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Wednesday, 29 August 1956
What matters on this day
Shravana Krishna Paksha until 8:59 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:01 AM
Sunset6:42 PM
Nakshatra
until 4:30 AM, Aug 30
Avoid
12:21 PM – 1:57 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
KalashtamiAshtami
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- Pradosh Vrat in 4 days Sun, 2 Sep
- Mahalaya Amavasya in 6 days Tue, 4 Sep
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:21 PM – 1:57 PM
7:36 AM – 9:11 AM
10:46 AM – 12:21 PM
1:37 PM – 3:19 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise11:47 PM
Moonset1:04 PM
Vyaghata until 6:51 AM
Balava
Budhavara
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