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Saturday, 20 May 2006
What matters on this day
Vaishakha Krishna Paksha until 1:46 AM, May 21
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:32 AM
Sunset7:03 PM
Nakshatra
until 5:11 PM
Avoid
8:54 AM – 10:36 AM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday
KalashtamiAshtami
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Coming up
- Apara Ekadashi in 3 days Tue, 23 May
- Pradosh Vrat in 4 days Wed, 24 May
- Amavasya in 7 days Sat, 27 May
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
8:54 AM – 10:36 AM
1:59 PM – 3:40 PM
5:32 AM – 7:13 AM
8:14 AM – 10:02 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
Moonrise12:37 AM
Moonset12:01 PM
Indra until 12:32 AM, May 21
Balava
Shanivara
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