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Tuesday, 17 August 2021
What matters on this day
Shravana Shukla Paksha until 3:21 AM, Aug 18
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:55 AM
Sunset6:54 PM
Nakshatra
until 1:35 AM, Aug 18
Avoid
3:39 PM – 5:17 PM
Auspicious
11:59 AM – 12:51 PM
Mangala Gauri Vrat
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Coming up
- Shravana Putrada Ekadashi tomorrow Wed, 18 Aug
- Pradosh Vrat in 3 days Fri, 20 Aug
- Purnima in 5 days Sun, 22 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
3:39 PM – 5:17 PM
9:10 AM – 10:47 AM
12:25 PM – 2:02 PM
8:31 AM – 10:15 AM, 5:10 PM – 6:54 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise2:36 PM
Moonset12:19 AM
Vaidhriti until 12:02 AM, Aug 18
Taitila
Mangalavara
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