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Saturday, 18 August 2018
What matters on this day
Shravana Shukla Paksha until 1:47 AM, Aug 19
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:55 AM
Sunset6:53 PM
Nakshatra
until 5:20 PM
Avoid
9:10 AM – 10:47 AM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday
Masik DurgashtamiAshtami
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Coming up
- Sawan Somwar Vrat in 2 days Mon, 20 Aug
- Shravana Putrada Ekadashi in 3 days Tue, 21 Aug
- Mangala Gauri Vrat in 3 days Tue, 21 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
9:10 AM – 10:47 AM
2:02 PM – 3:39 PM
5:55 AM – 7:33 AM
8:31 AM – 10:15 AM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise12:49 PM
Moonset11:40 PM
Brahma until 2:53 PM
Vishti
Shanivara
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