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Friday, 18 April 1997
What matters on this day
Chaitra Shukla Paksha until 6:56 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:56 AM
Sunset6:44 PM
Nakshatra
until 12:02 PM
Avoid
10:44 AM – 12:20 PM
Auspicious
11:55 AM – 12:46 PM
Coming up
- Pradosh Vrat in 2 days Sun, 20 Apr
- Purnima in 4 days Tue, 22 Apr
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 8 days Sat, 26 Apr
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
10:44 AM – 12:20 PM
3:32 PM – 5:08 PM
7:32 AM – 9:08 AM
11:03 AM – 12:46 PM, 3:19 PM – 5:02 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
Moonrise2:57 PM
Moonset3:19 AM
Vriddhi until 4:40 AM, Apr 19
Vishti
Shukravara
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