Saturday, 18 July 2026
Ashadha Masa · Shukla Panchami
Sun's path today
Muhurtam & Kalam
| Abhijit Muhurta | 12:06 PM – 01:00 PM |
| Rahu Kalam | 09:12 AM – 10:53 AM |
| Yamagandam | 02:13 PM – 03:54 PM |
| Gulika Kalam | 05:51 AM – 07:32 AM |
The five limbs
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Gupta Navaratri (Ashadha) falls today. The tithi at sunrise is Shukla Panchami, running until 03:45 AM, in the month of Ashadha. The moon stands in Purva Phalguni, rest, pleasure and creative ease — the reward before the work, which holds until 06:01 PM.
The day begins at 05:51 AM and closes at 07:15 PM. Rahu kalam runs 09:12 AM to 10:53 AM, and abhijit muhurta — the window traditionally open to almost anything — falls between 12:06 PM and 01:00 PM. Where a festival has its own prescribed hour, that rule takes precedence over the general reading.
The yoga is Variyana and the karana Bava, the moon stands in Karka. Abhijit muhurta, the window centred on solar noon, falls between 12:06 PM and 01:00 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.