Saturday, 19 September 2026

About this day

Today is Shukla Navami of Bhadrapada, holding until 05:24 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 Mula, down to the root — investigation that does not stop at the surface until 01:13 PM. Rahu kalam is 09:57 AM–11:30 AM.

The day runs from 06:52 AM to 07:13 PM, 12h 21m of daylight, the yoga is Saubhagya and the karana Balava, the moon stands in Kanya. Abhijit muhurta, the window centred on solar noon, falls between 12:38 PM and 01:28 PM. All of these are computed for Seattle; change the city in the header and they move with it.

• Shukla Navami tithi
• Mula nakshatra