Guru asta is the spell when Jupiter sets: it draws within eleven degrees of the Sun and is lost in its glare, about once a year for a month. Muhurta Chintamani bars marriage while Guru is set, and with it the griha pravesh, upanayana and the other samskaras, so wedding and housewarming lists fall silent until Jupiter rises again in the dawn sky. The dates are astronomical, from the planet's distance from the Sun, and walk about a month later each year as Jupiter moves on through the zodiac.
Avoided for weddings and other new undertakings
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14Jul14 Jul → 13 AugTuesday
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