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Wednesday, 5 August 2026
What matters on this day
Ashadha Krishna Paksha until 8:42 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:48 AM
Sunset7:05 PM
Nakshatra
until 9:18 PM
Avoid
12:27 PM – 2:06 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
No festival or vrat falls today for your region.
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Coming up
- Kalashtami tomorrow Thu, 6 Aug
- Kamika Ekadashi in 4 days Sun, 9 Aug
- Som Pradosh in 5 days Mon, 10 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:27 PM – 2:06 PM
7:28 AM – 9:07 AM
10:47 AM – 12:27 PM
1:46 PM – 3:32 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
Moonrise11:17 PM
Moonset11:52 AM
Shula until 5:29 PM
Vishti
Budhavara
Your observances
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