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Wednesday, 27 August 1997
What matters on this day
Shravana Krishna Paksha until 7:56 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:00 AM
Sunset6:44 PM
Nakshatra
until 12:36 PM
Avoid
12:22 PM – 1:58 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
No festival or vrat falls today for your region.
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Coming up
- Aja Ekadashi tomorrow Thu, 28 Aug
- Shani Pradosh in 3 days Sat, 30 Aug
- Mahalaya Amavasya in 5 days Mon, 1 Sep
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:22 PM – 1:58 PM
7:35 AM – 9:11 AM
10:46 AM – 12:22 PM
1:38 PM – 3:20 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
Moonrise12:41 AM
Moonset3:00 PM
Vajra until 6:05 PM
Vanija
Budhavara
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