Thursday, 19 November 2026
Kartika Masa · Shukla Navami
Sun's path today
Muhurtam & Kalam
| Abhijit Muhurta | 11:50 AM – 12:34 PM |
| Rahu Kalam | 01:34 PM – 02:57 PM |
| Yamagandam | 06:43 AM – 08:05 AM |
| Gulika Kalam | 09:27 AM – 10:50 AM |
The five limbs
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Today is Shukla Navami of Kartika, holding until 07:08 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 moon is in Shatabhisha, the hundred healers — solitary, unconventional, curative until 06:11 AM. Rahu kalam is 01:34 PM–02:57 PM.
The day runs from 06:43 AM to 05:41 PM, 10h 58m of daylight, the yoga is Vyaghata and the karana Kaulava, the moon stands in Vrischika. Abhijit muhurta, the window centred on solar noon, falls between 11:50 AM and 12:34 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.