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Monday, 17 April 2028
What matters on this day
Chaitra Krishna Paksha until 11:11 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:57 AM
Sunset6:44 PM
Nakshatra
until 12:13 PM
Avoid
7:33 AM – 9:09 AM
Auspicious
11:55 AM – 12:46 PM
KalashtamiAshtami
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Coming up
- Varuthini Ekadashi in 3 days Thu, 20 Apr
- Shani Pradosh in 5 days Sat, 22 Apr
- Masik Shivaratri in 6 days Sun, 23 Apr
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
7:33 AM – 9:09 AM
10:44 AM – 12:20 PM
1:56 PM – 3:32 PM
11:04 AM – 12:46 PM, 3:19 PM – 5:02 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise1:30 AM
Moonset12:20 PM
Sadhya until 6:31 AM, Apr 18
Kaulava
Somavara
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