Donation (Daan) Muhurta
Major donation to a temple, charity, or individual in need.
Best day
Thursday
Guru IS the karaka of all daan — supreme donation day.
Day to avoid
Wednesday
Mercury supports donations to schools, libraries, education.
Primary karaka
jupiter
Sub-category
Spiritual
Search priority
Tier 3 of 4
Day-by-day verdict
Day-by-day verdict for Donation (Daan)
Karaka: Jupiter
Sunday
Surya
Sun supports donations to temples, leadership institutions.
Monday
Chandra
Moon supports donations for mothers, children, hospitals.
Tuesday
Mangal
Mars supports donations to soldiers, athletes, surgical hospitals.
Wednesday
Budha
Mercury supports donations to schools, libraries, education.
Thursday
Guru / Brihaspati
Guru IS the karaka of all daan — supreme donation day.
Friday
Shukra
Venus supports donations to women, arts, brides-from-poor-families.
Saturday
Shani
Saturn-day daan to underprivileged is supreme remedy.
Detailed reasoning by day
Donation (Daan) on Sundayरविवार
Ruled by Surya · Authority, leadership, soul-purpose, royal undertakings.
Sunday daan is auspicious for donations to Surya temples, leadership-development institutions, schools, or causes that support father-figures. Donate red items — wheat, jaggery, copper. Pair with Aditya-hridayam recitation for compounded merit.
Donation (Daan) on Mondayसोमवार
Ruled by Chandra · Mind, mother, emotion, water, comfort.
Chandra-day daan is auspicious for donations to mother-causes, children's hospitals, dairy-cow shelters, or any cause aligned with maternal-protective energy. Donate white items — milk, rice, white cloth. Especially auspicious in Shukla paksha.
Donation (Daan) on Tuesdayमंगलवार
Ruled by Mangal · Courage, conflict, blood, valour, brothers.
Mangalvara daan is dedicated to causes aligned with Mars-energy — soldier welfare, sports academies for poor children, surgical hospitals, blood-donation drives. Donate red lentils, jaggery, or red cloth. Especially auspicious for Mangal-shanti remedies.
Donation (Daan) on Wednesdayबुधवार
Ruled by Budha · Intellect, communication, business, learning.
Budha-day daan is universally aligned with education — book donations to libraries, fees for poor students, scholarship contributions. Especially auspicious for green-coloured items — green vegetables, green cloth, mung-dal. Pair with Saraswati-vandana.
Donation (Daan) on Thursdayगुरुवार
Ruled by Guru / Brihaspati · Wisdom, dharma, expansion, blessing.
Brihaspati is the supreme karaka of dharmic giving. Thursday daan is universally first-choice across all Vedic traditions — daan given on Guruvara is said to multiply karmically by hundredfold. Donate yellow items — turmeric, gram, yellow cloth, ghee. Pair with Pushya nakshatra for the deepest classical alignment.
Donation (Daan) on Fridayशुक्रवार
Ruled by Shukra · Beauty, love, women, comfort, jewelry.
Shukra-day daan is dedicated to women-aligned causes — kanya-daan support funds, widow-care institutions, dance/music academies, salons-for-women trades. Donate white sweets, sugar, or white cloth. Especially auspicious for Lakshmi-puja-aligned donation drives.
Donation (Daan) on Saturdayशनिवार
Ruled by Shani · Discipline, restriction, austerity, karma.
Shanivara daan is co-first-choice with Thursday for specific causes — donations to underprivileged, manual labourers, leprosy patients, blind-school students, or any cause aligned with Shani's constituency. Donate black items — sesame, black cloth, urad-dal, iron utensils. Universally accepted as a Shani-shanti remedy.