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Friday, 24 August 2040
What matters on this day
Shravana Krishna Paksha until 8:15 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:59 AM
Sunset6:47 PM
Nakshatra
until 11:54 AM
Avoid
10:47 AM – 12:23 PM
Auspicious
11:57 AM – 12:48 PM
No festival or vrat falls today for your region.
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Coming up
- Sankashti Chaturthi tomorrow Sat, 25 Aug
- Krishna Shashti in 3 days Mon, 27 Aug
- Kalashtami in 5 days Wed, 29 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
10:47 AM – 12:23 PM
3:35 PM – 5:11 PM
7:35 AM – 9:11 AM
11:06 AM – 12:48 PM, 3:22 PM – 5:04 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
Moonrise8:14 PM
Moonset7:47 AM
Dhriti until 9:22 PM
Gara
Shukravara
Your observances
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