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Saturday, 24 January 2026
What matters on this day
Magha Shukla Paksha until 12:40 AM, Jan 25
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:17 AM
Sunset5:49 PM
Nakshatra
until 2:16 PM
Avoid
9:55 AM – 11:14 AM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday
Coming up
- Ratha Saptami tomorrow Sun, 25 Jan
- Masik Durgashtami in 2 days Mon, 26 Jan
- Bhishma Ashtami in 2 days Mon, 26 Jan
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
9:55 AM – 11:14 AM
1:52 PM – 3:11 PM
7:17 AM – 8:36 AM
9:23 AM – 10:47 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
Moonrise10:31 AM
Moonset11:17 PM
Shiva until 2:01 PM
Kaulava
Shanivara
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