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Tuesday, 18 April 2028
What matters on this day
Chaitra Krishna Paksha until 1:37 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:56 AM
Sunset6:45 PM
Nakshatra
until 3:11 PM
Avoid
3:32 PM – 5:08 PM
Auspicious
11:55 AM – 12:46 PM
No festival or vrat falls today for your region.
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Coming up
- Varuthini Ekadashi in 2 days Thu, 20 Apr
- Shani Pradosh in 4 days Sat, 22 Apr
- Masik Shivaratri in 5 days Sun, 23 Apr
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
3:32 PM – 5:08 PM
9:08 AM – 10:44 AM
12:20 PM – 1:56 PM
8:30 AM – 10:12 AM, 5:02 PM – 6:45 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
Moonrise2:09 AM
Moonset1:14 PM
Sadhya until 6:31 AM
Gara
Mangalavara
Your observances
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