Sunday, 27 September 2026
Ashwin, Krishna Paksha · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Shaka 1948
Pratipada · Pitru Paksha begins
27 September 2026 is Ashwin Krishna Paksha Pratipada, a Ravivaar (रविवार). It is Pitru Paksha begins, also called Mahalaya Paksha, Shraddha Paksha, Kanagat, Sola Shraddha and Pitri Pokkho. The tithi runs from 10:18 PM on 26 September 2026 until 8:59 PM. Sunrise at New Delhi is 6:11 AM and sunset is 6:12 PM. Rahu Kaal falls between 4:41 PM and 6:12 PM, and the Abhijit Muhurat is 11:47 AM to 12:35 PM.
Tithi, Paksha and Vaar (तिथि)
Pratipada begins 10:18 PM, 26 Sep and ends 8:59 PM.
Pitru Paksha begins
Pitru Paksha beginsपितृ पक्ष प्रारंभ
Ashwin Krishna Paksha Pratipada · Bhadrapada in amanta reckoning
Also known as Mahalaya Paksha, Shraddha Paksha, Kanagat, Sola Shraddha and Pitri Pokkho.
The fortnight given entirely to the ancestors. For sixteen days the departed are held to be near, and each day carries the shraddha of those who died on that tithi. No new venture, purchase, marriage or housewarming is begun in this period -- it is a time for repayment rather than beginning. It ends at Sarva Pitru Amavasya on 10 October.
What devotees do
- Offer tarpan with water, black sesame and kusha grass each morning.
- Feed brahmins, cows, crows and dogs before eating.
- Perform shraddha on the tithi corresponding to the ancestor's day of death.
- Avoid beginning anything new until the fortnight has ended.
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We do not publish Varjyam, Dur Muhurat or Godhuli Muhurat.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 6:11 AM to sunset 6:12 PM
Night — sunset 6:12 PM to sunrise 6:12 AM
The night choghadiya belongs to Ravivaar, 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 Uttara 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 1 minute, night 12 hours.
Hora (होरा)
Twenty-four planetary hours from sunrise, in the Chaldean order. The first is always ruled by the lord of the weekday — Sun (Surya) today, which is what makes it Ravivaar. 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 Ashwin in the north and Bhadrapada in the south.
Questions about 27 September 2026
What tithi is 27 September 2026?
27 September 2026 is Ashwin Krishna Paksha Pratipada. The tithi runs from 10:18 PM on 26 September 2026 until 8:59 PM, calculated for New Delhi.
Is 27 September 2026 Pitru Paksha begins?
Yes. 27 September 2026 is Pitru Paksha begins, also known as Mahalaya Paksha, Shraddha Paksha, Kanagat, Sola Shraddha and Pitri Pokkho. The fortnight given entirely to the ancestors. For sixteen days the departed are held to be near, and each day carries the shraddha of those who died on that tithi. No new venture, purchase, marriage or housewarming is begun in this period -- it is a time for repayment rather than beginning. It ends at Sarva Pitru Amavasya on 10 October.
What is the Rahu Kaal on 27 September 2026?
Rahu Kaal on 27 September 2026 is from 4:41 PM to 6:12 PM at New Delhi. Yamaganda is 12:11 PM to 1:41 PM and Gulika Kaal is 3:11 PM to 4:41 PM. These are the periods in which new work is traditionally not begun.
What is the shubh muhurat on 27 September 2026?
Abhijit Muhurat, the window good for almost any undertaking, is 11:47 AM to 12:35 PM. Brahma Muhurat is 4:35 AM to 5:23 AM before dawn, and Vijaya Muhurat is 2:11 PM to 2:59 PM.
What time is sunrise and sunset on 27 September 2026?
At New Delhi, sunrise on 27 September 2026 is 6:11 AM and sunset is 6:12 PM. Moonrise is 6:25 PM and moonset is 6:36 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.