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Saturday, 12 September 2026
What matters on this day
Bhadrapada Shukla Paksha until 7:46 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:08 AM
Sunset6:26 PM
Nakshatra
until 12:55 PM
Avoid
9:12 AM – 10:45 AM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday
Chandra Darshan
The evening on which the new moon's crescent is first seen after Amavasya, low in the west shortly after sunset. Seeing it is held to be auspicious, and in many households the day's fast is broken only after the sighting.
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Parkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
The anniversary of the first installation of the Guru Granth Sahib. Gurdwaras mark the day the scripture was first opened and read at Amritsar, with Akhand Path, kirtan and langar.
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Coming up
- Hartalika Teej in 2 days Mon, 14 Sep
- Ganesh Chaturthi in 2 days Mon, 14 Sep
- Vishwakarma Puja in 5 days Thu, 17 Sep
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
9:12 AM – 10:45 AM
1:49 PM – 3:21 PM
6:08 AM – 7:40 AM
8:35 AM – 10:14 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
Moonrise7:01 AM
Moonset7:16 PM
Shubha until 3:09 PM
Bava
Shanivara
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