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Thursday, 14 August 1947
What matters on this day
Shravana Krishna Paksha until 12:00 AM, Aug 15
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:53 AM
Sunset6:58 PM
Nakshatra
until 10:57 PM
Avoid
2:03 PM – 3:42 PM
Auspicious
11:59 AM – 12:51 PM
Coming up
- Amavasya in 2 days Sat, 16 Aug
- Chandra Darshan in 3 days Sun, 17 Aug
- Sawan Somwar Vrat in 4 days Mon, 18 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
2:03 PM – 3:42 PM
5:53 AM – 7:31 AM
9:09 AM – 10:47 AM
12:51 PM – 2:36 PM, 5:13 PM – 6:58 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise3:03 AM
Moonset5:21 PM
Vajra until 6:01 AM
Gara
Guruvara
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