Nakshatra Guide
Krittika
Krittika represents purification, sharpness, discernment, and the power to separate what nourishes from what obscures. On Sadhaka it is framed as refining fire rather than harshness for its own sake.
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Is it Krittika today?
No. Today is Sunday, 5 July 2026. The next Krittika nakshatra is Saturday, 11 July 2026.
- Tithi today
- Krishna Panchami
- Vara today
- Ravivara
- Nakshatra today
- Shatabhisha
Panchang is computed for Varanasi (Kashi), the reference city. See the live Vedic clock for your location.
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Sadhaka presents Jyotish as a contemplative, symbolic, and practice-oriented tradition. These pages are not medical, legal, financial, or deterministic predictive advice. Use them to deepen reflection, rhythm, and sadhana.
Symbol: Blade
Span: 26°40' Mesha–10°00' Vrishabha
Ruling graha: Surya
Qualities: discernment, purification, precision
Krittika is the cutting, refining nakshatra of purification, precision, and fiery discernment.