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Monday, 21 April 1997
What matters on this day
Chaitra Shukla Paksha until 12:58 AM, Apr 22
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:53 AM
Sunset6:46 PM
Nakshatra
until 7:58 PM
Avoid
7:30 AM – 9:06 AM
Auspicious
11:54 AM – 12:45 PM
No festival or vrat falls today for your region.
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Coming up
- Purnima tomorrow Tue, 22 Apr
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 5 days Sat, 26 Apr
- Krishna Shashti in 7 days Mon, 28 Apr
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
7:30 AM – 9:06 AM
10:43 AM – 12:20 PM
1:56 PM – 3:33 PM
11:02 AM – 12:45 PM, 3:20 PM – 5:03 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
Moonrise5:35 PM
Moonset4:51 AM
Vyaghata until 5:58 AM
Gara
Somavara
Your observances
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