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Tuesday, 31 March 2026
What matters on this day
Chaitra Shukla Paksha until 6:56 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:16 AM
Sunset6:34 PM
Nakshatra
until 3:21 PM
Avoid
3:30 PM – 5:02 PM
Auspicious
12:00 PM – 12:50 PM
Mahavir Jayanti
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Coming up
- Purnima tomorrow Wed, 1 Apr
- Hanuman Jayanti in 2 days Thu, 2 Apr
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 5 days Sun, 5 Apr
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
3:30 PM – 5:02 PM
9:21 AM – 10:53 AM
12:25 PM – 1:57 PM
8:44 AM – 10:22 AM, 4:56 PM – 6:34 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise5:08 PM
Moonset5:06 AM
Ganda until 3:41 PM
Taitila
Mangalavara
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