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Friday, 25 September 2026

Bhadrapada, Shukla Paksha · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Shaka 1948

Chaturdashi · Anant Chaturdashi

25 September 2026 is Bhadrapada Shukla Paksha Chaturdashi, a Shukravaar (शुक्रवार). It is Anant Chaturdashi, also called Ganesh Visarjan, Anant Chaudas, Anantha Vratam and Ananta Padmanabha Vrata. The tithi runs from 11:18 PM on 24 September 2026 until 11:07 PM. Sunrise at New Delhi is 6:10 AM and sunset is 6:14 PM. Rahu Kaal falls between 10:41 AM and 12:12 PM, and the Abhijit Muhurat is 11:47 AM to 12:36 PM.

Tithi (तिथि)
Chaturdashi
until 11:07 PM
Sunrise (सूर्योदय)
6:10 AM
Sunset 6:14 PM
Rahu Kaal (राहु काल)
10:41 AM – 12:12 PM
Avoid new work
The lunar day

Tithi, Paksha and Vaar (तिथि)

Chaturdashi
Shukla Paksha · tithi 14 of 15
11:18 PM, 24 Sep – 11:07 PM
Purnima
begins today
11:07 PM – 10:18 PM, 26 Sep
Vaar (weekday) (वार)
Ruled by Venus (Shukra)
Shukravaar · शुक्रवार
Paksha (पक्ष)
the waxing fortnight, new moon to full
Shukla Paksha · शुक्ल पक्ष

Chaturdashi begins 11:18 PM, 24 Sep and ends 11:07 PM.

Festival today

Anant Chaturdashi

Anant Chaturdashiअनंत चतुर्दशी

Bhadrapada Shukla Paksha Chaturdashi

Also known as Ganesh Visarjan, Anant Chaudas, Anantha Vratam and Ananta Padmanabha Vrata.

Ganesh VisarjanAnant ChaudasAnantha Vratam· Andhra Pradesh and TelanganaAnanta Padmanabha Vrata· Karnataka

The last day of the ten-day Ganeshotsav, when the murti is carried in procession and immersed. It is also the vrat of Ananta Padmanabha -- Vishnu in his endless form -- on which a fourteen- knotted thread is tied on the arm and kept for the year.

What devotees do

  • Ganesh visarjan with procession, dhol and the cry of "Ganpati Bappa Morya".
  • Worship Ananta Padmanabha and tie the fourteen-knotted anant sutra.
  • Fast until the thread has been tied.
Auspicious windows

Shubh Muhurat (शुभ मुहूर्त)

Abhijit Muhurat (अभिजित मुहूर्त)
The one window good for almost any undertaking
11:47 AM – 12:36 PM
Brahma Muhurat (ब्रह्म मुहूर्त)
Before dawn — for meditation, study and sadhana
4:34 AM – 5:22 AM
Vijaya Muhurat (विजय मुहूर्त)
Afternoon — traditionally for setting out and for contests
2:12 PM – 3:00 PM
Pradosh Kaal (प्रदोष काल)
The window after sunset, used for Shiva and Lakshmi puja
6:14 PM – 8:38 PM
Nishita Kaal (निशीथ काल)
True midnight — Shivratri and Diwali Mahalakshmi puja
11:48 PM – 12:36 AM, 26 Sep

Abhijit is the eighth of the fifteen muhurtas between sunrise and sunset, so it is 48 minutes long today rather than a fixed 48 — it stretches and shrinks with the length of the day.

Periods to avoid

Ashubh Kaal (अशुभ काल)

Inauspicious period: Rahu Kaal (राहु काल)
Begin nothing new. About 90 minutes, and the most watched of the three.
10:41 AM – 12:12 PM
Inauspicious period: Yamaganda (यमगण्ड)
Ruled by Yama. Associated with loss and obstruction.
3:13 PM – 4:43 PM
Inauspicious period: Gulika Kaal (गुलिक काल)
Ruled by Gulika. Avoided for ceremonies, though not for all work.
7:40 AM – 9:11 AM

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.

