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Friday, 7 April 2028
What matters on this day
Chaitra Shukla Paksha until 10:33 PM
New Delhi ¡ purnimanta reckoning ¡ change
Sunrise6:08 AM
Sunset6:38 PM
Nakshatra
until 4:57 PM
Avoid
10:49 AM â 12:23 PM
Auspicious
11:58 AM â 12:48 PM
Mahavir Jayanti
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Pradosh VratPradosh
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
- Hanuman Jayanti in 2 days Sun, 9 Apr
- Purnima in 2 days Sun, 9 Apr
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 6 days Thu, 13 Apr
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
10:49 AM â 12:23 PM
3:31 PM â 5:04 PM
7:41 AM â 9:15 AM
11:08 AM â 12:48 PM, 3:18 PM â 4:58 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
Moonrise4:33 PM
Moonset4:30 AM
Vriddhi until 2:08 AM, Apr 08
Kaulava
Shukravara
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