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Monday, 1 May 1978
What matters on this day
Chaitra Krishna Paksha until 11:55 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:44 AM
Sunset6:52 PM
Nakshatra
until 2:52 PM
Avoid
7:23 AM – 9:01 AM
Auspicious
11:52 AM – 12:44 PM
No festival or vrat falls today for your region.
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Coming up
- Varuthini Ekadashi in 2 days Wed, 3 May
- Pradosh Vrat in 3 days Thu, 4 May
- Amavasya in 6 days Sun, 7 May
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
7:23 AM – 9:01 AM
10:40 AM – 12:18 PM
1:56 PM – 3:35 PM
10:59 AM – 12:44 PM, 3:22 PM – 5:07 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
Moonrise1:59 AM
Moonset1:25 PM
Shukla until 8:45 AM
Gara
Somavara
Your observances
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