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Friday, 8 May 1942
What matters on this day
Vaishakha Krishna Paksha until 5:36 AM, May 09
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:39 AM
Sunset7:56 PM
Nakshatra
until 6:42 PM
Avoid
11:38 AM – 1:17 PM
Auspicious
12:51 PM – 1:44 PM
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Coming up
- Apara Ekadashi in 2 days Sun, 10 May
- Bhauma Pradosh in 4 days Tue, 12 May
- Amavasya in 7 days Fri, 15 May
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
11:38 AM – 1:17 PM
4:36 PM – 6:16 PM
8:19 AM – 9:58 AM
11:58 AM – 1:44 PM, 4:23 PM – 6:09 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
Moonrise2:25 AM
Moonset1:48 PM
Brahma until 10:51 PM
Taitila
Shukravara
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