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Wednesday, 20 August 2031
What matters on this day
Bhadrapada Shukla Paksha until 12:50 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:56 AM
Sunset6:52 PM
Nakshatra
until 12:34 PM
Avoid
12:24 PM – 2:01 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
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Coming up
- Shukla Shashti in 4 days Sun, 24 Aug
- Masik Durgashtami in 6 days Tue, 26 Aug
- Shani Pradosh in 10 days Sat, 30 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:24 PM – 2:01 PM
7:33 AM – 9:10 AM
10:47 AM – 12:24 PM
1:42 PM – 3:25 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
Moonrise7:35 AM
Moonset8:12 PM
Shiva until 7:33 AM
Kaulava
Budhavara
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