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Monday, 27 May 1940
What matters on this day
Vaishakha Krishna Paksha until 3:18 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:29 AM
Sunset7:07 PM
Nakshatra
until 12:13 PM
Avoid
7:11 AM – 8:53 AM
Auspicious
11:51 AM – 12:45 PM
Coming up
- Kalashtami in 2 days Wed, 29 May
- Apara Ekadashi in 5 days Sat, 1 Jun
- Som Pradosh in 7 days Mon, 3 Jun
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
7:11 AM – 8:53 AM
10:35 AM – 12:18 PM
2:00 PM – 3:42 PM
10:56 AM – 12:45 PM, 3:29 PM – 5:18 PM
These are periods traditionally avoided for starting something. They do not move a festival — an observance fixed by its own rule stays where the rule puts it. More →
Moon, and the five limbs
MoonriseN/A
Moonset10:38 AM
Brahma until 7:10 AM
Vanija
Somavara
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