Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Ashwina Masa · Shukla Navami
Sun's path today
Muhurtam & Kalam
| Abhijit Muhurta | 11:49 AM – 12:35 PM |
| Rahu Kalam | 03:04 PM – 04:31 PM |
| Yamagandam | 09:19 AM – 10:45 AM |
| Gulika Kalam | 12:11 PM – 01:38 PM |
The five limbs
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Today is Shukla Navami of Ashwina, holding until 12:53 PM. 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 moon is in Shravana, listening — knowledge received rather than seized until 06:02 PM. Rahu kalam is 03:04 PM–04:31 PM.
The day runs from 06:26 AM to 05:57 PM, 11h 31m of daylight, the yoga is Shoola and the karana Kaulava, the moon stands in Tula. Abhijit muhurta, the window centred on solar noon, falls between 11:49 AM and 12:35 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.