Wednesday, 28 July 2027

About this day

Today is Krishna Navami of Ashadha, holding until 09:18 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 Krittika, the cutting flame — purification that does not flatter until 04:59 AM. Rahu kalam is 12:33 PM–02:13 PM.

The day runs from 05:55 AM to 07:11 PM, 13h 16m of daylight, the yoga is Ganda and the karana Gara, the moon stands in Karka. Abhijit muhurta, the window centred on solar noon, falls between 12:07 PM and 01:00 PM. All of these are computed for India (IST); change the city in the header and they move with it.

• Krishna Navami tithi
• Krittika nakshatra