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Sunday, 17 May 2009
What matters on this day
Vaishakha Krishna Paksha until 1:46 AM, May 18
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:33 AM
Sunset7:01 PM
Nakshatra
until 9:04 PM
Avoid
5:20 PM – 7:01 PM
Auspicious
11:50 AM – 12:44 PM
KalashtamiAshtami
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Coming up
- Apara Ekadashi in 3 days Wed, 20 May
- Pradosh Vrat in 5 days Fri, 22 May
- Amavasya in 7 days Sun, 24 May
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
5:20 PM – 7:01 PM
12:17 PM – 1:58 PM
3:39 PM – 5:20 PM
1:38 PM – 3:26 PM, 5:14 PM – 7:01 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise12:46 AM
Moonset12:05 PM
Brahma until 9:43 AM
Balava
Ravivara
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