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Thursday, 17 August 2028
What matters on this day
Shravana Krishna Paksha until 1:43 AM, Aug 18
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:55 AM
Sunset6:54 PM
Nakshatra
until 5:00 PM
Avoid
2:02 PM – 3:39 PM
Auspicious
11:59 AM – 12:50 PM
No festival or vrat falls today for your region.
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Coming up
- Pradosh Vrat tomorrow Fri, 18 Aug
- Masik Shivaratri in 2 days Sat, 19 Aug
- Mahalaya Amavasya in 3 days Sun, 20 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
2:02 PM – 3:39 PM
5:55 AM – 7:32 AM
9:10 AM – 10:47 AM
12:50 PM – 2:34 PM, 5:10 PM – 6:54 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
Moonrise2:08 AM
Moonset4:29 PM
Vajra until 3:42 PM
Kaulava
Guruvara
Your observances
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