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Tuesday, 4 August 2026
What matters on this day
Ashadha Krishna Paksha until 10:03 PM
New Delhi ¡ purnimanta reckoning ¡ change
Sunrise5:48 AM
Sunset7:06 PM
Nakshatra
until 9:54 PM
Avoid
3:46 PM â 5:26 PM
Auspicious
12:00 PM â 12:53 PM
Krishna ShashtiShashti
The monthly observance of Kartikeya. The Kartika Skanda Shashti is the annual six-day form, concluding in the Soorasamharam.
Why today, and how to observe it â
Mangala Gauri Vrat
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Coming up
- Kalashtami in 2 days Thu, 6 Aug
- Kamika Ekadashi in 5 days Sun, 9 Aug
- Som Pradosh in 6 days Mon, 10 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
3:46 PM â 5:26 PM
9:07 AM â 10:47 AM
12:27 PM â 2:06 PM
8:27 AM â 10:14 AM, 5:19 PM â 7:06 PM
These are periods traditionally avoided for starting something. They do not move a festival â an observance fixed by its own rule stays where the rule puts it. More â
Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise10:38 PM
Moonset10:52 AM
Dhriti until 7:33 PM
Gara
Mangalavara
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