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Saturday, 23 May 2026
What matters on this day
Jyeshtha Shukla Paksha until 4:27 AM, May 24
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:30 AM
Sunset7:05 PM
Nakshatra
until 2:09 AM, May 24
Avoid
8:54 AM – 10:36 AM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday
Masik DurgashtamiAshtami
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Coming up
- Ganga Dussehra in 2 days Mon, 25 May
- Padmini Ekadashi in 3 days Tue, 26 May
- Pradosh Vrat in 5 days Thu, 28 May
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
8:54 AM – 10:36 AM
1:59 PM – 3:41 PM
5:30 AM – 7:12 AM
8:13 AM – 10:02 AM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise11:59 AM
Moonset12:32 AM
Dhruva until 6:13 AM
Vishti
Shanivara
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