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Thursday, 20 May 1943
What matters on this day
Vaishakha Krishna Paksha until 1:03 AM, May 21
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:32 AM
Sunset8:02 PM
Nakshatra
until 11:11 PM
Avoid
2:59 PM – 4:40 PM
Auspicious
12:50 PM – 1:44 PM
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Coming up
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 3 days Sun, 23 May
- Krishna Shashti in 5 days Tue, 25 May
- Kalashtami in 7 days Thu, 27 May
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
2:59 PM – 4:40 PM
6:32 AM – 8:13 AM
9:55 AM – 11:36 AM
1:44 PM – 3:32 PM, 6:14 PM – 8:02 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
Moonrise8:47 PM
Moonset6:38 AM
Parigha until 9:06 AM
Balava
Guruvara
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