Friday, 11 September 2026: the dark moon at dawn, Venus by afternoon

The moon went dark overnight. Yesterday's Chaturdashi rolled into Amavasya, the no-moon tithi, and it holds until 08:58 this morning before it releases.

Amavasya belongs to the Pitris, the ancestors. This is the traditional morning to remember the people you come from, with water, a little food, or a quiet minute, and not to sign, launch, or decide anything large. Keep the big moves for later in the day.

Then it turns friendlier. It is Shukravar, Venus's own weekday, and the moon sits in Purva Phalguni, a nakshatra Venus also rules, presided over by Bhaga, the deity of ease, delight and shared fortune. The moon has left Magha's ancestral weight for this softer, more pleasure-tuned ground.

Sadhya yoga runs across the day in place of yesterday's Siddha. Sadhya means accomplishable: it quietly favours things you finish over things you begin. Good for closing a loop, mending a bond, saying the thing left half-said.

So honour the morning, then let Venus have the rest. Time with people you love, food, art, small repairs. Purva Phalguni holds until 13:17, so that warmth is strongest before mid-afternoon.

Rahu Kaal, Gulika and the choghadiya shift with your city's sunrise, so check them for where you are on the panchang tool.

None of this is your day until it meets your chart. Tell AstroMedha your birth date and it builds your sidereal chart free, no account, then Chart Chat opens with two questions on the house.

September 2026, read day by day