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Tuesday, 5 May 2026
What matters on this day
Vaishakha Krishna Paksha until 7:51 AM, May 06
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:41 AM
Sunset6:54 PM
Nakshatra
until 12:54 PM
Avoid
3:36 PM – 5:15 PM
Auspicious
11:51 AM – 12:44 PM
Coming up
- Krishna Shashti in 3 days Fri, 8 May
- Kalashtami in 5 days Sun, 10 May
- Apara Ekadashi in 8 days Wed, 13 May
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
3:36 PM – 5:15 PM
8:59 AM – 10:38 AM
12:18 PM – 1:57 PM
8:20 AM – 10:05 AM, 5:08 PM – 6:54 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
Moonrise10:16 PM
Moonset7:59 AM
Shiva until 12:16 AM, May 06
Bava
Mangalavara
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