Friday, 23 October 2026
Ashwin, Shukla Paksha · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Shaka 1948
Dwadashi · Shukra Pradosh Vrat
23 October 2026 is Ashwin Shukla Paksha Dwadashi, a Shukravaar (शुक्रवार). It is Shukra Pradosh Vrat, also called Pradosh Vrat, Pradosham, Trayodashi Vrat and Shukra Pradosh Pradosham. The tithi runs from 2:48 PM on 22 October 2026 until 2:36 PM. Sunrise at New Delhi is 6:26 AM and sunset is 5:43 PM. Rahu Kaal falls between 10:39 AM and 12:04 PM, and the Abhijit Muhurat is 11:41 AM to 12:27 PM.
Tithi, Paksha and Vaar (तिथि)
Dwadashi begins 2:48 PM, 22 Oct and ends 2:36 PM.
Shukra Pradosh Vrat
Shukra Pradosh Vratप्रदोष व्रत
Ashwin Shukla Paksha Trayodashi
Also known as Pradosh Vrat, Pradosham, Trayodashi Vrat and Shukra 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 Friday Pradosh, kept for harmony in marriage and for prosperity.
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 45 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We do not publish Varjyam, Dur Muhurat or Godhuli Muhurat.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 6:26 AM to sunset 5:43 PM
Night — sunset 5:43 PM to sunrise 6:27 AM
The night choghadiya belongs to Shukravaar, 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 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 17 minutes, night 12 hours 44 minutes.
Hora (होरा)
Twenty-four planetary hours from sunrise, in the Chaldean order. The first is always ruled by the lord of the weekday — Venus (Shukra) today, which is what makes it Shukravaar. 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 23 October 2026
What tithi is 23 October 2026?
23 October 2026 is Ashwin Shukla Paksha Dwadashi. The tithi runs from 2:48 PM on 22 October 2026 until 2:36 PM, calculated for New Delhi.
Is 23 October 2026 Shukra Pradosh Vrat?
Yes. 23 October 2026 is Shukra Pradosh Vrat, also known as Pradosh Vrat, Pradosham, Trayodashi Vrat and Shukra 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 Friday Pradosh, kept for harmony in marriage and for prosperity.
What is the Rahu Kaal on 23 October 2026?
Rahu Kaal on 23 October 2026 is from 10:39 AM to 12:04 PM at New Delhi. Yamaganda is 2:53 PM to 4:18 PM and Gulika Kaal is 7:50 AM to 9:15 AM. These are the periods in which new work is traditionally not begun.
What is the shubh muhurat on 23 October 2026?
Abhijit Muhurat, the window good for almost any undertaking, is 11:41 AM to 12:27 PM. Brahma Muhurat is 4:44 AM to 5:35 AM before dawn, and Vijaya Muhurat is 1:57 PM to 2:42 PM.
What time is sunrise and sunset on 23 October 2026?
At New Delhi, sunrise on 23 October 2026 is 6:26 AM and sunset is 5:43 PM. Moonrise is 3:51 PM and moonset is 3:20 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.