Saturday, 10 October 2026
Ashwin, Krishna Paksha · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Shaka 1948
Amavasya · Sarva Pitru Amavasya
10 October 2026 is Ashwin Krishna Paksha Amavasya, a Shanivaar (शनिवार). It is Sarva Pitru Amavasya, also called Mahalaya Amavasya, Pitru Visarjani Amavasya, Sarvapitri Amavasya, Mahalaya and Ashwin Amavasya. The tithi runs from 9:36 PM on 9 October 2026 until 9:19 PM. Sunrise at New Delhi is 6:18 AM and sunset is 5:57 PM. Rahu Kaal falls between 9:12 AM and 10:40 AM, and the Abhijit Muhurat is 11:44 AM to 12:30 PM. DevPunya performs 6 rituals on this date.
Tithi, Paksha and Vaar (तिथि)
Amavasya begins 9:36 PM, 9 Oct and ends 9:19 PM.
Sarva Pitru Amavasya
Sarva Pitru Amavasyaसर्वपितृ अमावस्या
Ashwin Krishna Paksha Amavasya
Also known as Mahalaya Amavasya, Pitru Visarjani Amavasya, Sarvapitri Amavasya, Mahalaya, Ashwin Amavasya and Peddala Amavasya.
The last and greatest day of Pitru Paksha, on which shraddha may be offered to every ancestor at once -- including those whose date of death is unknown, and anyone missed during the fortnight. In Bengal the same dawn is Mahalaya, when the Mahishasura Mardini is broadcast and Durga is invited to begin her journey home.
What devotees do
- Offer tarpan for all ancestors, named and unnamed.
- Feed brahmins, and set aside food for cow, crow, dog and fire before eating.
- Give clothing, sesame and grain in charity.
- Bathe at a river or tirtha at dawn if possible.
Shubh Muhurat (शुभ मुहूर्त)
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.
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We do not publish Varjyam, Dur Muhurat or Godhuli Muhurat.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 10 Oct 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 6:18 AM to sunset 5:57 PM
Night — sunset 5:57 PM to sunrise 6:19 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 Hasta 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.
Sun and Moon (सूर्य और चंद्र)
Day length is 11 hours 39 minutes, night 12 hours 22 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 Ashwin in the north and Bhadrapada in the south.
Questions about 10 October 2026
What tithi is 10 October 2026?
10 October 2026 is Ashwin Krishna Paksha Amavasya. The tithi runs from 9:36 PM on 9 October 2026 until 9:19 PM, calculated for New Delhi.
Is 10 October 2026 Sarva Pitru Amavasya?
Yes. 10 October 2026 is Sarva Pitru Amavasya, also known as Mahalaya Amavasya, Pitru Visarjani Amavasya, Sarvapitri Amavasya, Mahalaya, Ashwin Amavasya and Peddala Amavasya. The last and greatest day of Pitru Paksha, on which shraddha may be offered to every ancestor at once -- including those whose date of death is unknown, and anyone missed during the fortnight. In Bengal the same dawn is Mahalaya, when the Mahishasura Mardini is broadcast and Durga is invited to begin her journey home.
What is the Rahu Kaal on 10 October 2026?
Rahu Kaal on 10 October 2026 is from 9:12 AM to 10:40 AM at New Delhi. Yamaganda is 1:34 PM to 3:02 PM and Gulika Kaal is 6:18 AM to 7:45 AM. These are the periods in which new work is traditionally not begun.
What is the shubh muhurat on 10 October 2026?
Abhijit Muhurat, the window good for almost any undertaking, is 11:44 AM to 12:30 PM. Brahma Muhurat is 4:39 AM to 5:28 AM before dawn, and Vijaya Muhurat is 2:04 PM to 2:50 PM.
What time is sunrise and sunset on 10 October 2026?
At New Delhi, sunrise on 10 October 2026 is 6:18 AM and sunset is 5:57 PM. Moonrise is 5:49 AM and moonset is 5:33 PM.
Which pujas does DevPunya perform on 10 October 2026?
DevPunya performs 6 rituals on 10 October 2026: Pitra Tarpan & Pitra Dosh Nivaran And Shanti Mahapuja for Granting Ancestors Peace & Removing Family Disputes at Dharmaranya Vedi Ghat, Falgu River, Pitru 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, Sarv Pitru Amawasya Special Pitra Shanti and pitra dosh nivaran MahaPuja at Rameshwaram Kshetra, Pitru Paksha Special Tripindi Shraadh & Pitra Shanti Ansuthan for Liberation of Ancestors' Soul at Pisachmochan Kund and 21 Generation Pitra Shanti Maha-Anushthan Across 5 Sacred Moksh Sthal of India at Bhrama kapal Ghat, Pisachmochan kund, Triambakeshwar Kshetra, Dharmaranya Vedi Ghat & Rameshwaram. 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.