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Wednesday, 29 August 2040
What matters on this day
Shravana Krishna Paksha until 5:37 AM, Aug 30
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:01 AM
Sunset6:41 PM
Nakshatra
until 12:15 PM
Avoid
12:21 PM – 1:56 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
KalashtamiAshtami
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Coming up
- Aja Ekadashi in 4 days Sun, 2 Sep
- Som Pradosh in 5 days Mon, 3 Sep
- Mahalaya Amavasya in 8 days Thu, 6 Sep
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:21 PM – 1:56 PM
7:36 AM – 9:11 AM
10:46 AM – 12:21 PM
1:37 PM – 3:19 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise11:30 PM
Moonset12:48 PM
Vyaghata until 2:27 PM
Balava
Budhavara
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