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Saturday, 17 August 1974
What matters on this day
Shravana Krishna Paksha until 12:31 AM, Aug 18
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:55 AM
Sunset6:55 PM
Nakshatra
until 10:59 PM
Avoid
9:10 AM – 10:47 AM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday
Coming up
- Chandra Darshan in 2 days Mon, 19 Aug
- Shukla Shashti in 6 days Fri, 23 Aug
- Masik Durgashtami in 8 days Sun, 25 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
9:10 AM – 10:47 AM
2:02 PM – 3:40 PM
5:55 AM – 7:32 AM
8:31 AM – 10:15 AM
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
Moonrise5:00 AM
Moonset6:44 PM
Variyan until 9:38 PM
Chatushpada
Shanivara
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