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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
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- 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
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise12:47 AM
Moonset11:45 AM
Shubha until 8:01 PM
Bava
Budhavara
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