18 January 2026

Amavasya, Krishna Paksha · Magha month · Purva Ashadha Nakshatra

☀ Sunrise 07:14 am · Sunset 05:48 pm · 🌙 Moonrise 06:58 am

Today is

Mauni Amavasya, Magha Amavasya, Darsha Amavasya

Best windows

12:10 pm to 12:52 pm Abhijit Muhuratoverlaps Yamaganda

05:02 am (next day) to 06:44 am (next day) Amrit Kaal

Avoid starting new work

12:31 pm to 01:50 pm Yamaganda

03:10 pm to 04:29 pm Gulika Kaal

04:24 pm to 05:06 pm Dur Muhurtam

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What's special today

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Magha Krishna Amavasya

Tithi: 12:05 am to 01:22 am (next day)

A description of this observance hasn't been written yet.

How this date was worked out: Magha Krishna Amavasya prevailing at sunrise.

Vrat (fast)Calculated

Krishna Amavasya

Tithi: 12:05 am to 01:22 am (next day)

A description of this observance hasn't been written yet.

How this date was worked out: Amavasya prevailing at sunrise.

Vrat (fast)Calculated

Krishna Amavasya

Aparahna (afternoon): 01:35 pm to 03:41 pm

A description of this observance hasn't been written yet.

How this date was worked out: Amavasya prevailing in the afternoon (aparahna).

12:10 pm to 12:52 pmAbhijit Muhurat · Most favourable window of the day
12:31 pm to 01:50 pmYamaganda · Avoid important beginnings
03:10 pm to 04:29 pmGulika Kaal · Avoid important beginnings
04:24 pm to 05:06 pmDur Muhurtam · Inauspicious muhurta
04:29 pm to 05:48 pmRahu Kaal · Avoid starting new work
06:47 pm to 08:29 pmVarjyam · Avoid, by the day's Nakshatra
05:02 am (next day) to 06:44 am (next day)Amrit Kaal · Auspicious, by the day's Nakshatra

Tithi (lunar day): Amavasya, until 01:22 am (next day), then Pratipada, until 02:15 am (next day)
Nakshatra: Purva Ashadha, until 10:14 am, then Uttara Ashadha, until 11:52 am (next day)
Yoga: Harshana, until 09:13 pm, then Ganda, until 06:40 pm (next day)
Karana: Chatushpada, until 12:47 pm
Moon sign: Sagittarius
Ritu · Ayana: Hemanta · Uttarayana