Thursday, 19 March 2026

About this day

Today is Amavasya, the new moon of Phalguna and the last tithi of the lunar month, running until 06:56 AM. The moon shares the sun's longitude and is not visible; the sky tonight is the darkest of the month.

The day belongs to the ancestors. Tarpana and shraddha are performed on it, and it is traditionally kept quietly rather than used for new beginnings — no weddings, no housewarmings, no ventures started. The nakshatra is Uttara Bhadrapada, depth and stillness — wisdom that has stopped struggling until 04:05 AM. Sunrise was 06:32 AM.

The day runs from 06:32 AM to 06:37 PM, 12h 5m of daylight, the yoga is Shukla and the karana Naga, the moon stands in Meena. Rahu kalam runs 02:05 PM to 03:36 PM, yamagandam 06:32 AM to 08:03 AM, and abhijit muhurta — the window held open to nearly anything — 12:10 PM to 12:59 PM. All of these are computed for India (IST); change the city in the header and they move with it.

• Amavasya tithi
• Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra
• Amavasya dates