24 November 2026

Tuesday · Kartik Purnima

Vikram Samvat 2083 · Shaka 1948 · Hemanta Ritu

Today's lesson

Kartik Purnima: the Moon in Krittika

Tonight the full Moon stands near the Krittika cluster, which is why the month is Kartik. Dev Deepawali, Guru Nanak Jayanti, Tripurari Purnima, and the close of the Kartik baths.

Look: Beside the rising Moon, the cluster of six or seven stars, dimmed by the glare but there.

Question: How does the full Moon's nakshatra name the month? — answer tomorrow

Past lessons →

Kartik Purnima · Guru Nanak Jayanti.Festivals and vrats follow the tithi, the Moon's motion, so the calendar date moves every year. Today is Kartik, Shukla paksha.
Dev Deepawali.
Kartik Purnima Vrat.
Kartik Purnima until 20:23, then Pratipada.At sunrise the Moon was 172° ahead of the Sun; every 12° is one tithi, the next at 20:23. Shukla paksha: the Moon is waxing.
Purna tithi, traditionally for completion.Tithis fall into five groups, Nanda, Bhadra, Jaya, Rikta and Purna, repeating every five; the old books pair each group with a kind of work.
Krittika nakshatra until 23:25, then Rohini. Moon in Mesha.The Moon's path is divided into 27 nakshatras of about a day each; today it passes the stars of Krittika, which puts it in Mesha by sign.
Best windows: Labh 10:47–12:07, Amrit 12:07–13:26; Abhijit 11:46–12:28.Daylight is cut into eight equal "choghadiyas", about 79 minutes each today; Amrit, Shubh and Labh are the good ones. Abhijit is the short midday muhurta, right at the middle of the day.
Rahu kaal 14:45–16:04: no new beginnings; Bhadra 23:42*–10:05.Rahu kaal is the 7th of the day's eight parts; each weekday has its fixed part, so it returns in the same order every week. Tradition starts nothing new in it and stops nothing already running.
Today's sayingकायेन वाचा मनसेन्द्रियैर्वा बुद्ध्यात्मना वा प्रकृतेः स्वभावात्। करोमि यद्यत् सकलं परस्मै नारायणायेति समर्पयामि। — Whatever I do with body, speech, mind, senses, intellect or by nature, all of it I offer to Narayana.— श्रीमद्भागवत (परम्परागत समर्पण)

Today's vrat & festivals

Kartik Purnima · Guru Nanak Jayanti
Dev Deepawali
Kartik Purnima Vrat

Panchang

: Purnima · until 20:23then Krishna Pratipada · until 25 Nov, 16:50
: Krittika · until 23:25then Rohini · until 25 Nov, 20:36
: Parigha · until 16:05then Shiva · until 25 Nov, 11:59
: Vishti · until 10:05then Bava · until 20:23then Balava · until 25 Nov, 06:38then Kaulava · until 25 Nov, 16:50
: Mesha · until 07:24then Vrishabha · until 26 Nov, 07:11
: Vrishchika
: Kartik (Purnimanta) · Kartik (Amanta)
: Shukla paksha
: Dakshinayana

Sunrise

06:50

Sunset

17:24

Moonrise

16:56

Moonset

06:22

Auspicious & inauspicious times

Good

Brahma Muhurta
05:14 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhurta
11:46 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhurta
13:52 – 14:35
Godhuli Muhurta
17:12 – 17:36
Nishita Kaal
23:40 – 25 Nov, 00:34

Avoid

Rahu Kaal
14:45 – 16:04
Yamaganda
09:28 – 10:47
Gulika Kaal
12:07 – 13:26
Dur Muhurta
08:56 – 09:39
Bhadra
23 Nov, 23:42 – 10:05

Choghadiya

Rog06:50 – 08:09
Udveg08:09 – 09:28
Char09:28 – 10:47
Labh10:47 – 12:07
Amrit12:07 – 13:26
Kaal13:26 – 14:45
Shubh14:45 – 16:04
Rog16:04 – 17:24

