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Saturday, 3 January 2026
What matters on this day
Pausha Shukla Paksha until 3:32 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:18 AM
Sunset5:32 PM
Nakshatra
until 5:28 PM
Avoid
9:52 AM – 11:08 AM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday
Coming up
- Angarki Sankashti Chaturthi in 3 days Tue, 6 Jan
- Krishna Shashti in 5 days Thu, 8 Jan
- Krishna Shashti in 6 days Fri, 9 Jan
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
9:52 AM – 11:08 AM
1:42 PM – 2:59 PM
7:18 AM – 8:35 AM
9:21 AM – 10:43 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
Moonrise5:38 PM
Moonset6:58 AM
Brahma until 9:05 AM
Bava
Shanivara
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