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Monday, 12 July 2004
What matters on this day
Ashadha Krishna Paksha until 7:21 AM, Jul 13
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:35 AM
Sunset7:17 PM
Nakshatra
until 6:13 AM
Avoid
7:18 AM – 9:01 AM
Auspicious
11:59 AM – 12:54 PM
Kamika EkadashiEkadashi
The fortnightly fast of Vishnu. Twenty-four in an ordinary year, twenty-six when an adhika masa falls, each with its own name and katha.
Why today, and how to observe it →
Sawan Somwar Vrat
The Mondays of Shravana, kept for Shiva. Water or milk is offered on the linga, many keep a fast through the day, and the temples fill — the Kanwar pilgrimage to fetch Ganga water belongs to this month.
Why today, and how to observe it →
Coming up
- Mangala Gauri Vrat tomorrow Tue, 13 Jul
- Pradosh Vrat in 2 days Wed, 14 Jul
- Amavasya in 5 days Sat, 17 Jul
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
7:18 AM – 9:01 AM
10:44 AM – 12:26 PM
2:09 PM – 3:52 PM
11:04 AM – 12:54 PM, 3:38 PM – 5:27 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
Moonrise1:24 AM
Moonset3:12 PM
Shula until 7:44 PM
Bava
Somavara
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