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Tuesday, 12 May 2026
What matters on this day
Vaishakha Krishna Paksha until 2:52 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:36 AM
Sunset6:58 PM
Nakshatra
until 1:17 AM, May 13
Avoid
3:38 PM – 5:18 PM
Auspicious
11:50 AM – 12:44 PM
No festival or vrat falls today for your region.
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Coming up
- Apara Ekadashi tomorrow Wed, 13 May
- Pradosh Vrat in 2 days Thu, 14 May
- Vrishabha Sankranti in 3 days Fri, 15 May
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
3:38 PM – 5:18 PM
8:57 AM – 10:37 AM
12:17 PM – 1:57 PM
8:16 AM – 10:03 AM, 5:11 PM – 6:58 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
Moonrise2:19 AM
Moonset2:21 PM
Vaidhriti until 11:19 PM
Vishti
Mangalavara
Your observances
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