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Thursday, 15 August 1968
What matters on this day
Shravana Krishna Paksha until 6:32 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:54 AM
Sunset6:56 PM
Nakshatra
until 1:17 AM, Aug 16
Avoid
2:03 PM – 3:41 PM
Auspicious
11:59 AM – 12:51 PM
No festival or vrat falls today for your region.
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Coming up
- Kalashtami tomorrow Fri, 16 Aug
- Aja Ekadashi in 4 days Mon, 19 Aug
- Pradosh Vrat in 6 days Wed, 21 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
2:03 PM – 3:41 PM
5:54 AM – 7:31 AM
9:09 AM – 10:47 AM
12:51 PM – 2:35 PM, 5:12 PM – 6:56 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
Moonrise11:11 PM
Moonset12:06 PM
Vriddhi until 2:03 AM, Aug 16
Bava
Guruvara
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