Coming up

27 NovSankashti Chaturthi
4 DecUtpanna Ekadashi
6 DecRavi Pradosh Vrat
8 DecMargashirsha Amavasya
14 DecVivah Panchami
20 DecGita Jayanti
20 DecMokshada Ekadashi
21 DecSom Pradosh Vrat
23 DecMargashirsha Purnima Vrat

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24 Novall night
30 Novbefore dawn, in the east
30 Novbefore dawn, in the east

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Today's lesson

Kartik Purnima: the Moon in Krittika

Tonight the full Moon stands near the Krittika cluster, which is why the month is Kartik. Dev Deepawali, Guru Nanak Jayanti, Tripurari Purnima, and the close of the Kartik baths.

Look: Beside the rising Moon, the cluster of six or seven stars, dimmed by the glare but there.

Question: How does the full Moon's nakshatra name the month? — answer tomorrow

Past lessons →

Kartik Purnima · Guru Nanak Jayanti.Festivals and vrats follow the tithi, the Moon's motion, so the calendar date moves every year. Today is Kartik, Shukla paksha.
Dev Deepawali.
Kartik Purnima Vrat.
Kartik Purnima until 20:23, then Pratipada.At sunrise the Moon was 172° ahead of the Sun; every 12° is one tithi, the next at 20:23. Shukla paksha: the Moon is waxing.
Purna tithi, traditionally for completion.Tithis fall into five groups, Nanda, Bhadra, Jaya, Rikta and Purna, repeating every five; the old books pair each group with a kind of work.
Krittika nakshatra until 23:25, then Rohini. Moon in Mesha.The Moon's path is divided into 27 nakshatras of about a day each; today it passes the stars of Krittika, which puts it in Mesha by sign.
Best windows: Labh 10:47–12:07, Amrit 12:07–13:26; Abhijit 11:46–12:28.Daylight is cut into eight equal "choghadiyas", about 79 minutes each today; Amrit, Shubh and Labh are the good ones. Abhijit is the short midday muhurta, right at the middle of the day.
Rahu kaal 14:45–16:04: no new beginnings; Bhadra 23:42*–10:05.Rahu kaal is the 7th of the day's eight parts; each weekday has its fixed part, so it returns in the same order every week. Tradition starts nothing new in it and stops nothing already running.
Today's sayingकायेन वाचा मनसेन्द्रियैर्वा बुद्ध्यात्मना वा प्रकृतेः स्वभावात्। करोमि यद्यत् सकलं परस्मै नारायणायेति समर्पयामि। — Whatever I do with body, speech, mind, senses, intellect or by nature, all of it I offer to Narayana.— श्रीमद्भागवत (परम्परागत समर्पण)

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Kartik Purnima: the Moon in Krittika

Tonight the full Moon stands near the Krittika cluster, which is why the month is Kartik. Dev Deepawali, Guru Nanak Jayanti, Tripurari Purnima, and the close of the Kartik baths.

Look: Beside the rising Moon, the cluster of six or seven stars, dimmed by the glare but there.

Question: How does the full Moon's nakshatra name the month? — answer tomorrow

Panchang

Purnima · until 20:23then Krishna Pratipada · until 25 Nov, 16:50

Krittika · until 23:25then Rohini · until 25 Nov, 20:36

Parigha · until 16:05then Shiva · until 25 Nov, 11:59

Vishti · until 10:05then Bava · until 20:23then Balava · until 25 Nov, 06:38then Kaulava · until 25 Nov, 16:50

Mesha · until 07:24then Vrishabha · until 26 Nov, 07:11

Vrishchika

Kartik (Purnimanta) · Kartik (Amanta)

Shukla paksha

Dakshinayana

Sunrise

06:50

Sunset

17:24

Moonrise

16:56

Moonset

06:22

Kartik Purnima: the Moon in Krittika

Tonight the full Moon stands near the Krittika cluster, which is why the month is Kartik. Dev Deepawali, Guru Nanak Jayanti, Tripurari Purnima, and the close of the Kartik baths.

Look: Beside the rising Moon, the cluster of six or seven stars, dimmed by the glare but there.

Question: How does the full Moon's nakshatra name the month? — answer tomorrow