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Sunday, 31 August 1997
What matters on this day
Shravana Krishna Paksha until 2:50 AM, Sep 01
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:02 AM
Sunset6:40 PM
Nakshatra
until 9:27 PM
Avoid
5:05 PM – 6:40 PM
Auspicious
11:56 AM – 12:46 PM
No festival or vrat falls today for your region.
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Coming up
- Mahalaya Amavasya tomorrow Mon, 1 Sep
- Chandra Darshan in 3 days Wed, 3 Sep
- Shukla Shashti in 8 days Mon, 8 Sep
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
5:05 PM – 6:40 PM
12:21 PM – 1:56 PM
3:30 PM – 5:05 PM
1:37 PM – 3:18 PM, 4:59 PM – 6:40 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
Moonrise4:19 AM
Moonset5:51 PM
Parigha until 7:22 PM
Vishti
Ravivara
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