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Monday, 19 October 2026
What matters on this day
Ashwin Shukla Paksha until 10:52 AM
New Delhi ¡ purnimanta reckoning ¡ change
Sunrise6:28 AM
Sunset5:43 PM
Nakshatra
until 3:38 PM
Avoid
7:52 AM â 9:17 AM
Auspicious
11:43 AM â 12:28 PM
Masik DurgashtamiAshtami
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Durga Ashtami
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Ayudha Pooja
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Saraswathi Pooja
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Coming up
- Maha Navami tomorrow Tue, 20 Oct
- Vijayadashami tomorrow Tue, 20 Oct
- Papankusha Ekadashi in 3 days Thu, 22 Oct
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
7:52 AM â 9:17 AM
10:41 AM â 12:05 PM
1:30 PM â 2:54 PM
10:58 AM â 12:28 PM, 2:43 PM â 4:13 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
Moonrise1:36 PM
MoonsetN/A
Dhriti until 12:35 AM, Oct 20
Bava
Somavara
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