Friday, 9 October 2026

Ashwin, Krishna Paksha · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Shaka 1948

Chaturdashi

9 October 2026 is Ashwin Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi, a Shukravaar (शुक्रवार). The tithi runs from 10:16 PM on 8 October 2026 until 9:36 PM. Sunrise at New Delhi is 6:18 AM and sunset is 5:58 PM. Rahu Kaal falls between 10:40 AM and 12:08 PM, and the Abhijit Muhurat is 11:44 AM to 12:31 PM.

Tithi (तिथि)

Chaturdashi

until 9:36 PM

Sunrise (सूर्योदय)

6:18 AM

Sunset 5:58 PM

Rahu Kaal (राहु काल)

10:40 AM – 12:08 PM

Avoid new work

The lunar day

Tithi, Paksha and Vaar (तिथि)

Chaturdashi

Krishna Paksha · tithi 14 of 15

10:16 PM, 8 Oct – 9:36 PM

Amavasya

begins today

9:36 PM – 9:19 PM, 10 Oct

Vaar (weekday) (वार)

Ruled by Venus (Shukra)

Shukravaar · शुक्रवार

Paksha (पक्ष)

the waning fortnight, full moon to new

Krishna Paksha · कृष्ण पक्ष

Chaturdashi begins 10:16 PM, 8 Oct and ends 9:36 PM.

Auspicious windows

Shubh Muhurat (शुभ मुहूर्त)

Abhijit Muhurat (अभिजित मुहूर्त)

The one window good for almost any undertaking

11:44 AM – 12:31 PM

Brahma Muhurat (ब्रह्म मुहूर्त)

Before dawn — for meditation, study and sadhana

4:39 AM – 5:28 AM

Vijaya Muhurat (विजय मुहूर्त)

Afternoon — traditionally for setting out and for contests

2:04 PM – 2:51 PM

Pradosh Kaal (प्रदोष काल)

The window after sunset, used for Shiva and Lakshmi puja

5:58 PM – 8:22 PM

Nishita Kaal (निशीथ काल)

True midnight — Shivratri and Diwali Mahalakshmi puja

11:43 PM – 12:32 AM, 10 Oct

Abhijit is the eighth of the fifteen muhurtas between sunrise and sunset, so it is 47 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)

Rahu Kaal (राहु काल)

Begin nothing new. About 90 minutes, and the most watched of the three.

10:40 AM – 12:08 PM

Yamaganda (यमगण्ड)

Ruled by Yama. Associated with loss and obstruction.

3:03 PM – 4:30 PM

Gulika Kaal (गुलिक काल)

Ruled by Gulika. Avoided for ceremonies, though not for all work.

7:45 AM – 9:13 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We do not publish Varjyam, Dur Muhurat or Godhuli Muhurat.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 6:18 AM to sunset 5:58 PM

Char (चर)

Travel and movement. Neutral otherwise.

6:18 AM – 7:45 AM

Labh (लाभ)

Business, new ventures, education.

7:45 AM – 9:13 AM

Amrit (अमृत)

Best of all. Any auspicious work.

9:13 AM – 10:40 AM

Kaal (काल)

Avoid. Wealth accumulation only.

10:40 AM – 12:08 PM

Shubh (शुभ)

Marriage, ceremonies, religious work.

12:08 PM – 1:35 PM

Rog (रोग)

Avoid. Confronting an enemy only.

1:35 PM – 3:03 PM

Udveg (उद्वेग)

Avoid. Government work only.

3:03 PM – 4:30 PM

Char (चर)

Travel and movement. Neutral otherwise.

4:30 PM – 5:58 PM

Night — sunset 5:58 PM to sunrise 6:18 AM

Rog (रोग)

Avoid. Confronting an enemy only.

5:58 PM – 7:30 PM

Udveg (उद्वेग)

Avoid. Government work only.

7:30 PM – 9:03 PM

Char (चर)

Travel and movement. Neutral otherwise.

9:03 PM – 10:35 PM

Labh (लाभ)

Business, new ventures, education.

10:35 PM – 12:08 AM, 10 Oct

Amrit (अमृत)

Best of all. Any auspicious work.

12:08 AM, 10 Oct – 1:40 AM, 10 Oct

Kaal (काल)

Avoid. Wealth accumulation only.

1:40 AM, 10 Oct – 3:13 AM, 10 Oct

Shubh (शुभ)

Marriage, ceremonies, religious work.

3:13 AM, 10 Oct – 4:45 AM, 10 Oct

Rog (रोग)

Avoid. Confronting an enemy only.

