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Saturday, 7 October 2028
What matters on this day
Ashwin Krishna Paksha until 4:51 AM, Oct 08
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:21 AM
Sunset5:56 PM
Nakshatra
until 6:52 AM, Oct 08
Avoid
9:15 AM – 10:41 AM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday
Karwa Chauth
A day-long fast without food or water, kept by married women for their husband's long life, broken after sighting the moon through a sieve.
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Sankashti ChaturthiSankashti
The monthly Ganesha fast, broken after sighting the moon and offering arghya. The Chaturthi falling on a Tuesday is Angarki Sankashti and is kept more widely.
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Coming up
- Krishna Shashti in 2 days Mon, 9 Oct
- Krishna Shashti in 3 days Tue, 10 Oct
- Kalashtami in 4 days Wed, 11 Oct
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
9:15 AM – 10:41 AM
1:35 PM – 3:02 PM
6:21 AM – 7:48 AM
8:40 AM – 10:12 AM
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
Moonrise8:14 PM
Moonset9:21 AM
Vajra until 11:07 AM
Bava
Shanivara
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