Vijayadashami
Dussehra 2026 Muhurat
Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Vijay Muhurat
1:14 PM – 3:31 PM
136 minute window
📍 Delhi
The day at a glance
Where the muhurat sits against the period to avoid.
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Vijay Muhurat
Rahu Kaal — avoid
Abhijit
If you can't make the main window
Auspicious Choghadiya on the same day, for your city.
Why this window
The reasoning, not just the answer.
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Other festival muhurats
Questions
What is the Vijay Muhurat muhurat in 2026?
Dussehra falls on Tuesday, 20 October 2026. The Aparahna window is 1:14 PM – 3:31 PM in Delhi. Because it is derived from local sunrise and sunset, the clock time shifts by city — use the location picker to recalculate it for yours.
Does the muhurat change by city?
Yes. The window is measured from your local sunrise and sunset, so it moves with longitude and season — roughly half an hour between the east and west of India. A single national table is wrong for most places.
Does Rahu Kaal affect the muhurat?
Rahu Kaal is an inauspicious span each day and is shown on the same timeline so you can see whether it overlaps. When it does, the auspicious Choghadiya windows listed below give an alternative on the same day.
Why does the festival date differ from some calendars?
A tithi begins and ends at a precise moment, not at midnight, and each festival is observed by the tithi prevailing at its own reference time. Regional calendars can also differ. Dates here follow the New Delhi reckoning that published almanacs print; only the muhurat clock time is localised.