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Wednesday, 8 August 1979
What matters on this day
Shravana Shukla Paksha until 8:51 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:50 AM
Sunset7:03 PM
Nakshatra
until 11:51 AM
Avoid
12:26 PM – 2:05 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
Coming up
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 3 days Sat, 11 Aug
- Krishna Shashti in 5 days Mon, 13 Aug
- Kalashtami in 7 days Wed, 15 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:26 PM – 2:05 PM
7:29 AM – 9:08 AM
10:47 AM – 12:26 PM
1:46 PM – 3:31 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
Moonrise7:23 PM
Moonset5:41 AM
Saubhagya until 12:25 AM, Aug 09
Bava
Budhavara
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