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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 – 9:17 AM
Auspicious
11:43 AM – 12:28 PM
Masik DurgashtamiAshtami
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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Durga Ashtami
The great eighth day, and for many households the one day of Navaratri they keep if they keep only one. The Sandhi Puja at the Ashtami–Navami junction is the puja's ritual centre, with 108 lamps and 108 lotuses.
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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 – 9:17 AM
10:41 AM – 12:05 PM
1:30 PM – 2:54 PM
10:58 AM – 12:28 PM, 2:43 PM – 4:13 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise1:36 PM
MoonsetN/A
Dhriti until 12:35 AM, Oct 20
Bava
Somavara
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