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Wednesday, 1 May 2024
What matters on this day
Chaitra Krishna Paksha until 5:46 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:44 AM
Sunset6:52 PM
Nakshatra
until 3:10 AM, May 02
Avoid
12:18 PM – 1:56 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
KalashtamiAshtami
The monthly Ashtami observances. Masik Durgashtami in the bright fortnight is the household's monthly Durga observance and the monthly echo of Maha Ashtami in Navaratri. Kalashtami in the dark fortnight belongs to Bhairava and is kept in the night.
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May DayNational holiday
International Workers' Day. Observed by trade unions with processions and meetings; a public holiday in several states.
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Coming up
- Varuthini Ekadashi in 3 days Sat, 4 May
- Pradosh Vrat in 4 days Sun, 5 May
- Masik Shivaratri in 6 days Tue, 7 May
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:18 PM – 1:56 PM
7:22 AM – 9:01 AM
10:39 AM – 12:18 PM
1:37 PM – 3:22 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
Moonrise12:47 AM
Moonset11:45 AM
Shubha until 8:01 PM
Bava
Budhavara
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