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Tuesday, 18 May 2027
What matters on this day
Vaishakha Shukla Paksha until 4:04 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:33 AM
Sunset7:02 PM
Nakshatra
until 11:43 AM
Avoid
3:40 PM – 5:21 PM
Auspicious
11:50 AM – 12:44 PM
Coming up
- Buddha Purnima / Vesak in 2 days Thu, 20 May
- Purnima in 2 days Thu, 20 May
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 6 days Mon, 24 May
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
3:40 PM – 5:21 PM
8:55 AM – 10:36 AM
12:17 PM – 1:58 PM
8:14 AM – 10:02 AM, 5:14 PM – 7:02 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
Moonrise5:12 PM
Moonset3:55 AM
Vyatipata until 11:55 PM
Taitila
Mangalavara
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