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Friday, 20 August 1976
What matters on this day
Shravana Krishna Paksha until 9:47 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:56 AM
Sunset6:51 PM
Nakshatra
until 2:26 AM, Aug 21
Avoid
10:47 AM – 12:24 PM
Auspicious
11:58 AM – 12:50 PM
No festival or vrat falls today for your region.
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Coming up
- Aja Ekadashi tomorrow Sat, 21 Aug
- Som Pradosh in 3 days Mon, 23 Aug
- Mahalaya Amavasya in 5 days Wed, 25 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
10:47 AM – 12:24 PM
3:38 PM – 5:14 PM
7:33 AM – 9:10 AM
11:06 AM – 12:50 PM, 3:25 PM – 5:08 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
Moonrise12:37 AM
Moonset2:54 PM
Harshana until 6:39 PM
Vanija
Shukravara
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