfected one. Highly auspicious — activities begun here benefit from a quality of inherent completeness and are more likely to reach their true potential.
A fixed karana of the four-footed ones, associated with animals, agriculture, and the land. Favours work connected to the earth and the physical body.
Thursday — the day of Jupiter (Guru). The most auspicious vara for spiritual matters, teaching, legal affairs, marriage, and the honouring of teachers and elders.