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Wednesday, 1 May 1957
What matters on this day
Vaishakha Shukla Paksha until 4:50 AM, May 02
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:44 AM
Sunset6:52 PM
Nakshatra
until 1:10 AM, May 02
Avoid
12:18 PM – 1:56 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
Chandra Darshan
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Coming up
- Shukla Shashti in 4 days Sun, 5 May
- Masik Durgashtami in 6 days Tue, 7 May
- Mohini Ekadashi in 9 days Fri, 10 May
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:18 PM – 1:56 PM
7:23 AM – 9:01 AM
10:40 AM – 12:18 PM
1:37 PM – 3:22 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise6:26 AM
Moonset8:24 PM
Saubhagya until 5:30 PM
Balava
Budhavara
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