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Saturday, 16 August 1997
What matters on this day
Shravana Shukla Paksha until 11:16 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:54 AM
Sunset6:55 PM
Nakshatra
until 7:51 AM
Avoid
9:09 AM – 10:47 AM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday
Coming up
- Purnima in 2 days Mon, 18 Aug
- Sawan Somwar Vrat in 2 days Mon, 18 Aug
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 5 days Thu, 21 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
9:09 AM – 10:47 AM
2:02 PM – 3:40 PM
5:54 AM – 7:32 AM
8:30 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
Moonrise5:22 PM
Moonset3:08 AM
Priti until 8:43 AM
Kaulava
Shanivara
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