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Sunday, 16 August 1987
What matters on this day
Shravana Krishna Paksha until 2:24 AM, Aug 17
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:54 AM
Sunset6:56 PM
Nakshatra
until 8:57 AM
Avoid
5:18 PM – 6:56 PM
Auspicious
11:59 AM – 12:51 PM
KalashtamiAshtami
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- Aja Ekadashi in 3 days Wed, 19 Aug
- Pradosh Vrat in 5 days Fri, 21 Aug
- Mahalaya Amavasya in 8 days Mon, 24 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
5:18 PM – 6:56 PM
12:25 PM – 2:03 PM
3:40 PM – 5:18 PM
1:43 PM – 3:27 PM, 5:12 PM – 6:56 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise11:40 PM
Moonset12:46 PM
Vriddhi until 10:36 AM
Balava
Ravivara
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