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Sunday, 15 August 2027
What matters on this day
Shravana Shukla Paksha until 7:54 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:54 AM
Sunset6:56 PM
Nakshatra
until 8:28 PM
Avoid
5:19 PM – 6:56 PM
Auspicious
11:59 AM – 12:51 PM
Independence DayNational holiday
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Coming up
- Sawan Somwar Vrat tomorrow Mon, 16 Aug
- Raksha Bandhan in 2 days Tue, 17 Aug
- Purnima in 2 days Tue, 17 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
5:19 PM – 6:56 PM
12:25 PM – 2:03 PM
3:41 PM – 5:19 PM
1:43 PM – 3:28 PM, 5:12 PM – 6:56 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise5:51 PM
Moonset3:52 AM
Ayushman until 11:37 PM
Taitila
Ravivara
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