Monday, 7 December 2026

About this day

Today is Krishna Chaturdasi of Kartika, holding until 04:15 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 Vishakha, the forked path — ambition held to a single goal until 03:49 PM. Rahu kalam is 08:16 AM–09:37 AM.

The day runs from 06:55 AM to 05:41 PM, 10h 46m of daylight, the yoga is Atiganda and the karana Vishti, the moon stands in Vrischika. Abhijit muhurta, the window centred on solar noon, falls between 11:57 AM and 12:40 PM. All of these are computed for India (IST); change the city in the header and they move with it.

• Krishna Chaturdasi tithi
• Vishakha nakshatra