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Tuesday, 13 August 2030
What matters on this day
Shravana Shukla Paksha until 4:14 PM
New Delhi ¡ purnimanta reckoning ¡ change
Sunrise5:53 AM
Sunset6:58 PM
Nakshatra
until 10:54 AM
Avoid
3:42 PM â 5:20 PM
Auspicious
11:59 AM â 12:52 PM
Raksha Bandhan
A sister ties a thread on her brother's wrist; he undertakes her protection. On the same Purnima, brahmins of several regions perform the annual Upakarma â the changing of the sacred thread.
Why today, and how to observe it â
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
Mangala Gauri Vrat
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Coming up
- Sankashti Chaturthi in 4 days Sat, 17 Aug
- Krishna Shashti in 6 days Mon, 19 Aug
- Kalashtami in 8 days Wed, 21 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
3:42 PM â 5:20 PM
9:09 AM â 10:47 AM
12:25 PM â 2:04 PM
8:30 AM â 10:14 AM, 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
Moonrise7:03 PM
Moonset5:25 AM
Saubhagya until 4:53 PM
Bava
Mangalavara
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