Hour by hour

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 6:10 AM to sunset 6:14 PM

Char (चर)
Travel and movement. Neutral otherwise.
6:10 AM – 7:40 AM
Labh (लाभ)
Business, new ventures, education.
7:40 AM – 9:11 AM
Amrit (अमृत)
Best of all. Any auspicious work.
9:11 AM – 10:41 AM
Inauspicious period: Kaal (काल)
Avoid. Wealth accumulation only.
10:41 AM – 12:12 PM
Shubh (शुभ)
Marriage, ceremonies, religious work.
12:12 PM – 1:42 PM
Inauspicious period: Rog (रोग)
Avoid. Confronting an enemy only.
1:42 PM – 3:13 PM
Inauspicious period: Udveg (उद्वेग)
Avoid. Government work only.
3:13 PM – 4:43 PM
Char (चर)
Travel and movement. Neutral otherwise.
4:43 PM – 6:14 PM

Night — sunset 6:14 PM to sunrise 6:11 AM

Inauspicious period: Rog (रोग)
Avoid. Confronting an enemy only.
6:14 PM – 7:43 PM
Inauspicious period: Udveg (उद्वेग)
Avoid. Government work only.
7:43 PM – 9:13 PM
Char (चर)
Travel and movement. Neutral otherwise.
9:13 PM – 10:42 PM
Labh (लाभ)
Business, new ventures, education.
10:42 PM – 12:12 AM, 26 Sep
Amrit (अमृत)
Best of all. Any auspicious work.
12:12 AM, 26 Sep – 1:42 AM, 26 Sep
Inauspicious period: Kaal (काल)
Avoid. Wealth accumulation only.
1:42 AM, 26 Sep – 3:11 AM, 26 Sep
Shubh (शुभ)
Marriage, ceremonies, religious work.
3:11 AM, 26 Sep – 4:41 AM, 26 Sep
Inauspicious period: Rog (रोग)
Avoid. Confronting an enemy only.
4:41 AM, 26 Sep – 6:11 AM, 26 Sep

The night choghadiya belongs to Shukravaar, not to the next day: in the panchang the weekday changes at sunrise, not at midnight.

The other three limbs

Nakshatra, Yoga and Karana (नक्षत्र)

Nakshatra: Shatabhisha (नक्षत्र)
Pada 4 at sunrise
10:34 AM, 24 Sep – 11:21 AM
Nakshatra: Purva Bhadrapada
begins today
11:21 AM – 11:31 AM, 26 Sep
Yoga: Shoola (योग)
3:53 PM, 24 Sep – 2:49 PM
Yoga: Ganda
begins today
2:49 PM – 1:16 PM, 26 Sep
Karana: Garaja (करण)
11:18 PM, 24 Sep – 11:17 AM
Karana: Vanija
begins today
11:17 AM – 11:07 PM
Karana: Vishti
begins today
11:07 PM – 10:47 AM, 26 Sep

The Moon is in Shatabhisha at sunrise, in its 4th pada. A karana is half a tithi, which is why there are more of them in a day than anything else here.

Suryoday and Chandroday

Sun and Moon (सूर्य और चंद्र)

Sunrise (सूर्योदय)
6:10 AM
Sunset (सूर्यास्त)
6:14 PM
Moonrise (चंद्रोदय)
5:23 PM
Moonset (चंद्रास्त)
4:37 AM

Day length is 12 hours 4 minutes, night 11 hours 57 minutes.

Planetary hours

Hora (होरा)

Twenty-four planetary hours from sunrise, in the Chaldean order. The first is always ruled by the lord of the weekday — Venus (Shukra) today, which is what makes it Shukravaar. 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.

