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Thursday, 23 August 1951
What matters on this day
Shravana Krishna Paksha until 2:58 AM, Aug 24
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:57 AM
Sunset6:49 PM
Nakshatra
until 6:58 PM
Avoid
2:00 PM – 3:36 PM
Auspicious
11:58 AM – 12:49 PM
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Coming up
- Kalashtami tomorrow Fri, 24 Aug
- Aja Ekadashi in 5 days Tue, 28 Aug
- Pradosh Vrat in 6 days Wed, 29 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
2:00 PM – 3:36 PM
5:57 AM – 7:34 AM
9:10 AM – 10:47 AM
12:49 PM – 2:32 PM, 5:06 PM – 6:49 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
Moonrise10:52 PM
Moonset11:50 AM
Vriddhi until 7:24 AM
Vishti
Guruvara
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