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Friday, 16 May 2031
What matters on this day
Vaishakha Krishna Paksha until 9:38 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:34 AM
Sunset7:01 PM
Nakshatra
until 2:10 PM
Avoid
10:36 AM – 12:17 PM
Auspicious
11:50 AM – 12:44 PM
No festival or vrat falls today for your region.
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Coming up
- Apara Ekadashi tomorrow Sat, 17 May
- Pradosh Vrat in 2 days Sun, 18 May
- Masik Shivaratri in 4 days Tue, 20 May
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
10:36 AM – 12:17 PM
3:39 PM – 5:20 PM
7:15 AM – 8:55 AM
10:57 AM – 12:44 PM, 3:26 PM – 5:13 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
Moonrise2:22 AM
Moonset2:35 PM
Vaidhriti until 6:50 AM
Vishti
Shukravara
Your observances
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