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Friday, 17 August 1945
What matters on this day
Shravana Shukla Paksha until 9:52 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:54 AM
Sunset7:55 PM
Nakshatra
until 4:48 PM
Avoid
11:47 AM – 1:25 PM
Auspicious
12:59 PM – 1:51 PM
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Coming up
- Shravana Putrada Ekadashi in 2 days Sun, 19 Aug
- Sawan Somwar Vrat in 3 days Mon, 20 Aug
- Bhauma Pradosh in 4 days Tue, 21 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
11:47 AM – 1:25 PM
4:40 PM – 6:17 PM
8:32 AM – 10:09 AM
12:07 PM – 1:51 PM, 4:27 PM – 6:11 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
Moonrise2:58 PM
Moonset12:53 AM
Indra until 2:54 PM
Balava
Shukravara
Your observances
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