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Wednesday, 20 May 2026
What matters on this day
Jyeshtha Shukla Paksha until 11:07 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:32 AM
Sunset7:03 PM
Nakshatra
until 6:12 AM
Avoid
12:17 PM – 1:59 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
No festival or vrat falls today for your region.
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Coming up
- Shukla Shashti in 2 days Fri, 22 May
- Masik Durgashtami in 3 days Sat, 23 May
- Ganga Dussehra in 5 days Mon, 25 May
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:17 PM – 1:59 PM
7:13 AM – 8:54 AM
10:36 AM – 12:17 PM
1:39 PM – 3:27 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
Moonrise8:46 AM
Moonset11:02 PM
Shula until 2:10 PM
Vishti
Budhavara
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