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Wednesday, 6 May 1987
What matters on this day
Vaishakha Shukla Paksha until 8:57 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:41 AM
Sunset6:54 PM
Nakshatra
until 1:07 AM, May 07
Avoid
12:18 PM – 1:57 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
Masik DurgashtamiAshtami
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Coming up
- Mohini Ekadashi in 3 days Sat, 9 May
- Som Pradosh in 5 days Mon, 11 May
- Purnima in 7 days Wed, 13 May
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:18 PM – 1:57 PM
7:20 AM – 8:59 AM
10:38 AM – 12:18 PM
1:37 PM – 3:23 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise12:10 PM
Moonset1:04 AM
Ganda until 9:00 AM
Vishti
Budhavara
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