Today Panchang: The festival of monthly Durga Ashtami will be celebrated on Friday, April 24. The birth anniversary of Goddess Baglamukhi will also be celebrated on this day. There will be no change in the position of the planets. On this day, 4 auspicious and inauspicious combinations will be formed. Know the details of Disha Shool and Rahukaal…
Today’s auspicious time: On Friday, April 24, 2026, Ashtami Tithi of Shukla Paksha of Vaishakh month will remain for the whole day. The festival of Baglamukhi Jayanti and Durga Ashtami will be celebrated on this day. Goddess Baglamukhi is one of the 10 Mahavidyas. They are worshiped using Tantra method. There will be no change in the position of the planets on Friday. On this day, there will be 4 auspicious and inauspicious yogas named Utpat, Mrityu, Shool, Gand. Know further the status of Rahukaal and Disha Shool on 24th April…
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Planetary positions on April 24, 2026
On Friday, Moon will be in Cancer, Jupiter in Gemini, Venus in Taurus, Sun in Aries, Mercury, Saturn and Mars in Pisces, Rahu in Aquarius and Ketu in Leo.
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Which direction not to travel on Friday? (24 April 2026 Disha Shul)
According to Disha Shool, one should not travel in the west direction on Friday, doing so can increase problems in life. If it is necessary to travel, eat barley or rye before leaving the house. With this solution you will be saved from problems.
Rahukaal 23 April 2026 Timing
On Friday, April 24, Rahukaal will start at 10.49 am and will last till 12.25 pm. In astrology, Rahu period is considered inauspicious time, hence do not do any auspicious work during this period.
24 April 2026 Sun-Moon rise time
Vikram Samvat- 2083
Month- Vaishakh
side-shukla
Day- Friday
Season- Summer
Nakshatra- Pushya and Ashlesha
Karan- Vishti and Bav
Sunrise – 6:02 AM
Sunset – 6:47 PM
Moonrise – Apr 24 12:17 PM
Moonset – Apr 25 1:56 AM
Auspicious time of 24th April 2026
06:02 am to 07:38 am
07:38 am to 09:13 am
11:59 to 12:50 pm (Abhijeet Muhurta)
12:25 pm to 02:00 pm
05:11 pm to 06:47 pm
Inauspicious time of 24th April 2026 (Do not do any auspicious work during this period)
Yama Gand – 3:36 PM – 5:11 PM
Kulik – 7:38 AM – 9:13 AM
Durmuhurta – 08:35 AM – 09:26 AM and 12:50 PM – 01:41 PM
Varjyam – 04:43 AM – 06:16 AM
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