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Saturday, 17 May 1986
What matters on this day
Vaishakha Shukla Paksha until 6:35 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:33 AM
Sunset7:01 PM
Nakshatra
until 3:10 AM, May 18
Avoid
8:55 AM – 10:36 AM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday
Masik DurgashtamiAshtami
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- Mohini Ekadashi in 3 days Tue, 20 May
- Pradosh Vrat in 4 days Wed, 21 May
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The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
8:55 AM – 10:36 AM
1:58 PM – 3:39 PM
5:33 AM – 7:14 AM
8:15 AM – 10:03 AM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise12:20 PM
Moonset12:56 AM
Dhruva until 4:16 PM
Vishti
Shanivara
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