The Waxing Moon Returns: Kartika Shukla Pratipada, 10 November 2026

The dark of the moon is behind us. Yesterday was Amavasya; today the waxing fortnight opens with Pratipada, the first tithi of Kartika's bright half, and the mood of the whole month tilts upward from here.

This is a beginning day and the sky agrees. Shobhana yoga runs today and it favours positive action, so anything you have been meaning to start, start it now. Pratipada's deity is Brahma, the maker. The tithi holds until 14:01, so that forward-leaning quality is strongest before mid-afternoon.

The Moon also crossed from Libra into Scorpio overnight, trading Libra's weighing and balancing for Scorpio's depth and intensity. Feelings run deeper today, so point that inward focus at demanding work rather than at brooding.

The Moon sits in Vishakha, a nakshatra of fixed aim and ambition lorded by Jupiter, until 09:20. If you want the cleanest shot at a goal, set the intention in that early window.

It is Tuesday, Mangalvar, ruled by Mars. Mars gives drive and a short fuse in equal measure. Pour the energy into one hard task and keep it off other people.

One caution: the inauspicious windows that run off sunrise, Rahu Kaal, Gulika and Yamagandam, land at genuinely different clock times depending on your city, so check yours at the panchang tool before you fix a time for anything that matters.

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