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Tuesday, 18 August 2026
What matters on this day
Shravana Shukla Paksha until 5:51 PM
New Delhi ¡ purnimanta reckoning ¡ change
Sunrise5:55 AM
Sunset6:53 PM
Nakshatra
until 6:47 AM, Aug 19
Avoid
3:39 PM â 5:16 PM
Auspicious
11:58 AM â 12:50 PM
Shukla 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
- Masik Durgashtami in 2 days Thu, 20 Aug
- Shravana Putrada Ekadashi in 5 days Sun, 23 Aug
- Sawan Somwar Vrat in 6 days Mon, 24 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
3:39 PM â 5:16 PM
9:10 AM â 10:47 AM
12:24 PM â 2:02 PM
8:31 AM â 10:15 AM, 5:10 PM â 6:53 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
Moonrise11:10 AM
Moonset10:30 PM
Shukla until 3:23 AM, Aug 19
Taitila
Mangalavara
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