Times below are calculated for New Delhi because you
haven't told us where you are yet. Sunrise, moonrise and every muhurta window
move with location — often by more than an hour.
Set your location and tradition →
● Back to today · August 2027 calendar
Monday, 16 August 2027
What matters on this day
Shravana Shukla Paksha until 10:29 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:54 AM
Sunset6:56 PM
Nakshatra
until 11:34 PM
Avoid
7:32 AM – 9:10 AM
Auspicious
11:59 AM – 12:51 PM
Sawan Somwar Vrat
We publish this date from the calculation engine.
The guide for this observance isn't written yet — we'd rather say so than
fill the page.
Coming up
- Raksha Bandhan tomorrow Tue, 17 Aug
- Purnima tomorrow Tue, 17 Aug
- Mangala Gauri Vrat tomorrow Tue, 17 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
7:32 AM – 9:10 AM
10:47 AM – 12:25 PM
2:03 PM – 3:40 PM
11:07 AM – 12:51 PM, 3:27 PM – 5:11 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
Moonrise6:29 PM
Moonset4:46 AM
Saubhagya until 12:40 AM, Aug 17
Vanija
Somavara
Your observances
Nothing saved yet. Saved vrats and family dates arrive with accounts in the next phase; for now the vrat calendar lists every recurring observance with its upcoming dates, and every festival page has a calendar subscription link.