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Tuesday, 15 August 1978
What matters on this day
Shravana Shukla Paksha until 2:29 AM, Aug 16
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:53 AM
Sunset6:57 PM
Nakshatra
until 10:45 AM
Avoid
3:41 PM – 5:19 PM
Auspicious
11:59 AM – 12:51 PM
Mangala Gauri Vrat
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Coming up
- Pradosh Vrat tomorrow Wed, 16 Aug
- Purnima in 3 days Fri, 18 Aug
- Krishna Shashti in 8 days Wed, 23 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
3:41 PM – 5:19 PM
9:09 AM – 10:47 AM
12:25 PM – 2:03 PM
8:30 AM – 10:14 AM, 5:12 PM – 6:57 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise4:26 PM
Moonset2:01 AM
Vishkumbha until 1:04 PM
Bava
Mangalavara
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