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Tuesday, 20 October 2026
What matters on this day
Ashwin Shukla Paksha until 12:50 PM
New Delhi ¡ purnimanta reckoning ¡ change
Sunrise6:28 AM
Sunset5:42 PM
Nakshatra
until 6:02 PM
Avoid
2:54 PM â 4:18 PM
Auspicious
11:43 AM â 12:28 PM
Maha Navami
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Vijayadashami
The tenth day. Durga's victory over Mahishasura in the east and south; Rama's victory over Ravana in the north. Also the day tools, instruments and books are honoured, and the traditional day to begin learning.
Why today, and how to observe it â
Coming up
- Papankusha Ekadashi in 2 days Thu, 22 Oct
- Pradosh Vrat in 3 days Fri, 23 Oct
- Sharad Purnima in 5 days Sun, 25 Oct
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
2:54 PM â 4:18 PM
9:17 AM â 10:41 AM
12:05 PM â 1:30 PM
8:43 AM â 10:13 AM, 4:12 PM â 5:42 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
Moonrise2:14 PM
Moonset12:31 AM
Shula until 12:50 AM, Oct 21
Kaulava
Mangalavara
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