Ganapati's Treatise on Auspicious Moments

...these are the ones. || 48 || Now, the months are understood by the best of astronomers to be like wine and a beloved woman. This metaphorical comparison likely refers to the intoxicating or captivating nature of seasonal changes or specific lunar months. || 49 || Now, the Alignment of the Half-Rise (Ardhodya): In the month of Magha January/February, during the new moon of the bright fortnight, if the Yoga is Vyatipata and the moon is in the Shravana constellation, it is called the Ardhodya alignment. It is considered a hundred times more merit-yielding than a solar eclipse. Now, the Great Rise (Mahodaya) Alignment: If the conditions are slightly less than those of the Ardhodya, it is called Mahodaya. || 50 || Now, the Elephant's Shadow (Gajacchaya): During the fortnight of the ancestors Pitru Paksha, on the thirteenth lunar day, when the sun is in the Hasta constellation and the moon is in Magha, the alignment known as the Elephant's Shadow occurs. Performing ancestral rites (Shraddha) during this time grants inexhaustible rewards. || 51 || Now, the Kapila Sixth: In the month of Ashvina September/October, during the dark fortnight on the sixth lunar day, if it falls on a Tuesday with the Rohini constellation and the Vyatipata Yoga, that Sixth is called Kapila, which bestows infinite merit. || 52 || Now, in this context, the Rising of Agastya: Multiply the equinoctial shadow Palabha: the shadow of a gnomon at noon on the equinox by eight, and add the result to the number of degrees represented by the "Vasus" (8) and the "Planets" (9) original: "Vasugrahah", meaning 98 degrees. At that degree of the sun, the rising of the Sage born from a pitcher Agastya/Canopus is known to occur. || 53 ||

Thus ends the Chapter on Lunar Days (Tithis) in the Muhurta Ganapati, composed by Ganapati, the son of the astrologer Ravala Hari Shankara Hari. || 2 ||

Now begins the Chapter on Weekdays (Varas):
The Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn—these are proclaimed to be the weekdays. || 1 || Shiva, Durga, Guha Kartikeya, Vishnu, Brahma, Indra, and Kaala Time/Yama are proclaimed as the respective presiding deities of the Sun and the other planets in order. || 2 || Jupiter, Moon, Mercury, and Venus are considered auspicious days for auspicious works. The cruel planets—Mars, Sun, and Saturn—should be chosen for harsh or aggressive deeds. || 3 || The Sun is steady, the Moon and Mars are fierce, Mercury is neutral, Jupiter is light/swift, Venus is soft/gentle, and Saturn is sharp/intense; thus it is said. || 4 || Now, the specific activities for each weekday: