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Thursday, 17 August 2006
What matters on this day
Shravana Krishna Paksha until 6:07 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:55 AM
Sunset6:55 PM
Nakshatra
until 2:55 AM, Aug 18
Avoid
2:02 PM – 3:40 PM
Auspicious
11:59 AM – 12:51 PM
No festival or vrat falls today for your region.
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Coming up
- Aja Ekadashi in 2 days Sat, 19 Aug
- Som Pradosh in 4 days Mon, 21 Aug
- Mahalaya Amavasya in 6 days Wed, 23 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
2:02 PM – 3:40 PM
5:55 AM – 7:32 AM
9:10 AM – 10:47 AM
12:51 PM – 2:35 PM, 5:11 PM – 6:55 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
MoonriseN/A
Moonset2:04 PM
Vyaghata until 1:25 AM, Aug 18
Taitila
Guruvara
Your observances
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