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Sunday, 19 August 2012
What matters on this day
Bhadrapada Shukla Paksha until 6:40 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:56 AM
Sunset6:52 PM
Nakshatra
until 6:14 PM
Avoid
5:15 PM – 6:52 PM
Auspicious
11:58 AM – 12:50 PM
Chandra Darshan
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Coming up
- Shukla Shashti in 4 days Thu, 23 Aug
- Masik Durgashtami in 6 days Sat, 25 Aug
- Padmini Ekadashi in 8 days Mon, 27 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
5:15 PM – 6:52 PM
12:24 PM – 2:01 PM
3:38 PM – 5:15 PM
1:42 PM – 3:25 PM, 5:09 PM – 6:52 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise7:18 AM
Moonset8:04 PM
Shiva until 1:33 PM
Balava
Ravivara
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