1. Venus (Shukra)
6:10 AM – 7:10 AM
2. Mercury (Budh)
7:10 AM – 8:10 AM
3. Moon (Chandra)
8:10 AM – 9:11 AM
4. Saturn (Shani)
9:11 AM – 10:11 AM
5. Jupiter (Guru)
10:11 AM – 11:11 AM
6. Mars (Mangal)
11:11 AM – 12:12 PM
7. Sun (Surya)
12:12 PM – 1:12 PM
8. Venus (Shukra)
1:12 PM – 2:12 PM
9. Mercury (Budh)
2:12 PM – 3:13 PM
10. Moon (Chandra)
3:13 PM – 4:13 PM
11. Saturn (Shani)
4:13 PM – 5:13 PM
12. Jupiter (Guru)
5:13 PM – 6:14 PM
13. Mars (Mangal)
6:14 PM – 7:13 PM
14. Sun (Surya)
7:13 PM – 8:13 PM
15. Venus (Shukra)
8:13 PM – 9:13 PM
16. Mercury (Budh)
9:13 PM – 10:13 PM
17. Moon (Chandra)
10:13 PM – 11:12 PM
18. Saturn (Shani)
11:12 PM – 12:12 AM, 26 Sep
19. Jupiter (Guru)
12:12 AM, 26 Sep – 1:12 AM, 26 Sep
20. Mars (Mangal)
1:12 AM, 26 Sep – 2:12 AM, 26 Sep
21. Sun (Surya)
2:12 AM, 26 Sep – 3:11 AM, 26 Sep
22. Venus (Shukra)
3:11 AM, 26 Sep – 4:11 AM, 26 Sep
23. Mercury (Budh)
4:11 AM, 26 Sep – 5:11 AM, 26 Sep
24. Moon (Chandra)
5:11 AM, 26 Sep – 6:11 AM, 26 Sep
Where the lights stand

Rashi, Masa and Samvat (मास)

Chandra Rashi (Moon sign) (चंद्र राशि)
Moves to Meena after this
Kumbha until 5:32 AM, 26 Sep
Surya Rashi (Sun sign) (सूर्य राशि)
Sidereal, Lahiri ayanamsha
Kanya (Virgo)
Masa — Purnimanta (मास)
North Indian reckoning: the month ends at the full moon
Bhadrapada Shukla Paksha
Masa — Amanta
Southern and western reckoning: the month ends at the new moon
Bhadrapada Shukla Paksha
Ritu (season) (ऋतु)
Varsha
Ayana (अयन)
The Sun's half-year direction
Dakshinayana
Vikram Samvat
2083
Shaka Samvat
1948

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 Bhadrapada in the south — the same, as they always are in a waxing fortnight.

Frequently asked

Questions about 25 September 2026

What tithi is 25 September 2026?

25 September 2026 is Bhadrapada Shukla Paksha Chaturdashi. The tithi runs from 11:18 PM on 24 September 2026 until 11:07 PM, calculated for New Delhi.

Is 25 September 2026 Anant Chaturdashi?

Yes. 25 September 2026 is Anant Chaturdashi, also known as Ganesh Visarjan, Anant Chaudas, Anantha Vratam and Ananta Padmanabha Vrata. The last day of the ten-day Ganeshotsav, when the murti is carried in procession and immersed. It is also the vrat of Ananta Padmanabha -- Vishnu in his endless form -- on which a fourteen- knotted thread is tied on the arm and kept for the year.

What is the Rahu Kaal on 25 September 2026?

Rahu Kaal on 25 September 2026 is from 10:41 AM to 12:12 PM at New Delhi. Yamaganda is 3:13 PM to 4:43 PM and Gulika Kaal is 7:40 AM to 9:11 AM. These are the periods in which new work is traditionally not begun.

What is the shubh muhurat on 25 September 2026?

Abhijit Muhurat, the window good for almost any undertaking, is 11:47 AM to 12:36 PM. Brahma Muhurat is 4:34 AM to 5:22 AM before dawn, and Vijaya Muhurat is 2:12 PM to 3:00 PM.

What time is sunrise and sunset on 25 September 2026?

At New Delhi, sunrise on 25 September 2026 is 6:10 AM and sunset is 6:14 PM. Moonrise is 5:23 PM and moonset is 4:37 AM.

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.