Thursday, 24 September 2026
Bhadrapada, Shukla Paksha · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Shaka 1948
Trayodashi · Guru Pradosh Vrat
24 September 2026 is Bhadrapada Shukla Paksha Trayodashi, a Guruvaar (गुरुवार). It is Guru Pradosh Vrat, also called Pradosh Vrat, Pradosham, Trayodashi Vrat and Guru Pradosh Pradosham. The tithi runs from 10:50 PM on 23 September 2026 until 11:18 PM. Sunrise at New Delhi is 6:10 AM and sunset is 6:15 PM. Rahu Kaal falls between 1:43 PM and 3:13 PM, and the Abhijit Muhurat is 11:48 AM to 12:36 PM.
Tithi, Paksha and Vaar (तिथि)
Trayodashi begins 10:50 PM, 23 Sep and ends 11:18 PM.
Guru Pradosh Vrat
Guru Pradosh Vratप्रदोष व्रत
Bhadrapada Shukla Paksha Trayodashi
Also known as Pradosh Vrat, Pradosham, Trayodashi Vrat and Guru Pradosh Pradosham.
The twice-monthly fast to Shiva, kept through the day and broken only after the Pradosh Kaal puja in the hour and a half following sunset -- the time at which Shiva is said to dance between the horns of Nandi, and at which he is most readily pleased. A Thursday Pradosh, kept for the removal of obstacles and for the blessing of a guru.
What devotees do
- Fast through the day, taking water and fruit if needed.
- Bathe and worship at sunset, not at midday.
- Abhishek of the Shivling with water, milk, honey and bilva leaves during Pradosh Kaal.
- Break the fast after the puja.
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We do not publish Varjyam, Dur Muhurat or Godhuli Muhurat.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.
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 6:15 PM
Night — sunset 6:15 PM to sunrise 6:10 AM
The night choghadiya belongs to Guruvaar, 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 Dhanishta 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 5 minutes, night 11 hours 55 minutes.
Hora (होरा)
Twenty-four planetary hours from sunrise, in the Chaldean order. The first is always ruled by the lord of the weekday — Jupiter (Guru) today, which is what makes it Guruvaar. 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 24 September 2026
What tithi is 24 September 2026?
24 September 2026 is Bhadrapada Shukla Paksha Trayodashi. The tithi runs from 10:50 PM on 23 September 2026 until 11:18 PM, calculated for New Delhi.
Is 24 September 2026 Guru Pradosh Vrat?
Yes. 24 September 2026 is Guru Pradosh Vrat, also known as Pradosh Vrat, Pradosham, Trayodashi Vrat and Guru Pradosh Pradosham. The twice-monthly fast to Shiva, kept through the day and broken only after the Pradosh Kaal puja in the hour and a half following sunset -- the time at which Shiva is said to dance between the horns of Nandi, and at which he is most readily pleased. A Thursday Pradosh, kept for the removal of obstacles and for the blessing of a guru.
What is the Rahu Kaal on 24 September 2026?
Rahu Kaal on 24 September 2026 is from 1:43 PM to 3:13 PM at New Delhi. Yamaganda is 6:10 AM to 7:40 AM and Gulika Kaal is 9:11 AM to 10:41 AM. These are the periods in which new work is traditionally not begun.
What is the shubh muhurat on 24 September 2026?
Abhijit Muhurat, the window good for almost any undertaking, is 11:48 AM to 12:36 PM. Brahma Muhurat is 4:34 AM to 5:22 AM before dawn, and Vijaya Muhurat is 2:13 PM to 3:01 PM.
What time is sunrise and sunset on 24 September 2026?
At New Delhi, sunrise on 24 September 2026 is 6:10 AM and sunset is 6:15 PM. Moonrise is 4:53 PM and moonset is 3:39 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.