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Monday, 8 May 2028
What matters on this day
Vaishakha Shukla Paksha until 1:18 AM, May 09
New Delhi ¡ purnimanta reckoning ¡ change
Sunrise5:38 AM
Sunset6:56 PM
Nakshatra
until 5:42 PM
Avoid
7:18 AM â 8:58 AM
Auspicious
11:51 AM â 12:44 PM
Buddha Purnima / Vesak
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PurnimaPurnima
The monthly full moon. Kept with a fast in many households, and very commonly with the Satyanarayana vrata katha.
Why today, and how to observe it â
Coming up
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 4 days Fri, 12 May
- Krishna Shashti in 6 days Sun, 14 May
- Kalashtami in 8 days Tue, 16 May
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
7:18 AM â 8:58 AM
10:38 AM â 12:17 PM
1:57 PM â 3:37 PM
10:58 AM â 12:44 PM, 3:24 PM â 5:10 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
Moonrise6:39 PM
Moonset5:02 AM
Vyatipata until 9:40 PM
Vishti
Somavara
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