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Wednesday, 28 May 2008
What matters on this day
Vaishakha Krishna Paksha until 8:16 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:28 AM
Sunset7:08 PM
Nakshatra
until 8:54 PM
Avoid
12:18 PM – 2:01 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
KalashtamiAshtami
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Coming up
- Apara Ekadashi in 3 days Sat, 31 May
- Pradosh Vrat in 4 days Sun, 1 Jun
- Bhaumvati Amavasya in 6 days Tue, 3 Jun
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:18 PM – 2:01 PM
7:11 AM – 8:53 AM
10:36 AM – 12:18 PM
1:40 PM – 3:29 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise12:41 AM
Moonset12:22 PM
Vaidhriti until 2:39 PM
Balava
Budhavara
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