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Thursday, 31 October 2030
What matters on this day
Kartik Shukla Paksha until 10:25 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:36 AM
Sunset5:33 PM
Nakshatra
until 10:06 AM
Avoid
1:26 PM – 2:48 PM
Auspicious
11:42 AM – 12:26 PM
Skanda Sashti
Especially observed in Tamil Nadu and among Murugan devotees.
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Coming up
- Chhath Puja tomorrow Fri, 1 Nov
- Shukla Shashti tomorrow Fri, 1 Nov
- Devutthana Ekadashi in 5 days Tue, 5 Nov
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
1:26 PM – 2:48 PM
6:36 AM – 7:58 AM
9:20 AM – 10:42 AM
12:26 PM – 1:54 PM, 4:05 PM – 5:33 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise11:12 AM
Moonset9:52 PM
Sukarma until 8:14 PM
Balava
Guruvara
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