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Friday, 23 October 2026
What matters on this day
Ashwin Shukla Paksha until 2:36 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:30 AM
Sunset5:39 PM
Nakshatra
until 9:03 PM
Avoid
10:41 AM – 12:05 PM
Auspicious
11:43 AM – 12:27 PM
Coming up
- Sharad Purnima in 2 days Sun, 25 Oct
- Karwa Chauth in 6 days Thu, 29 Oct
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 6 days Thu, 29 Oct
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
10:41 AM – 12:05 PM
2:52 PM – 4:16 PM
7:54 AM – 9:18 AM
10:58 AM – 12:27 PM, 2:41 PM – 4:10 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
Moonrise3:58 PM
Moonset3:20 AM
Dhruva until 10:08 PM
Balava
Shukravara
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