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Monday, 10 August 2015
What matters on this day
Ashadha Krishna Paksha until 4:45 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:51 AM
Sunset7:01 PM
Nakshatra
until 7:00 PM
Avoid
7:30 AM – 9:08 AM
Auspicious
12:00 PM – 12:52 PM
Kamika EkadashiEkadashi
The fortnightly fast of Vishnu. Twenty-four in an ordinary year, twenty-six when an adhika masa falls, each with its own name and katha.
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
- Bhauma Pradosh tomorrow Tue, 11 Aug
- Mangala Gauri Vrat tomorrow Tue, 11 Aug
- Amavasya in 4 days Fri, 14 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
7:30 AM – 9:08 AM
10:47 AM – 12:26 PM
2:05 PM – 3:43 PM
11:07 AM – 12:52 PM, 3:30 PM – 5:16 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
Moonrise1:37 AM
Moonset3:57 PM
Vyaghata until 7:11 AM
Balava
Somavara
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