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Saturday, 23 August 1986

What matters on this day

Shravana Krishna Paksha until 8:32 PM

New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change

Sunrise5:58 AM

Sunset6:49 PM

Nakshatra until 6:56 AM, Aug 24

Avoid 9:10 AM – 10:47 AM

Auspicious — Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday

Sankashti ChaturthiSankashti The monthly Ganesha fast, broken after sighting the moon and offering arghya. The Chaturthi falling on a Tuesday is Angarki Sankashti and is kept more widely. Why today, and how to observe it →

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The rest of today

Inauspicious periods

9:10 AM – 10:47 AM

2:00 PM – 3:36 PM

5:58 AM – 7:34 AM

8:32 AM – 10:15 AM

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Moon, and the five limbs

Moonrise9:06 PM

Moonset9:11 AM

Shula until 6:44 PM

Bava

Shanivara

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