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Monday, 20 August 2029
What matters on this day
Shravana Shukla Paksha until 7:29 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:57 AM
Sunset6:51 PM
Nakshatra
until 4:25 AM, Aug 21
Avoid
7:33 AM – 9:10 AM
Auspicious
11:58 AM – 12:50 PM
Shravana Putrada 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.
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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, 21 Aug
- Mangala Gauri Vrat tomorrow Tue, 21 Aug
- Raksha Bandhan in 4 days Fri, 24 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
7:33 AM – 9:10 AM
10:47 AM – 12:24 PM
2:01 PM – 3:37 PM
11:06 AM – 12:50 PM, 3:25 PM – 5:08 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise4:19 PM
Moonset2:00 AM
Priti until 9:47 PM
Vishti
Somavara
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