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Thursday, 17 September 2026
What matters on this day
Bhadrapada Shukla Paksha until 10:48 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:10 AM
Sunset6:20 PM
Nakshatra
until 7:53 PM
Avoid
1:46 PM – 3:17 PM
Auspicious
11:51 AM – 12:39 PM
Vishwakarma Puja
The day tools, machines and workshops are worshipped. Factories, garages, workshops and studios stop work, clean and garland their equipment, and do not use it for the day.
Why today, and how to observe it →
Shukla ShashtiShashti
The monthly observance of Kartikeya. The Kartika Skanda Shashti is the annual six-day form, concluding in the Soorasamharam.
Why today, and how to observe it →
Coming up
- Masik Durgashtami in 2 days Sat, 19 Sep
- Radha Ashtami in 2 days Sat, 19 Sep
- Parivartini Ekadashi in 5 days Tue, 22 Sep
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
1:46 PM – 3:17 PM
6:10 AM – 7:41 AM
9:13 AM – 10:44 AM
12:39 PM – 2:17 PM, 4:43 PM – 6:20 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
Moonrise11:45 AM
Moonset10:25 PM
Vishkumbha until 12:49 PM
Taitila
Guruvara
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