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Friday, 8 May 2026
What matters on this day
Vaishakha Krishna Paksha until 12:22 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:39 AM
Sunset6:56 PM
Nakshatra
until 9:20 PM
Avoid
10:38 AM – 12:17 PM
Auspicious
11:51 AM – 12:44 PM
Coming up
- Kalashtami in 2 days Sun, 10 May
- Apara Ekadashi in 5 days Wed, 13 May
- Pradosh Vrat in 6 days Thu, 14 May
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
10:38 AM – 12:17 PM
3:37 PM – 5:16 PM
7:18 AM – 8:58 AM
10:58 AM – 12:44 PM, 3:23 PM – 5:10 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
Moonset10:33 AM
Shubha until 2:30 AM, May 09
Vanija
Shukravara
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