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Auspicious Times

A simple tool to find auspicious times for various occasions and endeavors.

Usage

$ # Simple run.
$ python3 main.py ./examples/config.yml

$ # Using presets. Configs to the right have more priority.
$ python3 main.py ./presets/biz.yml ./examples/presetExtensions.yml

Notes

• Some computations might be off by a few minutes.
• The preferred ayanamsa is "ay_raman" as it's closer to the Pushya at 16Cn, suggested by PVN Rao.
• Jagannatha Hora seems to be more stable in handling higher latitudes than JyotishApp.
• Astrology software in general seem to have at least a few minor bugs in handling sunrise and sunset times at higher latitudes.
• Some names are in English and other in Sanskrit. This is a temporary situation for operational efficiency.

ToDo

• Replace periods with a single period config, with values with same type as frequency.
• Check whether muhurtaYoga effects depend upon Pakshatithis.
• Validate the presets with experts.
• Get popular reference locations cross regions, from experts.
• Try adding more muhurta yoga combinations.
• Introduce proper package management.
• Make the configuration a bit more human readable.
• Support DMS notation for latitudes and longitudes.
• Improve the accuracy of Tithi Calculations.
• Try to depend on chart objects, rather than python datetime for weekday calculations.
• Prefer numbers over strings for calculations. Have a translation layer at the tail to make things readable. This could be done as a part of performance improvements, post initial development. This could lead to moving some data dependent decisions to calculations.
• Standardize naming conventions across languages. IE: Don't use Wednesday and Budha together.
• Find the correct name for the muhurta yoga recorded as apaduddharaka.
• Handle dvipushkara and tripushkara yogas appropriately.
• Add individual impacts of weekdays, tithis and nakshatras to muhurta effects. Refer: https://www.astrojyoti.com/naksatratithiyogainfo.htm
• Bring in the effects of other time scales like maasa, yoga, karana, chowgadiya, hora etc. These might need a different CSV file as the format is different, as their effects are not tied to other scales.
• When possible include personal natal charts to find muhurta fitment.
• Fine tune the analysis with input from: https://astrologerjolly.tripod.com/muhurtha.htm

References

• Krakacha yoga is formed when tithi + vaara = 13.
• Amritsiddhi Muhurtayoga is a subset of Sarvarthasiddhi yoga.