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Saturday, 5 August 2028
What matters on this day
Shravana Shukla Paksha until 1:39 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:49 AM
Sunset7:04 PM
Nakshatra
until 9:57 PM
Avoid
9:08 AM – 10:47 AM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday
Raksha Bandhan
A sister ties a thread on her brother's wrist; he undertakes her protection. On the same Purnima, brahmins of several regions perform the annual Upakarma — the changing of the sacred thread.
Why today, and how to observe it →
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 →
Coming up
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 4 days Wed, 9 Aug
- Krishna Shashti in 6 days Fri, 11 Aug
- Kalashtami in 8 days Sun, 13 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
9:08 AM – 10:47 AM
2:06 PM – 3:45 PM
5:49 AM – 7:28 AM
8:28 AM – 10:14 AM
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
Moonrise7:13 PM
Moonset5:31 AM
Ayushman until 4:42 PM
Bava
Shanivara
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