Among factors for these four tips, there are three negatives to be avoided: Rahu-kaalam, Yamagundam and Shoolam.

One positive aspect, Gulika, is to be preferred for timing activities wherever possible. Shoolam is geo-direction specific, while the other three are a specified 90 minute per day period each.

Our research shows that all times to be considered are local specified standard time (clock time) of the country or area. Local sunrise time has no influence on this timing standard. Calculations made according to local sunrise times will give incorrect results and these karma success tips for success will not give the proper results.

1. Gulika (blossoming time): Any activity in this period has positive, good and growth-oriented results;gives happiness.
2. Rahu-kaalam (time of the snake, or Dragon’s Head): Any activity or journey away (short or long distance) started during this time is bound to meet a significant degree of failure, lack of success or postponement. To Counteract Rahu kaalam:
   • Avoid commencing important, money-related or travel activities, during this time.
   • Leave your current location or have your meeting, or start your activity earlier than or after the Rahu Kaalam period.
3. Yamagandam (death time): Any activity commenced during this time invites the ‘death’ of the work orenergies relating to that work. To Counteract Yamagandam:
   • Avoid commencing important, money-related or travel activities, during this time.
   • Leave your current location or have your meeting, or start your activity earlier than or after the Yamagandam time.
4. Shoolam (piercing direction): Travel from area of residence or where one has stayed the night, heading in the shoolam direction creates a piercing and flowing away of personal energy in all areas of life and activities. To Counteract Shoolam:

• • Avoid all journeys heading towards this direction that day (‘Day’ is calculated from sunrise to next sunrise.)
• • Direction means, within 15 degrees of the compass-direction. If the day’s first journey-destination within the city is in the shoolam direction, then first go to a destination at least 3 kilometers in a different direction, stop there and purchase something. Spend a few minutes there, before resuming your journey in the shoolam direction.

• • If going out of town–the minimum rectification would be to go to a non-shoolam destination first as described in the above paragraph. The preferred option is to leave the place of residence one day earlier, staying overnight a minimum of 3 kilometers away in a direction other than the shoolam for the day of travel.
• • For example if you need to travel north on wednesday (shoolam direction of the day), then commence journey on tuesday, heading in a different direction and stay in that direction overnight. Direction means, within 15 degrees of the direction; in this example, the north, north-east, and north-west would be affected by shoolam.