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Monday, 30 August 2027
What matters on this day
Shravana Krishna Paksha until 6:13 AM
New Delhi ¡ purnimanta reckoning ¡ change
Sunrise6:01 AM
Sunset6:41 PM
Nakshatra
until 1:03 AM, Aug 31
Avoid
7:36 AM â 9:11 AM
Auspicious
11:56 AM â 12:47 PM
Masik Shivaratri
The monthly night of Shiva: a lighter form of the Maha Shivaratri observance, kept with a fast and worship in the nishita watch.
Why today, and how to observe it â
Som PradoshPradosh
The twice-monthly Shiva observance, kept in the ninety minutes around sunset with abhisheka and the Pradosha stotra.
Why today, and how to observe it â
Coming up
- Mahalaya Amavasya tomorrow Tue, 31 Aug
- Chandra Darshan in 3 days Thu, 2 Sep
- Hartalika Teej in 4 days Fri, 3 Sep
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
7:36 AM â 9:11 AM
10:46 AM â 12:21 PM
1:56 PM â 3:31 PM
11:05 AM â 12:47 PM, 3:18 PM â 5:00 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
Moonrise4:04 AM
Moonset5:49 PM
Parigha until 1:36 AM, Aug 31
Vanija
Somavara
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