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Friday, 8 May 2020
What matters on this day
Vaishakha Krishna Paksha until 1:02 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:38 AM
Sunset6:56 PM
Nakshatra
until 8:37 AM
Avoid
10:38 AM – 12:17 PM
Auspicious
11:51 AM – 12:44 PM
No festival or vrat falls today for your region.
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Coming up
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 3 days Mon, 11 May
- Krishna Shashti in 5 days Wed, 13 May
- Kalashtami in 7 days Fri, 15 May
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
10:38 AM – 12:17 PM
3:37 PM – 5:17 PM
7:18 AM – 8:58 AM
10:58 AM – 12:44 PM, 3:24 PM – 5:10 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
Moonrise8:12 PM
Moonset6:06 AM
Variyan until 12:55 PM
Kaulava
Shukravara
Your observances
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