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Friday, 24 August 1979
What matters on this day
Bhadrapada Shukla Paksha until 3:53 AM, Aug 25
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:58 AM
Sunset6:48 PM
Nakshatra
until 5:54 PM
Avoid
10:47 AM – 12:23 PM
Auspicious
11:57 AM – 12:49 PM
Chandra Darshan
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Coming up
- Shukla Shashti in 5 days Wed, 29 Aug
- Masik Durgashtami in 7 days Fri, 31 Aug
- Parivartini Ekadashi in 10 days Mon, 3 Sep
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
10:47 AM – 12:23 PM
3:35 PM – 5:12 PM
7:34 AM – 9:11 AM
11:06 AM – 12:49 PM, 3:23 PM – 5:05 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise7:05 AM
Moonset7:47 PM
Siddha until 5:28 AM, Aug 25
Balava
Shukravara
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