Sunday, 11 October 2026
Ashwin, Shukla Paksha · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Shaka 1948
Pratipada · Sharad Navratri begins (Ghatasthapana)
11 October 2026 is Ashwin Shukla Paksha Pratipada, a Ravivaar (रविवार). It is Sharad Navratri begins (Ghatasthapana), also called Ghatasthapana, Kalash Sthapana, Maha Navratri, Ashwin Navratri and Durga Puja. The tithi runs from 9:19 PM on 10 October 2026 until 9:31 PM. Sunrise at New Delhi is 6:19 AM and sunset is 5:56 PM. Rahu Kaal falls between 4:28 PM and 5:56 PM, and the Abhijit Muhurat is 11:44 AM to 12:30 PM. DevPunya performs 6 rituals on this date.
Tithi, Paksha and Vaar (तिथि)
Pratipada begins 9:19 PM, 10 Oct and ends 9:31 PM.
Sharad Navratri begins (Ghatasthapana)
Sharad Navratri begins (Ghatasthapana)शारदीय नवरात्रि
Ashwin Shukla Paksha Pratipada
Also known as Ghatasthapana, Kalash Sthapana, Maha Navratri, Ashwin Navratri, Durga Puja, Golu, Bathukamma and Dasara.
The greatest of the four Navratris, nine nights given to the nine forms of Durga, ending in Vijayadashami. It opens with Ghatasthapana: a clay pot sown with barley and a kalash installed in the north-east of the house, tended for the whole period. The barley that sprouts is read as the year's fortune.
What devotees do
- Install the kalash and sow barley at pratahkal, avoiding Rahu Kaal.
- Fast or keep a satvik diet for nine days.
- Worship one of the Nav Durga forms each day and recite Durga Saptashati.
- Keep an akhand jyoti burning for the duration.
Saptami is vriddhi this year -- it prevails at sunrise on BOTH 17 and 18 October -- so Sharad Navratri 2026 runs across ten calendar days rather than nine, 11 to 20 October. Durga Ashtami therefore falls on 19 October and Maha Navami on 20 October, later than a simple day-count from Ghatasthapana would suggest. Several published lists print 11-19 October out of habit.
Shubh Muhurat (शुभ मुहूर्त)
Abhijit is the eighth of the fifteen muhurtas between sunrise and sunset, so it is 46 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We do not publish Varjyam, Dur Muhurat or Godhuli Muhurat.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 11 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 6:19 AM to sunset 5:56 PM
Night — sunset 5:56 PM to sunrise 6:20 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 Chitra 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 37 minutes, night 12 hours 24 minutes.
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 Ashwin in the south — the same, as they always are in a waxing fortnight.
Questions about 11 October 2026
What tithi is 11 October 2026?
11 October 2026 is Ashwin Shukla Paksha Pratipada. The tithi runs from 9:19 PM on 10 October 2026 until 9:31 PM, calculated for New Delhi.
Is 11 October 2026 Sharad Navratri begins (Ghatasthapana)?
Yes. 11 October 2026 is Sharad Navratri begins (Ghatasthapana), also known as Ghatasthapana, Kalash Sthapana, Maha Navratri, Ashwin Navratri, Durga Puja, Golu, Bathukamma and Dasara. The greatest of the four Navratris, nine nights given to the nine forms of Durga, ending in Vijayadashami. It opens with Ghatasthapana: a clay pot sown with barley and a kalash installed in the north-east of the house, tended for the whole period. The barley that sprouts is read as the year's fortune.
Why do some calendars show a different date for Sharad Navratri begins (Ghatasthapana)?
Saptami is vriddhi this year -- it prevails at sunrise on BOTH 17 and 18 October -- so Sharad Navratri 2026 runs across ten calendar days rather than nine, 11 to 20 October. Durga Ashtami therefore falls on 19 October and Maha Navami on 20 October, later than a simple day-count from Ghatasthapana would suggest. Several published lists print 11-19 October out of habit.
What is the Rahu Kaal on 11 October 2026?
Rahu Kaal on 11 October 2026 is from 4:28 PM to 5:56 PM at New Delhi. Yamaganda is 12:07 PM to 1:34 PM and Gulika Kaal is 3:01 PM to 4:28 PM. These are the periods in which new work is traditionally not begun.
What is the shubh muhurat on 11 October 2026?
Abhijit Muhurat, the window good for almost any undertaking, is 11:44 AM to 12:30 PM. Brahma Muhurat is 4:40 AM to 5:29 AM before dawn, and Vijaya Muhurat is 2:03 PM to 2:50 PM.
What time is sunrise and sunset on 11 October 2026?
At New Delhi, sunrise on 11 October 2026 is 6:19 AM and sunset is 5:56 PM. Moonrise is 6:47 AM and moonset is 6:05 PM.
Which pujas does DevPunya perform on 11 October 2026?
DevPunya performs 6 rituals on 11 October 2026: Mata Baglamukhi Mirchi Havan & Sarva Karya Siddhi Mahayagya at Maa Baglamukhi Dham, Mata Baglamukhi Mirchi Havan & Sarva Karya Siddhi Mahayagya for victory in Legal Matters at Maa Baglamukhi Dham, Mata Baglamukhi Mirchi Havan & Sarva Karya Siddhi Mahayagya for Seeking Blessings of Maa Baglamukhi at Maa Baglamukhi Dham, Mata Baglamukhi Mirchi Havan & Sarva Karya Siddhi Mahayagya for Destruction of enemies at Maa Baglamukhi Dham, माँ बगलामुखी धाम उज्जैन चढ़ावा at माँ बगलामुखी धाम and Maa Baglamukhi Dhaam Ujjain Chadhawa at Maa Baglamukhi Dhaam. 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.