Surgery / Operation Muhurat — auspicious time for shalya-karma in chikitsa-shastra. Modern medical-emergency overrides muhurat, but planned-surgery (joint-replacement, bypass, hernia, cataract) — muhurat advisable.
✦ Best Times
Day: Tuesday (Mars = shastra-karak), Saturday. Wed/Thu/Fri also acceptable.
Nakshatra: Ashwini (arogya-nakshatra), Punarvasu, Pushya, Hasta, Mula, Shravan, Revati.
Choghadiya: Amrit, Shubh, Labh. Avoid Kaal/Rog/Udveg.
Avoid Rahu Kaal.
📚Sources & References
Content in this article is verified against the following classical and modern authoritative sources. Readers may independently verify against the original sources.
- ▪Surya Siddhanta — classical Sanskrit astronomical text (~5th century CE)
- ▪Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra — foundational text on Vedic astrology by Maharishi Parashara
- ▪Muhurta Chintamani by Ram Daivajna (16th century) — standard reference for muhurat selection
- ▪Astronomical Algorithms by Jean Meeus (Willmann-Bell, 1998) — basis for all astronomical computations on this site
- ▪Lahiri Ayanamsa — standard sidereal reference adopted by the Indian Calendar Reform Committee (1955)
✦ Frequently Asked Questions
Emergency-surgery muhurat?▼
Life-threatening situations: medical decision overrides. Family can do Maha-Mrityunjay jap during surgery time.
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