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Friday, 19 May 2017
What matters on this day
Vaishakha Krishna Paksha until 6:11 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:32 AM
Sunset7:03 PM
Nakshatra
until 10:47 AM
Avoid
10:36 AM – 12:17 PM
Auspicious
11:50 AM – 12:44 PM
KalashtamiAshtami
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Coming up
- Apara Ekadashi in 3 days Mon, 22 May
- Bhauma Pradosh in 4 days Tue, 23 May
- Amavasya in 6 days Thu, 25 May
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
10:36 AM – 12:17 PM
3:40 PM – 5:21 PM
7:13 AM – 8:55 AM
10:56 AM – 12:44 PM, 3:26 PM – 5:15 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise12:54 AM
Moonset12:22 PM
Indra until 8:37 PM
Balava
Shukravara
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