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Vishkumbha Yoga

विश्कुम्भ · yoga 1 of 27

Vishkumbha is an inauspicious yoga. Auspicious beginnings such as weddings, griha pravesh and new ventures are usually postponed until it ends. The first ghatis of Vishkumbha are especially avoided for new work.

Attributes

NatureInauspicious
Sun + Moon longitude0°00′ – 13°20′
Previous yogaVaidhriti
Next yogaPriti

Frequently asked questions

Is Vishkumbha yoga good or bad?

Vishkumbha is classed as inauspicious in the panchang. The nine inauspicious yogas are Vishkumbha, Atiganda, Shula, Ganda, Vyaghata, Vajra, Vyatipata, Parigha and Vaidhriti.

How is the panchang yoga calculated?

Add the sidereal longitudes of the Sun and the Moon and divide by 13°20′. The whole-number part, counted from Vishkumbha, is the yoga.

Yoga timings in your app

Current yoga, its nature and end time for any place, or a full day's panchang in one call.

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $LIFEASTRO_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.lifeastroapi.com/v1/panchang/yoga?date=2027-01-15&time=06:00&tz=Asia/Kolkata&lat=28.6139&lon=77.209"