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Monday, 9 July 2012
What matters on this day
Ashadha Krishna Paksha until 5:04 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:34 AM
Sunset7:18 PM
Nakshatra
until 12:41 PM
Avoid
7:17 AM – 9:00 AM
Auspicious
11:58 AM – 12:53 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 →
Sawan Somwar Vrat
The Mondays of Shravana, kept for Shiva. Water or milk is offered on the linga, many keep a fast through the day, and the temples fill — the Kanwar pilgrimage to fetch Ganga water belongs to this month.
Why today, and how to observe it →
Coming up
- Mangala Gauri Vrat tomorrow Tue, 10 Jul
- Kalashtami in 2 days Wed, 11 Jul
- Kamika Ekadashi in 5 days Sat, 14 Jul
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
7:17 AM – 9:00 AM
10:43 AM – 12:26 PM
2:09 PM – 3:52 PM
11:03 AM – 12:53 PM, 3:38 PM – 5:28 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
Moonrise11:16 PM
Moonset10:54 AM
Saubhagya until 6:34 AM
Vanija
Somavara
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