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Friday, 20 August 1943
What matters on this day
Shravana Krishna Paksha until 11:41 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:56 AM
Sunset7:52 PM
Nakshatra
until 5:32 AM, Aug 21
Avoid
11:47 AM – 1:24 PM
Auspicious
12:58 PM – 1:50 PM
No festival or vrat falls today for your region.
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Coming up
- Krishna Shashti tomorrow Sat, 21 Aug
- Kalashtami in 3 days Mon, 23 Aug
- Aja Ekadashi in 6 days Thu, 26 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
11:47 AM – 1:24 PM
4:38 PM – 6:15 PM
8:33 AM – 10:10 AM
12:06 PM – 1:50 PM, 4:25 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
Moonrise11:03 PM
Moonset11:30 AM
Ganda until 10:55 PM
Taitila
Shukravara
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