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Saturday, 8 August 2026
What matters on this day
Ashadha Krishna Paksha until 1:59 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:50 AM
Sunset7:02 PM
Nakshatra
until 4:51 PM
Avoid
9:08 AM – 10:47 AM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday
No festival or vrat falls today for your region.
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Coming up
- Kamika Ekadashi tomorrow Sun, 9 Aug
- Som Pradosh in 2 days Mon, 10 Aug
- Sawan Somwar Vrat in 2 days Mon, 10 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
9:08 AM – 10:47 AM
2:05 PM – 3:44 PM
5:50 AM – 7:29 AM
8:28 AM – 10:14 AM
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
Moonrise12:50 AM
Moonset3:07 PM
Dhruva until 9:02 AM
Vishti
Shanivara
Your observances
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