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Thursday, 4 November 2027
What matters on this day
Kartik Shukla Paksha until 9:38 PM
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Sunrise6:38 AM
Sunset5:30 PM
Nakshatra
until 3:25 PM
Avoid
1:25 PM – 2:47 PM
Auspicious
11:42 AM – 12:26 PM
Chhath Puja
A four-day observance of the Sun and Chhathi Maiya: Nahay-Khay, Kharna, the evening arghya standing in water on Shashthi, and the morning arghya at sunrise on Saptami.
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Skanda Sashti
Especially observed in Tamil Nadu and among Murugan devotees.
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Shukla ShashtiShashti
The monthly observance of Kartikeya. The Kartika Skanda Shashti is the annual six-day form, concluding in the Soorasamharam.
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Observed elsewhere today
not in your regionComing up
- Masik Durgashtami in 2 days Sat, 6 Nov
- Devutthana Ekadashi in 6 days Wed, 10 Nov
- Pradosh Vrat in 8 days Fri, 12 Nov
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
1:25 PM – 2:47 PM
6:38 AM – 8:00 AM
9:21 AM – 10:43 AM
12:26 PM – 1:53 PM, 4:03 PM – 5:30 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise11:41 AM
Moonset10:22 PM
Dhriti until 8:02 PM
Kaulava
Guruvara
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