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Saturday, 2 May 2026
What matters on this day
Vaishakha Krishna Paksha until 12:50 AM, May 03
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:43 AM
Sunset6:52 PM
Nakshatra
until 7:10 AM, May 03
Avoid
9:01 AM – 10:39 AM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday
Narada Jayanti
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Coming up
- Angarki Sankashti Chaturthi in 3 days Tue, 5 May
- Krishna Shashti in 6 days Fri, 8 May
- Kalashtami in 8 days Sun, 10 May
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
9:01 AM – 10:39 AM
1:56 PM – 3:35 PM
5:43 AM – 7:22 AM
8:21 AM – 10:06 AM
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
Moonrise7:37 PM
Moonset5:54 AM
Vyatipata until 9:44 PM
Balava
Shanivara
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