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Friday, 2 October 2026
What matters on this day
Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha until 10:15 AM
New Delhi ¡ purnimanta reckoning ¡ change
Sunrise6:18 AM
Sunset6:02 PM
Nakshatra
until 2:55 AM, Oct 03
Avoid
10:42 AM â 12:10 PM
Auspicious
11:46 AM â 12:33 PM
Gandhi JayanthiNational holiday
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Krishna 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 â
Coming up
- Indira Ekadashi in 4 days Tue, 6 Oct
- Masik Shivaratri in 6 days Thu, 8 Oct
- Pradosh Vrat in 6 days Thu, 8 Oct
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
10:42 AM â 12:10 PM
3:06 PM â 4:34 PM
7:46 AM â 9:14 AM
10:59 AM â 12:33 PM, 2:54 PM â 4:28 PM
These are periods traditionally avoided for starting something. They do not move a festival â an observance fixed by its own rule stays where the rule puts it. More â
Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise10:33 PM
Moonset11:56 AM
Vyatipata until 6:17 PM
Vanija
Shukravara
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