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Wednesday, 2 October 2024
What matters on this day
Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha until 12:19 AM, Oct 03
New Delhi ¡ purnimanta reckoning ¡ change
Sunrise6:18 AM
Sunset6:01 PM
Nakshatra
until 12:22 PM
Avoid
12:10 PM â 1:38 PM
Auspicious
â Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
AmavasyaAmavasya
The monthly new moon: the day for ancestral offerings â tarpana and where kept, shraddha. Mahalaya Amavasya in Ashvina is the year's principal one.
Why today, and how to observe it â
Mahalaya Amavasya
We publish this date from the calculation engine.
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Gandhi JayanthiNational holiday
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Coming up
- Sharada Navaratri tomorrow Thu, 3 Oct
- Chandra Darshan in 2 days Fri, 4 Oct
- Shukla Shashti in 7 days Wed, 9 Oct
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:10 PM â 1:38 PM
7:46 AM â 9:14 AM
10:42 AM â 12:10 PM
1:20 PM â 2:54 PM
These are periods traditionally avoided for starting something. They do not move a festival â an observance fixed by its own rule stays where the rule puts it. More â
Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise5:40 AM
Moonset5:53 PM
Brahma until 3:21 AM, Oct 03
Chatushpada
Budhavara
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