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Saturday, 9 May 2009
What matters on this day
Vaishakha Shukla Paksha until 9:31 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:38 AM
Sunset6:57 PM
Nakshatra
until 2:08 AM, May 10
Avoid
8:58 AM – 10:37 AM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday
Coming up
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 4 days Wed, 13 May
- Krishna Shashti in 6 days Fri, 15 May
- Kalashtami in 8 days Sun, 17 May
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
8:58 AM – 10:37 AM
1:57 PM – 3:37 PM
5:38 AM – 7:18 AM
8:18 AM – 10:04 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
Moonrise7:19 PM
Moonset5:31 AM
Variyan until 4:29 AM, May 10
Bava
Shanivara
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