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Monday, 7 August 2006
What matters on this day
Shravana Shukla Paksha until 10:32 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:49 AM
Sunset7:03 PM
Nakshatra
until 9:48 PM
Avoid
7:29 AM – 9:08 AM
Auspicious
12:00 PM – 12:53 PM
Som PradoshPradosh
The twice-monthly Shiva observance, kept in the ninety minutes around sunset with abhisheka and the Pradosha stotra.
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, 8 Aug
- Purnima in 2 days Wed, 9 Aug
- Krishna Shashti in 7 days Mon, 14 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
7:29 AM – 9:08 AM
10:47 AM – 12:26 PM
2:06 PM – 3:45 PM
11:07 AM – 12:53 PM, 3:32 PM – 5:17 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
Moonrise5:27 PM
Moonset3:07 AM
Vishkumbha until 2:55 PM
Kaulava
Somavara
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