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Sunday, 13 August 2028
What matters on this day
Shravana Krishna Paksha until 5:37 AM, Aug 14
New Delhi ¡ purnimanta reckoning ¡ change
Sunrise5:53 AM
Sunset6:58 PM
Nakshatra
until 4:38 PM
Avoid
5:20 PM â 6:58 PM
Auspicious
11:59 AM â 12:51 PM
KalashtamiAshtami
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Krishna Janmashtami
The birth of Krishna at midnight in the prison at Mathura. Kept with a fast through the day, worship at midnight, and in the west of India the dahi-handi the following day.
Why today, and how to observe it â
Coming up
- Aja Ekadashi in 3 days Wed, 16 Aug
- Pradosh Vrat in 5 days Fri, 18 Aug
- Masik Shivaratri in 6 days Sat, 19 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
5:20 PM â 6:58 PM
12:25 PM â 2:03 PM
3:41 PM â 5:20 PM
1:44 PM â 3:28 PM, 5:13 PM â 6:58 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
Moonrise11:36 PM
Moonset12:37 PM
Vriddhi until 10:01 PM
Balava
Ravivara
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