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Sunday, 21 April 2024
What matters on this day
Chaitra Shukla Paksha until 1:11 AM, Apr 22
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:53 AM
Sunset6:46 PM
Nakshatra
until 5:08 PM
Avoid
5:10 PM – 6:46 PM
Auspicious
11:54 AM – 12:45 PM
Mahavir Jayanti
The birth anniversary of Mahavira, the twenty-fourth and last Tirthankara. Jain temples hold the abhisheka of his image, a rath yatra is taken out, and the day is marked by charity and by acts of ahimsa.
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Pradosh VratPradosh
The twice-monthly Shiva observance, kept in the ninety minutes around sunset with abhisheka and the Pradosha stotra.
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Coming up
- Purnima in 2 days Tue, 23 Apr
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 7 days Sun, 28 Apr
- Krishna Shashti in 9 days Tue, 30 Apr
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
5:10 PM – 6:46 PM
12:20 PM – 1:56 PM
3:33 PM – 5:10 PM
1:37 PM – 3:20 PM, 5:03 PM – 6:46 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
Moonrise4:39 PM
Moonset4:17 AM
Vyaghata until 3:43 AM, Apr 22
Kaulava
Ravivara
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