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Sunday, 24 August 1952
What matters on this day
Bhadrapada Shukla Paksha until 4:51 AM, Aug 25
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:58 AM
Sunset6:47 PM
Nakshatra
until 10:42 PM
Avoid
5:11 PM – 6:47 PM
Auspicious
11:57 AM – 12:48 PM
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Coming up
- Shukla Shashti in 2 days Tue, 26 Aug
- Shukla Shashti in 3 days Wed, 27 Aug
- Masik Durgashtami in 4 days Thu, 28 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
5:11 PM – 6:47 PM
12:23 PM – 1:59 PM
3:35 PM – 5:11 PM
1:40 PM – 3:22 PM, 5:05 PM – 6:47 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
Moonrise8:54 AM
Moonset8:53 PM
Sadhya until 7:44 AM
Vanija
Ravivara
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