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Friday, 15 August 1997
What matters on this day
Shravana Shukla Paksha until 2:07 AM, Aug 16
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:54 AM
Sunset6:56 PM
Nakshatra
until 9:29 AM
Avoid
10:47 AM – 12:25 PM
Auspicious
11:59 AM – 12:51 PM
No festival or vrat falls today for your region.
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Coming up
- Shani Pradosh tomorrow Sat, 16 Aug
- Purnima in 3 days Mon, 18 Aug
- Sawan Somwar Vrat in 3 days Mon, 18 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
10:47 AM – 12:25 PM
3:41 PM – 5:18 PM
7:32 AM – 9:09 AM
11:07 AM – 12:51 PM, 3:28 PM – 5:12 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
Moonrise4:28 PM
Moonset2:05 AM
Vishkumbha until 11:47 AM
Bava
Shukravara
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