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Saturday, 24 August 1996
What matters on this day
Shravana Shukla Paksha until 4:26 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:59 AM
Sunset6:47 PM
Nakshatra
until 1:41 AM, Aug 25
Avoid
9:11 AM – 10:47 AM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday
No festival or vrat falls today for your region.
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Coming up
- Shravana Putrada Ekadashi tomorrow Sun, 25 Aug
- Som Pradosh in 2 days Mon, 26 Aug
- Sawan Somwar Vrat in 2 days Mon, 26 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
9:11 AM – 10:47 AM
1:59 PM – 3:35 PM
5:59 AM – 7:35 AM
8:32 AM – 10:15 AM
These are periods traditionally avoided for starting something. They do not move a festival — an observance fixed by its own rule stays where the rule puts it. More →
Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise3:07 PM
Moonset12:43 AM
Vishkumbha until 1:05 PM
Gara
Shanivara
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