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Friday, 4 May 2040
What matters on this day
Chaitra Krishna Paksha until 12:31 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:41 AM
Sunset6:54 PM
Nakshatra
until 7:55 AM
Avoid
10:39 AM – 12:18 PM
Auspicious
11:51 AM – 12:44 PM
KalashtamiAshtami
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Coming up
- Varuthini Ekadashi in 3 days Mon, 7 May
- Bhauma Pradosh in 4 days Tue, 8 May
- Amavasya in 7 days Fri, 11 May
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
10:39 AM – 12:18 PM
3:36 PM – 5:15 PM
7:20 AM – 8:59 AM
10:58 AM – 12:44 PM, 3:23 PM – 5:08 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise1:14 AM
Moonset12:28 PM
Shukla until 6:54 PM
Kaulava
Shukravara
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