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Tuesday, 21 April 2026
What matters on this day
Vaishakha Shukla Paksha until 1:20 AM, Apr 22
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:53 AM
Sunset6:46 PM
Nakshatra
until 11:58 PM
Avoid
3:33 PM – 5:09 PM
Auspicious
11:54 AM – 12:45 PM
Sankara Jayanthi
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Coming up
- Shukla Shashti tomorrow Wed, 22 Apr
- Ganga Saptami in 2 days Thu, 23 Apr
- Masik Durgashtami in 3 days Fri, 24 Apr
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
3:33 PM – 5:09 PM
9:06 AM – 10:43 AM
12:20 PM – 1:56 PM
8:28 AM – 10:11 AM, 5:03 PM – 6:46 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise8:54 AM
Moonset11:18 PM
Shobhana until 12:31 PM
Bava
Mangalavara
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