Krishna Ekadashi Meets Vaidhriti Yoga: Thursday, 5 November 2026

An Ekadashi fast day shadowed by Vaidhriti yoga, better for devotion and restraint than new beginnings.

Krishna Ekadashi of Kartika arrives on Thursday 5 November 2026, Vishnu's fast day, but Vaidhriti yoga asks for restraint. How to read the day, and your own chart free.

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Ekadashi arrived in the small hours. Yesterday's Dashami gave way overnight, and this morning you wake into Krishna Ekadashi of Kartika, Vishnu's own fast day. It holds until 10:37, so the heart of the vrat belongs to the morning.

The catch is the yoga. Brahma, an easy one, handed over to Vaidhriti, which the old reckoners count among the harder combinations. Treat today as restraint rather than launch, no new ventures or signatures, which is exactly the shape an Ekadashi fast already wants.

It helps that this is Guruvar, Jupiter's weekday. Jupiter and Vishnu pull in the same direction, toward prayer, giving and quiet study. If you keep a fast, this is a well-supported one.

The star moved too. Purva Phalguni passed into Uttara Phalguni, the Sun's nakshatra under Aryaman, who governs contracts and steady friendship. It carries almost the whole day, ending at 03:57 after midnight. On a clean day you would seal agreements under it; with Vaidhriti overhead, hold the formal signing and use the warmth to mend a tie instead.

The Moon stays in Leo and the Sun sits in Libra, so the wider mood is settled rather than restless.

Rahu Kaal, Gulika and Yamagandam fall at different clock times in each city, because they are built from your local sunrise. Check yours on the panchang tool before you fix a start time for anything.

A day reads one way for everyone and another way for you. Give me your birth date and AstroMedha draws your chart free, no account, then Chart Chat opens on it with two questions on the house. Or read the whole month in November 2026, day by day.

Common questions

Is 5 November 2026 an Ekadashi?

Yes. It is Krishna Ekadashi of the Kartika month, Vishnu's fast day. The tithi runs from before sunrise until 10:37, after which Dwadashi begins.

Why is the day marked as one for caution?

Because Vaidhriti yoga is active, having replaced the gentler Brahma yoga. Vaidhriti is traditionally treated as inauspicious, so it is a day to avoid new undertakings and keep to devotion and routine.

Can I start something new or sign an agreement today?

Better to wait. Uttara Phalguni nakshatra would normally favour contracts and commitments, but with Vaidhriti yoga overhead the advice is to postpone formal signings and use the day to strengthen an existing relationship instead.

Which nakshatra is active on 5 November 2026?

Uttara Phalguni, ruled by the Sun with Aryaman as its presiding deity. It holds through the day and ends at 03:57 the following morning.

What are the Rahu Kaal timings for the day?

They depend on your city, since Rahu Kaal, Gulika and Yamagandam are measured from local sunrise. Enter your location on the panchang tool at /free-tools/panchang to get the exact windows for where you are.

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