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Wednesday 18 November 2026 · Queens, New York, United States

Kārtika Śukla Navamī

Budhavāra. Navamī began at 19:367:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:378:37 PM.

Observed here on this day

Akṣaya Navamī · Amla Navami

Navamī covers 196 of 196 minutes of pūrvāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoDurgā Navamī determinate

At sunrise

06:466:46 AM

Navamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:128:12 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:4111:41 AM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:4111:41 AM
At noon, 11:4111:41 AM, the Sun is in Viśākhā and the Moon 104° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 62% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 104° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:534:53 AM–05:495:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:215:21 AM–06:466:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla12:0012:00 PM–13:421:42 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:181:18 PM–13:581:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:354:35 PM–17:035:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:354:35 PM–18:006:00 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:008:00 AM–09:139:13 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2710:27 AM–11:4011:40 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2111:21 AM–12:0012:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4011:40 AM–12:5412:54 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:172:17 AM+1–27:563:56 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Lābha06:466:46 AM–08:008:00 AMgood
Amṛta08:008:00 AM–09:139:13 AMgood
Kāla09:139:13 AM–10:2710:27 AMavoid
Śubha10:2710:27 AM–11:4011:40 AMgood
Roga11:4011:40 AM–12:5412:54 PMavoid
Udvega12:5412:54 PM–14:082:08 PMavoid
Cara14:082:08 PM–15:213:21 PMneutral
Lābha15:213:21 PM–16:354:35 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:354:35 PM–18:216:21 PMavoid
Śubha18:216:21 PM–20:088:08 PMgood
Amṛta20:088:08 PM–21:549:54 PMgood
Cara21:549:54 PM–23:4111:41 PMneutral
Roga23:4111:41 PM–25:271:27 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:271:27 AM+1–27:143:14 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:143:14 AM+1–29:015:01 AM+1good
Udvega29:015:01 AM+1–30:476:47 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:466:46 AM to 30:476:47 AM+1

06:466:46 AM sunrise16:354:35 PM sunsetsunrise 30:476:47 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Navamīuntil 20:378:37 PM
Daśamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 19:417:41 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 21:139:13 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 08:128:12 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:378:37 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4011:40 AM–12:5412:54 PM
Pradoṣa 16:354:35 PM–18:286:28 PM
Niśītha 23:1711:17 PM–24:0512:05 AM+1

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunriseNavamī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:5412:54 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 49 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:286:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  7. DaśamīTithi: Navamī ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0512:05 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Navamī20:378:37 PMDaśamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā19:417:41 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVyāghāta21:139:13 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBālava08:128:12 AMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra30:47 06:476:47 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 897
Day length
9 h 49 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
13:151:15 PM
Moonset
24:5812:58 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:534:53 AM06:466:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:534:53 AM05:495:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:215:21 AM06:466:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:466:46 AM08:448:44 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:008:00 AM09:139:13 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:448:44 AM10:4110:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2710:27 AM11:4011:40 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1611:16 AM12:0412:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2111:21 AM12:0012:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4011:40 AM12:5412:54 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:0012:00 PM13:421:42 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3912:39 PM14:372:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:181:18 PM13:581:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:372:37 PM16:354:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:354:35 PM18:286:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:354:35 PM17:035:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:354:35 PM18:006:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1711:17 PM24:0512:05 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:172:17 AM+127:563:56 AM+1sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
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