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Friday, 28 August 1959
What matters on this day
Shravana Krishna Paksha until 6:51 AM, Aug 29
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:00 AM
Sunset6:44 PM
Nakshatra
until 8:58 PM
Avoid
10:46 AM – 12:22 PM
Auspicious
11:56 AM – 12:47 PM
No festival or vrat falls today for your region.
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Coming up
- Aja Ekadashi in 2 days Sun, 30 Aug
- Som Pradosh in 3 days Mon, 31 Aug
- Mahalaya Amavasya in 6 days Thu, 3 Sep
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
10:46 AM – 12:22 PM
3:33 PM – 5:08 PM
7:35 AM – 9:11 AM
11:06 AM – 12:47 PM, 3:20 PM – 5:02 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
Moonrise12:21 AM
Moonset2:38 PM
Vajra until 12:44 AM, Aug 29
Vanija
Shukravara
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