Saturday · Delhi

23 May 2026

Ashtami, Shukla Paksha · Jyeshtha month · Magha Nakshatra

☀ Sunrise 05:26 am · Sunset 07:09 pm · 🌙 Moonrise 11:59 am

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Today is

Masik Durgashtami

Best windows

11:50 am to 12:45 pm Abhijit Muhurat

11:45 pm to 01:21 am (next day) Amrit Kaal

Avoid starting new work

05:26 am to 07:09 am Gulika Kaal

07:16 am to 08:11 am Dur Muhurtam

08:52 am to 10:35 am Rahu Kaal

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What's special today

Vrat (fast)Calculated · close call

Masik Durgashtami

Shukla Ashtami

Tithi: 05:05 am to 04:28 am (next day)

A description of this observance hasn't been written yet.

How this date was worked out: Ashtami prevailing at sunrise. The tithi changes within half an hour of that moment here, so some almanacs may list the day before or after: check your local almanac.

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The day, hour by hour

05:26 am to 07:09 amGulika Kaal · Avoid important beginnings
07:16 am to 08:11 amDur Muhurtam · Inauspicious muhurta
08:52 am to 10:35 amRahu Kaal · Avoid starting new work
11:50 am to 12:45 pmAbhijit Muhurat · Most favourable window of the day
02:00 pm to 03:43 pmYamaganda · Avoid important beginnings
02:08 pm to 03:44 pmVarjyam · Avoid, by the day's Nakshatra
11:45 pm to 01:21 am (next day)Amrit Kaal · Auspicious, by the day's Nakshatra

The day's Panchang

Tithi (lunar day): Ashtami, until 04:28 am (next day), then Navami, until 04:31 am (next day)
Nakshatra: Magha, until 02:09 am (next day), then Purva Phalguni, until 02:50 am (next day)
Yoga: Dhruva, until 06:13 am, then Parigha, until 11:18 pm (next day)
Karana: Vishti, until 04:36 pm
Moon sign: Leo
Ritu · Ayana: Grishma · Uttarayana

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