Wednesday, 18 March 2026
Phalguna Masa · Krishna Chaturdasi
Sun's path today
Muhurtam & Kalam
| Abhijit Muhurta | 12:11 PM – 12:59 PM |
| Rahu Kalam | 12:35 PM – 02:06 PM |
| Yamagandam | 08:04 AM – 09:34 AM |
| Gulika Kalam | 11:05 AM – 12:35 PM |
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Today is Krishna Chaturdasi of Phalguna, holding until 08:29 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 Shatabhisha, the hundred healers — solitary, unconventional, curative until 06:10 AM. Rahu kalam is 12:35 PM–02:06 PM.
The day runs from 06:33 AM to 06:37 PM, 12h 4m of daylight, the yoga is Sadhya and the karana Shakuni, the moon stands in Meena. Abhijit muhurta, the window centred on solar noon, falls between 12:11 PM and 12:59 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.