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Sunday, 24 August 1997
What matters on this day
Shravana Krishna Paksha until 8:22 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:58 AM
Sunset6:47 PM
Nakshatra
until 11:36 AM
Avoid
5:11 PM – 6:47 PM
Auspicious
11:57 AM – 12:48 PM
No festival or vrat falls today for your region.
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Coming up
- Kalashtami tomorrow Mon, 25 Aug
- Aja Ekadashi in 4 days Thu, 28 Aug
- Shani Pradosh in 6 days Sat, 30 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
5:11 PM – 6:47 PM
12:23 PM – 1:59 PM
3:35 PM – 5:11 PM
1:40 PM – 3:22 PM, 5:05 PM – 6:47 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
Moonrise11:03 PM
Moonset12:04 PM
Dhruva until 9:33 PM
Vishti
Ravivara
Your observances
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