Times below are calculated for New Delhi because you
haven't told us where you are yet. Sunrise, moonrise and every muhurta window
move with location — often by more than an hour.
Set your location and tradition →
● Back to today · April 2026 calendar
Friday, 24 April 2026
What matters on this day
Vaishakha Shukla Paksha until 7:22 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:50 AM
Sunset6:48 PM
Nakshatra
until 8:14 PM
Avoid
10:42 AM – 12:19 PM
Auspicious
11:53 AM – 12:45 PM
Masik DurgashtamiAshtami
We publish this date from the calculation engine.
The guide for this observance isn't written yet — we'd rather say so than
fill the page.
Coming up
- Sita Navami tomorrow Sat, 25 Apr
- Mohini Ekadashi in 3 days Mon, 27 Apr
- Pradosh Vrat in 5 days Wed, 29 Apr
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
10:42 AM – 12:19 PM
3:33 PM – 5:11 PM
7:28 AM – 9:05 AM
11:01 AM – 12:45 PM, 3:20 PM – 5:04 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
Moonrise12:03 PM
Moonset1:08 AM
Shula until 1:24 AM, Apr 25
Vishti
Shukravara
Your observances
Nothing saved yet. Saved vrats and family dates arrive with accounts in the next phase; for now the vrat calendar lists every recurring observance with its upcoming dates, and every festival page has a calendar subscription link.