Thursday, 18 December 2025
Margashira Masa · Krishna Chaturdasi
Sun's path today
Muhurtam & Kalam
| Abhijit Muhurta | 12:02 PM – 12:45 PM |
| Rahu Kalam | 01:44 PM – 03:04 PM |
| Yamagandam | 07:02 AM – 08:22 AM |
| Gulika Kalam | 09:43 AM – 11:03 AM |
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Today is Krishna Chaturdasi of Margashira, holding until 05:02 AM. It is a rikta — "empty" — tithi, one of the three each fortnight that are traditionally set aside for weddings, housewarmings and new ventures.
That does not make it a bad day. Rikta tithis suit exactly what their name suggests: clearing, concluding, settling debts, medical treatment, and finishing what is already under way. The waning chaturdashi is also Masik Shivaratri, kept with a night vigil. The moon is in Anuradha, devotion that keeps its shape under pressure until 08:07 PM. Rahu kalam is 01:44 PM–03:04 PM.
The day runs from 07:02 AM to 05:45 PM, 10h 43m of daylight, the yoga is Dhriti and the karana Vishti, the moon stands in Dhanus. Abhijit muhurta, the window centred on solar noon, falls between 12:02 PM and 12:45 PM. All of these are computed for India (IST); change the city in the header and they move with it.
Timings are computed astronomically for the selected city and cross-referenced against the traditional panchangams in common use. Regional practice can differ by a day — please confirm important dates with the panchangam your family follows.