Friday, 24 September 2027

About this day

Today is Krishna Navami of Bhadrapada, holding until 12:57 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 Ardra, the storm that clears the air — grief that turns into clarity until 03:59 PM. Rahu kalam is 10:48 AM–12:19 PM.

The day runs from 06:16 AM to 06:22 PM, 12h 6m of daylight, the yoga is Variyana and the karana Taitila, the moon stands in Kanya. Abhijit muhurta, the window centred on solar noon, falls between 11:55 AM and 12:43 PM. All of these are computed for India (IST); change the city in the header and they move with it.

• Krishna Navami tithi
• Ardra nakshatra