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November 18 2026 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Wednesday, November 18 2026 – It is Shukla Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Shukla Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 1:21 AM on November 18. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 2:13 AM on November 19. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.) 

Good – Auspicious time on November 18, 2026 as per Hindu Calendar – There is no good and auspicious time on the entire day. 

Nakshatra – Dhanishta or Avittam nakshatra till 1:10 AM on November 18. Then onward it is Satabhisha or Chathayam nakshatra till 2:34 AM on November 19. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India). 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Dhanishta or Avittam nakshatra till 4:34 AM on November 18. Then onward it is Satabhisha or Chathayam nakshatra till 6:10 AM on November 19. 

Rashi or Moon Sign – Makar Rashi till 12:16 PM on November 17. Then onward it is Kumbha Rashi till 9:13 PM on November 19, 2026. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India.) 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and south Rajasthan) - Makar Rashi till 3:30 PM on November 17. Then onward it is Kumbha Rashi till 12:50 AM on November 20, 2026   

Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – Akshaya Navami – Kushmanda Navami – Amla Navami – Jagadhatri Puja In Bengal

Kali Yuga Year – 5128 

Vikram Samvat 2083 – Kartik Shukla Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Kartik month in Hindu calendar in North India - Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Jammu and Kashmir. 

Parabhava Nama Shalivahana Saka 1948 – Kartik Shukla Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Kartik month in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. 

Parabhavanama Shalivahana Saka 1948 – Kartik Shukla Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Kartik month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It is Kartik Shukla Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Kartik month till 6:05 AM on November 18.  Then onward it is Kartik Shukla Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Kartik month till 7:06 AM on November 19.  (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2083 in Gujarat – Kartik Shukla Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Kartik month in Gujarat. (It is Kartik Shukla Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Kartik month till 6:05 AM on November 18. Then onward it is Kartik Shukla Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Kartik month till 7:06 AM on November 19.  (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

2nd day of Karthigai Masam in Tamil Calendar followed in Tamil Nadu. (Parabhava Nama Year)
2nd day of Vrischika Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1202)
1st day of Ogrohayon Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1433) 

Bad Period on November 18, 2026
Rahukalam – 11:54 AM to 1:20 PM
Yamagandam – 7:36 AM to 9:02 AM
Gulikai – 10:28 AM to 11:54 AM
Durmuhurtham – 11:31 AM to 12:17 PM
Varjyam – 12:15 PM to 1:58 PM 

Panchak (bad) – entire day 

Good Period on November 18, 2026
Abhijit Muhurta – not present
Amrita Kalam – 10:29 PM on Nov 18 to 12:12 AM on Nov 19
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – not present
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present
Ravi Yog – 1:10 AM on Nov 18 to 3:26 AM on Nov 20 

Yog – Dhruva (good) till 8:05 AM on November 18. Then onward it is Vyaghata (bad) till 7:42 AM on November 19. 

Karana – Bava (good) till 6:05 AM on November 18. Then onward it is Balava (good) till 6:42 PM on November 18. Then onward it is Kaulava (good) till 7:06 AM on November 19. 

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