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Akshaya Navami

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Akshaya Navami in Abu Dhabi is on Wednesday, 18 November 2026; Puja window 6:41 – 11:02 AM (Gulf Standard Time, UTC+4).

Muhurat for Wed, 18 Nov, Abu Dhabi

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Aarti, mantra and katha

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AartiOm Jai Jagdish HareRead · in Vandan
Wednesday, 18 November 2026Gulf Standard Time (UTC+4)
Kartika (Amanta) · Shukla Paksha
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Navamitill Thu 5:36 AM, then Dashami
NakshatraShatabhishatill Thu 4:41 AM, then P. Bhadrapada
YogaVyaghatatill Thu 6:13 AM, then Harshana
KaranaBalavatill 5:12 PM, then Kaulava
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Muhurat

Shubh

Brahma Muhurat – Abhijit Muhurat – Vijaya Muhurat – Aparahna Kaal – Pradosh Kaal – Nishita Kaal –

Ashubh

Rahu Kalam – Yamaganda – Gulika Kalam –
Deities of the dayShastra
WeekdayBudhAll dayAlso: Vishnu
TithiDurga6:40 AM – Thu 5:36 AMFrom 5:36 AM: YamaAlso: Bhujagas (Nagas)
NakshatraIndra6:40 AM – Thu 4:41 AMFrom 4:41 AM: Aja EkapadaAlso: Varuna
Today's observancesShastra

Avoid

Bottle gourd – Pointed gourd (patola) – Pointed gourd (patola) – Water spinach (kalambika) – Shimbi bean –

A prohibition binds while its tithi runs.

ChoghadiyaPractice (Gujarat–Rajasthan)

Day

Labh – Amrit – Kaal · Kaal vela (choghadiya) – Shubh – Rog · Vaar vela – Udveg – Char – Labh –

Night

Udveg – Shubh – Amrit – Char – Rog – Kaal – Labh · Kaal ratri – Udveg –
LagnaShastra · Jyotisha

Sunrise to next sunrise

Vrishchika · Sthira – Dhanu · Dvisvabhava – Makara · Chara – Kumbha · Sthira – Meena · Dvisvabhava – Mesha · Chara – Vrishabha · Sthira – Mithuna · Dvisvabhava – Karka · Chara – Simha · Sthira – Kanya · Dvisvabhava – Tula · Chara – Vrishchika · Sthira –
Sthira (fixed)for work meant to last: entering a new home, installing a deity, a long puja.Chara (movable)for work that moves: a journey, a start meant to keep going.Dvisvabhava (dual)suits both kinds of work, lasting and moving.

Maas

Maas (Purnimanta)Kartika
SamvatVikram 2083 · Shaka 1948
WeekdayWednesday
Sun signVrishchika

Puja Vidhi

1
Forenoon sankalpa

Bathe and take the sankalpa in the forenoon, while Navami lasts.

2
Damodara puja at the amla root

Worship Vishnu as Damodara at the root of an amla tree with the sixteen offerings, and offer arghya praying for unfailing blessing.

3
Tarpana at the root

Offer water at the root for the ancestors, especially for those of the line who left no children.

4
The thread

Wind a raw cotton thread around the trunk while walking around the tree.

5
Shraddha without pinda

Those who keep the yugadi shraddha do it today, without pinda.

6
The meal in the shade

Feed brahmanas, then eat with the family in the amla tree's shade.

7
Dana

Give a kushmanda, amla, grain or warm clothing.

Festive Food

Fresh amla or amla murabbaPuri and sabzi under the amla treeKheer

History

The texts that list the yugadis, the days on which the ages of the world began, name this Navami among them, and the Nirnayasindhu quotes the list. That is the root of the name Akshaya, 'unfailing': merit begun on the first day of an age is held never to be used up. The amla tree's place in the day comes from the Kartika-mahatmya tradition, which the Dharmasindhu and Nirnayasindhu quote: worship of Hari under the amla tree in this month, and a meal in its shade, carry great merit. Popular telling adds that Lakshmi first worshipped Vishnu and Shiva together under an amla tree on this day; that story is tradition and has not been traced to a text.

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When is Akshaya Navami 2026 in Abu Dhabi?

Akshaya Navami in Abu Dhabi is on Wednesday, 18 November 2026; Puja window 6:41 – 11:02 AM (Gulf Standard Time, UTC+4).

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