November 14, 2026 Hindu Panchang: Panchami to Sashti

If you are deciding whether a tithi-sensitive puja or vrata belongs before or after the evening of Saturday, November 14, the key boundary is 8:22 PM. Shukla Paksha Panchami continues until 8:22 PM on November 14, 2026, after which Shukla Paksha Sashti begins.

That transition, rather than midnight, should guide any observance whose instructions specify Panchami or Sashti. Use the schedule below as a practical starting point, then confirm the time in a Panchang calculated for your location if you live outside the region covered by your usual calendar.

November 14 Panchang at a glance

The civil date therefore contains parts of two tithis. It is not accurate to label every hour of November 14 as Panchami, nor should Sashti be assigned to the entire date merely because it begins that evening.

A tithi is a lunar division, so its boundary does not have to coincide with sunrise, sunset, or midnight. This is why the ordinary date on your phone can remain November 14 while the Panchang moves from the fifth lunar day to the sixth.

How to use the 8:22 PM tithi boundary

First read the instruction for the observance you intend to perform. The decisive rule may concern the tithi at the beginning of the rite, the tithi at sunrise, or another prescribed part of the day. A general daily Panchang cannot replace that observance-specific rule.

1. If the instruction simply requires Panchami tithi, plan to begin and complete the tithi-dependent portion before 8:22 PM.
2. Do not schedule the essential step at the last minute. Leave enough time for preparation, achamanam, sankalpa, offerings, and any other steps followed in your household or sampradaya.
3. If the instruction requires Sashti, place the tithi-dependent act after 8:22 PM, subject to any additional rule governing the observance.
4. If a temple, guru, family tradition, or vrata text gives a sunrise-based or interval-based rule, follow that rule instead of choosing solely by the clock transition.
5. If you are outside the locality for which the 8:22 PM timing was prepared, check a location-specific Panchang before fixing the ceremony.

The buffer in the second step matters. The tithi does not wait for a delayed start, and the ritual’s decisive action may occur after the opening sankalpa. When the rule is strict, ask the officiating priest which action must fall within Panchami or Sashti and plan backward from that point.

What this tithi information does not establish

Panchami by itself does not establish a complete muhurta. It does not tell you the nakshatra, yoga, karana, Moon sign, sunrise, sunset, Rahu Kalam, or another time window used in a fuller Panchang assessment. Those factors cannot be reconstructed merely from the tithi and weekday.

This distinction matters when you are choosing a time for a samskara, wedding, house entry, major vow, or another ceremony governed by several Panchang elements. Do not convert the simple statement “Panchami lasts until 8:22 PM” into the broader claim that every moment before 8:22 PM is auspicious. Use the tithi boundary to narrow the schedule, then obtain the remaining local Panchang details required by your tradition.

Nor does the evening change make ordinary worship invalid. If your daily puja is not tied to a particular tithi, continue it at the customary household time. The Panchami-to-Sashti transition becomes decisive only when the practice itself makes the tithi decisive.

Key takeaways for your November 14 observance

• Saturday, November 14, 2026 begins under Shukla Paksha Panchami.
• Panchami remains in effect until 8:22 PM in the listed timing.
• Shukla Paksha Sashti begins after 8:22 PM.
• For a Panchami-dependent practice, finish its essential tithi-bound action before the transition rather than beginning at the boundary.
• For a Sashti-dependent practice, use the period after the transition only if that agrees with the observance’s own rule.
• Verify the boundary with a location-specific Panchang when observing outside the relevant region.
• Do not infer a complete auspicious muhurta from the tithi alone.

Before November 14, write down your location, the observance, the required tithi, and the ritual step that must occur within it. If Panchami is required, plan that step comfortably before 8:22 PM; if Sashti is required, verify the local transition and the observance-specific rule before fixing your time.

References

• Hindu Blog – November 14 2026 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi