Sunday, 21 September 2025

About this day

Mahalaya Amavasya falls today. The tithi at sunrise is Amavasya, running until 01:25 AM, in the month of Bhadrapada. The moon stands in Purva Phalguni, rest, pleasure and creative ease — the reward before the work, which holds until 09:33 AM.

The day begins at 06:15 AM and closes at 06:24 PM. Rahu kalam runs 04:53 PM to 06:24 PM, and abhijit muhurta — the window traditionally open to almost anything — falls between 11:56 AM and 12:44 PM. Where a festival has its own prescribed hour, that rule takes precedence over the general reading.

The yoga is Shubha and the karana Chatushpada, the moon stands in Kanya. Abhijit muhurta, the window centred on solar noon, falls between 11:56 AM and 12:44 PM. All of these are computed for India (IST); change the city in the header and they move with it.

• Mahalaya Amavasya
• Amavasya tithi
• Purva Phalguni nakshatra
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