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Thursday, 6 August 2026
What matters on this day
Ashadha Krishna Paksha until 6:53 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:49 AM
Sunset7:04 PM
Nakshatra
until 8:13 PM
Avoid
2:06 PM – 3:45 PM
Auspicious
12:00 PM – 12:53 PM
KalashtamiAshtami
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Coming up
- Kamika Ekadashi in 3 days Sun, 9 Aug
- Som Pradosh in 4 days Mon, 10 Aug
- Sawan Somwar Vrat in 4 days Mon, 10 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
2:06 PM – 3:45 PM
5:49 AM – 7:28 AM
9:08 AM – 10:47 AM
12:53 PM – 2:39 PM, 5:18 PM – 7:04 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
MoonriseN/A
Moonset12:56 PM
Ganda until 3:01 PM
Balava
Guruvara
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