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Friday, 11 October 2024
What matters on this day
Ashwin Shukla Paksha until 12:07 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:23 AM
Sunset5:51 PM
Nakshatra
until 5:25 AM, Oct 12
Avoid
10:41 AM – 12:07 PM
Auspicious
11:44 AM – 12:30 PM
Masik DurgashtamiAshtami
The monthly Ashtami observances. Masik Durgashtami in the bright fortnight is the household's monthly Durga observance and the monthly echo of Maha Ashtami in Navaratri. Kalashtami in the dark fortnight belongs to Bhairava and is kept in the night.
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Ayudha Pooja
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Saraswathi Pooja
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Coming up
- Vijayadashami tomorrow Sat, 12 Oct
- Papankusha Ekadashi in 3 days Mon, 14 Oct
- Bhauma Pradosh in 4 days Tue, 15 Oct
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
10:41 AM – 12:07 PM
2:59 PM – 4:25 PM
7:49 AM – 9:15 AM
10:58 AM – 12:30 PM, 2:48 PM – 4:19 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
Moonrise1:37 PM
MoonsetN/A
Sukarma until 2:46 AM, Oct 12
Bava
Shukravara
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