Monday, 7 September 2026
Bhadrapada, Krishna Paksha · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Shaka 1948
Ekadashi · Aja Ekadashi
7 September 2026 is Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha Ekadashi, a Somvaar (सोमवार). It is Aja Ekadashi, also called Annada Ekadashi, Ajaa Ekadashi, Bhadrapada Krishna Ekadashi and Kamika Ekadashi. The tithi runs from 7:29 PM on 6 September 2026 until 5:04 PM. Sunrise at New Delhi is 6:02 AM and sunset is 6:35 PM. Rahu Kaal falls between 7:36 AM and 9:10 AM, and the Abhijit Muhurat is 11:53 AM to 12:43 PM.
Tithi, Paksha and Vaar (तिथि)
Ekadashi begins 7:29 PM, 6 Sep and ends 5:04 PM.
Aja Ekadashi
Aja Ekadashiअजा एकादशी
Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha Ekadashi · Shravana in amanta reckoning
Also known as Annada Ekadashi, Ajaa Ekadashi, Bhadrapada Krishna Ekadashi and Kamika Ekadashi.
The Ekadashi said to have restored king Harishchandra his kingdom, his wife and his son after he had lost everything to his own vow of truth. It is kept for the undoing of accumulated sin and for the recovery of what has been lost.
What devotees do
- Fast from sunrise; no rice, grains or lentils.
- Read or hear the Aja Ekadashi katha of Harishchandra.
- Keep a night vigil with Vishnu's names; break the fast the next morning.
Within Dwadashi, which runs until 2:43 PM that day.
Shubh Muhurat (शुभ मुहूर्त)
Abhijit is the eighth of the fifteen muhurtas between sunrise and sunset, so it is 50 minutes long today rather than a fixed 48 — it stretches and shrinks with the length of the day.
Ashubh Kaal (अशुभ काल)
We do not publish Varjyam, Dur Muhurat or Godhuli Muhurat. The rules behind them are known, but the underlying tables differ between sources by enough to move a window by the better part of an hour — and these are windows whose whole purpose is telling you not to begin something. We would rather leave them out than print a number we cannot stand behind.
Choghadiya (चौघड़िया)
The day and the night are each divided into eight parts. Amrit, Shubh and Labh are auspicious; Char is neutral; Udveg, Kaal and Rog are best avoided. It is the quickest check there is for whether the next hour and a half is a good time to begin something.
Day — sunrise 6:02 AM to sunset 6:35 PM
Night — sunset 6:35 PM to sunrise 6:02 AM
The night choghadiya belongs to Somvaar, not to the next day: in the panchang the weekday changes at sunrise, not at midnight.
Nakshatra, Yoga and Karana (नक्षत्र)
The Moon is in Punarvasu at sunrise, in its 2nd pada. A karana is half a tithi, which is why there are more of them in a day than anything else here.
Sun and Moon (सूर्य और चंद्र)
Day length is 12 hours 33 minutes, night 11 hours 27 minutes.
Hora (होरा)
Twenty-four planetary hours from sunrise, in the Chaldean order. The first is always ruled by the lord of the weekday — Moon (Chandra) today, which is what makes it Somvaar. Day horas and night horas are not sixty minutes each; they are a twelfth of the actual day and a twelfth of the actual night.
Rashi, Masa and Samvat (मास)
The two masa reckonings differ through every waning fortnight, which is why a calendar from Delhi and one from Chennai can name the same day differently. Today it is Bhadrapada in the north and Shravana in the south.
Questions about 7 September 2026
What tithi is 7 September 2026?
7 September 2026 is Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha Ekadashi. The tithi runs from 7:29 PM on 6 September 2026 until 5:04 PM, calculated for New Delhi.
Is 7 September 2026 Aja Ekadashi?
Yes. 7 September 2026 is Aja Ekadashi, also known as Annada Ekadashi, Ajaa Ekadashi, Bhadrapada Krishna Ekadashi and Kamika Ekadashi. The Ekadashi said to have restored king Harishchandra his kingdom, his wife and his son after he had lost everything to his own vow of truth. It is kept for the undoing of accumulated sin and for the recovery of what has been lost.
What is the parana time for Aja Ekadashi?
The fast is broken between 6:02 AM and 8:32 AM on 8 September 2026. Within Dwadashi, which runs until 2:43 PM that day.
What is the Rahu Kaal on 7 September 2026?
Rahu Kaal on 7 September 2026 is from 7:36 AM to 9:10 AM at New Delhi. Yamaganda is 10:44 AM to 12:18 PM and Gulika Kaal is 1:52 PM to 3:26 PM. These are the periods in which new work is traditionally not begun.
What is the shubh muhurat on 7 September 2026?
Abhijit Muhurat, the window good for almost any undertaking, is 11:53 AM to 12:43 PM. Brahma Muhurat is 4:30 AM to 5:16 AM before dawn, and Vijaya Muhurat is 2:24 PM to 3:14 PM.
What time is sunrise and sunset on 7 September 2026?
At New Delhi, sunrise on 7 September 2026 is 6:02 AM and sunset is 6:35 PM. Moonrise is 1:35 AM and moonset is 4:05 PM.
All timings are calculated for New Delhi, India (28.61°N, 77.21°E) in Indian Standard Time, using the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsha. Sunrise and every muhurat derived from it shift by up to an hour across India, so times will differ for your city.