Panchang for Friday, 13 November 2026

Tithi	Chaturthi
Paksha	Shukla
Nakshatra	Mula, pada 3
Yoga	Dhriti
Karana	Vanija
Vara	Shukravara
Sunrise (Ujjain, IST)	06:39
Sunset (Ujjain, IST)	17:42

Today's tithi is Chaturthi, in the Shukla paksha, the waxing half of the lunar month. The Moon moves through Mula nakshatra, pada 3. The vara is Shukravara, and the panchang's remaining limbs are Dhriti yoga and Vanija karana.

Shukravara, the day of Venus

Shukravara is the vara ruled by Shukra, the graha associated with beauty, comfort, partnership and the crafts that make ordinary things pleasant.

Shukra is the brightest thing in the sky after the Sun and Moon, visible as the morning or evening star, and its day carries the same easy visibility: art, music, clothing, cooking for company, purchases meant to be enjoyed rather than merely owned, and the tending of relationships. Many households keep a Lakshmi observance on it.

In the classical scheme this vara pairs particularly well with the Nanda tithis, the first, sixth and eleventh, and the tradition treats such pairings as small reinforcements rather than as guarantees. That is the general posture with varas: they colour a day, they do not decide it.

Taken plainly, it is the weekly slot for the parts of life that get squeezed out when everything is urgent. Choosing to give them a few hours is a decision about priorities, and the day is a reminder to make it deliberately rather than by default.