Favourable for joyful occasions and celebrations. This page lists every Harshana Yoga in 2026 with its begin and end timings for your location.
Name: causing joy
Harshana means "that which causes joy," and the Yoga is read straightforwardly as one of the cycle's more cheerful, celebratory entries. It belongs to the auspicious group and is associated with occasions meant to bring delight rather than merely to accomplish something practical.
Muhurta texts favour Harshana for festivities, joyful gatherings and any undertaking where the emotional tenor of the occasion matters — celebrations, reunions, and beginnings that are themselves a cause for happiness.
Joyful ones — its name means "that which causes joy," and Muhurta texts favour it for celebrations, festive gatherings and beginnings undertaken in a happy spirit, alongside general auspicious use.
A Nitya Yoga is one of 27 periods based on the sum (not the difference, as with Tithi) of the Sun's and Moon's longitudes, each 13°20' wide. It is distinct from the special Muhurat Yogas also listed under /yogas (like Ravi Yoga or Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga) — those are formed by a combination of Tithi, Nakshatra, and Vaara, whereas a Nitya Yoga is one of the five ever-present core elements of the Panchang.
