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Monday, 6 August 2029
What matters on this day
Ashadha Krishna Paksha until 10:33 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:49 AM
Sunset7:04 PM
Nakshatra
until 7:48 PM
Avoid
7:28 AM – 9:08 AM
Auspicious
12:00 PM – 12:53 PM
Kamika EkadashiEkadashi
The fortnightly fast of Vishnu. Twenty-four in an ordinary year, twenty-six when an adhika masa falls, each with its own name and katha.
Why today, and how to observe it →
Sawan Somwar Vrat
The Mondays of Shravana, kept for Shiva. Water or milk is offered on the linga, many keep a fast through the day, and the temples fill — the Kanwar pilgrimage to fetch Ganga water belongs to this month.
Why today, and how to observe it →
Coming up
- Bhauma Pradosh tomorrow Tue, 7 Aug
- Mangala Gauri Vrat tomorrow Tue, 7 Aug
- Masik Shivaratri in 3 days Thu, 9 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
7:28 AM – 9:08 AM
10:47 AM – 12:26 PM
2:06 PM – 3:45 PM
11:07 AM – 12:53 PM, 3:32 PM – 5:18 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
Moonrise1:51 AM
Moonset4:10 PM
Vyaghata until 1:44 PM
Balava
Somavara
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