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Monday, 13 July 2009
What matters on this day
Ashadha Krishna Paksha until 3:03 AM, Jul 14
New Delhi ¡ purnimanta reckoning ¡ change
Sunrise5:36 AM
Sunset7:17 PM
Nakshatra
until 3:01 PM
Avoid
7:18 AM â 9:01 AM
Auspicious
11:59 AM â 12:54 PM
Krishna ShashtiShashti
The monthly observance of Kartikeya. The Kartika Skanda Shashti is the annual six-day form, concluding in the Soorasamharam.
Why today, and how to observe it â
Sawan Somwar Vrat
We publish this date from the calculation engine.
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Coming up
- Mangala Gauri Vrat tomorrow Tue, 14 Jul
- Kalashtami in 2 days Wed, 15 Jul
- Kamika Ekadashi in 5 days Sat, 18 Jul
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
7:18 AM â 9:01 AM
10:44 AM â 12:26 PM
2:09 PM â 3:52 PM
11:04 AM â 12:54 PM, 3:38 PM â 5:27 PM
These are periods traditionally avoided for starting something. They do not move a festival â an observance fixed by its own rule stays where the rule puts it. More â
Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise10:58 PM
Moonset10:33 AM
Shobhana until 2:04 AM, Jul 14
Gara
Somavara
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