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Friday, 4 September 2026
What matters on this day
Shravana Krishna Paksha until 12:14 AM, Sep 05
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:04 AM
Sunset6:35 PM
Nakshatra
until 11:04 PM
Avoid
10:46 AM – 12:20 PM
Auspicious
11:55 AM – 12:45 PM
KalashtamiAshtami
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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Krishna Janmashtami
The birth of Krishna at midnight in the prison at Mathura. Kept with a fast through the day, worship at midnight, and in the west of India the dahi-handi the following day.
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Coming up
- Aja Ekadashi in 3 days Mon, 7 Sep
- Bhauma Pradosh in 4 days Tue, 8 Sep
- Masik Shivaratri in 5 days Wed, 9 Sep
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
10:46 AM – 12:20 PM
3:27 PM – 5:01 PM
7:38 AM – 9:12 AM
11:04 AM – 12:45 PM, 3:15 PM – 4:55 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
Moonrise11:39 PM
Moonset12:59 PM
Harshana until 3:44 PM
Balava
Shukravara
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