Saturday, 26 September 2026
Bhadrapada, Shukla Paksha · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Shaka 1948
Purnima · Bhadrapada Purnima
26 September 2026 is Bhadrapada Shukla Paksha Purnima, a Shanivaar (शनिवार). It is Bhadrapada Purnima, also called Purnima Shraddha, Proshthapadi Purnima, Bhadrapadi Purnima and Madhu Purnima. The tithi runs from 11:07 PM on 25 September 2026 until 10:18 PM. Sunrise at New Delhi is 6:11 AM and sunset is 6:13 PM. Rahu Kaal falls between 9:11 AM and 10:41 AM, and the Abhijit Muhurat is 11:47 AM to 12:36 PM. DevPunya performs 6 rituals on this date.
Tithi, Paksha and Vaar (तिथि)
Purnima begins 11:07 PM, 25 Sep and ends 10:18 PM.
Bhadrapada Purnima
Bhadrapada Purnimaभाद्रपद पूर्णिमा
Bhadrapada Shukla Paksha Purnima
Also known as Purnima Shraddha, Proshthapadi Purnima, Bhadrapadi Purnima and Madhu Purnima.
The full moon that closes Bhadrapada and opens the shraddha season. The first shraddha of Pitru Paksha is offered on this day for ancestors who died on a Purnima tithi.
What devotees do
- Satyanarayan katha and puja.
- Purnima shraddha and tarpan for ancestors who passed on a full-moon day.
Shubh Muhurat (शुभ मुहूर्त)
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.
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We do not publish Varjyam, Dur Muhurat or Godhuli Muhurat.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.
Pujas and chadhaava being performed on 26 Sep 2026
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 6:11 AM to sunset 6:13 PM
Night — sunset 6:13 PM to sunrise 6:11 AM
The night choghadiya belongs to Shanivaar, 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 Purva Bhadrapada 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.
Sun and Moon (सूर्य और चंद्र)
Day length is 12 hours 2 minutes, night 11 hours 58 minutes.
Hora (होरा)
Twenty-four planetary hours from sunrise, in the Chaldean order. The first is always ruled by the lord of the weekday — Saturn (Shani) today, which is what makes it Shanivaar. 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 Bhadrapada in the south — the same, as they always are in a waxing fortnight.
Questions about 26 September 2026
What tithi is 26 September 2026?
26 September 2026 is Bhadrapada Shukla Paksha Purnima. The tithi runs from 11:07 PM on 25 September 2026 until 10:18 PM, calculated for New Delhi.
Is 26 September 2026 Bhadrapada Purnima?
Yes. 26 September 2026 is Bhadrapada Purnima, also known as Purnima Shraddha, Proshthapadi Purnima, Bhadrapadi Purnima and Madhu Purnima. The full moon that closes Bhadrapada and opens the shraddha season. The first shraddha of Pitru Paksha is offered on this day for ancestors who died on a Purnima tithi.
What is the Rahu Kaal on 26 September 2026?
Rahu Kaal on 26 September 2026 is from 9:11 AM to 10:41 AM at New Delhi. Yamaganda is 1:42 PM to 3:12 PM and Gulika Kaal is 6:11 AM to 7:41 AM. These are the periods in which new work is traditionally not begun.
What is the shubh muhurat on 26 September 2026?
Abhijit Muhurat, the window good for almost any undertaking, is 11:47 AM to 12:36 PM. Brahma Muhurat is 4:35 AM to 5:23 AM before dawn, and Vijaya Muhurat is 2:12 PM to 3:00 PM.
What time is sunrise and sunset on 26 September 2026?
At New Delhi, sunrise on 26 September 2026 is 6:11 AM and sunset is 6:13 PM. Moonrise is 5:53 PM and moonset is 5:36 AM.
Which pujas does DevPunya perform on 26 September 2026?
DevPunya performs 6 rituals on 26 September 2026: Pitra Paksha Special Tripindi Shraadh & Pitra Shanti Ansuthan for Liberation of Ancestors' Soul at Pisachmochan Kund, Pitra Paksha Special Pind Daan, Pitra Shanti & Pitra Dosh Nivaran MahaPuja at Brahma Kapal, Narayan Bali & Naag Bali Mahapuja at Triambkeshwar Teerth Kshetra, Nasik at Triambakeshwar Kshetra, 7 Generation Pitra Shanti Maha-Anushthan Across 3 Sacred Moksh Sthal of India at Bhrama kapal Ghat, Pisachmochan kund & Triambakeshwar Kshetra, Pitru Paksha Special chadhawa at Brahma Kapal and Gau Seva, Food & Care Offering at Sri Etteluthu Perumal Ghosalai. Each is performed by pandit jis at the temple itself, in your name and gotra.
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.