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Wednesday, 8 April 2026
What matters on this day
Chaitra Krishna Paksha until 7:02 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:07 AM
Sunset6:39 PM
Nakshatra
until 8:48 AM, Apr 09
Avoid
12:23 PM – 1:57 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
Coming up
- Kalashtami in 2 days Fri, 10 Apr
- Varuthini Ekadashi in 5 days Mon, 13 Apr
- Baisakhi in 6 days Tue, 14 Apr
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:23 PM – 1:57 PM
7:41 AM – 9:15 AM
10:49 AM – 12:23 PM
1:38 PM – 3:18 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
MoonriseN/A
Moonset10:04 AM
Variyan until 5:10 PM
Vanija
Budhavara
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