Times below are calculated for New Delhi because you
haven't told us where you are yet. Sunrise, moonrise and every muhurta window
move with location — often by more than an hour.
Set your location and tradition →
● Back to today · October 1996 calendar
Saturday, 26 October 1996
What matters on this day
Ashwin Shukla Paksha until 7:41 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:32 AM
Sunset5:37 PM
Nakshatra
until 2:10 AM, Oct 27
Avoid
9:18 AM – 10:41 AM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday
Coming up
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 4 days Wed, 30 Oct
- Krishna Shashti in 6 days Fri, 1 Nov
- Kalashtami in 8 days Sun, 3 Nov
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
9:18 AM – 10:41 AM
1:27 PM – 2:50 PM
6:32 AM – 7:55 AM
8:45 AM – 10:14 AM
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
Moonrise5:33 PM
Moonset5:59 AM
Vajra until 8:53 PM
Vishti
Shanivara
Your observances
Nothing saved yet. Saved vrats and family dates arrive with accounts in the next phase; for now the vrat calendar lists every recurring observance with its upcoming dates, and every festival page has a calendar subscription link.