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Monday, 17 March 1997
What matters on this day
Phalguna Shukla Paksha until 7:44 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:32 AM
Sunset6:26 PM
Nakshatra
until 5:20 PM
Avoid
8:01 AM – 9:31 AM
Auspicious
12:06 PM – 12:53 PM
No festival or vrat falls today for your region.
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Coming up
- Amalaki Ekadashi in 2 days Wed, 19 Mar
- Pradosh Vrat in 4 days Fri, 21 Mar
- Purnima in 7 days Mon, 24 Mar
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
8:01 AM – 9:31 AM
11:00 AM – 12:29 PM
1:59 PM – 3:28 PM
11:18 AM – 12:53 PM, 3:16 PM – 4:51 PM
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
Moonrise12:37 PM
Moonset2:03 AM
Saubhagya until 5:44 PM
Balava
Somavara
Your observances
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