Push Notifications — Daily Reminders for Practice

KarmaWheel can send you push notifications for several Vedic-relevant events: morning Gayatri reminders, the three Sandhya windows, daily Panchang summary, Holy Day eves, Moon phases, and major Transit Alerts to your chart.

These reminders integrate Vedic timing into your daily life without requiring you to constantly check the app. Used well, they support a more rhythm-aligned daily practice.

How to enable

Step 1: install the PWA (mobile)

Push notifications on iPhone require KarmaWheel installed as a PWA — see Installing KarmaWheel on Your Phone.

On Android, the browser tab can also send push, but installing as a PWA is recommended.

On desktop, push works directly from the browser tab.

Step 2: turn on the categories

Open KarmaWheel → Settings → Push Notifications section.

You'll see toggles for:

Gayatri Mantra Reminders — three pings a day at sunrise, noon, sunset
Sandhya — the three transition windows (dawn, noon, dusk) for prayer/meditation
Daily Panchanga — morning summary of today's tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana
Holy Days — evening before each major Vedic / Hindu holy day
Moon Events — full moon, new moon, eclipses
Transit Alerts — major incoming transits to your chart (Saturn / Jupiter / Rahu / Ketu over sensitive points)

Toggle the ones you want. Each is independently configurable.

Step 3: grant permission

When you toggle the first one, your phone or browser asks for notification permission. Tap Allow. KarmaWheel registers your device with the push service.

If you accidentally tap Block, you'll need to change the system-level notification setting (Phone Settings → Notifications → KarmaWheel → Allow).

Each notification type in detail

Gayatri Mantra Reminders

Three notifications a day: - Sunrise — at your local sunrise time - Solar Noon — at the moment the sun crosses your local meridian - Sunset — at your local sunset time

Each notification suggests reciting Gayatri Mantra (or your chosen mantra) during the auspicious window. The notification includes the Sanskrit and a Roman transliteration of the mantra in case you'd like to recite from your phone.

Best for: serious sadhakas or anyone wanting to anchor their day around Vedic timing.

Sandhya

Same timing as Gayatri Mantra (sunrise, noon, sunset) but framed for general meditation / prayer / contemplation rather than a specific mantra. Useful if you have your own practice.

Daily Panchanga

A morning notification at your chosen time (default: 6 AM local) summarizing:

Today's tithi (and Paksha)
Today's nakshatra
Today's yoga
Today's karana
Today's vara (weekday)
Any holy day flag
Auspicious / inauspicious windows for today

Best for: starting the day with awareness of Vedic timing.

Holy Days

Evening before each major holy day, you get a heads-up:

"Tomorrow is Ekadashi (Krishna Paksha)"
"Tomorrow is Janmashtami"
"Tomorrow is Mahashivaratri"

Includes a brief description of what the holy day represents and any traditional observances (fasting, mantra recitation, particular deities).

Best for: anyone wanting to align their practice with the Vedic calendar.

Moon Events

Notifications for:

Full moon (Purnima) — typically auspicious
New moon (Amavasya) — pitri rites
Solar eclipse / lunar eclipse — significant astrologically and traditionally

Best for: people who run their lives by the lunar cycle.

Transit Alerts

The most personalized: KarmaWheel watches the slow planets (Saturn, Jupiter, Rahu, Ketu) and notifies you when they're about to make a major contact with your natal chart:

Saturn entering your 12th house (Sade Sati starting)
Jupiter making a return (12-year cycle)
Rahu / Ketu changing signs across your chart
Saturn aspecting your natal Sun / Moon
And several other major-impact transits

These notifications come a day or two before the actual transit, so you have time to prepare.

Best for: anyone using KarmaWheel as a daily life-guidance tool.

Customizing timing

Settings allow:

Time-of-day customization for the daily Panchanga notification
Holy days lead time — get pinged 1, 2, or 3 days ahead
Quiet hours — suppress notifications between specified hours

Troubleshooting

"I'm not getting any notifications"

Check:

KarmaWheel has notification permission at the OS level (Settings → Notifications → KarmaWheel → Allow)
The category toggle is ON in KarmaWheel Settings
Your phone isn't in Do Not Disturb / Focus mode
You're signed in to the same KarmaWheel account on this device

If still nothing arrives within 24 hours of enabling, email [email protected].

"I'm getting too many notifications"

Reduce by:

Turning off categories you don't actually use
Setting wider quiet hours
For Transit Alerts: adjust the alert sensitivity in Settings (only major transits, vs. all transits)

"I want notifications on multiple devices"

Privacy

Push notifications use Web Push standard. Your device-token is stored on KarmaWheel's server only to deliver notifications. We don't share it. We don't track open rates. We don't analyze the content of what you read.

In KarmaWheel

Settings → Push Notifications to manage all categories. The icon at the top right of the topbar (account avatar) leads to Settings.