Friday, 18 December 2026
Margashira Masa · Shukla Navami
Sun's path today
Muhurtam & Kalam
| Abhijit Muhurta | 12:02 PM – 12:45 PM |
| Rahu Kalam | 11:03 AM – 12:23 PM |
| Yamagandam | 03:04 PM – 04:24 PM |
| Gulika Kalam | 08:22 AM – 09:43 AM |
The five limbs
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Today is Shukla Navami of Margashira, holding until 11:16 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 Uttara Bhadrapada, depth and stillness — wisdom that has stopped struggling until 04:11 PM. Rahu kalam is 11:03 AM–12:23 PM.
The day runs from 07:02 AM to 05:45 PM, 10h 43m of daylight, the yoga is Vyatipata and the karana Balava, the moon stands in Dhanus. Abhijit muhurta, the window centred on solar noon, falls between 12:02 PM and 12:45 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.