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Wednesday, 16 August 2006
What matters on this day
Shravana Krishna Paksha until 6:47 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:54 AM
Sunset6:55 PM
Nakshatra
until 2:41 AM, Aug 17
Avoid
12:25 PM – 2:02 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
KalashtamiAshtami
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Coming up
- Aja Ekadashi in 3 days Sat, 19 Aug
- Som Pradosh in 5 days Mon, 21 Aug
- Mahalaya Amavasya in 7 days Wed, 23 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:25 PM – 2:02 PM
7:32 AM – 9:09 AM
10:47 AM – 12:25 PM
1:43 PM – 3:27 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise11:55 PM
Moonset1:03 PM
Dhruva until 2:50 AM, Aug 17
Balava
Budhavara
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