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Saturday, 12 August 2051

What matters on this day

Shravana Shukla Paksha until 6:40 AM, Aug 13

New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change

Sunrise5:52 AM

Sunset6:59 PM

Nakshatra until 4:32 AM, Aug 13

Avoid 9:09 AM – 10:47 AM

Auspicious — Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday

Shukla ShashtiShashti The monthly observance of Kartikeya. The Kartika Skanda Shashti is the annual six-day form, concluding in the Soorasamharam. Why today, and how to observe it →

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The rest of today

Inauspicious periods

9:09 AM – 10:47 AM

2:04 PM – 3:42 PM

5:52 AM – 7:31 AM

8:30 AM – 10:14 AM

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Moon, and the five limbs

Moonrise10:41 AM

Moonset10:17 PM

Sadhya until 11:40 AM

Kaulava

Shanivara

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