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Wednesday, 18 August 1976
What matters on this day
Shravana Krishna Paksha until 6:48 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:55 AM
Sunset6:53 PM
Nakshatra
until 10:28 PM
Avoid
12:24 PM – 2:02 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
KalashtamiAshtami
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- Som Pradosh in 5 days Mon, 23 Aug
- Mahalaya Amavasya in 7 days Wed, 25 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:24 PM – 2:02 PM
7:33 AM – 9:10 AM
10:47 AM – 12:24 PM
1:42 PM – 3:26 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise11:52 PM
Moonset1:06 PM
Dhruva until 6:10 PM
Kaulava
Budhavara
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