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Monday, 23 March 2026
What matters on this day
Chaitra Shukla Paksha until 6:38 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:25 AM
Sunset6:30 PM
Nakshatra
until 8:49 PM
Avoid
7:56 AM – 9:26 AM
Auspicious
12:03 PM – 12:52 PM
No festival or vrat falls today for your region.
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Coming up
- Shukla Shashti tomorrow Tue, 24 Mar
- Masik Durgashtami in 3 days Thu, 26 Mar
- Annapurna Puja (Basanti Ashtami) in 3 days Thu, 26 Mar
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
7:56 AM – 9:26 AM
10:57 AM – 12:27 PM
1:58 PM – 3:29 PM
11:15 AM – 12:52 PM, 3:17 PM – 4:53 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
Moonrise9:13 AM
Moonset11:20 PM
Vishkumbha until 12:22 PM
Bava
Somavara
Your observances
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