4:45 AM, 10 Oct – 6:18 AM, 10 Oct

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: Uttara Phalguni (नक्षत्र)

Pada 2 at sunrise

9:19 PM, 8 Oct – 9:19 PM

Nakshatra: Hasta

begins today

9:19 PM – 9:42 PM, 10 Oct

Yoga: Brahma (योग)

12:57 AM – 11:19 PM

Yoga: Indra

begins today

11:19 PM – 10:01 PM, 10 Oct

Karana: Vishti (करण)

10:16 PM, 8 Oct – 9:53 AM

Karana: Shakuni

begins today

9:53 AM – 9:36 PM

Karana: Chatushpada

begins today

9:36 PM – 9:24 AM, 10 Oct

The Moon is in Uttara Phalguni 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.

Suryoday and Chandroday

Sun and Moon (सूर्य और चंद्र)

Sunrise (सूर्योदय)

6:18 AM

Sunset (सूर्यास्त)

5:58 PM

Moonrise (चंद्रोदय)

4:49 AM

Moonset (चंद्रास्त)

5:03 PM

Day length is 11 hours 40 minutes, night 12 hours 20 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)

6:18 AM – 7:16 AM

2. Mercury (Budh)

7:16 AM – 8:14 AM

3. Moon (Chandra)

8:14 AM – 9:13 AM

4. Saturn (Shani)

9:13 AM – 10:11 AM

5. Jupiter (Guru)

10:11 AM – 11:09 AM

6. Mars (Mangal)

11:09 AM – 12:08 PM

7. Sun (Surya)

12:08 PM – 1:06 PM

8. Venus (Shukra)

1:06 PM – 2:04 PM

9. Mercury (Budh)

2:04 PM – 3:03 PM

10. Moon (Chandra)

3:03 PM – 4:01 PM

11. Saturn (Shani)

4:01 PM – 4:59 PM

12. Jupiter (Guru)

4:59 PM – 5:58 PM

13. Mars (Mangal)

5:58 PM – 6:59 PM

14. Sun (Surya)

6:59 PM – 8:01 PM

15. Venus (Shukra)

8:01 PM – 9:03 PM

16. Mercury (Budh)

9:03 PM – 10:04 PM

17. Moon (Chandra)

10:04 PM – 11:06 PM

18. Saturn (Shani)

11:06 PM – 12:08 AM, 10 Oct

19. Jupiter (Guru)

12:08 AM, 10 Oct – 1:09 AM, 10 Oct

20. Mars (Mangal)

1:09 AM, 10 Oct – 2:11 AM, 10 Oct

21. Sun (Surya)

2:11 AM, 10 Oct – 3:13 AM, 10 Oct

22. Venus (Shukra)

3:13 AM, 10 Oct – 4:14 AM, 10 Oct

23. Mercury (Budh)

4:14 AM, 10 Oct – 5:16 AM, 10 Oct

24. Moon (Chandra)

5:16 AM, 10 Oct – 6:18 AM, 10 Oct

Where the lights stand

Rashi, Masa and Samvat (मास)

Chandra Rashi (Moon sign) (चंद्र राशि)

All day

Kanya (Virgo)

Surya Rashi (Sun sign) (सूर्य राशि)

Sidereal, Lahiri ayanamsha

Kanya (Virgo)

Masa — Purnimanta (मास)

North Indian reckoning: the month ends at the full moon

Ashwin Krishna Paksha

Masa — Amanta

Southern and western reckoning: the month ends at the new moon

Bhadrapada Krishna 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 Ashwin in the north and Bhadrapada in the south.

Frequently asked

Questions about 9 October 2026

What tithi is 9 October 2026?

9 October 2026 is Ashwin Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi. The tithi runs from 10:16 PM on 8 October 2026 until 9:36 PM, calculated for New Delhi.

What is the Rahu Kaal on 9 October 2026?

Rahu Kaal on 9 October 2026 is from 10:40 AM to 12:08 PM at New Delhi. Yamaganda is 3:03 PM to 4:30 PM and Gulika Kaal is 7:45 AM to 9:13 AM. These are the periods in which new work is traditionally not begun.

What is the shubh muhurat on 9 October 2026?

Abhijit Muhurat, the window good for almost any undertaking, is 11:44 AM to 12:31 PM. Brahma Muhurat is 4:39 AM to 5:28 AM before dawn, and Vijaya Muhurat is 2:04 PM to 2:51 PM.

What time is sunrise and sunset on 9 October 2026?

At New Delhi, sunrise on 9 October 2026 is 6:18 AM and sunset is 5:58 PM. Moonrise is 4:49 AM and moonset is 5:03 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.