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Friday, 17 May 2030
What matters on this day
Vaishakha Shukla Paksha until 4:49 PM
New Delhi ¡ purnimanta reckoning ¡ change
Sunrise5:33 AM
Sunset7:01 PM
Nakshatra
until 6:23 PM
Avoid
10:36 AM â 12:17 PM
Auspicious
11:50 AM â 12:44 PM
Buddha Purnima / Vesak
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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 â
Coming up
- Krishna Shashti in 5 days Wed, 22 May
- Kalashtami in 7 days Fri, 24 May
- Apara Ekadashi in 10 days Mon, 27 May
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
10:36 AM â 12:17 PM
3:39 PM â 5:20 PM
7:14 AM â 8:55 AM
10:56 AM â 12:44 PM, 3:26 PM â 5:14 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
Moonrise7:08 PM
Moonset5:09 AM
Variyan until 9:54 AM
Vishti
Shukravara
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