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Thursday, 15 August 2024
What matters on this day
Shravana Shukla Paksha until 10:27 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:54 AM
Sunset6:56 PM
Nakshatra
until 12:52 PM
Avoid
2:03 PM – 3:40 PM
Auspicious
11:59 AM – 12:51 PM
Independence DayNational holiday
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Coming up
- Shravana Putrada Ekadashi tomorrow Fri, 16 Aug
- Shani Pradosh in 2 days Sat, 17 Aug
- Purnima in 4 days Mon, 19 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
2:03 PM – 3:40 PM
5:54 AM – 7:32 AM
9:09 AM – 10:47 AM
12:51 PM – 2:35 PM, 5:12 PM – 6:56 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise3:19 PM
Moonset12:59 AM
Vaidhriti until 2:58 PM
Gara
Guruvara
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