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Friday, 26 October 1956
What matters on this day
Ashwin Krishna Paksha until 12:36 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:32 AM
Sunset5:37 PM
Nakshatra
until 12:10 PM
Avoid
10:41 AM – 12:05 PM
Auspicious
11:42 AM – 12:27 PM
No festival or vrat falls today for your region.
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Coming up
- Kalashtami tomorrow Sat, 27 Oct
- Rama Ekadashi in 3 days Mon, 29 Oct
- Pradosh Vrat in 5 days Wed, 31 Oct
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
10:41 AM – 12:05 PM
2:51 PM – 4:14 PM
7:55 AM – 9:18 AM
10:58 AM – 12:27 PM, 2:40 PM – 4:08 PM
These are periods traditionally avoided for starting something. They do not move a festival — an observance fixed by its own rule stays where the rule puts it. More →
Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise11:39 PM
Moonset12:46 PM
Siddha until 7:34 AM
Bava
Shukravara
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