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Monday, 16 August 1943
What matters on this day
Shravana Krishna Paksha until 10:24 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:54 AM
Sunset7:56 PM
Nakshatra
until 2:10 PM
Avoid
8:31 AM – 10:09 AM
Auspicious
12:59 PM – 1:51 PM
No festival or vrat falls today for your region.
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Coming up
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 3 days Thu, 19 Aug
- Krishna Shashti in 5 days Sat, 21 Aug
- Kalashtami in 7 days Mon, 23 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
8:31 AM – 10:09 AM
11:47 AM – 1:25 PM
3:03 PM – 4:40 PM
12:07 PM – 1:51 PM, 4:27 PM – 6:12 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
Moonrise8:29 PM
Moonset7:08 AM
Shobhana until 2:55 PM
Balava
Somavara
Your observances
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