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Sunday, 16 May 1943
What matters on this day
Vaishakha Shukla Paksha until 9:09 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:34 AM
Sunset8:00 PM
Nakshatra
until 3:33 AM, May 17
Avoid
6:19 PM – 8:00 PM
Auspicious
12:50 PM – 1:44 PM
Coming up
- Som Pradosh tomorrow Mon, 17 May
- Purnima in 3 days Wed, 19 May
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 7 days Sun, 23 May
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
6:19 PM – 8:00 PM
1:17 PM – 2:58 PM
4:39 PM – 6:19 PM
2:38 PM – 4:25 PM, 6:13 PM – 8:00 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise4:35 PM
Moonset4:00 AM
Vajra until 6:24 PM
Vishti
Ravivara
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