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Wednesday, 12 August 2026
What matters on this day
Ashadha Krishna Paksha until 11:06 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:52 AM
Sunset6:59 PM
Nakshatra
until 8:00 AM
Avoid
12:26 PM – 2:04 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
Observed elsewhere today
not in your region- Bheemana Amavasya Kept in Karnataka (Kannada)
- Chitalagi Amavasya Kept in Odisha (Odia)
- Karkidaka Vavu Bali Kept in Kerala (Malayalam)
Coming up
- Chandra Darshan in 2 days Fri, 14 Aug
- Hariyali Teej in 3 days Sat, 15 Aug
- Independence Day in 3 days Sat, 15 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:26 PM – 2:04 PM
7:31 AM – 9:09 AM
10:47 AM – 12:26 PM
1:44 PM – 3:29 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
Moonrise5:04 AM
Moonset6:51 PM
Vyatipata until 3:26 PM
Chatushpada
Budhavara
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