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Monday, 15 August 2022
What matters on this day
Shravana Krishna Paksha until 9:02 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:54 AM
Sunset6:56 PM
Nakshatra
until 9:06 PM
Avoid
7:32 AM – 9:09 AM
Auspicious
11:59 AM – 12:51 PM
Independence DayNational holiday
The anniversary of independence in 1947. The Prime Minister addresses the country from the Red Fort; flags are hoisted at institutions everywhere.
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Sankashti ChaturthiSankashti
The monthly Ganesha fast, broken after sighting the moon and offering arghya. The Chaturthi falling on a Tuesday is Angarki Sankashti and is kept more widely.
Why today, and how to observe it →
Coming up
- Krishna Shashti in 2 days Wed, 17 Aug
- Kalashtami in 4 days Fri, 19 Aug
- Krishna Janmashtami in 4 days Fri, 19 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
7:32 AM – 9:09 AM
10:47 AM – 12:25 PM
2:03 PM – 3:41 PM
11:07 AM – 12:51 PM, 3:28 PM – 5:12 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
Moonrise9:15 PM
Moonset9:05 AM
Dhriti until 11:22 PM
Bava
Somavara
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