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Ghatak Weekday & Nakshatraघातक चक्र
A classical (Muhurta Chintamani) system that marks specific weekdays and Nakshatras as "Ghataka" (obstacle-causing) for a person, based purely on their birth Nakshatra — distinct from Tara Bala, which counts distance rather than a fixed lookup.
In practice
If the specific weekday or Nakshatra you're checking matches your birth Nakshatra's Ghataka combination, this is traditionally considered a day to avoid for important undertakings — this check often runs alongside Tara Bala in the Personal Muhurat search as a second, independent screen.
How it's calculated
A fixed classical lookup table maps each birth Nakshatra to its own specific Ghataka weekday and set of Ghataka Nakshatras.