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Tuesday, 16 May 1944
What matters on this day
Vaishakha Krishna Paksha until 2:22 AM, May 17
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:34 AM
Sunset8:01 PM
Nakshatra
until 1:10 AM, May 17
Avoid
4:39 PM – 6:20 PM
Auspicious
12:50 PM – 1:44 PM
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Coming up
- Apara Ekadashi in 2 days Thu, 18 May
- Pradosh Vrat in 3 days Fri, 19 May
- Somvati Amavasya in 6 days Mon, 22 May
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
4:39 PM – 6:20 PM
9:55 AM – 11:36 AM
1:17 PM – 2:58 PM
9:15 AM – 11:03 AM, 6:13 PM – 8:01 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
Moonrise2:19 AM
Moonset1:58 PM
Indra until 3:42 PM
Taitila
Mangalavara
Your observances
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