# Ujjain · Wednesday 18 November 2026

Kartika Shukla Navami · Budhavara

Sunrise 06:43 · Sunset 17:41 · next sunrise 06:43 on 19 November · UTC+05:30 · profile pac-rp@2026.1

## At sunrise
- Tithi: Shukla Navami until 07:07 on 19 November
- Nakshatra: Shatabhisha until 06:11 on 19 November
- Then: Purva Bhadrapada until 06:57 on 20 November
- Yoga: Dhruva until 08:06
- Then: Vyaghata until 07:43 on 19 November
- Karana: Balava until 18:42
- Then: Kaulava until 07:07 on 19 November

## Rulings
- **Akshaya Navami: this day.** Navami covers 220 of 220 minutes of purvahna. Boundary: say "contested". Why: https://ahargana.org/ujjain/festivals/2026/akshaya-navami
- **Durga Navami: this day.** Navami covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyahna. Determinate. Why: https://ahargana.org/ujjain/festivals/2026/durga-navami

## Windows
- Arunodaya: 04:58–06:43 (2 muhurtas before sunrise)
- Brahma muhurta: 04:58–05:51 (2nd-last night muhurta)
- Pratah sandhya: 05:24–06:43 (last 3 thirtieths of the night)
- Pratahkala: 06:43–08:54 (first 3 of 15 day muhurtas)
- Yamaganda: 08:05–09:27 (eighth no. 2 on Budhavara)
- Sangava: 08:54–11:06 (4th to 6th of 15 day muhurtas)
- Gulika: 10:50–12:12 (eighth no. 4 on Budhavara)
- Madhyahna: 11:48–12:36 (1 ghatika either side of midday)
- Abhijit: 11:50–12:34 (8th of 15 day muhurtas)
- Rahu kala: 12:12–13:34 (eighth no. 5 on Budhavara)
- Varjya: 12:16–13:58 (sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakshatra)
- Aparahna: 13:18–15:29 (10th to 12th of 15 day muhurtas)
- Vijaya: 14:02–14:46 (11th of 15 day muhurtas)
- Sayahna: 15:29–17:41 (last 3 of 15 day muhurtas)
- Pradosha: 17:41–19:25 (2 muhurtas after sunset)
- Godhuli: 17:41–18:07 (first thirtieth of the night)
- Sayam sandhya: 17:41–18:59 (first 3 thirtieths of the night)
- Nishitha: 23:48–00:36 on 19 November (1 ghatika either side of midnight)

Method: pac-rp@2026.1, ayanamsa lahiri-iae1985; engine 0.1.0, ruleset 2026.3-draft, kernel de440-1900-2100 sha256 7eef444f9e5b.

Source: https://ahargana.org/ujjain/2026-11-18